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How can I make the most of the entry list?

What is the entry list?

The entry list is a list of all the main entries in the dictionary, which is shown on the left-hand side of the screen. The entry you are currently looking at is highlighted in the list.

Browsing the list

Scroll through the list using the scroll bar. To open any of the entries in the list, click on it. This is a quick way of browsing entries either side of the one you are looking at.

The list shows only 50 lines at a time. To view the next or previous 50 lines, click the [Show next 50 items] or [Show previous 50 items] buttons which appear when you scroll to the bottom or the top of the list.

Reordering the list

By default, the list is ordered alphabetically, from A to Z. You can also list the entries chronologically by the date of the earliest quotation they contain:

  1. Click the [List entries chronologically] button.

  2. The button turns red and the entries are listed in order of date.

  3. To switch back to listing alphabetically by entry, click the [List entries alphabetically] button.

Help text index:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z