Whether your working with just a few words or documents with
complex formatting, choose ClipboardScan for fast access to
auto-translations.
Popup
In the ClipboardScan window, the top panel shows:
- Auto-translation - machine translation
of selected text using Google or Microsoft
- RubyDef - first definition of word from
the Chinese-English dictionary
- Phonetics - Pinyin or Bopomofo
- Chinese text - with ColorTones
Hover your mouse over any Chinese word on the top panel to
see details in lower panel:
- Pronounce - click speaker icon to hear
the word read aloud
- Phonetics - see how to pronounce the
word in Pinyin or Bopomofo
- Definition - meaning in English (or
other languages)
- Related words - click to lookup
related words
Toolbar
Quickly access commonly used functions in the toolbar at the
top right corner of the window:
- Pronounce: read words aloud
- Copy to clipboard: copy and paste into
Word or Excel as a formatted entry (study sheet)
- Take screenshot: save as a graphic file
(JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF)
- Change settings: personalize Written
Chinese Reader
- Pin to desktop: freeze window on your
desktop
- Close window: closes only this window;
the program remains active
- Favorite: tag word as Favorite
Right-Click
Explore and see how Chinese is used in music, images, videos
and more. See a word that you can use in your email or document?
Just choose Copy from and select Simplified,
Traditional, etc.
- Lookup: find related words
- Breakdown: see components of
compound words
- WebTranslate: use Google and
Microsoft web services to translate text (ad-supported)
- Search: find news, videos, images,
music, etc. from popular Chinese websites
- Pronounce: hear words read aloud in
Mandarin Chinese (optional Cantonese)
- Copy+: create a studysheet using
selected words and pasting into Microsoft Word or Excel
- Copy from...: copy only the
selected Chinese text, phonetics (Pinyin, Bopomofo) or
definition
- Add/Remove to/from Favorites: tag
word as a Favorite
- Add/Remove to/from History: log
word into History list*
- Word: add/edit definition of
selected Chinese words*
- Export: save Chinese text,
definitions and pronunciations into Anki flashcard or
other format
*Some settings are available only on
Professional and Ultimate Editions.
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