Quick Guide to Babylon 8

All you need for full text translations and dictionary results in one easy to use package.
Instantly translate words and texts or convert figures in Word, Excel, emails, instant
messenger, web pages and any other desktop application. Babylon opens a small window with
the desired results without disturbing your work flow.

 Welcome
 Overview
 The Babylon Click - Text Translation in a single click
 Activating Babylon - Get Instant Translation
 Globe
 Translation Results
 Web Page Translation
 Text and Document Translations
 Target Languages
 Auto Complete
 Spell Checker
 Microsoft Office speller
 Getting Conversion Results - currencies, time zones and measurements
 Install dictionaries
 Installation

 
Welcome

Thank you for choosing Babylon 8, the world leading translation and dictionary software.
With Babylon, languages become a world of opportunities. Whether you are using Babylon
for reading or writing, you will find the Babylon an enjoyable and useful experience to
improve your language skills and help you across the barrier of communication within foreign
languages.

Overview

Babylon works on any application and provides you with dictionary and translation results
delivered in over 75 languages - all in a single click.

* Text translation to and from 31 languages.

* Wikipedia content in more than 20 languages.
The Babylon Click - Text Translation in a single click

To translate words, phrases or texts in a single click, just Ctrl+Right click (default activation
keys) on a word within the desired text. The Babylon window automatically opens and
displays the translation or dictionary results for the selected term or text.

If at anytime you forget your Babylon Click configuration, place your mouse over the
Babylon icon in your system tray and a tool tip will pop up with the Babylon Click
combination.

You can change your Babylon Click configuration at any time via the 'Configuration' menu
under the 'Activation' tab.

Activating Babylon - Get Instant Translation

The easiest and fastest way to get translations is to Babylon-click on a word/term.

You can also open the Babylon window manually and either paste or type directly in the Term
Box.

Babylon Window can be also opened by:

 Press the keyboard activation shortcut (By default F10)

 Click the Babylon icon in the tray menu or
 Click on one of the services of the Babylon Globe: Text translator, Spelling, Units
conversion or
 Click on one of the following services in the Activation Pane: Text translator, Web
Translator, Spelling, Units conversion
Translation & Spelling Tab:

 Change your Babylon Click, default is Ctrl+Right click

 Set keyboard activation, default is F10
 Toggle on/off your Spell Checker, select auto-detection for the spell checker, or
manually add a language.

Appearance Tab:

 Allows you to control your interface language, fonts and font sizes, as well as some
window displays settings.

General Tab:

 In this tab you can control when Babylon is initiated, translation history, toggle on/off
autocompletion, and subscribe to Babylon's useful newsletter.

Voice tab:

 This controls the "Say It" voice that you use to hear terms pronounced.

Licenses Tab:

 This tab allows you to control (enter or remove) your licenses as well accessing your
license details.

Please note that the license code is not shown but only the license ID.

Connection Tab:

 Controls online updates and proxy settings

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Globe

Babylon 8 offers you a unique contextual awareness Globe, which provides quick access to
Babylon various services such as: Text translation, Web page translation, Units conversion
and Speller.
Babylon Globe will auto detect your selection on any application, and will then offer you the
most relevant service by rotating in a semi-transparent manner.

Translation Results

The Babylon Click retrieves results both online and offline.

When you are online (connected to the Internet):
Babylon Click on any word, phrase or term to get instant translation as well as dictionary and
encyclopedia results. The results will appear in the Babylon results window.
At the bottom of the last results displayed, a "More Results" link enables you to view
additional results that were retrieved from Babylon's wide range of authoritative online
sources. The "More Results" link appears only in cases where additional results are available.

Web Page Translation

When you open a Web page in a foreign language, Babylon 8 will automatically detect the
language and offer you to translate the entire Web page to the language of your choice. This
service can also be accessible from the Babylon 8 Activation Pane at the bottom of the
Babylon window and using the Babylon Globe.

Text and Document Translations

To translate texts you can copy and paste the selected paragraph into Babylon text translation
window. Babylon 8 enables you to browse a document and load its content into the Babylon
text translation window. Once the text is placed in the original text area you may initiate the
text translation service.

By default Babylon will automatically detect original text language (source language can be
manually changed). Select the target 'to' language, click on the 'Translate' button and Babylon
automatically translates the text for you.

The translated result will appear directly under the text box, allowing you to easily compare
the two texts. Babylon translates approximately 300 words (512 characters) on each
translation request leaving the un-translated text colored in gray (in the original text area).

In addition, you can also directly access the text translation service from the Babylon Globe
or the Babylon menu in the Windows tray.
Target Languages

Use the languages and flag drop down list in the term box to set your language results.
Languages in the top section of the list become active languages in your target languages
management. You can easily add remove and change the order of the list from the
configuration -> Languages & Dictionaries tab.
The order of the languages in the list corresponds to the order in which results appear.

Auto Complete

When you start typing in a word, after the second letter , Babylon will start displaying
suggested completions to the word you are typing,. This feature requires installed dictionaries.
Spell Checker

Babylon's Spell Checker will track typos and offer corrections in Internet Explorer's Text
Boxes. Before you send your comment, or submit a new Blog entry, click on the Babylon
Globe’s Speller service and Babylon will check your spelling. Typos will be marked bold,
underlined and red. Right clicking on them will reveal Babylon's corrections.
Note: This feature requires an installed dictionary.

Microsoft Office speller

In Microsoft Office (mainly word) when a spelling error is detected, Ms office speller
provides suggestion. Babylon 8 will define and translate each suggested spelling in your main
language.

Getting Conversion Results - currencies, time zones and measurements

Click on any number or value and Babylon will display the appropriate conversion in the
results window.
Babylon uses the unit symbols adjacent to the value to select the best conversion unit for the
number selected.

Install dictionaries

You can expand your results by following one or more options:

 When you receive results from online dictionaries, Right-click on the dictionary title,
select "Install". You need to be connected to the Internet for this to work.

 Go to the Babylon website http://www.babylon.com/free-dictionaries/ and browse our

extensive list of over 1,500 dictionaries and encyclopedias covering a wide range of
topics in over 75 languages.Just select the dictionary that best fits your needs and click
on the "download" button to get offline results from the selected title.
  From the Babylon configuration -> Languages & Dictionaries tab click on "Manage
Dictionaries" button, go to "Dictionaries". A small window appears listing available
dictionaries. Just select and download the titles that you want. From this window you
can also access over 1,500 free Babylon dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Installation

1. Please insert the Babylon 8 disk into your computer's CD-ROM drive.

2. Windows will automatically start the installer of Babylon 8

3. Follow the installation wizard.

4. After the installation is completed, you can launch Babylon by selecting it from the start
menu or by double-clicking on the desktop shortcut.

5. Go to Configuration -> License and enter your username and license details. You will find
the username and license code, which are case sensitive, on the sticker inside the box (it is
highly recommended to copy paste the license code from the purchase confirmation email you
received in the case where purchased online).