Sharp Electronic Dictionary PW-E550 User Manual

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 

New Oxford American Dictionary

.

1. Press 

d to open the 

New Oxford American Dictionary

.

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 detailed view of the selected word appears.

• Each dictionary has its own history list. Additionally, the 

New Oxford American

Dictionary

 and the 

Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English

 each have

their own phrase search history lists.

• The Select Glossary of 

Garner’s Modern American Usage

 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 trailing ‘...’ at the end.

• Each history list can contain up to 30 items.

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

color indicates the selected item.

3. Press 

(. A confirmation dialog for deletion appears.

4. Press 

Y. The selected word or phrase 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.