Description

-The electronic version of the latest edition (2003) of the highly-acclaimed Oxford Spanish Dictionary, containing 20,000 new entries.
-And the dictionary now talks as well! Using revolutionary new text-to-speech software, you can click, type or cut and paste single words, phrases, or even whole paragraphs of text and hear them spoken back to you in perfect European or Mexican Spanish.
-User friendly full text and advanced search features give users the power and flexibility to make the most of a huge translation resource, containing 300,000 words and phrases and 500,000 translations.
-Open the dictionary from any Windows document with a single click; jump directly from one side to the other; filter your searches to get exactly what you need; link to cultural notes, grammar and usage help, and verb tables
-Cut and paste from hundreds of sample letters in the comprehensive correspondence guide, which also includes guidance on using email and the Internet.

The publication of this CD-ROM is timed to coincide with the publication of the new third print edition of this acclaimed Spanish dictionary. It includes the 20,000 new entries over all the 24 regional variations of Spanish plus a brand new section on the cultures of the Spanish and English-speaking worlds, and the introduction of the Euro . Full text and advanced search features give users easy access to the 300,000 words and phrases and over 500,000 translations.

With its new, simple, powerful, and user-friendly interface, once the dictionary is open on your computer desktop, double-clicking on a word in a Spanish or an English document will take you automatically to the entry for that word. You will also be able click on a word in the displayed entry text and jump directly to the other side of the dictionary for a translation. Other advanced search features include the power to filter searches to particular sections of entries, such as idioms, examples, or parts of speech. The entries will also link users to relevant cultural notes, additional grammar and usage information, and appropriate verb tables.

Easy access to the comprehensive communication guide containing a large selection of model letters, and guidance using e-mail and the Internet, grammatical information and verb tables, plus a cultural A-Z of the Spanish-speaking countries of the world. It will be possible for users to cut and paste the material, including letters, to their wordprocessor ready to be customized for their needs.