Franklin CSB-1500 manual Using Crossword Lists, Using the Thesaurus, Using Solutions Dictionary

Your list of results is displayed. “DICT” indicates matches in the Solutions English Dictionary. “XDICT” indicates matches in the Crossword Solver’s Dictionary. “XLIST” indicates matches in the Crossword Lists. “ENCYC” indicates matches in the Discovery Encyclopedia. “THES” indicates matches in the Compact Thesaurus.

5.Press or to highlight the results you want to view.

Press SAVE to save the highlighted search results to your Workspace.

6.Press .

You see a list of matching entries in the selected

book. Press to return to the list of search results.

7.Press or to highlight the entry you want

to view and press .

The text of the selected entry that matches your

search is displayed. Press to return to the list of matching entries.

8.Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Using the Workspace

Your device allows you to save your advanced search results so that you can access them again quickly at another time.

1.Press SEARCH.

2.Press WORK.

Your list of saved results is displayed.

3.Press or to highlight the search results you want.

4.To view those search results again, press

.

Press DELETE to delete the highlighted search results. You are asked to confirm the deletion. Press Y to delete or N to cancel.

Press ERASE to erase your entire Workspace. You are asked to confirm the deletion. PressY to delete or N to cancel.

5.Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Using Crossword Lists

Use Crossword Lists to search wordlists covering a wide range of subjects. Each list sorted by length, and then alphabetically.

1.Press MENU.

2.Press BOOKS.

3.Use or to highlight Crossword Lists, then

press .

4.	Press	or	to scroll to highlight a
	crossword list (e.g., Board games).
	Press	to select the highlighted list.
5.	Press	or	to scroll to highlight a

word length (e.g., 10 Letters) and then press .

Press or to scroll.

6.Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Using the Thesaurus

Use the Collins Compact Thesaurus to find synonyms, antonyms and other information about a word.

1.Press MENU.

2.Press BOOKS.

3.Use or to highlight Compact

Thesaurus, then press

4.Type a word (e.g., complete).

To erase a letter, press.

To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, press FN + J.

5. Press	to view the thesaurus entry.
Press	or to scroll.

6.Press FN + or to view the next or previous entry, if available.

7.Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

✓✓ Understanding Thesaurus Entries

A thesaurus entry is organized by part of speech and definition sense. Each sense consists of a group of synonyms. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings, e.g. complete/whole. Some senses contain usage examples to clarify the sense in which the word is used. Also, some senses include antonyms. Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning of the word being defined, e.g. complete/ partial.

Using the

Solutions Dictionary

Use the Collins Solutions English Dictionary to look up definitions.

1.Press MENU.

2.Press BOOKS.

3.Use or to highlight Solutions Dictionary,

then press .

4.Type a word (e.g., crash). To erase a letter, press .

To type a capital, hold CAP and press a letter key. To type a hyphen, press FN + J.

5.Pressto view the definition.

Pressor to scroll.

6.Press FN + or to view the next or previous definition.

7.Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

✓✓ Understanding Definitions

Entries may consist of headwords, pronunciation information, parts of speech, definitions, and etymology. Other forms of the word may follow the headword. After the definition, you may see usage examples.

Using the

Discovery Encyclopedia

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia enables you to find in-depth entries on many topics, places and people.

1.Press MENU.

2.Press BOOKS.

3.Use or to highlight Discovery

Encyclopedia, then press .

4.Type a word (e.g., penguin).

To erase a letter, press.

To type a capital, hold CAP and then press a letter key. To type a hyphen, press FN + J.

5.Pressto view the encyclopedia entry.

Pressor to scroll.

6.Press FN + or to view the next or previous entry.

7.Press CLEAR when done.

Press MENU to go to the main menu.

Using the Learning Zone

Using the Learning Zone, you can read a variety of additional material about different language and writing tips, techniques and suggestions.

Practice Crossword Clues

Select Practice Crossword Clues to read about the different kinds of clues in crossword puzzles.

1.Press MENU.

2.Press LEARN.

3.Use or to highlight Practice

Crossword Clues, then press .

4.Pressor to read the text.

5.Press CLEAR when done.

Crossword Indicators

Crossword Indicators is a list of words you might find in clues and what they indicate.

1.Press MENU.

2.Press LEARN.

3.Use or to highlight Crossword Indicators,

then press.

4.Press or to highlight a crossword indicator (e.g., Infer).

You can also type the first few letters of a word to go directly to that part of the list.

5. Press	to select the highlighted
indicator.

6.Pressor to read the text.

7.Press CLEAR when done.

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.

4.Press or to scroll to highlight a chapter,

then press.

5.Continue selecting sections until you reach the text.

6.Pressor 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 .

5.Continue selecting sections until you reach the text.

6.Pressor 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 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.