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labels displayed along the bottom of the

screen. To perform a Soft Key function, press

the unlabelled key at the top of the keyboard

that corresponds to the label you want. These

labels change to reect the dierent fuctions

available in the various books and exercises in

this device.

For example, in the main menu, the following

Soft keys are available:

BOOKS Displays the Books menu.

LEARN Displays the Learning Zone menu.

SOLVE Displays the Solvers menu.

GAMES Displays the Games menu.

TOOLS Displays the Tools menu.

Please refer to the specic topics in this User’s

Guide to learn the function of any available

Soft Keys.

Function Keys

Turns the product on or o.

Goes to the Advanced Crossword

Search screen, or returns to the last

advanced search screen you used.

Goes to the top of the Books menu.

Displays a help message.

Goes to the main menu. Goes to the

word entry screen in any book that

has one. Clears the calculator. In the

metric converter, goes to its main

menu.

Backs up, erases a letter, or turns o

the highlight in an entry.

Enters a word, selects an item, or

begins a highlight in an entry.

At a word entry screen, types a ?

to stand for a letter in a word. At

a menu, displays a menu item. At

a dictionary entry, displays the

headword. In games, reveals the

word and forfeits the game.

Types an underscore.

Shifts to type capital letters and

punctuation marks.

Shifts to allow previous, next, page

up, page down, and to type a

hyphen(-).

Combination Keys*

Key 1 + Key 2 means hold Key 1 while also

pressing Key 2.

+ At a dictionary entry, pages up or

down.

+ At a dictionary entry, displays the

previous or next entry.

+ At a menu, goes to the rst or last

menu item. At an entry, goes to the

start or end of the entry.

+ J Types a hyphen.

+ Types an apostrophe.

+ Types a slash.

+ At a word entry screen, types an

asterisk to stand for a series of letters

in a word. In games, gives a hint.

Direction Keys

 Movesup( ),down( ),left( ) or

right( ).

At menus and dictionary entries,

pages down. At a word entry screen,

types a space.

For Your Information

✓ Follow the Arrows

The ashing arrows on the right of the

screen show which arrow keys you can

press to move around menus or view more

text.

✓ Help is Always at Hand

You can view a help message at any screen

by pressing HELP. Press or to read. To

exit help, press .

Using the Main Menu

Use the main menu to quickly take you to

dierent books, tools and exercises in your

device. The main menu contains ve tabs:

Books, Learning Zone, Solvers, Games and

Tools. Use and to move to another tab.

Use and to highlight the option you

want and press to select it. You can

also go directly to a tab by pressing the tab’s

respective Soft Key.

Understanding the Menus

The Books tab enables you to look up

denitions, thesaurus entries and crossword

solutions. Search denitions for words using

Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and

Crossword Lists, the Collins Compact Thesaurus

and the Collins Solutions English Dictionary.

You can also access the Collins Discovery

Encyclopedia.

The Learning Zone tab enables you to access

Practice Crossword Clues, Word Games and

Crossword Indicators, an alpha-searchable list

of indicator words for anagrams and other

puzzles. You can also research language tools,

including grammar, spelling and sentence

structure, using The Good Writing Guide.

The Solvers tab allows you to access

Anagram Solver, Crossword Solver, and Word

Builder. Use these tools to help you nd words

used in crossword puzzles and other word

games.

The Games tab allows you to access the

eleven games included in your device:

Anagram Game, Antonym Game, Hangman,

Synonym Game, Word Blaster, Word Deduction,

Word Train, 1 and 2 player Link Four and 1 and

2 player Noughts & Crosses. You can also adjust

the game settings.

The Tools tab allows you to access a

demonstration and tutorial of how this

device works. You can also utilize the

Timer, Calculator, the Metric and Currency

Converters. From the Tools menu you can also

adjust the device settings or view copyright

information for this device.

Viewing a Demonstration

or Tutorial

1. Press MENU.

2. Press TOOLS.

You can also press or until you reach

the Tools menu.

3. Press to highlight either Tutorial or

View Demo and press .

To stop the demonstration or exit from

the Tutorial and return to the Tools menu,

press CLEAR.

Changing the Settings

When using this device, you can activate

the Learn a Word feature, adjust the screen

contrast, the shuto time, and the type size.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press TOOLS.

You can also press or until you reach

the Tools menu.

3. Settings will be highlighted. Press

to select it.

4. Press or to move to Learn a Word,

Contrast, Shuto, or Type Size.

Learn a Word determines whether or not

you see a word every time you turn on

your device.

Contrast determines how dark or light the

screen is.

Shuto determines how long your product

stays on if no key is pressed.

Type Size determines how large or small

the text is in this device.

5. Press or to change the setting.

Your changes are automatically saved.

6. Press when done.

Press CLEAR to return to the Setup menu.

✓ Learn a New Word

Your dictionary comes with a Learn a

Word feature to help you increase your

vocabulary. Each time you turn your

dictionary on, you can see a random

headword.

Using the Crossword Solver’s

Dictionary

Use the Crossword Solver’s Dictionary to nd

solutions to crossword puzzle clues.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press BOOKS.

3. Use or to highlight Crossword

Solver’s Dict, then press .

4. Type a word (e.g., friend).

To erase a letter, press .

To type a capital, hold CAP and press a

letter key. To type a hyphen, press FN + J.

5. Press to view the entry.

Press or to scroll.

6. Press FN + or to view the next or

previous entry, if available.

7. Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

✓ Understanding Crossword

Dictionary Entries

A crossword dictionary entry is a list of words,

synonyms and other words similar in meaning

to the headword. Entries are organized

according to the length of the word, so if you

are looking for a 4 letter word for “friend”, you

can go immediately to that area of the entry and

select from “ally”, “chum” or “mate”.

✓ Misspelling Words

If you enter a misspelt word, a list of

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