Search internet by selecting terms in a pdf document

Hi. Anyone know if it is possible to add a righ-click (context) menu option to search the internet for terms selected or highlighted while in acrobat. Specifically, I'm reading a document in acrobat and I would like to be able to select a word or a phrase in the document, right-clck on the selected terms, and get a pop-up menu option to search the internet for those terms much like the "look-up" option for definitions...except this is an internet search.
I realize cut and paste is an option, but you can do this for definitions so why not an internet search!
I'm using acrobat 8 and vista.
TIA, Brett.

That would appear to be a programming/developer questions, so you might try
Acrobat Scripting Forum http://forums.adobe.com/community/acrobat/acrobat_scripting
or
Acrobat SDK Developer Forum http://forums.adobe.com/community/acrobat/acrobat_sdk

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