1. Can I use Werdz for another language other than British English? The current version uses British English but the technology can be adopted to use other languages. What is required is a dictionary of pronunciation for the language. 2. Can I add new words to the dictionary? The current version does not allow additions to be made to the dictionary but the technology can be adopted to allow additional words to be added. 3. Can I use Werdz with a word processing package? Provided your word processing package uses DDE then you can communicate with Werdz. The Service is 'Werdz', the Topic is 'DDEServer' and the Item is 'Spell werd', where 'werd' is whatever you want to spell. The selected spelling is copied to the clipboard. Here is a sample macro written in Microsoft Word Basic:- Sub Werdz() Dim ThisWord i = 1 Set ThisWord = Selection.Words(i) If ThisWord = "" Then i = i + 1 ThisWord = Selection.Words(i) End If If ThisWord = "" Then MsgBox ("No word selected") Else channel = DDEInitiate("Werdz", "DDESERVER") End If cmd$ = "SPELL " + ThisWord DDEExecute channel, cmd$ DDETerminate channel ThisWord.Paste End Sub 4. Can I look up the definitions of the words listed by Werdz in a dictionary? Provided your dictionary will support DDE communication then you can create a werdz.ini file and a 'Look Up' button will appear on the Werdz form when you use Werdz. Clicking on the 'Look Up' button will access your dictionary, looking up the word you have selected. Here is a sample werdz.ini file to access words in Collins English Dictionary. Note that 'werd' will be replaced by the word you select in the list of words presented by Werdz. [DDE] Executable=D:\CEDT\COEDWIN.EXE Service=DIC Topic=COED Item=LOOKUP werd 5. Can I look up the definitions of the words listed by Werdz in an online dictionary? You can create a werdz.ini file and specify the URL to access. A 'Look Up' button will appear on the Werdz form when you use Werdz. Clicking on the 'Look Up' button will access the online dictionary and look up the word you have selected. Here is a sample werdz.ini file to access words at Dictionary.com [WERDZ] Dic_Url=http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=werd Note that 'werd' will be replaced by the word you select in the list of words presented by Werdz. 6. Can I define an IPA unicode font to use for displaying pronunciations? You can create a werdz.ini file and specify the IPA font to access. It must be a Unicode font. The default is Arial Unicode MS. Here is a sample werdz.ini file to specify an IPA unicode font. [WERDZ] IPA_Font=SILDoulosUnicodeIPA