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Smith Corona Corporation Spell-Right Dictionary — 5-1

Spell-Right

Dictionary

Your PWP offers several tools to help you avoid spelling and

grammatical errors when creating text. Each tool has a special function

and can be activated at any time when you are using either Type and

Mem Mode. Below is a list of the tools and a brief description of each.

Complete instructions for each function follow in this chapter.

Spell-Right Dictionary – signals misspelled words.

WordFind – finds misspelled words. Proofreads text in memory.

Word-Right AutoSpell – suggests alternative spellings for incorrectly

spelled words and automatically replaces them.

List – enables you to look up any word in the electronic dictionary.

Personal Word List – lets you add specialized words to the dictionary as

memory allows (number dependent on memory available).

Punctuation Check – checks your text for 14 different types of typing

punctuation errors.

Dictionary

The dictionary checks all words as you type them, and alerts you when

you have typed an incorrect word.

NOTE: A group of letters will be considered a word if it is

followed by a space, return, tab, index, reverse index,

subscript, superscript, pitch change, number, or any other

non-alpha character.

Dictionary Pointers

Spell-Right looks for the following:

Double Words – if you type two identical words,

one after the other.

Capitalization Check – if the first word following a

period, question mark, or exclamation point and two

spaces is not capitalized.

at the dance. we

Unrecognized Words – if it finds misspellings, transpositions,

double strikes, unwanted spaces, and character omissions.

Spell-Right will not check:

Capitalization (except as noted above)

Single characters

Numbers

Any non-alpha character

Placement of hyphens or uses of apostrophes.

Summary of content (16 pages)

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Spell-Right ® Dictionary Your PWP offers several tools to help you avoid spelling and grammatical errors when creating text. Each tool has a special function and can be activated at any time when you are using either Type and Mem Mode. Below is a list of the tools and a brief description of each. Complete instructions for each function follow in this chapter. Spell-Right Dictionary – signals misspelled words. WordFind – finds misspelled words. Proofreads text in memory.
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Using the Dictionary The Spell-Right Dictionary is automatically activated when you turn on your unit. When you mistype or misspell a word or type one that is not found in it, two beeps sound and the Lock light flashes. Correct the word using Correct or WordEraser. The corrected word will also be checked. Turning the Dictionary Off/ On Sometimes you may want to turn the dictionary off. To turn it off: Code + D 1. Press Code + D. No beep is heard.
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Word-Right ® AutoSpell ® Your Spell-Right Dictionary can automatically replace a misspelled word with a correctly spelled alternative. AutoSpell will suggest alternatives when character transpositions, omitted characters, extra characters, incorrect characters, and phonetic substitutions are found. You select the correct word, and it replaces the error in your text. AutoSpell also learns and remembers your mistakes.
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When you are at the beginning of the list, the display prompts: BEGINNING LIST If no alternatives are recommended, the display prompts: No Alternatives. 3. Press Return when the correct word is displayed. If you decide not to replace the original word, press Code + AutoSpell (Tab S) to exit AutoSpell. No beep is heard. If no alternative is available, the unit automatically exits AutoSpell.
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3. Edit the characters on the screen to ensure your word will be located. For example, if you type “buter” but intended “butter” and activate List, the display will prompt “bute.” These are the only valid characters. If you continue without adding a second “t,” “butter” will not appear in the list unless you edit “ bute” to read “but.” 4. Press Return. The display lists words in your Personal Word List (if you have created one) and then words in the Dictionary.
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Personal Word List Frequently used specialized terms that are not contained in the built-in Spell-Right Dictionary can be added easily. For example: Individual Names Medical Terms Scientific Terms Foreign Words You can add approximately 300 words, depending upon their length, to the Personal Word List section of the dictionary. Words entered into the Personal Word List can be up to 25 characters in length. Numbers, spaces and non-alpha characters cannot be entered.
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Viewing the Personal Word List 1. Position the cursor or print hammer on a blank space with no characters to the immediate left. 2. Press Code + List (L). The display briefly prompts: Code + L List Return List: 3. Press Return to begin listing words. (The symbol appears on the right of the display to show that the selected word is in the Personal Word List.) If there are no words in the Personal Word list, the display prompts: Reloc Empty Half Space Then prompts: Code + L to Exit 4.
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Code + L List Printing the Personal Word List You can print all or part of the Personal Word List from either mode. However, in Mem Mode, you must be creating or editing a file. Return IMPORTANT: Be sure to activate End of Page warning so that printing pauses at the end of the page. Reloc Code + P 1. Position the cursor or print hammer on a blank space with no characters to the immediate left. 2. Press Code + List (L) to activate List. 3. Press Return. 4. Press Code + P.
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Battery Backup All words entered in the Personal Word List are backed up by the same rechargeable battery that supplies power to memory and programmed formats. Therefore, you must turn your typewriter on for a total of one hour every 60 days to recharge the battery. Punctuation Check ® You can quickly and easily check your text for different types of punctuation errors (this feature only works in Mem Mode). After typing text in memory, activate Punctuation Check and scan it using WordFind.
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Punctuation Check Rules 1. Space twice after periods, exclamation points, and question marks. Incorrect — meeting? I will be Correct — meeting? 2. I will be Space once after commas and semicolons. Incorrect — Sue brings cheese, crackers Correct — Sue brings cheese, crackers 3. Space twice after a colon when the next word begins with a capital letter. Otherwise, space once after a colon. Incorrect — Party List: Dale, Adam, Jim Correct — Party List: 4.
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12. Do not space after an opening parenthesis or bracket or before a closing parenthesis or bracket. Incorrect — Betsy ( my kid sister) Correct — Betsy (my kid sister) 13. Do not space before an apostrophe. Incorrect — The chef ’s portions were generous. Correct — The chef’s portions were generous. 14. Always close parentheses, quotation marks and brackets. Incorrect — He said, “I will be away that week. Correct — He said, “I will be away that week.
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Abbreviations The Abbreviation feature allows you create a personalized list of words or phrases you frequently use and insert any one of them into text at any time by simply typing the abbreviation of the word or phrase. The phrase will be printed on the page in Type Mode or inserted into the file in Mem Mode. Abbreviations for words or phrases in your list can be up to five (5) characters in length. Words and phrases can be up to 40 characters in length.
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5. Enter a phrase up to 40 characters in length. The phrase can have numbers, letters or spaces. (Spaces will count as one character.) Text can be bold or underscored. If you type more than 40 characters, the display will prompt: Too Long and the extra characters will be ignored. To exit the feature without saving the abbreviation label or text, press Code + X prior to step 6. 6. Press Return.
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Using an Abbreviation in Mem Mode No matter whether Insert is on or off, the Abbreviation feature will insert the word or phrase in the file. Code + X Abbr 1. Position the cursor where the abbreviation is to be inserted. 2. Press Code + X. The unit beeps once, and the display prompts: Abbr. ON Type Label then: Label: Return 3. Reloc Type the label. The label name is not case sensitive. That is, if you entered the abbreviation label “fbi,” you can recall it by typing “FBI” or “fbi.
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Editing an Abbreviation To edit an abbreviation, first delete the abbreviation label and text (see above) and then enter a new label and text. Printing an Abbreviation List You can print out a list of all the abbreviation labels and text in either mode. 1. Activate the End of Page feature so that printing pauses at the end of the page. 2. Press Code + X. The display will prompt: Label: 3. Code Code + + X Abbr P Press Code + P.
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