If you install one of the applications below after installing
The American Heritage Dictionary, open the document listed below
for important usage tips.

WordPerfect for Windows     INSTALWP.TXT
Word for Windows            INSTALAH.DOC
Ami and Ami Professional    INSTALAH.SAM


To use The American Heritage Dictionary with all other Windows applications, 
including WordStar for Windows, Write, Excel, PageMaker, PowerPoint, and 
virtually EVERY Windows applicatin, just do the following:


1.  Double-click on the word you want to look up.

2.  Use the Edit / Copy command to copy the word to the clipboard.

3.  Bring up The American Heritage Dictionary from the System menu 
    by clicking on the upper left hand corner box or pressing 
    Alt-spacebar. Then choose the Dictionary.

    If you don't see The American Heritage Dictionary in 
    the system menu, then find it on your desktop and double-click on it.

4.  Look for the word that gives you the best meaning.  If you want
    to replace the original word in your document, click on the Paste
    button.  This will put the last looked-up word in the clipboard.
    The Dictionary will minimize itself and go away.

5.  In your application, choose Edit / Paste. This will replace the
    original word with the new one.
