Franklin BSI-6300 Uncertain Spellings, Searching for Idioms, Usage Examples and Collocations

3.13 Uncertain Spellings

If you are uncertain about how to spell a word, type the portion of the word you do know, and type a question mark (?) in place of each unknown letter. Type an asterisk (*) to stand for any missing portion of a word, including prefixes, suffixes, spaces, symbols, or any number 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.

1.At any word entry screen, type known letters, a ? in place of each unknown letter, and a * in place of any string of unknown characters.

•To type an asterisk, press + ?*.

2. Press OK / .

3. Press / to select a word you want from the list and then press OK / .

3.14Searching for Idioms, Usage Examples and Collocations

Looking Up from Searches

You may refine your searches to show only entries containing idioms, usage examples or collocations in the dictionaries.

1.In the search screen of the dictionaries, press the soft key [Idiom], [Example] or [Colloca].

•Some dictionaries contain less options.

2. Type a word.

•See 3.17 Hints on Inputting Words.

•With each letter you type, the resulting list of potential matching entries is refreshed. If the letters you typed match an entry in the word list, it is automatically highlighted. Or, press / to select another word entry you see in the word list.

•Press F5 [Range] to refine searches with multiple words. Select one of

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