Comments on: Three-Fingered Tap on a Word Summons a Dictionary & Wikipedia in OS X Lion

By: Summon a Spelling & Grammar Check Tool in Mac OS X with a Keyboard Shortcut

Summon a Spelling & Grammar Check Tool in Mac OS X with a Keyboard Shortcut — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:12:54 +0000

[...] individual definitions are easier to find by hovering over a word with the cursor and performing a three-fingered tap to define [...]

By: Get Quick Dictionary Definitions From Anywhere in Mac OS X with Spotlight

Get Quick Dictionary Definitions From Anywhere in Mac OS X with Spotlight — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:15:38 +0000

[...] you can immediately access a dictionary definition by three-finger tapping on a single word in Mac OS X or double-tapping in iOS, the Mac also provides another instant dictionary option: [...]

By: Harmon

Harmon — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:43:36 +0000

Get yourself a $200 Compaq and stop kvetching. Any wireless mouse will work on a Mac. Duh.

By: Access the Dictionary in iOS 5 to Quickly Look Up Words

Access the Dictionary in iOS 5 to Quickly Look Up Words — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:46:09 +0000

[...] should be familiar to Mac users, where a very similar feature is in OS X Lion, which summons a dictionary with a three-fingered word [...]

By: Crissy

Crissy — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:00:28 +0000

You really saved my skin with this ifnoratimon. Thanks!

By: Byron

Byron — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:37:50 +0000

Lion isn’t taking any functionality away. You can still just use your mouse and buttons. Everything in this post is optional.

By: 三指轻点一个单词就能查字典 | 爱苹果

三指轻点一个单词就能查字典 | 爱苹果 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:07:06 +0000

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By: xf

xf — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:18:31 +0000

I tried the 8 finger elbow tap and it didn’t work

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:39:36 +0000

Will somebody please tell Steve Jobs that not everyone has dexterous fingers to do all this gestures movements stuff.

I don’t want a damn trackpad, or trackpad on a mouse (Magic Mouse) I just want a mouse with buttons that works.

For godsake an iMac or Mac Pro is NOT a laptop.

By: James

James — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:20:42 +0000

Thanks! ;-P

By: Apprentice

Apprentice — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:21:57 +0000

Ha! James, I like your sense of humor.

By: James

James — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:17:45 +0000

Leopard / Snow Leopard already does this, just not with the “three-fingered tap”.

Hold down Control + ⌘ and hit “D”.

What’s next? An eight-finger + elbow tap to launch TimeMachine? LOL

By: Sue Dunham

Sue Dunham — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:14:52 +0000

Snow Leopard – double click, right click = Search Google for that word.