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Hearing Words
Hearing Words
The Merriam-Webster speaking
dictionary and thesaurus can pronounce
the words that appear on almost any
screen - in definitions, thesaurus entries,
spell correction lists,
My Word List,
confusables and games. When you want
to hear how a word is pronounced, just
highlight it and press
say
.
To adjust the volume, turn the volume
control on the side of the unit. You can
plug headphones into the headphone
jack which is just above the volume
control. Try this example.
1. Type a word at the Word Entry
screen. For example, type
ptarmigan
.
2. Press
say
to hear it pro-
nounced.
3. Press
enter
to see its definition.
4. Press
say
to hear the head-
word pronounced or hold
fn
and press
say
to hear the
definition read.
5. Press
enter
for a highlight.
6. Move the highlight to a word
you want to hear.
7. Press
say
to hear the high-
lighted word pronounced.
Note: If you have a word highlighted,
you will not be able to hear the definition
read by holding
fn
and pressing
say
.
