typing software, fast text entry - WordLogic Predictive Keyboard

Navigating the Prediction List to Insert Words

1.	Press and hold the SPACEBAR key down.

Fig. 2: Basic appearance of the WordLogic Keyboard.

2.	Use the Arrow keys of the hardware keyboard, or slide the mouse/stylus to navigate the WordLogic window and the Prediction List.
3.	Release the SPACEBAR key to complete the word you have selected. NOTE:You can also see that some words/phrases in the Prediction List are followed by an ellipsis (…). The ellipsis indicates that there are more words and phrases (called ‘Word Chunks™’) available based on the characters you have typed. Use the Right Arrow key to get access to these related words and phrases.

Adding Words and Phrases

While typing, you can add words or phrases to your Personal Dictionary.

1.	Type in the word you would like to add, followed by a space indicating that the word is complete.

Fig. 3: The dialog box for adding a new word to the Personal Dictionary.

2.	Press and hold the SPACEBAR down.The appearance of the screen will change, as shown in Fig. 3, showing you the Yes/No choices to add the word.
3.	Use your navigation keys to move the program cursor down onto the ‘Yes’ button, and release the SPACEBAR. The word is now stored in your Personal Dictionary.

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Typing Special Symbols and Characters

All special symbols and characters are ‘related’ to simple base characters. For instance, æ, @, á are all based on (related to) the simple a character; §, p are related to p, etc.

1.	Press and hold down the ‘o’ button. As usual, this will activate the WordLogic Predictive Keyboard window. NOTE:There is a special button to the right of our active cursor. This is the Special Symbols button, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

Fig. 4: The window showing special symbols and characters.

2.	Press the Right Arrow key to get access to the Special Characters Panel with all characters based on ‘o.’ The window will change, as shown in Fig. 4.
3.	Use the Arrow keys (or the navigation keys of your choice) to select ‘ô’ from the list of special symbols.
4.	Release the ‘o’ button to insert the special character ‘ô’ into your text.

Looking Up Words and Phrases on the Internet

While typing, you can look up words or phrases on the Internet.

1.	Type in the word or phrase you would like to look up, followed by a space indicating that the word is complete. Press and hold the SPACEBAR key.

Fig. 5: The dialog box representing the web portal feature of WordLogic.

2.	Use the Navigation Keys to scroll back in the History, until the desired word or phrase you want to look up is selected within WordLogic. In the bottom part of the WordLogic screen, you will see the WordLogic Portal - a collection of icons representing various websites you can perform searches in, as represented in Fig. 5.
3.	Using the Navigation Keys, move the cursor to the icon representing your desired search engine (in Fig. 5, it is DICS - dictionary), and release the SPACEBAR key.
4.	WordLogic will automatically start your Internet Browser and open the specified website, with the word phrase selected being your query.

Performing Calculations

1.	Type the expression you want to calculate. For example, type 6*3, without any spaces.

Fig. 6: The dialog box for performing calculations.

2.	Type a space after the expression, indicating the expression is complete.
3.	Press and hold the SPACEBAR. The dialog box displays the expression and the result of the calculation, as in Fig. 6.
4.	Use the Navigation Keys to select the result in the format of your choice (with or without the equal sign).
5.	Release the SPACEBAR to insert the result into your text.

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Using Selected Text in WordLogic

You can access features, such as adding words and phrases, looking up words and phrases in the Internet and performing calculations, through selection. For example, by selecting a segment of text in any application and pressing and holding CTRL+C, you can also add new words and phrases to your Personal Dictionary:

Fig. 7: The WordLogic window displaying selected text.

1.	First, select (highlight) the text in your document by holding the SHIFT key and using the Arrow keys of the hardware keyboard, as shown in Fig. 7.
2.	Press and hold down CTRL+C to activate the WordLogic window.
3.	Use your navigation keys to move the cursor down onto the ‘Yes’ button, and release CTRL+C.The phrase is now stored in your Personal Dictionary.

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