To install:
Download the file umdefinewordrevisedagain.mex and save it on your hard drive. Open this macro file or import it into your existing macro file by clicking File, Import, Macros.

To use:
Highlight a word and press Ctrl+/.

How it works:
This macro opens Internet Explorer, goes to the Answers.com website, pastes the word or phrase to look up, and looks up the definition.

History:
This macro was originally submitted by Mark Bender. Later, Lance Neustaeter submitted a revised version. Now Martin and Rada Shapiro have revised it again. They said "This version always opens a new browser window for the definition so you don't leave the url you are looking at to look up the word definition). Also, it uses ... Answers.com instead of Merriam Webster."

It is interesting to see the refinements made to this macro by each submitter. Each revision provides a valuable addition. You may want to compare each version of the macro to view its evolution. Download the original version by Mark Bender from umdefineword.mex and the first revised version by Lance Neustaete from umdefinewordrevised.mex.

Requirements:
This macro requires Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. The Wait For Web Page command used by this macro does not work with Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape or Opera.

Submitted by:
Martin and Rada Shapiro
www.vintagepostcards.com

Martin and Rada Shapiro win a Macro Express T-shirt for this submission.