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Palmtop3 User’s Guide
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4.12.1. Dictionary Editor: Looking Up Words

You can check to see if a word is in the dictionary (or check its frequency) using the

Find

control. Type in the

word that you want to look up. Notice that as soon as you select the

Find

text box, a small onscreen

keyboard pops up to allow you to enter a word. As you enter more letters, the vocabulary list will scroll to
bring the word into view. If the word is not in the system dictionary, the list will scroll to the spot where the
word would appear if it was in the list.

4.12.2. Dictionary Editor: Adding New Words

To add a new word to the current dictionary, select the

Add Word

button. A new dialog will open.

Note:

If the onscreen keyboard covering the

Add Word

button, select the word list and it will

disappear.

Use the onscreen keyboard to enter the new word. It will appear in the

Word

text box. If the word is a proper

noun (like Tommy or Paris), capitalize the first letter and use lowercase letters for the rest of the word. Use
all lowercase letters for all other words. A word can have any combination of letters, numbers, and symbols,
but cannot include any spaces. After you have entered the word, select the frequency of the word from the

Frequency

drop-down menu. This will help to determine how quickly the new word gets predicted. After all

of the information about the word is correct, select

. The new word will appear in the word list. If you want

to change the word (for example, if you made a spelling error) or its frequency, you can edit any word by
selecting the

Edit Word

button.

4.12.3. Dictionary Editor: Editing Words

You can change the spelling or frequency of words that are in the dictionary, regardless of whether they are
words that you added or they were in the original dictionary supplied with your Palmtop device. For this
reason, use extreme caution when editing or deleting words. To edit a word, select it in the word list then
select the

Edit Word

button. A new dialog will open. The selected word will appear in the

Word

box. You can

now edit the spelling of the word. You can also change the frequency of the word using the

Frequency

drop-

down menu. When you are done editing the word, select

4.12.4. Dictionary Editor: Removing Words

You can remove words that are already in the dictionary by first selecting the word from the word list, then
selecting the

Remove Word

button.

Warning:

This word will be permanently deleted from the dictionary, so be careful when using

this option. It is recommend that you adjust the frequency setting of the word rather than
permanently delete it.

4.12.5. Dictionary Editor: Reviewing the Words You Have Added

If you want to view only the words that you have added to the dictionary, select the

View Personal

button.

This option is particularly useful when you have

Auto-Learning

enabled (see section 4.10), as it allows you to

quickly find and remove misspellings that were added to the dictionary during message preparation. While
you are viewing your personal words, you can perform any of the editing functions describe above. If you
want to view the entire dictionary again, select the

View All

button.