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## Table of contents

1. Installation
2. Using Thesaurus
3. Thesaurus preferences
4. Selecting database
5. Troubleshooting

## Installation

ArsLexis Thesaurus 1.2 comes in a thes.zip file that contains:

- thes.prc, the reader program
- thes.pdb, a database with definitions of 48 thousand words

Both thes.prc and thes.pdb need to be installed on the device. They can be installed either in internal memory or on external memory card such as SD/MMC card or Memory Stick.

## Using Thesaurus

Upon startup Thesaurus displays by default About screen. This behavior can be changed via Startup action preference.
Starting to type a word or pressing the spyglass icon brings the screen with list of words. The list will automatically scroll to the nearest word matching entered text. List can also be navigated in following ways: on screen up/down arrows and left/right arrows scroll the list by a screen using Treo 600's or Tungsten's 5-Way Navigator, up/down scroll by one word, left/right scroll by a screen, center selects a word Pressing Cancel button returns to main screen.
Tapping on a word or pressing "return" (in Graffiti it's a move from upper right to lower left) brings word definition screen. If a definition doesn't fit on one screen you can scroll it using hardware up/down buttons, by tapping on the screen (tapping on the upper part scrolls up, on the lower part scrolls down) or by using scrollbars. You can either scroll by line, half a page or the whole page (depending on preferences). You can also scroll using up/down buttons of Treo 600's or Tungsten's 5-Way Navigator You can move to next/previous word by using left/right arrows.
A history of recently looked up words is available by using pop-up list located next to a spyglass icon.
Some functions can be invoked via Thesaurus menu: Find word - brings screen with list of words Select database - if more than one database is installed, allows selecting the database Copy to clipboard - copies currently displayed word definition to clipboard so that it can be used in other Palm programs Translate clipboard - tries to translate a word currently in the clipboard Preferences - brings preferences screen Help - displays short instructions About - displays About screen

## Preferences

Startup action preference defines what happens when Thesaurus start: Nothing - displays default About screen Clipboard - tries to automatically translate the word from the clipboard. Last word - will display last accessed word
When more than one database is installed, Startup database preference defines which database should be selected at startup: Ask - each time ask the user to select a database at startup Last - use last used database
Up/Down buttons and Tap preferences define how a word definition should be scrolled when using up/down hardware buttons or tapping on the screen: Nothing - don't scroll Line Scroll - scroll by one line 1/2 Page Scroll - scroll by half a page Page Scroll - scroll by whole page

## Selecting database

Thesaurus can read databases in both internal memory and external memory such as SD/MMC card or Memory Stick. Thesaurus will scan all files on external memory card looking for databases. If there are a lot of files on the card, this process takes a lot of time so it's only being done once, when program is being run for the first time. If you install the database after that, you need explicitly tell Thesaurus to find databases on external memory card. To do that select menu "Main\Select database". You'll see the following screen. Pressing "Find database" will re-scan files on external memory card to find a database. In order to use a given database, tap on the name to highlight it and press "Select" button. Pressing "Cancel" will return to the main screen without making any changes.

## Troubleshooting

If upon startup Thesaurus shows "Cannot find database. Please see manual for more information." error message it usually means that the database file thes.pdb has not been installed on the device. Please verify that the file is present either in internal memory or on external memory card such as SD/MMC card or Memory Stick.

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