Thanks! I just put it in my address book! I know I will use it often! Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <lmchugh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "jaws list" <JFW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: email dictionary
Since this dictionary is email based, it is very user friendly to Jaws. LennyThis information was found in the Bits and Bytes Section of The Connection, the newsletter for the Hadley School for the Blind, Spring issue. I thoughtsome of you might find it useful. This is written by Linn Sorge, Hadley Instructor. "Have you ever wished for a quick and accessible dictionary and otherword information using email?" Follow these instructions and you will haveall the information you need. Once more, the information you request is usually emailed back to you within a minute or two, sometimes within seconds. Simply send an email message to wsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and receive lots of interesting answers. Here's how it works:You begin by typing the email address for this service into the "to" field. Then you tab to the subject field and write a few words as described below.You can use all lower case letters. Do not write anything at all in the edit field or main body of the message. Here are the details: Dictionary by Email To find the definition of a word, tab to the subject field. Type the word define followed by a space. Type the word you want defined. Then, send the message. Thesaurus by Email:To find synonyms of a word, tab to the subject field. Type the word synonym followed by a s pace. Type the word for which you want synonyms. Then,send the message. Acronym by Email To unscramble an acronym, tab to the subject field. Type the word acronym followed by a space. Type the acronym whose expansion you want to find. Then, send the message. Anagrams by EmailTo find anagrams, tab to the subject field. Type the word anagram followed by a space. Next, type the word whose anagrams you want to find. Send themessage.Remember: All commands should be typed in the subject field and emailed towsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Then, the learning and fun will begin. For more details, go to www.wordsmith.org. -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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