Key Guide

 

Function Keys

CLEAR

Clears the word you entered.

MENU

Shows the menu.

GEO

(red) Shows selected geographical

 

information.

CONF

(green) Shows Confusables (words

 

that you may confuse with others).

GAMES

(yellow) Showsgamesyoucanplay.

SKILL

(blue) Shows the game skill levels.

CARD

Exits the selected book.

ON/OFF

Turns BOOKMAN on or off.

Understanding the Colour Keys

The colour keys (red, green, yellow, and blue) perform the functions listed above only for the book described in this User’s Guide.

 

Other Keys

BACK

Erases a letter, shows a previous

 

screen, or stops a highlight.

CAP

Shifts keys to type capitals.

ENTER

Looks up a word, selects a

 

menu item, or highlights a word.

HELP

Shows a help message.

?Types a ? to stand for a letter in a word (shifted, types an to stand for a series of letters).

Direction Keys

Scrolls the text, moves the cursor, or moves the highlight.

DN UP Pages down or up.

SPACE Types a space, or pages down in thesaurus entries and help.

Star Key Combinations*

Other BOOKMAN books have their own colour key functions, which are labelled on their keyboards or book cards. To learn more, see “Using the Colour Keys.”

+ CARD

+ DN

or UP

Sends a word between books.

Shows the next or previous thesaurus entry.

* Hold while pressing the other key.

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