URS 2005 Quick Start - Encyclopædia Britannica Technical Support

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Save sources and take notes:
• Click
at the top of a window to attach a Text
Note to the item. Click Save and Close. Any Note
you create in a Workspace window will
automatically link to the content.
• When an image or map is enlarged, click the
icon on the window’s toolbar to capture it in an
Image Note.
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Britannica 2005
Ultimate Reference Suite
Quick Start
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Note Tips:
Create
Report Tips:
Begin
Choose a Library:
Explore
Choose Search Results:
If text is highlighted
when you create a
Text Note, the text is
automatically pasted
into the body of the
Note.
In addition to a vast amount of information, Britannica
2005 provides tools for following the basic steps in
creating a research report.
You can add your
own .jpg or .gif
pictures to a Research
Organiser report.
Open the File menu,
select New Note Card
and Image. Select
your picture.
The Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite
2005 provides three complete Libraries of information
tailored to your family’s needs. Any member of your
family – whatever their age – can use this powerful tool to
search or browse for knowledge in a variety of sources.
Encyclopædia
Britannica Library:
Advanced level, more
information and more
articles.
After choosing a Library, use the Search box, any of
the Browse modes or the feature buttons to activate
the appropriate tool in the Workspace or the Control
Panel. All searching and browsing happens in the
Library you select.
Encyclopedia: Find
encyclopedia articles.
Get started:
• Install the program. See the Installation Instructions in
the program disc case. Be sure to register Britannica
2005 to receive updates and benefits.
Student Library:
Intermediate level,
plenty of information
for most students'
needs.
Search:
1. Select a Library using the tabs above the Workspace.
Arrange notes in an outline:
• Open the Tools menu. Select Research Organiser.
If you don’t see your
Notes in Research
• To view all Notes, open Research Organiser. To
open a Note’s source content, double-click the Note Organiser, doubleclick the Unfiled Note
in the left pane of Research Organiser.
Cards folder to reveal
Learn from Internet information:
them.
1. Make sure that you are connected to the Internet.
Create a link to a
2. Depending on which Library you’ve chosen, either click
Web site by pasting
Online Search in an article’s Featured Content box or
an Internet URL in a
click the Games button above the Workspace.
Note’s citation form to
3. Your default Web browser will open, displaying
create (see Help for
links to the available online content.
directions).
Online Search:
Use the link in
the Featured
Content box to
show additional
Internet content.
• Create New Project folders
and drag-and-drop
your notes into them. Drag the folders into an order
that makes sense.
• Edit all Note text and your outline structure by
from the toolbar.
selecting Outline view
• Create new Notes
to flesh out your outline.
Print or export notes as a report:.
• To view the report, select a project folder in the left
view on the toolbar.
panel, then click Report
the formatted report or Export
• Print
HTML to view in a Web browser.
You can Export your
notes to an HTML or
Plain Text file, then
continue working in
another application.
Use the Research
Organiser File menu.
• To open the program, double-click the Encyclopædia
Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite icon on
your Desktop.
Elementary Library:
Easiest level, shorter,
easy-to-read articles
for school and for fun.
• To increase text size in articles, open the Tools menu,
select Preferences and choose a larger screen text
size.
3. Choose a type of content in the Search Results area
using the “radio buttons” for Encyclopedia articles,
images or multimedia; Encyclopedia articles are listed
by default.
Multimedia: Find
video, audio and
other presentations.
Online Content: Use
the Online Search link
within article windows
to find Britannicaselected Web sites,
magazine articles
and videos online.
4. Click a title in the Search Results list to display the
content in the right-hand Workspace.
• Refer to Help in the program for more information
and troubleshooting assistance.
it to
•
Report View: Select
to view your Notes
as a formatted
report in the right
pane.
Filter Results: Use the “radio
buttons” to select the content you
want to see.
Search Results: Click a title in the
list of results to display the
content in the Workspace.
Library Tabs
Use the tabs above the Workspace to choose a
Library in which to Search or Browse.
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Advanced Search: Make use of
additional search options to
fine-tune your searches.
Workspace
Collect the content
you find in the right
portion of the
program window.
You can have multiple
windows open at one
time.
Note: Click once to
display a Note’s
contents in the right
panel, double-click
to display the
source.
