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Franklin MWD-170 User Manual

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  • Page 1 MWD-170 www.franklin.com USB Dictionary & Thesaurus User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: License Agreement

    Franklin’s confidential and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated by Franklin. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any...

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    Congratulations on your purchase of the USB Dictionary & Thesaurus! This dictionary provides access to definitions, thesaurus entries, a guide to English grammar and more. Take this convenient USB flash drive with you so you can access your dictionary anywhere you’ll have access to a PC with a USB 2.0 port.
  • Page 4 Plugging In Your Dictionary To open the dictionary on your PC, follow the following instructions: 1. Take off the USB cover on your dictionary. 2. Find an open USB port on your computer. 3. Insert the dictionary into the USB port.
  • Page 5 The Mobipocket Reader Desktop initializes and then launches on your PC.
  • Page 6 Note: You may be prompted to restart your computer during the initialization. You do not have to restart to use your device. Click No to continue.
  • Page 7 Mapping Disk Drives If your dictionary does not automatically launch, it may be because it could not establish all the necessary drives on your computer. Double-click My Computer. All the drives your computer currently registers are listed in various categories: Hard Disk Drives, Devices with Removable Storage, Network Drives, etc.

  • Page 8: Finding Definitions

    It’s easy to look up a word in this dictionary. Simply type it in at the word entry screen. This is the first screen you see on your PC. Note: All instructions in this User’s Guide refer to your typing or pressing buttons on your PC keyboard, or using your mouse or other pointing device.
  • Page 9 3. Press Enter to view the definition. Or you can use the mouse and click the word you want.
  • Page 10 4. Press the right and left arrows to scroll through and read the definition, if necessary. You can also click Note: If you press the up and down arrows, you will jump to the previous or next links in the text.

  • Page 11: Finding Thesaurus Entries

    Thesaurus entries consist of synonyms, antonyms, classmates and other information about a word. Synonyms are words with the same or similar meaning. Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning. Classmates are words related in some way to the word you are looking up. They are often words from a class of similar things, such as being a member of the same class of animals (for example, giraffe).
  • Page 12 Note: If the word you selected does not have a thesaurus entry, the thesaurus entry for the first word on the word list will be displayed. 6. Press the right and left arrows to scroll through and read the entry, if necessary. You can also click Note: If you press the up and down arrows, you will jump to the previous or next links in the text.

  • Page 13: Correcting Misspellings

    If you misspell a word, don’t worry. It will be corrected automatically. You can even spell it phonetically. 1. Click 2. Type a misspelled word (for example, chear). To erase a letter, press Backspace. Note: If the word you type does not match any word in the dictionary, nothing in the word list is highlighted.

  • Page 14: Finding Confusables

    4. Press the down or up arrows to highlight a correction. 5. Press Enter to view its dictionary entry. To go back to the correction list and select another word, press Backspace. Confusables are homonyms and spelling variants that are easy to confuse. If a word has Confusables, is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 15: Finding A Letter In A Word

    If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. 1. Click 2. Type a word with ?s (for example, st??y). 3. Press Enter. The MatchMaker list is displayed. 4.

  • Page 16: Finding A Series Of Letters

    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.

  • Page 17: Using The Grammar Guide

    Your dictionary includes a helpful guide to English grammar that describes parts of speech and other grammar topics. Read the grammar guide and test your comprehension by answering quizzes at the end of most sections. 1. Click 2. Click Note: If you click headword’s part of speech.
  • Page 18 Press to see a menu of all the topics available in the grammar guide and then use the same procedure to select the topic you want. 4. Press the left and right arrows to scroll through the text. Press 5. Press to return to the main menu.
  • Page 19 Grammar Quizzes Your grammar guide contains many quizzes to help you learn and understand the rules of grammar you are reading about. Note: Quizzes are not available for every topic. To take a quiz, click . During a quiz, to move to the next question, click return to the grammar topic.

  • Page 20: Highlighting Words

    Another way to look up words is by highlighting them in text. Then you can find their definition, copy the word to the clipboard, highlight the word in the entry, add a note, or edit the word. 1. At any text, press click a word to highlight it. If you want to highlight more than one word, click and hold the left mouse button at the beginning of the text, then move the mouse until all the text you want is highlighted before letting go.
  • Page 21 To delete the shading at a later time, highlight any portion of the highlighted text, then select Delete Highlight from the pop-up menu. Click Add note to add an explanatory note regarding the highlighted text. A pop-up bubble is displayed where you can type your note. Begin typing your note. To erase a letter, press Backspace.

