[. . . ] With your new Dictionary & Thesaurus you can find over 83, 000 dictionary entries and 41, 000 thesaurus entries with 496, 000 synonyms, correct misspellings, save words to your User list, and play three fun and educational word games. To learn how, read this User's Guide.
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Viewing the Demonstration
Before you start using your BOOKMAN, you can see a demonstration of what it can do. When no card is installed in your BOOKMAN, the demonstration automatically appears when you turn on your BOOKMAN. To disable it, press MENU , and then select Disable Demo from the menus. When a card is installed in your BOOKMAN, select View Demo from the menus to see the demonstration.
Help is Always at Hand
4. Press
ENTER
if you selected
You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP . To exit help, press BACK or HELP .
Follow the Arrows
to select it.
The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can use to move around menus or view more text.
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Finding Definitions
You can find definitions simply by typing a word at the Entry screen and then pressing ENTER . Type a word (e. g. , acumen).
Finding Synonyms
It's easy to find synonyms for words by using the THES key.
1. Press or down.
SPACE
to move
The main word appears in bold type with hyphenation points, followed by its part of speech.
4. To see the definition(s) of the next or previous word listed in this dictionary, hold and press DN or UP . 7
Each thesaurus entry lists synonyms with closely related meanings. Hold and press DN to see the next list of synonyms, if any.
Finding Synonyms 6. Press CLEAR when finished.
Finding Confusables®
Confusables are homonyms and spelling variants that are easy to confuse. If a word has Confusables, will flash once in the upper right of the screen.
1. Press CONF .
Another Way to Find Synonyms
You can also find synonyms when you see a flash at the upper right of the screen.
Each Confusable is paired with an identifying word.
4. Press ENTER and then use the arrow keys to highlight a word.
Simply press THES to see synonyms of the main or highlighted word. Then hold and press DN to see the next list of synonyms, if any.
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5. Press CLEAR when finished.
Finding Words in Definitions
Search for a Word lets you find all of the definitions in which a specific word appears.
1. Press ENTER .
Highlighting Words
Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in definitions, synonym lists, or correction lists. Then you can find their definitions, synonyms, Confusables, or add them to your User list.
1. At any definition or list, press ENTER to start the highlight.
To turn the highlight off, press BACK .
6. Hold and press DN to see the next definition that includes your word. Do one of the following:
To see the previous one, hold and press UP .
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Copyrights and Patents
BOOKMAN Model DMQ-440 · batteries: 2 CR2032, 3-volt lithium · size: 12 x 1. 4 x 8. 3 mm · weight: 3. 5 oz. [. . . ]