ABBYY Lingvo tray icon
Why is a tray icon necessary?
- The tray icon allows you to quickly launch ABBYY Lingvo or get it on top of other windows by simply clicking the tray icon.
- Using the tray icon you can easily configure quick lookup. Just right-click the tray icon and use the dropdown menu.
- The appearance of the tray icon lets you see:
- if ABBYY Lingvo is running;
- if online dictionaries are used in translation.
Enabling or disabling the tray icon
Choose Tools→Options…→General. Check the option Place ABBYY Lingvo icon in system tray.
If the icon is ginger (
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ABBYY Lingvo is not running, but you can use full lookup — the application will launch automatically when you press Ctrl+Ins+Ins or Crtl+C+C.
To launch ABBYY Lingvo click the tray icon.
If the icon is crimson, but has no globe on it (
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ABBYY Lingvo is running, but your online dictionaries are not used in translation. This can happen for two reasons.
- There is no connection to the Internet or Lingvo server.
- The option Get online dictionary entries only when I click a link is enabled.
For your online dictionaries to be always used in translation, choose Tools→Options…→Online Translation and check the option Always get translations from online dictionaries.always
If you can see the tray icon with a globe (
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ABBYY Lingvo is running and your online dictionaries are used in translation.
To disable automatic use of online dictionaries in translation, choose Tools→Options…→Online Translation and check the option Get online dictionary entries only when I click a link.
To translate a word in the 