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Using the History function

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Using the History function Use the History function to recall a headword or phrase previously searched in the dictionaries. How to use the History function Recall the search history in the Oxford English Minidictionary. 1. Press d 1 to open the Oxford English Minidictionary. 2. Press h. The history view appears, with the most recent search placed at the top of the list. When ' ' and/or ' ' appears on the left side of the window, } { or > < can be used to scroll the window. 3. Use the number keys to select a desired word in the list. The detail view of the selected word appears. Note: • Each dictionary has its own history list. Additionally, the Oxford English Minidictionary, the Oxford Mini Thesaurus, the OxfordHachette French-English Dictionary and the Oxford-Hachette English-French Dictionary each has its own phrase search history lists. • The Guide for Puzzle Solving does not have a history list. • To view the history list, press h at the initial screen of each dictionary, and the initial screen of each phrase search. • Truncated words in the list are indicated with a trailing '...' at the end. • Each history list can contain up to 30 items. The oldest item will be deleted as item count exceeds 30. 47

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Use the History function to recall a headword or phrase previously
searched in the dictionaries.
How to use the History function
<Example>
Recall the search history in the
Oxford English Minidictionary
.
1. Press
d 1
to open the
Oxford English Minidictionary
.
2. Press
h
. The history view
appears, with the most recent search
placed at the top of the list.
When ‘
’ and/or ‘
’ appears on the
left side of the window,
} {
or
> <
can be used to scroll the
window.
3.
Use the number keys to select a desired word in the list.
The detail view of the selected word appears.
Note:
Each dictionary has its own history list. Additionally, the
Oxford
English Minidictionary
, the
Oxford Mini Thesaurus
, the
Oxford-
Hachette French-English Dictionary
and the
Oxford-Hachette
English-French Dictionary
each has its own phrase search history
lists.
• The
Guide for Puzzle Solving
does not have a history list.
To view the history list, press
h
at the initial screen of each
dictionary, and the initial screen of each phrase search.
Truncated words in the list are indicated with a trailing ‘...’ at the end.
Each history list can contain up to 30 items. The oldest item will be
deleted as item count exceeds 30.
Using the History function