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Finding Confusables

Confusables are words that sound
alike, but are spelled differently. If a
word has Confusables, a question
mark will flash once in the upper right
of the screen.

1. Type a word (e.g., 

rein

).

2. Press 

ENTER

.

3. Press 

.

4. Press 

ENTER

 and then highlight

a word.

5. Do one of the following:

To...

Press...

define the word

ENTER

view a thesaurus

T H E S

 (red)

entry
view Confusables

add word to User list

LIST

 (blue)

Another way to look up words is by
highlighting them in dictionary defini-
tions, thesaurus entries, or word lists.
Then you can find their definitions, the-
saurus entries, Confusables, or add
them to your User list.

1. At any text, press 

ENTER

 to

start the highlight.

To turn the highlight off, press 

BACK

.

2. Press the arrow keys to

highlight a word.

3. Do one of the following:

To...

Press...

define the word

ENTER

view a thesaurus

T H E S

 (red)

entry
view Confusables

add word to User list

LIST

 (blue)

Highlighting Words

Summary of Contents for BOOKMAN MWS-2018

Page 1: ... Electronic Publishers User s Guide MWS 2018 Cartridge Dictionary Thesaurus ...

Page 2: ...RIDGE on a single FRANKLIN BOOK MAN at a time You may not make any copies of the BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE or of the data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copy ing would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the BOOKMAN CARTRIDGE You may not export or r...

Page 3: ...save words to your User list and play three fun educational word games To learn how to use other books read their User s Guides Installing Cartridges and Selecting Books 4 Using the Color Keys 5 Changing Settings 6 Viewing a Demonstration 6 Finding Definitions and Finding Words in Definitions 7 Correcting Misspellings 8 Finding Synonyms 8 Finding Spellings 9 Highlighting Words 10 Finding Confusabl...

Page 4: ...tem or starts a highlight HELP Shows help messages Types a to stand for an unknown letter in a word shows Confusables in text shifted types an to stand for a series of unknown letters Direction Keys Move in indicated direction SPACE Types a space or pages down Star Key Combinations CARD Sendsawordbetweenbooks Shows next entry or match Showspreviousentryormatch Hold while pressing the other key Key...

Page 5: ...g Cartridges Removing Cartridges Warning When you remove a cartridge to install another informa tion that you entered in the removed cartridge will be erased Selecting Books Once you have installed a cartridge in your BOOKMAN you must select which book you want to use 1 Turn BOOKMAN on 2 Press CARD These are sample books 3 Press or to highlight the book you want to use 4 Press ENTER to select it R...

Page 6: ...belled on their cartridges not as on the keyboard AC adaptor jack Your BOOKMAN may be equipped with a standard 3 5 mm jack for use with a 9 volt 200 300 milliamp AC DC adaptor This symbol indicates that the inner core of the plug of an AC adaptor is negative and that the outer part of the plug is positive If your AC DC adap tor does not have this symbol con firm its compatibility at its place or p...

Page 7: ...es the number of lines of text that appear on screen The shutoff time is how long BOOKMAN stays on if you forget to turn it off 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Press the arrow keys to highlight the Setup menu 4 Highlight Set Font Set Shutoff or Set Contrast 5 Press ENTER 6 Highlight a setting Or press or if you selected Set Contrast To exit without changing settings press BACK 7 Press ENTER to select...

Page 8: ... read 5 Hold and press DN to browse the next dictionary entry 6 Press CLEAR when done Search for a Word lets you find all of the definitions in which a specific word appears 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Select Search for a word from the Other menu 4 Type a word e g legal 5 Press ENTER 6 Press or SPACE to read 7 Hold and press DN to view the next definition with your word in it To see the previous ...

Page 9: ...DN to view more thesaurus entries To return to the previous thesau rus entry hold and press U P 6 Press CLEAR when done Correcting Misspellings If you misspell a word don t worry It will be corrected automatically 1 Type a misspelled word e g nolij To erase a letter press BACK 2 Press ENTER 3 Press to highlight a correction if needed 4 Press ENTER to view its dictio nary entry To go back to the co...

Page 10: ...if you were viewing a dictionary definition you would go to the previous definition If you are uncertain about how to spell a word type a question mark in place of each unknown letter To find prefixes suffixes and other parts of words type an asterisk in a word Each asterisk stands for a se ries of letters or spaces NOTE If you type an asterisk at the beginning of a word it may take awhile to find...

Page 11: ... entry view Confusables add word to User list LIST blue Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in dictionary defini tions thesaurus entries or word lists Then you can find their definitions the saurus entries Confusables or add them to your User list 1 At any text press ENTER to start the highlight To turn the highlight off press BACK 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word 3 Do o...

Page 12: ...les add word to User list LIST blue You can hear a word pronounced at the Entry screen in text or in a list NOTE You can only hear words if you have a speaking BOOKMAN unit At the Entry screen 1 TypeawordattheEntryscreen 2 Press SAY green In Text 1 Go to a definition 2 Press SAY green The headword is pronounced 3 Press ENTER to start the highlight 4 Pressthearrowkeystohighlight a word you want to ...

Page 13: ...ot in this dictionary uses considerably more memory than adding words that are If you add only words that are not in the dictionary your User list may hold as few as 10 words Using the User List You can create a User list of up to 40 words You can even add words to your User list that are not in this dictionary Here s how to add and to view a word 1 Press LIST blue to view the User list menu If yo...

Page 14: ...t Sending Words This BOOKMAN dictionary can send words to and receive words from cer tain other BOOKMAN books To send a word you must first install this cartridge in a BOOKMAN and that BOOKMAN must also be able to send or receive words To learn if a BOOKMAN can send or receive words read its User s Guide 1 Highlight a word in this book To highlight a word in a list see Highlighting Words 2 Hold an...

Page 15: ...ude Test Word length lets you pick how many letters will be in the words 3 13 Skill level lets you select the level of difficulty There are five levels 1 Press MENU 2 Press to highlight the Game menu 3 Highlight a setting 4 Press ENTER to select it Playing the Games Now that you have the games set let s play 1 Press GAMES yellow 2 Press or to highlight a game 3 Press ENTER to start it Keeping Scor...

Page 16: ...imum length This Playing the Games Playing the Games will flash on the screen before each game The number of possible ana grams is shown on the right side of the screen Type an anagram and then press ENTER Use the arrows to view anagrams you ve already entered Hold CAP and press to shuffle the letters in the selected word Press to end a round and reveal the remaining ana grams Highlight a word and...

Page 17: ... information entered into its built inbook andinaninstalledcartridge 1 Hold CLEAR and press ON OFF If nothing happens try Step 2 2 Use a paperclip to gently press BOOKMAN s reset button The reset button is recessed in a pin sized hole on the back of BOOK MAN Look for it on the battery cover or near the cartridge slot Troubleshooting BOOKMAN Make sure your cartridge if any is installed correctly Ch...

Page 18: ...or modification by any party including any dealer other than FRANKLIN This warranty applies only to products manufactured by or for FRANKLIN Batteries corrosion or battery contacts and any damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty NO FRANKLIN DEALER AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANYADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRE...

Page 19: ...gs 14 playing 14 Hangman game 15 Hearing a word 11 Help finding 6 Highlighting words 10 Misspellings correcting 8 Path list 11 Question mark key 9 Resetting BOOKMAN 16 Reviewing words 11 Searching for words 7 Shutoff changing 6 setting 6 STAR key combinations 3 with CARD 13 with DN 7 with UP 7 Thesaurus entries 9 User List adding words not in dictionary 12 viewing list 12 User list deleting a word...

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