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Clefs du français pratique

Searches can be done either alphabetically or by term.

Alphabetical Search

• In the alphabet at the top of the screen, click on the first letter of the word you are looking for.
• Scroll down through the entries displayed on the left-hand side until you find the keyword of interest.
• Click on the term to display the rule and corresponding comments.

Term Search

• Enter the word(s) you are looking for in the search field.
• Click on the arrow icon to the right of the field to start the search. The queried word(s) will appear in red in the text.
• To go to the following or preceding occurrence of the word(s), click on the double arrows in the upper right-hand corner of the text. The arrows will turn grey when there are no more occurrences.
• To do an exact search for a term made up of several words, enter the words in quotation marks. Without quotation marks, the search function will highlight individual words in random order.

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