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The Quicktionary 

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Use the direction keys to scroll to the place you wish to 
insert text and press ENT to access the 

Character Bar

Press ESC to exit the 

Character Bar

Using the Character Bar 

The 

Character Bar

 works in two modes: 

Insert Mode

 

and 

Overwrite Mode

 which are determined by the 

setting in the application's 

Edit Menu

. The default mode 

is 

Insert Mode

ƒ

 In 

Insert Mode 

characters are inserted at the site of 

the cursor.  

ƒ

 In 

Overwrite Mode

 each character that is inserted 

replaces the highlighted character. 

Use   and   to scroll to the character you wish to insert 
and press ENT. Do the same thing for each character 
you wish to insert. When you have finished, press ESC to 
return to the previous screen. 

Character Bar Options 

The default 

Character Bar

 contains the twenty six 

lower-case ABC characters as well as the option to 
access numbers, punctuation characters, upper-case and 
accented characters and symbols.  

Insert Upper-Case Characters 

Insert upper case (capital) letters by scrolling to the 
lower-case character and pressing   to reveal the upper 
and lower case options for the character. Scroll to the 
character you wish to insert and press ENT. 

Insert Accented Characters or Symbols 

Insert accented characters or symbols created using 
alphabet characters, such as   or   by scrolling to the 
lower-case character and pressing   to reveal the 
additional characters available. Scroll to the character 
you wish to insert and press ENT. 

 Insert Numbers 

Scroll to this symbol and press ENT to reveal the numeric 

Character Bar

Summary of Contents for Quicktionary 2 Professional

Page 1: ...ds 4 Scanning Guidelines 4 Learning to Scan using the Trainer 6 The Quicktionary 7 The Quicktionary Screens 7 The Quicktionary Menus 9 Editing and Inserting Text 12 The Dictionary Entries 16 Hear Scan...

Page 2: ...basic information on Pen functions and how to scan 2 The Quicktionary 2 This section demonstrates how to work with the Pen including explanations of all the Pen menu options applications and different...

Page 3: ...ces menu Setting Up Your Pen To get started 1 Remove your Pen from its protective case 2 Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the Pen 3 Insert 2 AAA batteries into the Pen with the po...

Page 4: ...Scroll through menus and screens Navigating Menus and Lists To select an item from a menu or a list 1 Scroll through the menu using or until the item you want is highlighted 2 Press ENT To select a c...

Page 5: ...pecific signs Tips for Good Scanning To ensure optimum scanning results Hold the Pen at the correct scanning angle Place the scanning material on a flat surface Ensure scanning material is good qualit...

Page 6: ...Pen indicates that the Pen is ready to scan 4 Position the Pen at a 90 angle and center the following text between the feet of the trainer This angle should be maintained even when scanning without th...

Page 7: ...Screen the Split Screen and the Dictionary Screen Each screen displays the translation of the selected words You can scan into any screen when the red light at the Pen tip is blinking Text on screen...

Page 8: ...an one word The scanned text appears on the top of the screen and the translation of the highlighted word appears on the bottom of the screen Scroll through the scanned text using the right left direc...

Page 9: ...e Split Screen press ESC to return to the scanned text in the Split Screen The Quicktionary Menus The Quicktionary contains two menus The Quicktionary Menu and the Edit Menu The Quicktionary Menu To d...

Page 10: ...o view its definition 1 Select Dictionary and then select Adjacent Entries 2 Scroll to the word you want Press ENT 3 The word appears in the Dictionary Screen 4 Press ESC to return to the adjacent ent...

Page 11: ...ud the moment you select it for translation Line s Per Scroll This preference determines how many lines the Quicktionary application scrolls at a time in the Split Screen and Dictionary Screen To chan...

Page 12: ...nserted at the site of the blinking cursor Clear Text Clear the text on screen Editing and Inserting Text To edit or insert text press ENT to activate Edit Mode The highlighted text or field will be r...

Page 13: ...ed press ESC to return to the previous screen Character Bar Options The default Character Bar contains the twenty six lower case ABC characters as well as the option to access numbers punctuation char...

Page 14: ...able to insert any characters until you delete a character from the field Spacebar Scroll to this option and press ENT to insert a space between characters Multiple Characters Mode This symbol indicat...

Page 15: ...can the character key from right to left or from left to right or touch the key gently with the tip of your Pen The letter appears in the Pen display Use the following key combinations to enter the re...

Page 16: ...nts mentioned Reduced and Full Dictionary Entry Display Press or to toggle the display of the current entry between reduced and full display Reduced Display hides certain display elements such as phon...

Page 17: ...se between the dictionary entries dress and dressing When the scanned word is a homonym a word that is the same as another in spelling but different in meaning After scanning an idiom or phrasal verb...

Page 18: ...unction e g nouns verbs adjectives Some dictionary entries contain several parts of speech such as land which is both a noun n and a verb v Idioms Expressions or phrases usually composed of a sequence...

Page 19: ...he Quicktionary automatically recognizes the verb and combines the parts The dictionary entry for the verb is displayed as soon as you highlight the first part of the verb that appears in the sentence...

Page 20: ...ies have text to speech functionality Access the Auto Speak option from Preferences in the Quicktionary Menu When Auto Speak is selected Scrolling through the text in the Split Screen will cause the w...

Page 21: ...s These dictionaries are represented by a single heading in the Select Dictionary option in the Dictionary submenu accessed from the Quicktionary Menu When you select the dictionary and exit to the Di...

Page 22: ...oss Ref Dict Use this option to choose the dictionary you wish to use for cross referencing words from within the professional dictionary entry This option is only available if there is another dictio...

Page 23: ...cross reference is represented by an underline and external cross reference is represented by a highlight 1 Internal Cross Reference Directs you to a relevant entry within the professional dictionari...

Page 24: ...ssed via the Pen Main Menu To select an option scroll to the required option using or and press ENT when the option is highlighted To return to the previous screen without making changes press ESC The...

Page 25: ...the faster the speed Auto Shut Off Time If the Pen is not in use it will shut down automatically after two minutes Use this option to change the automatic shut off time 1 Select Auto Shut Off Time 2 C...

Page 26: ...adjustment bar appears 2 Move the slider to the setting you want using or 3 Test the setting by double clicking the key If the screen flashes the setting is fine If the display does not flash either...

Page 27: ...s in the Pen It is not advisable to use the Pen with batteries that are not at the same voltage level Do not combine different types of batteries e g rechargeable and non rechargeable Dispose of used...

Page 28: ...Push Buttons Power ESC ENT Up Down Left Rig ht CPU ARM 7 TDMI Optical Scanner 128 pixels linear array image sensor 400 DPI resolution Power 2 x 1 5V AAA Alkaline batteries Size L x W x H 163 mm x 38 m...

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