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Kurzweil Educational Systems  

 

November 2005 

 
 
What are Picture Dictionaries and ASL Animations and why are they important? 
 
Picture dictionaries give a visual representation of word meanings. Picture dictionaries, whether electronic or 
print, can aid in language learning, particularly when they are part of curriculum work for students in ESL or 
reading programs. In addition, there are also picture dictionaries that incorporate American Sign Language 
(ASL) animations that visually describe the sign movements with motion and are useful for deaf individuals 
or those who would like to learn ASL. Kurzweil 3000 for Windows supports both electronic picture 
dictionaries and ASL animations as described below, opening up more options for students to obtain 
definitions through visual means. 
 
About Picture Dictionaries: 
 
Kurzweil 3000 for Windows (Version 8 and higher) supports picture dictionary software from other 
companies such as Mayer-Johnson (

http://www.mayer-johnson.com/

 ) as well as clip art or image libraries.  

It is possible to set up multiple picture dictionaries to be accessed from within Kurzweil 3000. The general 
procedure for using a picture dictionary is as follows. For more information, see the Kurzweil 3000 for 
Windows User’s Guide.  
 
To add a Picture Dictionary: 
 

1.  Be sure that the picture dictionary software (or clip art or images) is installed on your system, and 

you know its location. Most programs are installed on your main hard drive (e.g., C:\). 

2.  Start up Kurzweil 3000. 
3.  From the Reference / Select Dictionary / Picture Dictionary / Setup menus, open the Picture 

Dictionaries dialog box and click New.  

4.  In the New Picture Dictionary dialog, find and double-click the name of the folder that contains the 

actual images. 

5.  To switch to a different drive, select the desired drive from the Drives list. 
6.  If you do not want to include subfolders, click the Include subfolders checkbox to deselect the 

option. 

7.  Click in the Name box and type the desired name for this new picture dictionary addition. 
8.  Click OK, then click OK again. 

 
About ASL Animations: 
 
ASL animations are actually animated GIF files. Kurzweil 3000 for Windows (Version 9.01 or higher only) 
supports the use of these animated GIF files using the Picture Dictionary feature.  
  
Using the Picture Dictionary feature in Kurzweil 3000, users can select or type in and look up ASL 
vocabulary words from the Vcom3D series of ASL animations, Volumes 1 and 2, if they have them installed. 
Combined, Volumes 1 and 2 contain signs for approximately 600 words. This support for ASL animations in 
Kurzweil 3000 is also mentioned in the Vcom3D documentation for Volume 2. For more information on 
Vcom3D products, go to their Web site: 

http://www.vcom3d.com/

.  

  
The advantage to using the Vcom3D ASL animations is that while other picture dictionary files use static 
images to describe/define words, ASL Animations demonstrate the exact sign movements for a given word. 
There is even support for GIF loop files that will repeat the movements of a given animation.