FreeOffice: The Research function is not included in SoftMaker FreeOffice.
This feature is only available in SoftMaker Office Professional and NX Universal.
You can use the Research function to look up the meaning of the terms you selected in TextMaker directly in online dictionaries and encyclopedias. TextMaker suggests various online research platforms (Wikipedia, Oxford dictionary, Cambridge dictionary, etc.) that you can open interactively for your search.
To do so, proceed as follows:
| 1. | Select one or more terms in your document. |
| 2. | Choose the ribbon command Review | group Dictionaries | Research  . |
| 3. | In the dropdown menu, click on the desired platform on which you want to look up your research term. |
The selected online platform will then be opened directly with the results for your selected term.
Available categories
In the open dropdown menu of the Research icon , you can choose from the following categories:
▪Recently used
| The platforms most recently used by the research function are displayed here for quick access again (the last 3 searches). |
▪English (depending on the selected language)
| General reference books are displayed here in the language you selected in the settings (see "More" below). |
▪German - English (depending on the selected languages)
| If you have selected multiple languages in the settings (see "More" below), this category will appear with translation platforms corresponding to the selected languages. |
▪More
| You use the entry More to open a dialog box with the settings. Here, you specify the languages for which TextMaker should suggest research platforms to you. Enable the desired language(s) by clicking on the respective checkbox. |
| This results in the menu of the Research icon displaying the general reference books and translation platforms for all languages you selected, insofar as they are available in these languages. |