It is a scrollable list of all the dictionary headwords.
Tap on the letter in the list to view all the definitions for that letter.
This is where you use the keyboard to enter text into the "Search field".
Searching begins as you type which will match the whole words and return partial matches.Your search must begin with the letters a-z.
Tapping the 'Back' button on your device will close the keyboard and the search dialogue box.
Note. If you wish to return to your search list, press the search icon right next to the search entry box when you have completed entering in your search data.
At any time in the app, pressing the search button on your device will return the user to the main menu with the search dialogue active.
The application supports 'Wildcard searching' and this is useful when the user is not sure of a spelling. In order to do a 'Wildcard Searching' type a "?" character for a single unknown letter or the "*" character for multiple unknown letters.
When viewing a dictionary entry,
press the 'MENU' button and then select the 'Bookmarks' icon to save that entry as a bookmark. Click the 'Add bookmark' button to add the entry to the list.
If the dictionary entry is already in the list when you select
the
'Bookmarks' Icon, the 'Delete Bookmark' button will be displayed and selecting it will delete the entry from
the list.
To view bookmarks press the 'MENU' button and then select the Bookmarks icon. If there are no bookmarks then a window is displayed giving the user an option to 'Add Bookmark'.To delete all the bookmarks select the 'Bookmarks' icon from the menu and a dialogue box will appear that will enable the user to delete all the bookmarks.
This is a list of your previously viewed entries.
Just like 'Bookmarks', for deleting the History, select the 'History' icon from the menu and a dialogue box will appear. Click 'Yes/No' to either delete or keep the history.
This shows Appendices and detailed information on how to use this dictionary.
If a sound file is available for the entry, the following sound icons will be shown:
Tap this icon to play the British English pronunciation.
Tap this icon to play the American English pronunciation.
Tap this icon to play the recording of the example sentences.
NOTE: You must have access to the internet as these files are stored outside the application and require a connection to play.
While viewing a dictionary entry, any word that is underlined implies that the definition is tappable. Tap a word to jump to the dictionary entry for that word. Press the back key to return to the previous page.