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Good Writing Guide
The Good Writing Guide displays topics
describing tips and techniques for various
styles of writing.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press LEARN.
3. Use
or
to highlight Good Writing
Guide, then press ENTER.
4. Press
or
to scroll to highlight a
chapter, then press ENTER.
5. Continue selecting sections until you
reach the text.
6. Press SPACE or
to read the text.
7. Press CLEAR when done.
Word Games
Word Games displays tips and
suggestions for solving word games and
puzzles.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press LEARN.
3. Use
or
to highlight Word Games,
then press ENTER.
4. Press
or
to scroll to highlight a
topic, then press ENTER.
5. Continue selecting sections until you
reach the text.
6. Press SPACE or
to read the text.
7. Press CLEAR when done.
Using the Solvers
Your device contains three solvers to help
you find words.
Anagram Solver
Anagram Solver builds words using all the
letters you enter.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press SOLVE.
3. Anagram Solver will be highlighted.
Press ENTER to select it.
4. Type a group of letters (e.g., ptosrte).
The list of anagrams that match the
entered group of letters is displayed.
5. Press
or
to scroll through the list
of results, if necessary.
To look up the definition of an anagram,
first press ENTER to turn on the
highlight. Use the arrow keys to move
the highlight to the word you want and
then press ENTER to look it up. Press
BACK to return to the solver.
6. Press CLEAR or MENU when done.
Crossword Solver
Use Crossword Solver to find words in
which you only know some of the letters.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press SOLVE.
3. Use
or
to highlight Crossword
Solver, then press ENTER.
4. Type a pattern of letters (e.g.,
con?e??).
Remember, ? replaces a single letter in
a word.
5. Press ENTER.
The list of words that match the entered
pattern is displayed.
6. Press
or
to scroll through the list
of results, if necessary.
7. Press ENTER to look up the definition
of the highlighted word.
Press BACK to return to the list.
8. Press CLEAR or MENU when done.
Word Builder
Word Builder generates a list of words that
can be made from any numbers of letters
you enter.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press SOLVE.
3. Use
or
to highlight Word Builder,
then press ENTER.
4. Type a group of letters (e.g., ptyssti).
A list of words that can be spelled using
any number of the entered letters is
displayed.
5. Press
or
to scroll through the list
of results, if necessary.
To look up the definition of a word, first
press ENTER to turn on the highlight.
Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight to the word you want and then
press ENTER to look it up. Press BACK
to return to the solver.
6. Press CLEAR or MENU when done.
Playing the Games
You have 11 games to choose from.
Changing the Game Settings
Before you play, you can choose the
source of the words, the skill level, the
language and whether or not graphics will
be used.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press GAMES.
3. Game Settings will be highlighted.
Press ENTER to select it.
4. Use
or
to move
to Words, Skill
or Graphics.
Words chooses the source of the
words: All of them, Enter your own, or
Learn a Word list.
Skill determines how easy or difficult a
game is.
Graphics determines if additional
graphics are displayed at the end of a
round.
5. Use
or
to change the setting(s)
you want.
6. Press ENTER when done.
Selecting a Game
In the Games menu, use
or
to move
the highlight to the game of your choice
and press ENTER.
Getting Help in the Games
During any game you can read instructions
by pressing HELP.
You can get a hint by holding CAP and
pressing ?, or reveal the game word by
pressing ?.
Note: If you reveal the game word, you
lose the round.
Using the Timer
The timer allows you to time yourself
playing a game or solving a puzzle.
1. Press MENU.
2. Press TOOLS.
3. Use
or
to highlight Timer, then
press ENTER.
4. To start the timer, press ENTER.
To pause the timer once it is started,
press SPACE. Press SPACE again to
resume timing.
5. Press ENTER again to stop the timer.
If your completed time is one of your
ten best, you are prompted to save
the record. Press Y to save it or N to
cancel.
If you choose to save the record, you
can enter a description of the task you
were timing.
To erase a letter, press BACK. To type a
capital, hold CAP and press a letter key.
To type a hyphen, hold FN and press J.
Viewing Your Best Times
✓
Press TIMER to view your list of best
times. Press
or
to scroll through
your list. Press BACK to return to the
time. Press SPACE to erase your list.
You are prompted to erase the list.
Press Y to erase it or press N to cancel.
Using the Calculator
1. Press MENU.
2. Press TOOLS.
3. Use
or
to highlight Calculator,
then press ENTER.
4. Type a number.
Note: Q-P will type numbers 0-9
automatically. You can type up to 10
digits. To type a decimal, press G(.).
To change the sign of a number, press
Z(+/-).
5. Press a math function key.
6. Type another number.
7. Press ENTER.
To repeat the calculation, press ENTER
again.
To calculate...
Press...
reciprocals
A(1/x)
squares
D(x²)
F(%)
percentages
square roots
S(√x)
negative numbers
Z(+/-)
8. Press CLEAR to clear the current
calculations.
Using the Calculator Memory
1. In the calculator, make a number
calculation or type a number.
2. To add the number on the screen to
the number stored in memory, press
X(
+). To subtract the number on the
m
screen from the number stored in
memory, press C(
-).
m
indicates the number is stored in
m
memory.
3. To retrieve the number from memory,
press V(
).
mr
4. To clear the memory, press B(
mc
Using the Metric Converter
1. Press MENU.
2. Press TOOLS.
3. Use
or
to highlight Metric
Converter, then press ENTER.
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