Windows® | Macintosh®

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Credits

Spellementary® is designed, developed and marketed by Educational

software innovations Ltd.

© 2011 Educational Software Innovations Ltd. All rights Reserved.

Assistance in software development and product marketing has been

provided by Marlow Software Ltd and Shinn Brothers Ltd.

All vocabulary material remains the property of Educational Software

Innovations Ltd and its licensors.

Microsoft Office and the Microsoft Office applications logos are

trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc.

Dragon Naturally Speaking, Dragon Dictate and the Dragon Naturally

Speaking logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance

Communications Inc.

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Table of Contents

1. Product Versions 5

2. Installing Spellementary 6

A. Windows Installation Process

B. Macintosh Installation Process

3. Removing Spellementary 8

A. Windows Removal Process

B. Macintosh Removal Process

4. Understanding Spellementary 9

A. Functionality

B. Main Interface

5. Using Spellementary - The Basics 11

A. “Contains Search Phrase” Search Method

B. “Contains Search Letters” Search Method

C. Filters

D. Definition

E. Word Display & Speak

F. Favourites

6. Using Spellementary - Settings 14

A. Custom Dictionary

Entering a single word and its definition

Entering multiple words and their definitions

Deleting a word from the Custom Dictionary

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B. Search Dictionaries

Export to Microsoft Office spellcheckers (Advanced &

Premium)

Export for Voice Recognition

C. Text Size

D. Change Colours

7. Using Spellementary - Additional Functionality 18

8. Hot Keys 19

9. Contact 20

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1. Product Versions

The table below identifies the features available for the different

versions of Spellementary. Some instructions in this manual may

relate to features that are not supported by the version that you have

purchased.

Every effort has been made to provide UK English spellings only for

all versions of Spellementary. Due to there being in excess of 200,000

words in the Standard vocabulary word list, we can not guarantee that

there are no US English, or other national variant spellings to words,

found within the vocabulary list. If you find that there are some

spellings that seem to be inaccurate, then please contact us; our

details can be found in Section 9 of this manual.

Standard Dictionary

Legal Dictionary

Medical Dictionary

Export Terms to MS

Word's Spellchecker

Export Terms for

use by Voice Recognition

Software

Standard

Legal

Legal Advanced

Legal Professional

Medical

Medical Advanced

Medical Professional

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2. Installing Spellementary

Before installing Spellementary, ensure that your computer meets the

minimum requirements:

Windows

OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7

Processor: 1.5GHz AMD Athlon or Intel equivalent

Memory: 1GB

Free Disk Space: 1GB

Sound: DirectX© 9.0c - compliant sound card

Java Runtime Environment version 6 or above

Macintosh

OS: OS X

Processor: 1.5GHz PPC or Intel equivalent

Memory: 1GB

Free Disk Space: 1GB

Sound Card: Compliant sound card

Java Runtime Environment

A. Windows Installation Process

1. Insert the Spellementary CD-ROM into the computer CD-ROM

drive

2. The AutoPlay window should open, click “Run

Spellementary.exe”.

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* If it does not open:

a. Click “Start”

B. Click “(My) Computer”

c. Double click on the CD-ROM Drive

d. Double click on “Spellementary.exe”

3. If you are prompted by any windows before the installer starts

you must click “yes”

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation

process

5. Once the installation is complete, please enter your serial

number that has been provided to you then click “OK”

B. Macintosh Installation Process

1. Insert the Spellementary CD-ROM into the computer CD-ROM

drive

2. Double click on the Spellementary CD-ROM icon that mounts on

the desktop

3. Double click on the “Spellementary” installer

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation

process

* Note: By default, Spellementary will install to:

/Users/“Your User Name”/Applications/Spellementary

If you wish for Spellementary to be installed to the defaults

applications folder you must specify this by changing the path to:

/Applications/Spellementary

5. Once the installation is complete, please enter your serial

number that has been provided to you then click “OK”

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3. Removing Spellementary

A. Windows Removal Process

1. Click “Start”

2. Click “Control Panel”

3. For Windows Vista & 7 users, click “Programs and Features” or

“Uninstall a program”

For Windows XP users, click Add or Remove Programs

4. Once the application list has populated, click on “Spellementary”

from the list then click on the “Uninstall/Change” button

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the uninstallation

process

B. Macintosh Removal Process

1. Click on “Finder”

2. Click on the “Applications” folder where Spellementary was

installed

3. Click on the “Spellementary” folder

4. Double click on the “Uninstall” icon

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the uninstallation

process

If you experience any difficulties during the installation, or

uninstallation, process then please contact us at:

techsupport@spellementary.com

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4. Understanding Spellementary

A. Functionality

Spellementary is designed to assist you in finding the spellings to

words and making it an easier process.

