At the main menus press E/D . NOTE: For examples in the English half E/D Pressing changes the of this manual, the message language message language at the menus is English. and help, or changes the entry 1. If not at menus, press MEN U . language at the entry screen. 2. Highlight Message Language . Understanding Definitions from the Other menu. Each dictionary entry contains a 3. Press EINGABE . wealth of information. Headwords Entry Language (i.e., main-words) are in bold type The entry language is the language in followed by a part-of-speech label. which you enter words at entry Grammatical information is in angle screens. This determines which dictio-brackets (< >). Special usages are nary you will use, German or English. noted in regular brackets ([ ]). 1. If not at an entry screen, press . If You Misspell a Word CLEAR . Don’t worry. A list of corrections 2. Press E/D to switch dictionaries. automatically appears. Highlight a correction and then press EINGABE to view its definition(s). 24 Finding Words Finding Phrases The simplest way to translate or define a word is to enter it at an entry screen. You do not need to type accents or capital letters. 1. At the German entry screen, type a German word (e.g., geld). T 2. Pr EINGABE ZURUCK 3. Press or the space key to move down. 4. Hold . and press AB to view the next or dictionary entry. Or hold . and press AUF to view the previous one. 5. Press CLEAR . This product also contains many phrases. You can find phrases simply by entering a single word from a phrase. 1. Select German Phrasesfrom the Topics menu. 2. Type a word in a German phrase (e.g., noch). EINGABE 4. Hold . and press AB repeatedly to view the next matches. 5. Press CLEAR when done. 25 Finding Inflections Advanced Tips This dictionary includes extensive inflections of nouns, verbs, modifiers, and other words. 1. At the German entry screen, type a German word (e.g., schwimmen). 2. Press FLEKT . These are the principal parts of the verb schwimmen. 3. Press or the space key to read. 4. Press FLEKT repeatedly to view more inflections. 5. Press CLEAR when done. . Getting Grammar Guidance When viewing inflections, you can press HILFE to view detailed descriptions of how to use inflections, with usage examples. 26 . Viewing Complete Menu Items The words and phrases followed by ellipses are too long to fit onto one line. At any highlighted menu item, press ? . to view the whole item. . Umlauting & Capitalizing German Letters You don’t need to type umlauts at entry screens. However, if you want to umlaut a letter, first type the letter and then press repeatedly until the correct umlaut, or accent, appears. To capitalize a letter do the same until the letter is capitalized. . Another Way to Find Words Instead of entering words only at entry screens, try searching the dictionary menus. First, press MEN U . Then start typing a word. When the word you want is highlighted, press EINGABE to view its definition(s). Highlighting Words Finding Spellings To learn more about a word appearing in a definition, you can highlight the word and find its definition(s) and inflections. 1. At the German entry screen, type a German word (e.g., frei). 2. Press EINGABE . 3. Press EINGABE again to start the highlight. If you’re not sure how to spell a word, type a question mark in place of each unknown letter or an asterisk in place of a series of unknown letters. 1. At the German entry screen type a word with ?’s and a . (e.g., sch?ss.). To type an ., hold and press ? . . 2. Press EINGABE . To turn off the highlight, press ZURUCK . 4. Press the arrow keys to highlight Mitarbeiter. 5. Press one of these keys. To . . . Press . . . view its definition(s) EINGABE view its inflections FLEKT add it to a word list LISTE 6. Press ZURUCK to back up. 3. Highlight a matching word. 4. Press EINGABE to view its definition(s) or FLEKT to view its inflections. . Tips for Finding Spellings Use ?’s to help solve crossword puzzles and other word games (e.g., if the second letter of a five- letter word is pand its last letter is r, enter ?p??r). 27 Using the User List Using the User List Adding Words Viewing Your List LISTE . 2. Press EINGABE For study or fun, you can add words 1. Press to the personal word lists. Your words to view the list. are saved as long as the batteries have 3. Highlight a word on the list. power or you reset your BOOKMAN. 4. Press EINGABE to view its NOTE: Only words from the dictionar definition(s) or FLEKT to view ies in this product can be added to the its inflections. personal word lists. 1. At an entry screen or dictioDeleting a Word nary menu, type a German LISTE . word (e.g., bild). 1. Press 2. Highlight Delete a word. 2. Press LISTE . 3. Press EINGABE . 4. Highlight a word. to delete it. 3. Press EINGABE to add bild. 6. Press 5. Press EINGABECLEAR when done. Note that this word was added to your German word list. Erasing Your List 4. Press CLEAR . 1. Press LISTE . . Adding Highlighted Words 2. Highlight Eras...