Merriam-Webster Tutorial

Merriam-Webster Tutorial
Merriam-Webster
by Merriam-Webster, Inc., Version 2.0, Free
This is the Merriam-Webster American monolingual English dictionary version for the
iPad. This is how the main screen looks like, and a description of its components:
From left to right, top of the screen
Left arrow (icon): It allows the user to go back to the
previous screen.
Right arrow (icon): It allows the user to go to the
next screen.
Recent (option): It shows the most recent searches.
Daily (option): It features the word of the day, which
changes daily.
Favorites (option): It displays searches that have
been marked as favorite.
Search bar (icon in the shape of a magnifier): It
allows the user to input text searches.
Microphone (button): It allows the user to do voice searches.
Right hand side, bottom of the screen
i (information icon): It contains other options that will be described later.
How to search
Searches can be done using one of these two simple methods:
1) By directly inputting the term that we want to find in the search bar. If a list of
suggested terms appears, we simply tap with our finger the term that we want (in this
case we tap on “inclusion”).
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The search result may contain information such as
the term’s pronunciation (available by clicking on
the red audio icon), phonetic transcription,
grammatical category, definition(s), grammatical
variations, examples of use, origin, first use,
synonyms, and antonyms. The level of detailed
information varies according to the term.
2) By clicking on the Microphone button, and
saying the term that we want to search directly into
the iPad screen when prompted Recording… The
screen will then change to Analyzing… to show
that it is looking for a match. If the application is
able to recognize the voice prompt, and it finds an exact match, it will display it the
same way as the example shown in page 1. If the application finds several matches,
it will show them like in the third screen below.
If the application cannot not recognize the voice prompt, an error message will
appear:
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How to mark a search result as a favorite
To bookmark a term for a future reference, once you have searched it, tap on the
star icon (it will change the color from white to yellow). The term can then be easily
found from the main page by selecting the Favorites option. To edit the list of
favorites, from Favorites, tap on Edit Favorites, select the radio button next to the
term(s), and then tap on Delete, Delete all (deletes the entire list of favorites), or
Cancel (cancels the operation).
How to view recent searches
To view the list of terms that were recently searched, from the main screen, select
the option Recent. To edit the list, tap on Edit Recent Searches, select the term or
terms to edit, and then tap on Delete, Delete all, or Cancel.
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How to view the word of the day
From the main screen, simply tap on Daily, and the word of the day will display.
Other features and options
From the main page, tap on the i icon to display additional features and options:
Purchase Premium App: It connects to the App
Store location where the user can purchase the
enhanced version of this app for $3.99.
Recommended Apps: It displays other similar
apps that may be interesting for the user.
Feedback: It allows the user to send a feedback
email entitled “iPad App Feedback” to
[email protected]
Rate this App: It allows the user to post a rating of
this application in the App Store.
Share this App: It allows the user to share this
application via Email, Facebook, or Twitter.
About Merriam-Webster: It displays a short description about the Merriam-Webster
company.
Copyrights: It displays the Merriam-Webster, Inc. copyright information.
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