B. Main Interface

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1. Search Box

2. Starts with Filter

3. Ends with Filter

4. Contains Search Phrase results list box

5. Contains Search Letters results list box

6. Word Display box

7. Speak Word button

8. Word Definition box

9. Add to Favourites button

10. Display Favourites button

11. Clear Search and Filter boxes button

12. Settings Button

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5. Using Spellementary - The Basics

Spellementary has two methods in which it will assist you to find the

spelling of words:

Contains Search Phrase

Contains Search Letters

A. “Contains Search Phrase” Search Method

The Contains Search Phrase (CSP) method allows you to enter the

exact phrase, that you recognise within the spelling of a word, into the

Search Box. The CSP results list box will display all words that

contain the exact phrase typed into the search, within their spelling.

Example

If you are unsure how to spell the word bureaucratically, but you

recognise CRAT in the spelling, you should type crat into the search

box. All words with CRAT in their spelling will be displayed in the

Contains Search Phrase display box

B. “Contains Search Letters” Search Method

The Contains Search Letters (CSL) method allows you to enter the

letters, that you recognise within the spelling of a word, into the

Search box. The CSL results will display all words that contain, within

their spelling, the letters, in the order that they appear typed, in the

search

Example

If you are unsure how to spell the word onomatopoeia , but you

recognise N, MAT & P in the spelling, you should type nmatp into the

search box. All words with N, followed by M, followed by A, followed

by T, followed by P, in their spelling, will be displayed in the Contains

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Search Phrase display box.

C. Using Filters

You may find that when performing a search there may be many

words that contain the letters that you have typed in the Search Box.

In these instances you can use the “Starts” with and/or the “Ends” with

filter functions to narrow down the results.

Start

The Start filter allows you to specify the starting letter, or letters, of the

word that is being looked for. You can select the first letter from the

drop-down list, or, you can type in the first letter, or letters, directly into

the box. As you do so you will see the results will narrow down in the

results windows.

End

The End filter allows you to specify the ending letter, or letters, of the

word that is being looked for. You can select the word ending from the

drop-down list; there are some common endings and commonly

confused endings already present in the drop down list. Alternatively,

you can type in the ending letters directly into the box. As you do so

you will see the results will narrow down in the results windows.

D. Definition

When the correct word has been recognised in one of the search

windows results list, if it is clicked on the definition will appear in the

definition window. Read the definition to the word to ensure that this is

the correct word that you are looking for.

E. Word Display & Speak

The Word Display box will show the selected word and will highlight

the letters that have were typed in the Search Box to show where they

appear in the spelling of the word

For many Standard Dictionary words, the pronunciation of the word

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can be heard by clicking the Speak Word button. There is currently

no speech for words that are present in the Medical or Legal

vocabularies, or for any custom words that are entered.

F. Favourites

The favourites function allows you to keep a list of words that you may

use frequently and do not want to keep searching for each time. To

add a word to the favourites list do the following:

1. Find the word that you wish to add and click on it once

2. Click the “Add to Favourites” button

To retrieve a word from the favourites do the following:

1. Click on the “Display Favourites” button

2. Click on the word you wish to use form your list

3. If you wish to check the meaning of the word, click the Select

Button. If you wish to Copy the word, to use it in your writing,

use the shortcut key Ctrl + C (PC) or CMD + C (MAC)

The Close button will close the favourites list.

The Remove button will remove the selected word from the Favourites

list.

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6. Using Spellementary - Settings

Clicking the Settings button will take you into Spellementary’s

settings.

A. Custom Dictionary

The Custom Dictionary allows you to enter in words, and their

meanings, that may not be present in the vocabulary. This can be

useful for technical terms or specialised words.

