Help for Britannica CD
Help for Britannica CD
This guide provides you with a quick way to learn how to use Britannica CD. For specific help, you can refer to the following sections, which deal with different facets of the database and its use.
- The Home Page provides information on the first screen that comes up when you start Britannica CD.
- Navigating Through Britannica CD gives you a step-by-step guide for moving between articles and searches.
- Printing, Saving, and Copying shows you how to print and save the information you retrieved for later use.
- How to Search Britannica CD teaches you procedures for using Britannica CD's powerful search engine to retrieve the information you need. Refer to this section for search operators you can use as well as hints on expanding or narrowing your search.
- Viewing Text Articles provides information on viewing Britannica CD's text articles once you have retrieved them.
- Searching the Index shows you how to use the online Index to find information in various databases in Britannica CD.
- Browsing the Propædia describes Britannica CD s detailed outline of interrelated subjects. This browsable, hierarchical list of topics serves as the basis for determining the contents and organization of Encyclopædia Britannica.
- The Nations of the World is an introduction to Britannica CD's extensive database of countries. It includes links to flags, maps, statistical summaries, and text articles.
- Searching the Dictionary shows you how to look up words and definitions in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
- A Glossary summarizes the various terms used in Britannica CD.
- Abbreviations in Britannica CD provides you with an extensive list of abbreviations and their meanings in articles and the Index.
- Troubleshooting and Technical Support supplies you with phone numbers and e-mail addresses for contacting Encyclopædia Britannica if you have trouble operating Britannica CD.
- Credits for Britannica CD