Finding Letters In Words And Finding Phrases - Franklin BOOKMAN COL-2010 User Manual

Merriam-websters collegiate dictionary 10th edition
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Finding Letters in Words
If you are uncertain about the spelling
of a word, type a question mark in
place of each unknown letter.
Use the asterisk ( ) to find prefixes,
suffixes, and other parts of words.
Each asterisk stands for any number
of letters. NOTE: If you type an aster-
isk at the beginning of a word, it may
take a while to find the matches.
1. Type a word with ?'s or an .
To type an asterisk, hold
press
.
?
2. Press
.
ENTER
3. Highlight a match.
4. Press
ENTER
to view its inflections.
INFL
5. Press
CLEAR
CAP
to define it or
when done.
Finding Phrases
Phrases can be headwords too. Some
of these definitions might be missed if
the root word is the only word typed at
the entry screen.
For example, if you are looking for "cir-
cumstantial evidence" and you entered
only the word circumstantial , you may not
know that "circumstantial evidence" has
its own dictionary entry. Instead, type an
after the root word to find an expanded
list.
1. Type a word with an asterisk.
and
To type an asterisk, hold
press
2. Press
3. Press
list of matches.
4. Select the match you want.
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.
?
.
ENTER
to scroll down the
and
CAP

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