Entering a single word and its definition

1. Click “Custom Dictionary”

2. Click “Add New Word”

3. Click in the Word edit box

4. Type in the correct spelling on the word that you wanted added

to the vocabulary

5. Click in the Definition edit box

6. Type in the definition to the word

7. Click “Create Word” to save the entry

Entering multiple words and their definition

1. Using a spread-sheet program, such as Microsoft Excel, create

a list of words in column A and the meanings to those words in

column B (see diagram below)

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2. Select the words in Column A and the definitions in column B,

then use the shortcut key Ctrl + C (PC) or CMD + C (MAC)

3. Click on Spellementary’s Custom Dictionary button

4. Click “Paste Word” List

5. If you are happy with the Word and Definition lists, click “Add

words to dictionary”

Deleting a word from the Custom Dictionary

1. Click “Custom Dictionary”

2. Click on the word that you wish to remove from the Custom

word list

3. Click “Delete”

B. Search Dictionaries

Depending on the version of Spellementary you have a license for,

you will be able to activate and deactivate the different dictionaries to

show the words that you want. If all dictionaries are un-ticked then

only words from the Custom Dictionary will be shown.

Export to Microsoft Office spellcheckers (Advanced & Premium)

Advanced and Premium versions of both Spellementary Legal and

Medical can have their vocabularies exported to Microsoft Office’s

spellcheckers. This enables each application of the Office suite to

correctly recognise specialist terminologies. Click on the icon,

illustrated below, and Spellementary will automatically update the

Microsoft Office spellcheckers. If this button is greyed out then your

license does not include this feature.

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Export for Voice Recognition (Premium)

For the Premium versions of Spellementary Legal and Medical, their

vocabularies can be exported for use by voice recognition software,

such as Dragon. Click on the icon, illustrated below, to export the

specialist vocabulary.

The location of the exported vocabulary will be:

Windows:

C:\SpellementaryExport

Macintosh:

\Users\“User”\Documents\SpellementaryExport

Once exported, follow the import word list (PC) or vocabulary (MAC)

functions in your voice recognition application to import the Medical or

Legal vocabulary to your voice profile.

Once you have completed importing the word list to your voice

recognition application you should delete the “SpellementaryExport”

folder and its contents..

C. Text Size

The text size of the search, filters, results and definition box can be

set to 3 predefined sizes:

Small

Medium

Large

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Click on the desired size to set the text size in the main application.

D. Change Colours

The text, background and highlight colour can be set to your

preference. This can be especially useful if you have issues with

colour sensitivity or general fatigue when working at the computer.

To set the colour:

1. Click on the relevant button: “Text Colour”, “Background Colour”

or “Highlighter Colour”

2. Choose a desired colour from the Swatches tab

OR

Enter the Hue, Saturation and Brightness (Luminosity) values in

the HSB tab

OR

Enter the Red, Green and Blue values in the RGB tab

3. Click “OK”

Click OK, at any point to save and close the Settings window or press

the X, in the top right corner, to cancel and close.

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7. Using Spellementary - Additional Functionality

Spellementary can also be used to check the definition of words that

you are uncertain of when reading from a document, website or

e-mail.

1. Open Spellementary and have it minimized

2. Whilst reading your item of interest, select the word

3. Copy the word, use the shortcut key Ctrl + C (PC) or

CMD + C (MAC)

* Spellementary will automatically paste the word into the Starts with

filter box

4. Switch to Spellementary to see the definition of the word, provid-

ing it exists within Spellementary’s vocabulary

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8. Hot Keys

F1 – Jump to Search box

F2 – Clear All

F4 – Jump to Start with filter

F5 – Jump to End with filter

F6 – Jump to Contains Search Phrase results list

F7 – Jump to Contains Search Letters results list

F8 – Jump to Definition (for the Visually Impaired

Screen Reading applications)

F9 – Speak Word

F10 – Add word to Favourites

F11 – Open Favourites

F12 – Open Settings

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9. Contact

We would like to thank you for purchasing this product. We are

interested to hear your comments, suggestions and general

feedback. Please visit our website www.spellementary.com or contact

us at info@spellementary.com

If you have any technical questions, or difficulties installing this

application, please contact us at techsupport@spellementary.com.

For product updates, and general information, please see

www.spellementary.com.

© 2011 Educational Software Innovations Ltd. All rights reserved.