Dictionary Contents

The dictionary called desc is the default dictionary created by ATR CustomTools during database creation. Dictionaries can be viewed and/or modified from the Translation Options located in the Database Options tab of the ATR CustomTools Database Options - Translation Options dialog box.

The default dictionary called desc contains some basic terminology and by default is translated in the following languages:

  • English
  • French
  • Finnish
  • German
  • Swedish
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)

When a new language is added, it appears automatically in the new and existing dictionaries.

Delete Row Erases the selected rows from the dictionary.

Right-click menu:

Copy Copies the selected row to clipboard.
Paste Pastes the clipboard contents into the dictionary.
Cut Removes the selected content from the dictionary. The cut content can be pasted into another place just like in a copy-paste operation. The difference is that in the Cut operation the content does not stay in its original location, so it is like moving the content from one place to another using the Windows clipboard.
Delete Row Erases the selected row from the dictionary. The command is visible in the right-click menu when you right-click the desired row number on the left side of the translation table.
Clear Removes the highlighted translations from the dictionary.
Add Row Adds a new row to the bottom of the dictionary.
Sort Column (A-Z) Sorts the selected column alphabetically in ascending order (A...Z).
Sort Column (Z-A) Sorts the selected column alphabetically in descending order (Z...A).