Transcript USING ONLINE ENCARTA TO PARAPHRASE

USING THE THESAURUS &
DICTIONARY IN MS WORD
A THESAURUS
is a book that
lists words with
similar
meanings.
These words are
called synonyms or
near-synonyms.
For example :
Money
Cash
Currency
Funds
Capital
Another example :
Beautiful
Pretty
Gorgeous
Lovely
Handsome
How is a
Thesaurus
different from
a Dictionary ?
A thesaurus
does not have
all words in it;
only words with
similar
meanings
You can use a
print-based
Thesaurus
but . . .
There is a
THESAURUS in
the computer
program MS
WORD that is
very easy to
use .
For instance, to
change a word in
a WORD file, like
“phenomenon”
...
highlight it !
Go to the
Review tab at
the top of the
toolbar.
And, click :
Thesaurus
On the right, you
will see words
with a similar
meaning to
phenomenon.
If you like
the word
“trend” . . .
You can either :
insert it,
copy it, or
look it up
It’s best to
look up
“trend” in the
dictionary to
see if it is
correct for our
text.
Click:
Encarta Dictionary:
English
It shows
you the
meaning .
Let’s do it
again.
Highlight
“increasing”
Similar
words
appear on
the right.
“Rising” is a
good word to
use in place of
“increasing.”
Click:
Insert
Highlight it and
click the Encarta
Dictionary.
One century
means
100 years; so,
write 200 years.
 ORIGINAL
……….. NEW WORD
 Phenomenon…..
. Trend
 Increasing …..….. Rising
 Centuries ……….. 200 years
Let’s see the
new phrase.


ORIGINAL
The phenomenon trend of increasing rising
temperatures on Earth over the past one or
two centuries 200 years



NEW
The trend of rising temperatures on Earth
over the past 200 years
I hope this helps
you find words
to use in your
writing.
Ask your
friendly
librarian or
teacher if you
have questions.
Thank you
for
listening.