Sharp PW-E500 operation manual Using the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Using the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Input an author’s surname in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations to find his/her quotations. A search can also be initiated by keywords and themes, or it is possible to display quotations at random.

Searching by an author name (Filter search)

Find a set of related quotations by inputting the spelling of an author.

<Example>

List a set of quotations by ‘William Shakespeare’.

1.Press uto open the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

The name input screen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations appears.

2.Start to input the word ‘shakespeare’.

As you type, the match narrows. If the desired word is found, then you do not need to type any more letters.

•In this example, the rows headed by

‘’ contain subheadings within the entry for ‘William Shakespeare’.

3.While ‘’ appears to the left of ‘William Shakespeare’, press e. The detail view of the entry ‘William Shakespeare’ 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 detail view, or to search for an item indicated under the , use the Super Jump function.

•Press fto return to the previous screen.

•Press ^lto list the headings in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

•To search a different word, simply begin inputting a new spelling for the word, or press bor uto go to the input screen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.

If there is no match found

The matching headers narrows down as you type. If the match is narrowed down to none, a message ‘similar words’ will be displayed. Press eto list the headers that alphabetically follow the entered string.

Note about entering characters

While entering characters, exclude characters such as spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, slashes, and periods. See page 12 for details.

Note:

•The names of collections or compilations, such as the ‘Bible’ or ‘Anonymous’, can be used for a search.

•Instead of inputting an author's surname, you might wish to try entering his/her known pseudonym or nickname (See pages 53-54 for details).

•Some authors may appear in a joint entry with a common co-author or associate, as well as their own individual entry. In these cases, the author's name is listed twice in search results, ordered according to the first name in the joint entry. The detail view automatically scrolls down so the search term is at the top - if this is part of a larger entry, the up arrow will appear top left.

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