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To create and print a Folded Card : Select Folded Card. Choose a picture to be used in the folded card. Type in your text message. You are allowed up to eight lines of text. Press the Enter key several times. The unit will ask you if you have finished entering your text. Select yes or no. Select Print. SPELL CHECKER Spell Checker is an electronic word list that contains approximately 75,000 words and is used to check the correct spelling of words. This program can work independently or within the Word Processor activity. The Spell Checker searches words phonetically. English words can be difficult to spell because the same sound can sometimes be spelled several different ways. Remember, Spell Checker never actually spells a word for you but will check for spelling errors and gives you suggestions for correcting the possible misspelling. Type a word the way you think it is spelled and press the Enter key. PRECOMPUTER POWER PAD™ PLUS will spend a few seconds checking the dictionary. If the word is spelled correctly, the unit will respond with "Correct!" If the word you typed is not in the dictionary, it will give you a list of possible words to correct the misspelled word. To continue checking additional words, continue typing without pressing the Enter key. CALCULATOR This activity allows you to use the unit as an advanced, scientific calculator. Please see Chapter 8 of this manual for instructions. GAMES SPY TRAP The object of the game is to catch all of the four spies within the time alotted. The spies are hidden behind the numbers. The only way to reveal a spy is to select 2 to 3 continuous numbers that add up to the number stated in the middle of the screen. When a spy is revealed, select the spy to send him to jail. There is a time limit to catch the spies. If you cannot catch the spies within the time limit, you will lose a turn. The following are 18

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To create and print a Folded Card
:
Select Folded Card.
Choose a picture to be used in the folded card.
Type in your text message.
You are allowed up to eight lines of text.
Press the
Enter key several times.
The unit will ask you if you have finished entering your
text.
Select yes or no.
Select Print.
SPELL CHECKER
Spell Checker is an electronic word list that contains approximately 75,000 words and is
used to check the correct spelling of words.
This program can work independently or within
the Word Processor activity.
The Spell Checker searches words phonetically.
English words can be difficult to spell
because the same sound can sometimes be spelled several different ways.
Remember,
Spell Checker never actually spells a word for you but will check for spelling errors and
gives you suggestions for correcting the possible misspelling.
Type a word the way you think it is spelled and press the Enter key.
PRECOMPUTER
POWER PAD™ PLUS
will spend a few seconds checking the dictionary.
If the word is
spelled correctly, the unit will respond with “Correct!”
If the word you typed is not in the
dictionary, it will give you a list of possible words to correct the misspelled word.
To continue
checking additional words, continue typing without pressing the Enter key.
CALCULATOR
This activity allows you to use the unit as an advanced, scientific calculator.
Please see
Chapter 8 of this manual for instructions.
GAMES
SPY TRAP
The object of the game is to catch all of the four spies within the time alotted.
The spies
are hidden behind the numbers.
The only way to reveal a spy is to select 2 to 3 continuous
numbers that add up to the number stated in the middle of the screen.
When a spy is
revealed, select the spy to send him to jail.
There is a time limit to catch the spies.
If
you cannot catch the spies within the time limit, you will lose a turn.
The following are