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3. Select a word. It appears in the text field above the definitions.
4. Click Replace.
The Thesaurus dialog closes and the selected word replaces the selected word in the script.
If no alternate is acceptable, click Close.
To manually enter a word to find alternatives
1. Position the cursor where the word is to be inserted.
2. Choose Tools > Thesaurus. The Thesaurus dialog appears.
3. Type the word you want to look up in the text field above the alternatives.
4. Press the Return key.
Definition(s), synonyms, alternatives, etc. are presented.
5. Select an alternative.
6. Click Replace.
The Thesaurus dialog closes and the alternate replaces the selected word in the script. If no alternate is acceptable,
click Close.
Additional Thesaurus Options
Language
If any other thesaurus has been installed, choose the one to use from the Language drop-down.
History pop-up list
The History pop-up list contains a list of up to the last 10 words that were searched for. Select the word from this list
and it is transferred into the text field and the corresponding thesaurus entry is displayed.
Thesaurus Context Menu
You can access the thesaurus from a context menu.
For example, here is some sample text in which the writer has decided to find a better word than "calm":