A Hidden OS X Feature… For Word Nerds
I love finding those little hidden features within OS X that make using my already great Mac, an even nicer experience. That's why, when I found this feature by mistake… I had to share it with all of you.
I know a lot of you reading this do not know me personally, but if you did… you would learn rather quickly that I am a true word nerd. I love knowing the exact definition of words so I can use them later in their appropriate context. When I am browsing the web, I sometimes come across a word that I do not know, and because of this… my dictionary lives in my dock. But that may change, thanks to this nifty little keyboard shortcut.
Say you are reading a news article, and you aren't exactly sure what a certain word means. All you have to do is move your cursor over the word you want to look up, and press Command+Control+D. You will see a little contextual window pop up right in the browser with the full definition of the word.
I'm not sure how well known this is, but hopefully that helps some of you!
Kyle Ankney Sep 16, 2009 at 10:12 AM in Features, How To, Mac OS X tagged Hidden Feature, OS X, mac
Reader Comments (5)
:O ....That is so cool, didn't know that.
This feature is only supported in Cocoa-based apps though, so that's a +1 for Safari.
Amazing Discovery!!! Thanks so much
um...known already. sorry. ive been using that command since the 1st week ive had my Mac, which was about 6 months ago.
nice one