Author: Clive Whitear
Date: December 21st 1998
Version: ER5 release
Spell
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Spell: Quick start
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Use Spell to:
•	Check the spelling of words.
•	Search for anagrams.
•	Find missing letters in words to help solve crossword clues.
•	Find synonyms, using the Thesaurus.
When Spell is opened, the cursor is in the Word to look up: box, ready for a word to be typed in.
To check a word, type it in the box and tap the Toolbar button for the Spell action you require.
•	Use a ? (question mark) or a * (asterisk) in place of missing letters when typing in clues for solving crosswords.
The Spell dictionary can also be used to check all or part of a document in the EPOC Word program.
Spell checking (Spell)
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To check the spelling of a word:
1.	Type a word in the Word to look up: box.
2.	Tap the Spell button on the Toolbar, or select Spell check on the Tools menu.
3.	If the word is in the Spell dictionary a message is displayed to confirm that the word is correct.
If the word is not found in the Spell dictionary, Spell searches for alternative words and lists them as they are found.
•	Words not recognised by Spell can be added to the personal dictionary by selecting Add word from the Personal dictionary cascade on the File menu.
If Spell finds more suggestions than fit on the page view the rest of the suggestions by either using the scroll bar, or using the left and right arrow keys.
Finding anagrams (Spell)
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Type a word or a series of letters and use Spell to find words which include some or all of the letters, arranged in a different order; e.g.: suggested anagrams of 'scented' include 'descent' and 'tensed'.
Spell starts by looking for words which use all the letters entered, and then lists words including as many as possible letters.
To search for anagrams:
1.	Type a word or a series of letters in the Word to look up: box.
2.	Tap the Anag button on the Toolbar, or select Anagram on the Tools menu.
3.	Spell lists any anagrams as they are found, in alphabetical order, beginning with the longest ones found.
•	The list may be incomplete if a large number of letters has been entered.
Crossword solutions (Spell)
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Use Spell to find the missing letters in crossword solutions by entering the known letters of the word with either ? or * in place of the unknown letters.
To search for crossword solutions:
1.	Type a word in the Word to look up: box inserting a ? in place of each unknown letter.
2.	Tap the Xword button on the Toolbar, or select Crossword on the Tools menu.
3.	Spell displays a list of suggested solutions.
•	You can also use * to look for several replacement letters. For example, if 'perc?ed' is entered the suggestion is 'perched', but if 'perc*ed' is entered the suggestions are 'perceived', 'perched' and 'percolated'.
Re-using a word (Spell)
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The "history list" contains all the words which have been typed into Spell during the current "session". The list is cleared each time Spell is closed.
To display the history list tap on the button beside the Word to look up box: or press the Tab key. Then, tap on a word, or press Enter to select the word and display it in the Word to look up: box.
If the history list contains more words than can fit on the screen view the remainder of the words by scrolling up and down the list To do this tap the up and down arrows on the scroll bar, or use the up and down arrow keys.
•	Use a word from the list of suggestions by highlighting the word, and tapping one of the Toolbar buttons, or selecting a command on the Tools menu.
Clearing information (Spell)
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The information currently being displayed in Spell can be cleared without exiting the program.
To clear the list of words which have previously been entered:
•	Select Clear history list on the View menu.
To clear the list of suggested solutions:
•	Select Clear display on the View menu.
Personal dictionary (Spell)
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Spell has two dictionaries which it uses to check the spelling of words:
•	The Spell dictionary, which contains the built-in words.
•	The Personal dictionary, to which words can be added and kept in Spell.
The Spell dictionary is always used when checking a word. To use the Personal dictionary as well, tick Use personal dictionary on the File menu.
If this option is selected the setting is saved when Spell is closed, and is used in both Spell and other EPOC programs.
Adding words to Spell
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Some specialist words, for example those used in a field of work, might not be in the Spell dictionary.
To add these to the Personal dictionary:
•	type the word in the Word to look up: box and select Add word from the Personal dictionary cascade on the File menu.
Deleting words from Spell
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If a word is no longer needed, or a word was entered by mistake, it can be deleted from the Personal dictionary.
To delete words from the Personal dictionary:
1.	Display the Personal dictionary by selecting Show contents from the Personal dictionary cascade on the File menu.
2.	Highlight the word and select Delete word from the Personal dictionary cascasde on the File menu.
Displaying the Personal dictionary (Spell)
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The contents of the Personal dictionary can be viewed, making it easier to remove unwanted words, especially if the personal dictionary contains more words than can be remembered.
To display the contents of the Personal dictionary:
•	Select Show contents from the Personal dictionary cascade on the File menu.
While viewing the contents of the Personal dictionary words can be added and deleted.
Finding synonyms (Spell)
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Use Spell to search the dictionary for words with the same, or a similar meaning as a word.
To search for synonyms:
1.	Type a word in the Word to look up: box.
2.	Tap the Thes (for thesaurus) button on the Toolbar, or select Thesaurus on the Tools menu.
3.	Spell lists any suitable words, separated into categories. The words in bold indicate the start of a new category. Each category is a list of synonyms relating to a different meaning of the entered word.
Keypresses (Spell)
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These are the default keypresses:
When Spell finishes searching for solutions and displays a list of words, the first word is highlighted. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight around the list of words and select one to check again by using the arrow keys.
To select the highlighted word and display it in the Word to look up: box, press Enter.
Copying & pasting (Spell)
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Use the Copy and Paste commands to move words between programs. For example, you can copy words into Spell to use and then copy any suggestions back into the other program.
•	Select Copy on the Edit menu to copy the selected word, which can then be inserted into another program.
•	Select Paste on the Edit menu to insert the word which can then be copied into Spell.