Has dictionary lookup in iBooks 16.3 been removed, or is it just broken into oblivion? I touch a work and cannot get …anything. No definition. No menu to choose a dictionary. Zip. Anyone know a fix for this or if a fix is in the works?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 16
I FINALLY found the secret—more or less by accident. It’s convoluted. If anyhone knows a simpler way I’d love to hear it!
First, my iPad is attached to a Magic Keyboard. This does NOT work with the cursor and clicks! You need to use your finger on the touch screen. All that said, here’s how I got the dictionary with my setup:
One quick finger tap, then quickly tap and hold UNTIL (it seemed about a second for me) the word highlights, then a quick tap again to get the menu THEN select “Dictionary.”
(So, the interface is there, but really, it’s pretty awful.)
I FINALLY found the secret—more or less by accident. It’s convoluted. If anyhone knows a simpler way I’d love to hear it!
First, my iPad is attached to a Magic Keyboard. This does NOT work with the cursor and clicks! You need to use your finger on the touch screen. All that said, here’s how I got the dictionary with my setup:
One quick finger tap, then quickly tap and hold UNTIL (it seemed about a second for me) the word highlights, then a quick tap again to get the menu THEN select “Dictionary.”
(So, the interface is there, but really, it’s pretty awful.)
books dictiony lookup has didappeared 16.3
