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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Dictionary

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Dec 11, 2016 Dec 11, 2016

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Hello,

I realize this is probably not the correct placement for this topic, but I could not find a better place to post this question.

I saw that you support a plugin for a spelling dictionary. However, I would like to know if you have a download or plugin that allows me to see the definitions of words. I am a research scientist, use primarily Adobe Reader to read articles, and many times I come across words I have never heard of. It would save me a lot of time if I were able to find the definition much more quickly and efficiently.

If you do not have such a thing, do you have any recommendations as to how I could read articles without the constant hassle of using a separate dictionary?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Daniel Hartley

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Community Expert , Dec 11, 2016 Dec 11, 2016

There's no such built-in functionality in Acrobat (even the Spell-Check functionality only works with form fields and comments), but this is something that can be achieved using a script, like this one I've developed: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat -- Add Tooltip Text to Key Words or Phrases

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There's no such built-in functionality in Acrobat (even the Spell-Check functionality only works with form fields and comments), but this is something that can be achieved using a script, like this one I've developed: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat -- Add Tooltip Text to Key Words or Phrases

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Dec 12, 2016 Dec 12, 2016

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Select the word and use right mouse click "Look Up ..."

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Apr 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018

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As another option, you can download the Kindle program for PC, load a PDF and download the dictionary corresponding to your language, by right clicking on a word.
You need an Amazon account

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Apr 30, 2019 Apr 30, 2019

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What exactly changes with each new release of Acrobat? It's amazing that a huge corporation has still (2019) not added such an obvious feature to their software.

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