  • Page 22: Adding A Bookmark

    Click at any time to view, edit, or delete the changes. Click Add link to add a hyperlink from the highlighted text to a page within this dictionary or another location. An instructional note is displayed. Click anywhere on the screen to close the instructions.
  • Page 23 For example, an Annotations pane that looks like this is displayed on the right side of the screen: When viewing the Annotations pane, you can easily access any item you have added. Click the item in the pane to go to that location. Then click the icon, if necessary, to view your note or changes. The following icons indicate the different kinds of items you can add: Bookmark, Highlight,...
  • Page 24 Understanding the Mobipocket Reader Read the following to help you understand the layout and additional functions of the Mobipocket Reader. For information about the Annotations pane, please refer to “Viewing the Annotations Pane” in the “Highlighting Words” section. Menu bar Left pane Left Pane The left pane contains a basic source of links for the places you may visit frequently while using the...

  • Page 25: Tool Bar

    My Library View all the eBooks, eNews and eDocs you have on your PC. My Device List Displays the list of external devices Mobipocket Reader has communicated with on your PC. Online Account Logs you into your account at www.mobipocket.com. Internet access is required.
  • Page 26 add a bookmark at your current location in the text. delete a bookmark previously added at your location in the text. add a note. change the layout of the Mobipocket Reader. toggle the Mobipocket Reader to and from full screen view. access the Mobipocket Reader options.

  • Page 27: Menu Bar

    Menu Bar The Menu Bar provides you with an alternative method of performing the same functions you may find on the Tool Bar or the Left pane. File The File menu provides you with options to open new files, add files to your Library, create a New Reading List, see a file’s properties, send a file to an attached handheld device, convert a file to Mobipocket format, update your eNews subscriptions and exit the Mobipocket Reader.
  • Page 28 The Mobipocket Reader provides you with easy access to purchasing and downloading eBooks in categories ranging from Science Fiction to History and many more. Note: Before you purchase and download eBooks, be sure you are connected to the Internet. The following example, leads you through the purchase of an eBook on the www.mobipocket.com Web site.
  • Page 29 8. Enter your payment information and click Submit. When the order has been completed, a page is presented where you can download the eBook. 9. Click DOWNLOAD. After the book has been downloaded, you will be asked to activate the book. Note: Please save all your eBooks in My Documents | My eBooks so that the Mobipocket Reader can see them.
  • Page 30 The Mobipocket Reader also provides you with easy access to subscribing to eNewspapers. Note: Before you subscribe, be sure you are connected to the Internet. 1. Click eNewsstand in the Left pane. The Home page of the eNewsstand is opened within the Mobipocket Reader. 2.
  • Page 31 Your dictionary can be accidentally deleted from your device. If this happens, you can restore the dictionary by following the steps below. 1. Unplug the device and plug it back in. When the device is plugged into your computer it checks to make sure that it contains all the proper files.

  • Page 32: Specifications

    • Size: 3 x 1.25 x 0.25 in • Weight: 0.4 oz. ISBN 1-59074-356-3 Contacts Please have your product number (MWD-170) and date of purchase handy when you call to register. For customer service and technical support call 609-386-8997. Storage or Problems Do not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions.

  • Page 33: Fcc Notice

    Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Disclaimer of Warranties Except as specifically provided herein, Franklin makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this product. Limited Warranty (U.S. only) LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, AND LIMITED REMEDY...
  • Page 34 Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 If you return a Franklin product, please include your name, address, telephone number, a brief description of the defect and a copy of your sales receipt as proof of your original date of purchase. You must also write the RMA prominently on the package if you return the product;...

  • Page 35: Limited Warranty (Outside U.s., Eu And Switzerland)

    Notwithstanding the disclaimer of warranties above, this product, excluding batteries and liquid crystal display (LCD), is guaranteed by Franklin to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product (at Franklin’s option) free of charge for any defect in workmanship or materials during that time.

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