Theme search
Quotations organized under a particular theme, such as business, politics or love, can be searched.
<Example>
Find a quotation with ‘Age’ as its theme.
1.Press uto open the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
Press }twice to set the cursor at ‘Themes’, then press e.
A list of themes appear. To scroll up/
down the view, use }{and/or >
<.
2.Use the number key to select ‘Age’.
A list of quotations under the theme ‘Age’ is displayed.
3.Select a desired quotation using the number keys. The details of the selected quotation appear.
•The Quick View function cannot be activated from this screen.
•The name of the author and the Note icon (
) will appear on the first or second row.
While the Note icon is visible on the screen, press rand eto view the full set of quotations of the author (the same result can be viewed by initiating the search by entering the name of the author).
•Press fto return to the previous screen.
•Press ^lto view a list of quotations under the theme.
Random quote
Random quote can be requested by pressing the ?at the initial screen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations or in the detail view of the author.
<Example>
1.Press uto open the initial screen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
2.Press ?. A randomly selected quotation is displayed.
•Press ?several times to sequentially initiate the Random quotes.
•Press fto return to the initial
screen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
•The name of the author and the Note icon (
) will appear on the first or second row.
While the Note icon is visible on the screen, press rand eto view the full set of quotations of the author (the same result can be viewed by initiating the search by entering the name of the author).
Further information
For further information on using this dictionary, refer to the Introduction on pages
22