# Home screen

The search screen is the home of RinoDicionarios: from here you choose a dictionary, search for words, repeat recent searches and move to your favorites or settings.

## Getting there

The search screen opens every time you start the app. It is the **Explore** tab in the bar at the bottom of the screen; from any other screen, go back with the arrow in the top-left corner until you reach it.

<p align="center"><img src="https://docs.tic.gal/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/kVof0fN4WdC6a34v-getting-started-home-screen-01-overview-png.png" width="320" alt="Search screen with the Spanish-Galician dictionary, recent searches and numbered markers on the main controls"></p>

*The search screen with the Spanish-Galician dictionary selected. The numbers mark the controls described below.*

<ol>
<li><strong>Settings:</strong> The gear icon in the top-right corner opens <strong>Settings</strong>, where you change the language, the default dictionary, the theme and other options. See <a href="/books/rd-settings-customization/page/settings">Settings</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Search field:</strong> Type the word you want to look up. The text above the field tells you what to type in the selected dictionary (for example, <em>Write the word in Spanish to find the equivalent in Galician</em>), and the field shows an example word that changes every time. See <a href="/books/rd-core-features/page/searching-the-dictionaries">Searching the dictionaries</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Dictionary picker:</strong> Shows the dictionary you are searching in. Tap it to switch between the four dictionaries: <strong>Spanish-Galician</strong>, <strong>Etymological</strong>, <strong>Supplementary</strong> and <strong>Latin-Galician</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Reverse:</strong> Turns reverse search on or off, to search from Galician into Spanish or Latin. It is only shown for the Spanish-Galician and Latin-Galician dictionaries. See <em>Reverse search</em> below.</li>
<li><strong>Dictionary information:</strong> The number of entries in the selected dictionary and the date it was last updated.</li>
<li><strong>Recent searches:</strong> Your last searches in the selected dictionary, the most recent first. Tap one to search it again.</li>
<li><strong>Explore:</strong> The search screen you are on.</li>
<li><strong>Favorites:</strong> Opens the words you have saved. See <a href="/books/rd-core-features/page/favorites">Favorites</a>.</li>
</ol>

> **Note:** Your phone's back button also works inside the app: on the Favorites tab it takes you back to Explore, and on the Explore tab it first clears the current search. Pressing it on the empty search screen closes the app.

## Reverse search

Reverse search lets you search the Spanish-Galician and Latin-Galician dictionaries the other way round: you type a Galician word and the app finds the Spanish or Latin entries where it appears. It is turned on and off with the **Reverse** button (number 4 in the screenshot above), which is only shown for these two dictionaries. This feature is in **BETA**.

| Dictionary | Reverse off | Reverse on |
|---|---|---|
| **Spanish-Galician** | Spanish → Galician | Galician → Spanish |
| **Latin-Galician** | Latin → Galician | Galician → Latin |

### Turning reverse search on

Tap **Reverse**. The button turns white to show it is on, and the text above the search field changes, for example to *Write the word in Galician to find the equivalent in Spanish*.

<p align="center"><img src="https://docs.tic.gal/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/hcXdVkTxK8QMdUDt-getting-started-home-screen-02-reverse-on-png.png" width="320" alt="Search screen with the Reverse button turned on and the text Write the word in Galician to find the equivalent in Spanish"></p>

*Reverse search turned on in the Spanish-Galician dictionary.*

Tap **Reverse** again to go back to normal search. Turning it on or off clears the search you had on screen.

### Searching in reverse

The search works as usual: type the Galician word and pick a suggestion or tap the search key on your keyboard. The suggestions are Spanish (or Latin) entries whose definition contains the Galician word you typed.

<p align="center"><img src="https://docs.tic.gal/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/UX2MfVt4d1IFrN6o-getting-started-home-screen-03-reverse-suggestions-png.png" width="320" alt="Reverse search for bolbor with the suggestions mariposa, grumo, palomilla and efecto"></p>

*Typing "bolbor" in reverse: mariposa, grumo, palomilla and efecto all mention "bolboreta" in their definitions.*

When you tap the search key, the app shows the first entry found.

<p align="center"><img src="https://docs.tic.gal/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/scaled-1680-/h3AHIJt8sZRlS0TZ-getting-started-home-screen-04-reverse-result-png.png" width="320" alt="Reverse search for bolboreta showing the Spanish entry mariposa"></p>

*Searching the Galician word "bolboreta" returns the Spanish entry "mariposa", whose first sense is bolboreta.*

> **Note:** In reverse search, the app saves the Spanish or Latin word it found (in the example, *mariposa*) in your recent searches, not the Galician word you typed. Tapping it later searches it in the normal direction.

> **Note:** The app remembers whether reverse search was on the next time you open it. If you switch to the Etymological or Supplementary dictionary, reverse search is turned off automatically.

## Related pages

- [First launch and tutorial](/books/rd-getting-started/page/first-launch-and-tutorial)
- [Searching the dictionaries](/books/rd-core-features/page/searching-the-dictionaries)
- [Favorites](/books/rd-core-features/page/favorites)
- [Settings](/books/rd-settings-customization/page/settings)