Babylon-Pro 5.0.6 - User Guide and FAQ

Features list

Frequently Asked Questions - Babylon-Pro

1. Why doesn't the Babylon window pop up when I attempt to translate a word?
   Please check your mouse configuration; it is possible that your mouse is set on a different activation key than the one you are trying to use. To view or change your mouse settings, please follow these steps:
   
   Version 5.0 Users:
   1. Right-click on the Babylon icon to display the main menu.
   2. Select the option "Configuration > find"
   3. Click on the "change" button next to "mouse activation"
   4. To change the mouse button assignment, all you need to do is click with the desired mouse button on the white area of this screen
   5. After choosing your activation combo, click on 'close', and confirm the change by clicking on 'OK' in the 'Find' tab.
   
   
   
2. What is the cross translation option and how can I see it?
   The "cross translation" option translates each English result back to the original language. This feature works only when you have BOTH dictionaries downloaded for offline us (i.e. both directions, X-English-X).
   To see the cross-translations display after you have translated a word To English, simply click on the "cross translation" icon at the top right of the result area.
   
   
3. Can I use Babylon-Pro offline? How?
   You can work offline with Babylon, but if you want translations when you are offline, you need to download the glossary or dictionary you wish to search in, so that the translation is received from your hard drive - regardless of your connection to the internet or to our servers.
   
   To download dictionaries:
   
   
   Version 5.0 Users:
   1. Click on the "glossary options" link located on your sidebar (if you do not see the sidebar, click on the "show sidebar" button located on the top-left of the Babylon window).
   2. Click on the dictionary of your choice, then on the "download" button on the bottom of the "glossary options" screen. You can also download any dictionary you receive results from by clicking on its name in the Babylon result window, or by visiting Add-on Dictionaries on our website.
   
   
   
4. Is it possible to correct an existing definition or add a new one to the dictionaries?
   Version 5.0 users:
   If you wish to add words suggest or correct existing definitions in a dictionary/glossary, you can do so in one of the following ways:
   1. Click the dictionary's name in the results screen, then choose "about [the dictionary's name] -> " Send suggestions to author " - Babylon will open an online web browser, which will give you the option to suggest a word. Please fill the relevant fields and click "submit".
   2. Go to "Glossary Options" by clicking the link at the side bar or by using the menu option. Choose the relevant dictionary/glossary click "More Details...", then choose "about [the dictionary's name] -> " Send suggestions to author " - Babylon will open an online web browser, which will give you the option to suggest a word. Please fill the relevant fields and click "submit".
   
   
   
5. Are there ''Say-it'' voices for languages other than English?
   By default, Babylon's text-to-speech is only available in English. Babylon uses a free text-to-speech engine that was developed by Microsoft and is part of Windows OS. If you want to download a different text to speech component for other pronunciations you may refer to Microsoft's web site. There the non-English components are under the "Text-to-speech engines" section of the site.
   You can enable the text-to-speech in Babylon by choosing "Configuration > Voice" from the Babylon menu.
   
   
6. I cannot hear the pronunciation when I click on the ''Say'' icon. What is wrong?
   The "Say-it" feature requires installing a text-to-speech engine. This free engine is not part of the Babylon-Pro installation and has to be downloaded and installed separately. You can download the text-to-speech engine from the Products section of this site.
   
   
7. My Firewall detects a connection attempt made by Babylon to the internet
   Babylon makes a daily connection, in order to find if any updates are available for the currency conversions, for the dictionaries, and for the client itself.