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Electronic Publishers
SpellingAce
With Thesaurus
User’s Guide
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Key Guide
Function Keys
BACK Erases a letter, or goes back a step. CLEAR Clears to the Ready for word screen.
CONF Shows Confusables® (words that are similar or sound alike).
ENTER
GAMES
HELP
LIST
ENTER
Enters a word or scrolls.
Shows the menu for word games. Shows help messages.
Shows your Personal Word List.
Shows the next thesaurus entry. In a game, starts a new round.
NEXT At a thesaurus entry, shows the next entry, if any. In a game, starts a new round.
ON/OFF Turns the Spelling Ace on or off.
?Types a question mark to stand for a letter in a word.
Types an asterick to stand for a series of unknown letters; in a game reveals a hint.
Direction Keys
Scroll left or right.
Scroll up or down. At the Ready for word screen, adjusts the screen contrast. Type an apostrophe or a period.
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Getting Started
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To Install the Batteries
1.Turn the Spelling Ace over.
2.Slide off the battery cover in the direction of the arrow.
3.Place four AAA batteries inside the case as shown in the diagram.
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To View a Demonstration
Unless disabled, a demonstration automatically appears when you turn on this unit.
1.Press ON/OFF.
2.To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR.
3.To disable the demonstration, type d, and then press ENTER.
4.To enable the demonstration, press CLEAR, type d, and then press
ENTER.
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To Adjust the Screen Contrast
1.Press CLEAR.
2.Use or to lighten or darken the screen.
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Checking Spellings
1.Type a word or misspelling.
2.Press ENTER.
The flashing T to the right indicates that the word has at least one thesaurus entry.
3.Press to view more corrections.
4.Press to scroll up.
5.Press CLEAR when finished.
Follow the Arrows
The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to scroll.
Typing Punctuation Marks
At the Ready for word screen, you can type an apostrophe by pressing or a period by pressing . However, to type an apostrophe or period, you must first type another letter.
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Using the Thesaurus
When you enter a correctly spelled word, the thesaurus entry for that word appears. Thesaurus entries contain brief definitions, and synonym lists.
Some thesaurus entries also include Classmates (words related by subject), idioms, and antonyms. And some words have more than one thesaurus entry.
1.Type a word (for example, happy).
To erase letters, use BACK.
2.Press ENTER.
This is the first thesaurus entry for happy.
3.Press ENTER again to automatically scroll through its definition.
To stop scrolling, press BACK. You can also press or to scroll manually.
4.Press repeatedly to view its synonyms or Classmates.
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Using the Thesaurus
5.Continue pressing to view its idioms and antonyms, if any.
6.Press NEXT to go to the next thesaurus entry for your entry word.
7.Use to view its synonyms, etc.
8.Press CLEAR when done.
Help is Always at Hand
You can view help information at most screens by pressing HELP. To exit help, press BACK.
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