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2. Type a keyword or phrase in the Search box and
click Go or press Enter. Search Results will appear.
Images: View pictures
and illustrations.
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Browse through alphabetical titles:
1. After choosing a Library from the tabs located
above the Workspace, click the Browse button
above the Workspace to see the Browse options.
2. Click the A-Z
button in the
Control Panel to
display an
alphabetical list
of article titles.
Type the first few letters of a word to jump to that
section of the list.
Begin
Search Tips:
Encyclopedia: Click
Advanced Search to
turn on search options
such as 'Exact phrase'
or 'Matching titles
only'.
Dictionary/Thesaurus:
Use singular words
and known phrases.
3. Media displays an alphabetical list of audio and
video clips. Classics lists notable pieces from three
centuries of Britannica articles. Year in Review features articles from
Britannica’s Book of the Year series.
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Browse through history:
1. After choosing a Library from the tabs located
above the Workspace, open a Timeline by clicking
the Timelines button.
2. To select a topic for the Timeline, click a label, such
as Exploration, at the bottom of the Timeline. (In
the Elementary Library, all topics are in one
Timeline.)
To see more topics, click the arrows at either end
of the topic list.
The Event nearest to the date selected on the Time
Scale appears in the centre of the Timeline
window.
Begin
Each Library has its
own Atlas and
Timelines.
1. After choosing a Library from the tabs located above the Workspace, click
the Atlas button. The World Atlas is different in each Library and the maps
link to different articles.
Learn more:
Click to
open an
article.
2. Click a “hot” label on the map to open either an article from the current
Library or another map. Additional maps or articles related to the map
you’re viewing can be accessed via the Links tab at the right of the Atlas.
Topics:
Click to
choose a
topic.
Time Scale:
Drag to
select the
date.
Create
2. Click the Brainstormer button above the
Workspace. The Britannica Brainstormer opens in
a Workspace window.
The Timeline date
always “snaps” to the
nearest event
available in the
Timeline.
3. Click any topic in the Brainstormer window to
centre it. New, related topics cluster around the
centred “target” topic.
Begin
Topics: Click a related topic to
centre it.
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Browse Tip:
Learn
Related Article Content:
Britannica
Brainstormer is only
available when
you’ve selected the
Encyclopædia
Britannica Library
using the tab above
the Workspace.
Britannica 2005 provides a wide range of
information in its articles, maps, images and videos.
An article can be as brief as a paragraph or as long
as a book, with many sections.
Table of Contents: List
of all sections of an
in-depth article.
Learn from Britannica articles:
• To open an article, conduct a Search and click a
link in the Search Results or use any of the Browse
options. They all link to articles. Articles open in
the Workspace, on the right side of the screen.
• To navigate through previously viewed content in
an article, use the forward and back arrows on
the toolbar inside the article window.
4. Click a centered topic that displays the article icon
to open the article in the Workspace. (See the Help
file within the program for more information.)
4. To read a related article, click Learn more in the
Event box. An article opens in a separate window.
Browse maps of the world:
Learn
Browse with Britannica Brainstormer™ :
1. Choose the Encyclopædia Britannica Library tab
above the Workspace.
Browse Tips:
3. To step through Timeline events, click the arrows in
the Previous Event or Next Event boxes.
4. To read an article, click any title in the Search Results area.
Explore
View Article: Click a centred
topic that has an "article"
icon at its left in order to
display the article in a
Workspace window.
• To print an article, click the print
toolbar inside the article window.
icon on the
Look up words in the Dictionary:
• Double-click any word in any article to instantly
display its Dictionary definition.
Date:
The current date setting.
Click the arrows to step
through time.
Index Entry: Display
links to other articles
on the related topics.
Media: Flags, images
and maps associated
with the article.
Statistics: Data related
to articles about
nations.
Tables: Extra
information in a
tabular format.
Year in Review:
Britannica Book of the
Year articles.
Article: Return to the
main article page.
3. Additional tabs may appear at the bottom of the map, indicating links to
thematic maps (e.g., land use, precipitation).
Tabs: Click to view the
Profile of the area,
Statistics for the region
or Links to related maps
and articles.
Maximise: Click
to
return a window to full
size.
Thematic Maps
Use the links below the
map to view related
maps of the same area.
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Close: Click
to close a
Workspace window.
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