Use the Thesaurus

To use the Thesaurus:

1. In the Text area, highlight the word you want to search for in the thesaurus.
2. In the menu bar of the Text properties, choose Tools | Thesaurus.
   • Looked up: Displays the word for which the thesaurus is currently displaying choices. Use the box to view and select words you previously entered in this thesaurus session.
   • Contexts: Displays a list of the different contexts in which the word might occur.
   • Choices list: Displays a list of possible synonyms for the selected word in the selected context. Click a word in this list to have it appear in the Replace with box.
   • Replace with: Displays the word with which you want to replace the word that appears in the Looked up box. You can either enter the word manually or click a word in the Choices list.
3. Do any of the following:
   • To replace the word with one of the words in the Choices list, click the word in the Choices list, then click Replace.
   • To look up another word, either enter the word in the Replace with box and click Lookup or, if the word appears in the Choices list, click it and then click Lookup.
   • To return to a previous lookup, click Previous or, in the Looked up box, select the previous lookup.