Microsoft KB Archive/134247

Encarta 95: Differences Between CD and MSN Intro Edition

PSS ID Number: Q134247 Article last modified on 03-21-1996

1995

WINDOWS

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= SUMMARY =

The Encarta 1995 Intro Edition is a special version of Encarta available on MSN, The Microsoft Network. The standalone version of Encarta 1995 on CD has additional features that require the high bandwidth of a multimedia computer with CD-ROM.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Both versions of Encarta provides these features:


 * More than 26,000 articles
 * Related articles feature that provides 300,000 links between articles
 * 5,000 photos and 360 maps from Encarta 95 (which cannot be enlarged in the Intro edition)
 * Flexible workspace: Four different screen views allow different combinations of text, photos, and outline.
 * Customizable text size to suit your preference
 * Notemark, Go Back, Backlist, and Links to any word processor.
 * Full-text word searching and article, photo, and category searches.
 * Browsing through the Category Browser and the Random button.

The standard 1995 edition of Encarta on compact disc provides these extra features:


 * More than 8 hours of sound
 * 106 movies (animated and video) lasting 96 minutes
 * More than 8,200 photos and illustrations
 * More than 800 maps
 * InterActivities
 * Charts and tables
 * Timeline
 * Atlas
 * Media Gallery
 * MindMaze game
 * Dictionary and thesaurus

KBCategory: kbinterop kbmm kbref kbtool KBSubcategory: msn_encarta

Additional reference words: kbhowto 1995 95 multi media multimedia multi- media mmtitles kbmm MS net msnet

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