Sharp PW-E500 User Manual

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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

Recall the search history in the 

Oxford Dictionary of English.

1. Press 

d to open the Oxford Dictionary of English.

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.

• Each Dictionary has its own history list. Additionally, phrase search history list of

each of the 

Oxford Dictionary of English and the New Oxford Thesaurus of

English is made.

• 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 trailing ‘...’ at the end.

• Each history list can contain up to 30 items.

• The items selected by the Random quote in the 

Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

will also be added in the history.

1. Display the history list on the screen.

2. Use the 

} or { key to place the cursor on the word to be deleted. The reverse

colour indicates the selected item.

3. Press 

(. A confirmation dialog for deletion appears.

4. Press 

Y. The selected word is deleted.

1. Press 

m, then 5 to open the Set-up menu.

2. Press 

4 to select ‘Deleting history’.

3. Use the number keys to select the history list you wish to delete. A confirmation

dialog for deletion appears.

• To delete all history lists, select ‘ALL’.

• Selecting ‘only DICT’ or ‘only THES’ will also delete the history list of each

phrase search.

4. Press 

Y. The selected history is deleted and the main menu appears.