Frequently Asked Question

How to select text?

Current version of Dicter translate only mouse-selected text. If you want to select text using Shift + arrows buttons read next instrictions:
- Mouse-click to any part of application window before selection
- Select text to translate using Shift + arrows and press Ctrl + Alt to translate selection

This technical problem will be resolved in next version.

How to get translation?

To get the translation select a text to translate and press the left Ctrl + Alt key combination on keyboard, or click the Dicter icon down in the tray (next to the clock ). If you get the "No data to translate" notification, than you should make sure the application you select the text in is "in focus" at the moment you click the Dicter translation software icon. (If you are not sure - click the application window title to make it "in focus").

What can be translated?

If you can select the text - you can get it translated. This is 95% of all texts you can see when you work with computer.

What can be setup?

You have an opportunity to specify your "mother tongue" - the language which all the text data in other languages will be translated into as well as the language which all the text data will be translated into if the selected text is in "mother tongue". Settings menu can be found by clicking the right mouse button on the Dicter online translation software icon in the tray.

How to setup appearance?

Watch the updates. Next version will include these and many other settings.

No server connection

This means that Dicter online translation software is unable to connect to the Internet. Probably when you install Dicter translation software your firewall or network filter has asked you about allowing Internet access to this software and you either didn't give the answer or answered negatively.