email dictionary
- From: "Lenny McHugh" <lmchugh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "jaws list" <JFW@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:27:43 -0500
Since this dictionary is email based, it is very user friendly to Jaws.
Lenny
This information was found in the Bits and Bytes Section of The Connection,
the newsletter for the Hadley School for the Blind, Spring issue. I thought
some 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 other
word information using email?" Follow these instructions and you will have
all 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 Email
To 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 the
message.
Remember: All commands should be typed in the subject field and emailed to
wsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Then, the learning and fun will begin.
For more details, go to www.wordsmith.org.
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