presses the key 6 once the letter 34 m 34 appears on the screen and a first search is started the first entry of the list corresponding to the selected letter is displayed this is the succession of characters 34 mariette 34 the cursor is placed on the first character of this entry called distinguishing character hereinafter which renders it possible to distinguish it from other entries of the list i e on the letter 34 t 34 here the user is then capable of modifying the displayed entry by selecting the next relevant character in the string searched by him i e a space which means pressing the key 1 once the string 34 marie alice 34 which is the first entry in the list corresponding to the string 34 marie 34 is then displayed and the cursor is placed on the letter 34 1 34 the user now selects the character 34 n 34 by pressing the key 6 twice now the string 34 marie anne 34 is shown on the screen with the cursor placed on the letter 34 n 34 the user finally selects the letter 34 t 34 by pressing key 8 once the desired entry 34 marie antoinette 34 now appears on the screen the selection operation and the indications shown on the screen during this searching method are summarized in the table below ______________________________________selection display______________________________________m press key 6.