How to Use Recent Searches in the Helperbird Dictionary

Learn how the Helperbird Dictionary remembers the words you have looked up, how to return to one in a click, and how to clear the list.

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What This Does

The Helperbird Dictionary remembers the words you have looked up and lists them under Recent searches, so you can get back to one without retyping it.


Who is This For?

This is helpful for:

  • Students building a list of new words from a reading
  • Anyone who looked something up, moved on, and wants it back
  • People revising vocabulary
  • Anyone who finds retyping a long or awkward word slow

Finding Your Recent Words

Recent searches appear on the Dictionary's opening screen, underneath Look up any word. You see them when the search box is empty, so open the Dictionary fresh, or clear the box, to get back to them.

The Helperbird Dictionary empty state listing apple under Recent searches, with a Clear button


Going Back to a Word

Click any word in the list and the Dictionary looks it up again straight away.


Clearing the List

Click Clear to the right of the heading. The whole list is removed.

Use this if you share a computer, or if the list has filled up with words you no longer need. There is no undo, so anything you clear has to be looked up again.


Video Tutorial

Coming soon


Need Additional Help?

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact the Helperbird support team. You can reach us at Helperbird support. We are happy to help you get the most out of Helperbird.

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