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Anleitung Zusammenfassung
4. Type a word (e.g., complete). To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a number, hold FN and press Q-P. To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J. Press to hear the word you typed pronounced. 5. Press ENTER to view the thesaurus entry. Press SPACE or to scroll. Press to hear the headword pronounced. 6. Hold FN and press or to view the next or previous entry. 7. Press CLEAR when done. Press MENU to go to the main menu. . Understanding Thesaurus Entries A thesaurus entry consists of a group of synonyms, antonyms and classmates. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings, e.g. happy/joyous. Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning of the word being defined, e.g. happy/ miserable. Classmates are words that are related in some way to the word being defined, e.g. octagon/ triangle; rectangle; pentagon.... Highlighting Words Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in entries or word lists. You can then find their definitions, thesaurus entries, or add them to My Vocabulary List. 1. At any text, press ENTER to start the highlight. To turn the highlight off, press BACK. 2. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want. To … Press … define the word ENTER view the thesaurus THES entry add the word to LIST My Vocabulary List hear the word pronounced Note: Only English words can be pronounced. 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 Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate, Franklin Thesaurus, or 5Language 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 MW’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 MW’s Guide to Punctuation and 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 MW’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 MW’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 BOOK...