In order to make Babylon Mac work optimally, it is required to add Babylon to Accessibility settings
(the Mac OS needs to allow Babylon to capture a word).
1. Add 'Babylon' app to Accessibility settings
Open Accessibility settings
- Click on the apple icon on the Menu bar (on the left corner of the screen)
- Follow the path by clicking on:
System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Accessibility - Click on the Lock sign at the bottom of the window, type the password of your Mac authorization (The lock will change to the status 'open').
- Click on the + sign that appears under the list.
- Choose Applications on the list on the left side bar under Favorites.
- Select Babylon from the list of applications and click on Open.
2. Add 'Babylon Activation' to Accessibility settings
- Click again on the + sign that appears under the list in Accessibility window.
- Locate Babylon Activation on your computer:
- On the left side bar under Devices (where you see the list of Devices on your MAC computer), choose the one with your hard disk icon (named HD or Macintosh HD or so), and follow the path below: *
HD > The Disk > Library > Application Support > Babylon > Babylon Activation > and click on 'Open' - 'Babylon Activation' will be added to the list of the activated programs in Accessibility settings.
- On the left side bar under Devices (where you see the list of Devices on your MAC computer), choose the one with your hard disk icon (named HD or Macintosh HD or so), and follow the path below: *
Once done, make sure that 'Babylon Activation' and 'Babylon' are in the Accessibility list with a checked box – as shown below:
- Click on the Lock sign to lock Accessibility.
(Babylon icon will appear in your Dock.)
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* In case that your HD isn't displayed under 'Devices' section in the list when trying to locate 'Babylon Activation', follow the steps below before locating the module.
- Open Finder
- Click on Preferences
- Go to Sidebar tab and mark Hard Disks (under Locations).
- Then go back to step 2 - Locating 'Babylon Activation' on your computer.
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Restart your Mac
After adding Babylon to your Accessibility settings, make sure to restart your Mac, so Babylon will function properly.