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You can also search for a word by high-
lighting it in the text of this book.

1. At the text, press 

ENTER

 to start the

highlight.

To turn off the highlight, press 

BACK

.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight a word.

3. Press 

ENTER

 to search for it.

4. Press 

ENTER

 again to see the first

match.

5. Hold 

 and press 

DN

 repeatedly

to see the Outline locations of the
next matches, if any.

6. Press 

MENU

 to see the menu items

with matches.

7. Press 

CLEAR

 when finished.

Highlighting Search Words

You can expand a word search up to three
times to search for inflections, synonyms
and similar words.

1. Press 

SEARCH

 (yellow).

2. Type a word and then press 

ENTER

.

For example, enter 

myasthenia

gravis.

3. Press 

MORE

 (red) to expand the

search.

4. Hold 

 and use 

DN

 to see the

Outline locations of the next
matches, if any.

To see the location of previous
matches, if any, hold 

 and use 

UP

.

5. Press 

MENU

 to see the menu items

with matches.

6. Press 

CLEAR

 when finished.

Expanding Your Searches

Summary of Contents for MER-3024

Page 1: ...MER 3024 Medical Book System User s Guide T HE MERCK MANUAL...

Page 2: ...e the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM You may not make any copies of the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM or of the preprogrammed data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of...

Page 3: ...OOK MAN platforms cannot use Medical Book System book cards Foreword 3 Key Guide 4 Installing Book Cards 5 Selecting a Book 5 Changing the Settings 6 Viewing a Demonstration 6 Using the Outline 7 Usin...

Page 4: ...ized the practice of medicine becomes the more important such infor mation becomes Specialists as well as generalists must at some time quickly access information about other specialties The 17th edit...

Page 5: ...PACE At entry screens types a space At menus and text pages down At menus displays the title of a high lighted item With CAP types an asterisk to stand for letters in a word Key Guide Hold the first k...

Page 6: ...latform off 2 Turn the platform over 3 Align the book card tabs with the notches in a card slot 4 Press the book card until it snaps into the slot If you have installed two book cards in the platform...

Page 7: ...4 Use or to change the setting Or press BACK to leave the setting unchanged 5 Press ENTER to select it Before you start using this book you may want to see a brief demonstration Press MENU and then us...

Page 8: ...ghlight a section by typ ing its number To type a number hold and press a numbered key The slanted arrow indicates a submenu 3 Press ENTER You can also go directly to the text by holding and pressing...

Page 9: ...g press BACK Using the Index 1 Press CLEAR 2 Use or to highlight the Index menu 3 Start typing an index entry for ex ample type pancreatitis To undo a letter use BACK You can also use or to highlight...

Page 10: ...rences or matches of a word or word phrase in this book You can type up to 99 characters in a single search You cannot search for short common words such as the and is 1 Press SEARCH yellow 2 Type you...

Page 11: ...ENTER to see a match 7 Press MENU to see the matches listed on the menus After a word search only items with matches appear on the Outline and In dex menus 8 Select a menu item and then press ENTER If...

Page 12: ...Press MENU to see the menu items with matches 7 Press CLEAR when finished Highlighting Search Words You can expand a word search up to three times to search for inflections synonyms and similar words...

Page 13: ...d search screen or by highlighting a word in the text first headings in bold type are searched for exact matches If no exact matches are found in the headings and subheadings then the text is searched...

Page 14: ...s Note The marker stand for no figure and directs you to the print product Using Notes To Add a Note You can add up to 10 notes to the text of this book to quickly find the sections that you most ofte...

Page 15: ...n that you have entered in other installed book cards The Medical Book System platform enables you to look up a word from one installed book card in the other installed book card This book card can se...

Page 16: ...ress the reset button on the back of the platform The reset button is recessed in a pin sized hole located near the book card slots CAUTION Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may...

Page 17: ...ne year from the date of purchase It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect due to faulty work manship or materials Products purchas...

Page 18: ...TED WARRANTY DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED REMEDY A LIMITEDWARRANTY FRANKLIN WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL END USER THAT FORAPERIOD OF ONE 1 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASEAS EVIDENCED BYA C...

Page 19: ...radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient o...

Page 20: ...6 settings 6 shutoff time 6 type size 6 Color keys key guide 4 understanding 4 D Default state changing 6 defined 6 Demonstration 6 Index Direction keys 4 F Footnote marker 12 Foreword 3 Function key...

Page 21: ...g 7 R Red MORE key 4 11 Reset button 15 Resume 5 S Screen contrast 6 Search expanding 11 for partial words 10 SEARCH yellow key 4 9 11 Shutoff time 6 SPEC green key 4 8 Special markers reading 12 13 T...

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