Edit a Dictionary Term



1	Click the arrow to the right of Dictionary type to display the list of the dictionaries.
2	Click on the name of the dictionary containing the term you want to change.  
  Special words contains entries which may include digits or other non-alphabetic symbols, or entries that require translations with annotations, SPRs, or other non-alphabetic symbols.
  Roots contains the root form of a word only.  This allows other forms such as plurals to use the customized pronunciation.
  Abbreviations contains entries that may include periods.  

3	Click Edit.
4	Click on the dictionary term that you want to change.
5	Click Edit.
6	Type the changes to the dictionary term in the Key field.  Examples 
7	Type, into the Translation field, the way you want the word pronounced.  Examples 
8	Click Speak to the right of the Translation field.    
9	If the translation sounds correct, go to step 10.  If the translation still sounds incorrect, continue modifying the spelling and testing how it sounds.  If using ordinary spelling isn't working, switch to a phonetic alphabet form by clicking SPR From Translation.  Then change the letters, numbers and symbols in the SPR until the word is pronounced correctly. 

10	Click OK to close the Dictionary Entry window.
11	Click Close to close the Edit Dictionary window.
12	Click OK or Cancel to close the General window.



Click Contents at the top of this window for other tasks.

