Sharp Electronic Dictionary PW-E550 - Manual (Page 23)

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Select Glossary
Search for a word’s definition in the Select Glossary.
<Example>
Find a definition of ‘lexicology’.
1. Press g, } then e to
open the Select Glossary input screen
of
Garner’s Modern American Usage.
2. Input ‘lexico’.
As you type, options are narrowed. If
the desired word is found, then you do
not need to type any more letters.
3. While ‘ ’ appears on the left of ‘lexicology’, press e. The detailed view of
the word ‘lexicology’ appears.
• To browse contents on the next/previous page, press } { or > <. You
may also find the Quick view function useful.
• To search a word in the detailed view, or to search for an item under the Jump
icon ( ), use the Super jump function.
• Press f to return to the previous screen.
• Press ^ l to list the headwords in the Select Glossary of Garner’s
Modern American Usage.
• To search a different word, simply begin inputting a new word, or press b
to go to the Select Glossary input screen of Garner’s Modern American
Usage.
If there is no match found
The same view / message appears as for the New Oxford American Dictionary. See
page 14 for details.
Note about entering characters
While entering characters, exclude characters such as spaces, hyphens,
apostrophes, slashes, and periods. See page 12 for details.
Note:
• Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field. When searching words
containing 25 characters or more, narrow down the search to select the words
from the list manually.
Further information
For further information on using this dictionary, refer to the Introduction on pages
45-51.