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Finding Synonyms
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Understanding Thesaurus
Entries
Thesaurus entries consist of thesaurus
meanings and a synonym list. A
thesaurus meaning is a definition
shared by a list of synonyms.
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Two Ways to Back Up
Pressing BACK takes you back to the
previous screen you viewed. You can
continue to back up until you get to
Enter your word.
Holding FN and pressing
takes
you to the previous screen of similar
information. For example, if you were
viewing a dictionary definition, you
would go to the previous definition.
Finding Spellings
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
series of letters or spaces.
NOTE: If you type an asterisk at the
beginning of a word, it may take
awhile to find the matching words.
1. Type a word with ?’s or an
✽
.
To type an asterisk, hold CAP and
press ?*.
2. Press ENTER.
3. Highlight a match.
4. Press ENTER to define it.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
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