N.B.- Les possibilités d'utilisation décrites ici proviennent d'Encarta 99
Searching for a type of information
Every article and media item in the encyclopedia is classified as a type of information. You can use the Pinpointer to find articles and media items of the following types: animations, articles, charts and tables, Collages, InterActivities, maps, images, Quick Facts, Sidebars, sounds, videos, Virtual Tours, and 360-Degree Views.
Choosing 1 of 3 ways to get started
When you start Encarta Encyclopedia, the Home screen appears and offers you three ways to get started:
  • FIND
  • EXPLORE
  • STUDY

Choose Find to locate articles and media by searching for a word or phrase.
Choose Explore to use Encarta Explorer to look through categories of interest that include hand-picked sample articles and media.
Choose Study to go to the Homework Center and create reports and projects with Encarta Research Organizer and other homework tools. (Note: This feature is included in the Deluxe edition only.)

To return to the Home screen from anywhere in Encarta Encyclopedia, click Home at the top of the screen.
Using the Encarta Lesson Collection
Included in Deluxe edition only.
Teachers can use the Encarta Lesson Collection to locate lesson plans on everything from Fine Arts to Vocational Education. You can search the collection by subject and grade level and even add your own lesson plans to the collection.

To use the Encarta Lesson Collection

Click the Tools menu, and then click Encarta Lesson Collection.

—Or—
On the Home screen, click Study, and then click Encarta Lesson Collection on the Homework Center screen.

Note The lessons are in HTML format, so you'll need a Web browser to view them; however, you do not need to connect to the Internet. If you don?t have a Web browser, see Choosing a Web browsing program.

You can also visit the Encarta Lesson Collection on the World Wide Web, at http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse, where you will find more curricular materials and lesson plans.