You can find parts of words by typing question marks and
asterisks in place of letters. Each question mark stands
for any single letter. Each asterisk stands for any series
of letters. You can use question marks to help solve
crossword puzzles and similar word games by typing
them in place of missing letters.
1. Press THES.
2. Type a word with ?s and
✽
s in it.
3. Press ENTER.
A T next to a word indicates that the word has a
thesaurus entry. A ? next to a word indicates that the
word has Confusables.
4. Press
repeatedly to view more words.
5. To see a word’s thesaurus entry, if any, press ENTER.
If a word has more than one entry, press THES to
see additional meanings.
Using the Reading Timer
The Spelling Ace includes a timer which you can use to
time your reading and other homework assignments.
1. Press TIMER.
A clock is displayed.
2. Type the amount of time you want. For example,
type 30 to set 30 minutes.
3. Press ENTER.
The count mode menu is displayed.
4. Press or until
you
see
Count Up or Count
Down, then press ENTER.
The timer begins counting up or counting down, depending
on what you selected. The timer makes a sound to
alert you when time is up. Press any key to stop it.
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Finding Parts of Words
