10
Building Vocabulary
The Dictionary includes vocabulary words, divided into the following 15 catego-
ries: Food, Clothing, Home, Transportation, School, Recreation, People, Animals,
Plants, Minerals, Politics, Finance, Military, Astronomy, and Other. Each category
contains a list of words and definitions.
1. From the Dictionary menu, press
4
for
Noun
.
Or use the arrow keys to highlight
Noun
and press
ENTER
.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the category you want and press
ENTER
.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the noun you want and press
ENTER
.
You can save English words to the exam list by pressing
(SAVE).
Adding Words to the User List
You can save English and Chinese words for personal study or review in two
separate User Lists. To add words to the User List, follow these steps.
1. From the Dictionary tab, press
5
for
UserList
.
Or use the arrow keys to highlight
User List
and press
ENTER
.
2. Press the number of the list you want. For example, press
1
for
E-CList
.
If the list is empty, a dialog box appears. Press
Y
to add new data.
If the list contains entries, the words appear in alphabetical order. Press
(FUNC)
and
ENTER
to add another word.
3. Type the word or phrase you want and press
ENTER
.
4. Type the definition for the word .
You can change the language by pressing
(LANG) or enter a symbol by
pressing
SMBL
. See “Entering Symbols” on page 11.
5. Press
(SAVE).
The unit saves the entry and returns to the User List.
6. Press
CLEAR
when done.
Removing Words from the User List
1. From the User List, use the arrow keys to highlight the word you want to delete.
2. Press
(FUNC).
A list of commands appears. You also can edit, copy, or find words on the list.
3. Press
3
for
Del
.
Or use the arrow keys to highlight
Del
and press
ENTER
. The message
Delete
data? Y/N
appears.
4. Press
Y
to delete the word from the User List.
The unit returns to the User List.
Using the Dictionary
