Dictionary Shortcut Behaviour in Mail

I have macOS Ventura 13.2 installed with latest updates.


I often look up words in the Dictionary using either the "force click with one finger on a word" or the Shortcut Control+Command+D on a highlighted word.


Whilst composing a message in Mail, the above shortcut also works. However, when reading a message the shortcut does not work while the "force click with one finger on a word" does work.


Is there any setting in Mail which overrides the expected behaviour of Control+Command+D (Look Up in Dictionary)?


In System Settings ...



... there was no shortcut set in the Searching Service for "Look Up in Dictionary".


When I set up the service with the keyboard shortcut Control+Command+D this does not work in the Mail reading mode.


iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 13.2

Posted on Feb 13, 2023 12:59 AM

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Dictionary Shortcut Behaviour in Mail

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