Note
: Not all Soft Key functions are available
in all locations.
3. Press CLEAR when done.
Press
MENU
to go to the main menu.
Finding Letters in Words
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.
Note
: If you type an asterisk at the beginning
of a word, it may take a little while to find the
matching words.
1. Go to any word entry screen.
You can access a word entry screen by
selecting
M-W’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary
,
Franklin Thesaurus
, or
5 Language Translator
from the Books menu.
2. Type a word with ?’s and
✽
’s.
To type an asterisk, hold down
CAP
and press
.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press to move the highlight to the word
you want and press ENTER to view its
entry.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
Press
MENU
to go to the main menu.
Reading About English Usage
This device contains a book to help you
review and learn common rules of English
usage.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press BOOKS.
3. Use or to highlight
M-W’s Concise
English Usage
, then press ENTER.
4. Use or to highlight the topic you want
and press ENTER.
Use or to highlight a sub-topic, if needed,
and press
ENTER
.
5. Press SPACE or to scroll.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Press
MENU
to go to the main menu.
Reading About
Punctuation and Style
This device contains a book to help
you review and learn common rules of
punctuation and style.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press BOOKS.
3. Use or to highlight
M-W’s Guide to
Punctuation & Style
, then press ENTER.
4. Use or to highlight the topic you want
and press ENTER.
Use or to highlight a sub-topic, if needed,
and press
ENTER
.
5. Press SPACE or to scroll.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Press
MENU
to go to the main menu.
Using Signs, Symbols
and Tables
This dictionary contains over 20 tables of
useful information about science, geography,
and other fields of knowledge.
To view a table, do the following:
1. Press MENU.
2. Press BOOKS.
3. Use or to highlight
M-W’s Signs,
Symbols and Tables
, then press ENTER.
4. Press or to highlight the topic you
want.
You can also type a letter to go to the first
topic beginning with that letter. For example,
type
st
to highlight
Stamps and stamp
collecting
.
5. Press ENTER to view its entry.
Press or if necessary, to highlight the sub-
topic you want and then press
ENTER
. Press
BACK
to return to the list.
Press
SPACE
or to scroll.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Press
MENU
to go to the main menu.
Finding Quotations
This dictionary contains a book of notable
quotations, that you can find by author,
subject or work.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press BOOKS.
3. Use or to highlight
M-W’s Dictionary of
Quotations
, then press ENTER.
4. Press or to highlight the search option
you want.
Search by Author
displays a list of authors,
arranged alphabetically.
Search by Subject
displays a list of subject,
arranged alphabetically.
Search by Work
displays a list of published
works, arranged alphabetically.
5. Press ENTER.
6. Press or to highlight the author,
subject or work you want.
Press
SPACE
to scroll one page at a time. You
can also type a letter to go to the first item
beginning with that letter. For example, in
the authors list, type
cs
to highlight
C.S. Lewis
.
7. Press ENTER.
Note
: If multiple quotes exist for an author,
subject or work, press or to highlight the
quote you want and then press
ENTER
.
Press
SPACE
or to scroll.
8. Press CLEAR when done.
Press
MENU
to go to the main menu.
Using the
5-Language Translator
Use the 5-language translator to translate
words to and from English, Spanish, French,
German, and Italian.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press BOOKS.
3. Use or to highlight
5 Language
Translator
, then press ENTER.
The input language is English by default.
Press a language’s respective Soft Key to
change the input language.
4. Begin typing a word (e.g.,
place
).
As you type letters, the first word in the book
that matches the letters you type moves to
the top of the word list. You may not have to
type the entire word in order to find the one
you want. In this example, note that “place”
appears on the screen after you type “pl”.
5. When the word you want is on the screen,
press until the word is highlighted.
Or you can continue typing letters until the
word is complete and the matching word is
automatically highlighted.
To erase a letter, press
BACK
. To type a
capital, press
CAP
and then press a letter key.
5. Press ENTER to view the translations.
Press
SPACE
or to scroll.
6. Press CLEAR when done.
Press
MENU
to go to the main menu.
Using
My Vocabulary List
You can save up to 100 words in
My
Vocabulary List
for personal study or review.
My Vocabulary List
is saved between sessions
unless your product is reset.
Adding Words from the Learn
Menu
1. Press MENU.
2. Press LEARN.
3.
My Vocabulary List
will be highlighted.
Press ENTER to select it.
4. Press ADD.
5. Type a word and then press ENTER
.
Note
: If the word you typed is not found in
any dictionary on the device you see a list
of possible corrections.
6. Press CLOSE when done.
Adding Words from the
Dictionary
You can add words to
My Vocabulary List
from
any dictionary or thesaurus in your device.
1. Press MENU.
You see the
Books
menu.
2. Use or to select a dictionary or
thesaurus and then press ENTER.
3. Type the word you want to look up
and add to your word list (for example,
poignant
).
4. Press LIST.
Add “poignant” to word list?
,
Go to My
Vocabulary List
, and
Cancel
appear in a
menu. Press or to highlight the option
you want and press
ENTER
. A message will
confirm if your entry was added.
You can also press
ENTER
to view the
dictionary or thesaurus entry and then
press
LIST
to see your options.
5. Press CLEAR when done.
Viewing
My Vocabulary List
1. Press MENU.
2. Press LEARN.
3.
My Vocabulary List
will be highlighted.
Press ENTER to select it.
The number of entries appears at the top
right of the screen.
4. Press or to highlight an entry.
You can also type the first few letters of a
word to go directly to that part of the list.
5. Press ENTER to view its definition.
6. Press CLOSE when done.
Deleting Words
1. Press MENU.
2. Press LEARN.
3.
My Vocabulary List
will be highlighted.
Press ENTER to select it.
The number of entries appears at the top
right of the screen.
4. Press or to highlight an entry.
You can also type the first few letters of a
word to go directly to that part of the list.
5. Press DELETE to remove the highlighted
entry.
You are asked to confirm the deletion.
Yes
is highlighted. Press
ENTER
to delete the
word. Press to highlight
No
and then
press
ENTER
to cancel the deletion.
6. To delete all words, press DEL ALL.
