Franklin Table Top Game Bradford's Crossword Solver 用户手册

labels displayed along the bottom of the 

screen. To perform a Soft Key function, press 

the unlabelled key at the top of the keyboard 

that corresponds to the label you want. These 

labels change to reflect the different fuctions 

available in the various books and exercises in 

this device.
For example, in the main menu, the following 

Soft keys are available:
BOOKS  Displays the Books menu.
LEARN  Displays the Learning Zone menu.
SOLVE  Displays the Solvers menu.
GAMES  Displays the Games menu.
TOOLS  Displays the Tools menu.
Please refer to the specific topics in this User’s 

Guide to learn the function of any available 

Soft Keys.

  Turns the product on or off.

 

Goes to the Advanced Crossword 

Search screen, or returns to the last 

advanced search screen you used.

 

Goes to the top of the Books menu.

 

Displays a help message.

 

Goes to the main menu. Goes to the 

word entry screen in any book that 

has one. Clears the calculator. In the 

metric converter, goes to its main 

menu.

 

Backs up, erases a letter, or turns off 

the highlight in an entry.

  Enters a word, selects an item, or 

begins a highlight in an entry.

 

At a word entry screen, types a ? 

to stand for a letter in a word. At 

a menu, displays a menu item. At 

a dictionary entry, displays the 

headword. In games, reveals the 

word and forfeits the game.

 

Types an underscore.

 

Shifts to type capital letters and 

punctuation marks.

 

Shifts to allow previous, next, page 

up, page down, and to type a 

hyphen (-).

Key 1 + Key 2 means hold Key 1 while also 

pressing Key 2.

 +  At a dictionary entry, pages up or 

down.

 +  At a dictionary entry, displays the 

previous or next entry.

 +  At a menu, goes to the first or last 

menu item. At an entry, goes to the 

start or end of the entry.

 + J  Types a hyphen.

+   Types an apostrophe.

+  Types a slash.

+

 At a word entry screen, types an 

asterisk to stand for a series of letters 

in a word. In games, gives a hint.

Moves up ( ), down ( ), left ( ) or 

right ( ).

 At menus and dictionary entries, 

pages down. At a word entry screen, 

types a space.

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The flashing arrows on the right of the 

screen show which arrow keys you can 

press to move around menus or view more 

text.

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You can view a help message at any screen 

by pressing HELP. Press   or   to read. To 

exit help, press 

.

Use the main menu to quickly take you to 

different books, tools and exercises in your 

device. The main menu contains five tabs: 

Books, Learning Zone, Solvers, Games and 

Tools. Use   and   to move to another tab. 

Use   and   to highlight the option you 

want and press 

 to select it. You can 

also go directly to a tab by pressing the tab’s 

respective Soft Key.

The Books tab enables you to look up 

definitions, thesaurus entries and crossword 

solutions. Search definitions for words using 

Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary and 

Crossword Lists, the Collins Compact Thesaurus 

and the Collins Solutions English Dictionary. 

You can also access the Collins Discovery 

Encyclopedia.
The Learning Zone tab enables you to access 

Practice Crossword Clues, Word Games and 

Crossword Indicators, an alpha-searchable list 

of indicator words for anagrams and other 

puzzles. You can also research language tools, 

including grammar, spelling and sentence 

structure, using The Good Writing Guide.
The Solvers tab allows you to access 

Anagram Solver, Crossword Solver, and Word 

Builder. Use these tools to help you find words 

used in crossword puzzles and other word 

games.
The Games tab allows you to access the 

eleven games included in your device: 

Anagram Game, Antonym Game, Hangman, 

Synonym Game, Word Blaster, Word Deduction, 

Word Train, 1 and 2 player Link Four and 1 and 

2 player Noughts & Crosses. You can also adjust 

the game settings.
The Tools tab allows you to access a 

demonstration and tutorial of how this 

device works. You can also utilize the 

Timer, Calculator, the Metric and Currency 

Converters. From the Tools menu you can also 

adjust the device settings or view copyright 

information for this device.

  You can also press   or   until you reach 

the Tools menu.

  To stop the demonstration or exit from 

the Tutorial and return to the Tools menu, 

press CLEAR.

When using this device, you can activate 

the Learn a Word feature, adjust the screen 

contrast, the shutoff time, and the type size.

2.  Press TOOLS.
  You can also press   or   until you reach 

the Tools menu.

  Learn a Word determines whether or not 

you see a word every time you turn on 

your device.

  Contrast determines how dark or light the 

screen is.

  Shutoff determines how long your product 

stays on if no key is pressed.

  Type Size determines how large or small 

the text is in this device.

5. Press   or   to change the setting.
  Your changes are automatically saved.

 when done.

  Press CLEAR to return to the Setup menu.

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Your dictionary comes with a Learn a 

Word feature to help you increase your 

vocabulary. Each time you turn your 

dictionary on, you can see a random 

headword.

Use the Crossword Solver’s Dictionary to find 

solutions to crossword puzzle clues.

4.  Type a word (e.g., friend).
  To erase a letter, press 

.

  To type a capital, hold CAP and press a 

letter key. To type a hyphen, press FN + J.

 to view the entry.

 Press 

 or   to scroll.

7.  Press CLEAR when done.
 Press 

MENU to go to the main menu.

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A crossword dictionary entry is a list of words, 

synonyms and other words similar in meaning 

to the headword. Entries are organized 

according to the length of the word, so if you 

are looking for a 4 letter word for “friend”, you 

can go immediately to that area of the entry and 

select from “ally”, “chum” or “mate”.

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If you enter a misspelt word, a list of 

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