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Cj.amn
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December 25, 2023
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How to change "look up" reference that is set to dictionary.com in Adobe Acrobat

Is there a way to change the 'Look Up' reference in Adobe Acrobat? Currently, when you select and right-click on a word, 'Look Up' opens the browser and displays the word on 'dictionary.com.' It is so inconvenient to read an article and go back and forth between the browser and Acrobat. Is there a way to change the reference to the Apple macOS dictionary (similar to the 'look up' option on the Mac), which shows all selected dictionaries in a popup window for a given word without using a web browser?

 

Acrobat Pro, Version 2023.006.20380

try67
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December 25, 2023

Not possible.

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Cj.amn
Cj.amnAuthor
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December 26, 2023

No need to mention that dictionary.com is not a reliable source in academic or scholarly contexts.

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June 11, 2024

saying it's unscholarly is a gross understatement. it is rather a spam site.

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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December 25, 2023

Not possible.

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July 3, 2025

this link goes to you, not your solutions

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try67
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July 3, 2025

What do you mean? Which link?

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