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Copernic Help Contents

· Introducing Copernic

· Copernic License Agreement

· How to Search Using Copernic

Creating a New Search

Modifying a Search

Starting a Search

Search Progress Window

Validating Documents

Downloading Documents

Refining a Search

Finding Words in Results

· Browsing Search Results

Search Result Page

Search Result Toolbar

Result Explorer Window

· Exporting Search Results

· Mailing Search Results

· Main Screen Overview

Menu Overview

Toolbar Overview

Main Window

· Folder Management

· Customizing Copernic

Categories Window

Options Window

Appearance Window

Column Chooser Window

Skins

· Search Tracking with Copernic 2000 Pro

Tracking Function Overview

Programming Tracking Schedules

Managing Tracking Schedules

Viewing Tracking Reports

Tracking Schedules Window Overview

Tracking Progress Window Overview

Tracking Configuration

· Technical Specifications

· Acknowledgements


Introducing Copernic

Copernic 2000 is an intelligent agent that carries out your net-searches by simultaneously consulting the most important search engines of the Internet which are grouped under these 7 categories: The Web (2 categories are available, one language or country-based category is optional from a list of seven available categories), Newsgroups, E-mail Addresses, Buy Books, Buy Hardware and Buy Software. Some 70 information sources are accessible with this version. The software features a history of your searches, making sure that invaluable information found on the Internet is always organized and handy. Copernic 2000 is FREE. The commercial versions, Copernic 2000 Plus and Copernic 2000 Pro, on the other hand, offer 55 categories, giving you access to some 520 search engines. Additional categories available for these two products are: Antiques & Collectibles, Auctions, Business & Finance, Buy Music, Buy Videos, Cars, Computer Security, Desktop Themes, Discussion Sources, Encyclopedias, File Search, Games, Gardening, Health, Humor, Images, Jobs, Kids, Life, Movies, MP3, Multimedia, Music, News (7 language or country-based categories), Newspapers, Newswire, Programming, Recipes, Sciences, Software Download, Sport News, Tech News, Tech Reviews, Top News, Travel and Yellow Pages. In comparison to Copernic 2000 Plus, the professional version, Copernic 2000 Pro, adds a powerful tracking function which automatically updates specific searches and notifies you by e-mail when new results are found. It also features automated search operations such as downloading, validating and refining, keyword spell-checking, and more.

You will find what you want more easily and faster with Copernic 2000 and its intelligent features:

•	search wizard to ease search creation

•	ability to search with a simple question or keywords

•	found documents are scored and displayed according to their relevancy

•	highlighting of keywords in results

•	duplicate matches are automatically removed

•	invalid and unreachable document links may be eliminated

•	matching documents may be downloaded for offline browsing

•	searches may be refined from downloaded documents by using search operators (AND, OR, EXCEPT, NEAR), parentheses and quotes

•	search reports may be generated in Web page format for easy browsing, filtering and sorting of documents

•	searches may be updated, grouped into folders, etc.

•	search reports may be exported or e-mailed in various file types

•	full Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later) integration: an ergonomically designed Result Explorer window can be used to browse, filter and sort found documents easier and faster; the default Internet Explorer search window can be replaced by Copernic; Copernic can be launched from the Quick Launch toolbar

•	and much more

See also: Technical Specifications.


Copernic License Agreement

LICENSE TERMS FOR COPERNIC 2000, COPERNIC 2000 PLUS AND COPERNIC 2000 PRO

Please read this License Agreement before installing or using this software. By installing or using this software, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this License. If you do not agree to these terms, promptly cease all further installation or use of the software. It is agreed that certain restrictions under this License only apply to Copernic 2000 software or, as the case may be, to Copernic 2000 Plus and Copernic 2000 Pro software.

DEFINITIONS

In this Agreement, "CTI" means Copernic Technologies Inc.; "LICENSE AGREEMENT" means this Agreement, including other documents incorporated herein by reference, namely the Privacy Statement and the Skin Statement; "LICENSEE" means you, the licensee of the SOFTWARE; "PRIVACY STATEMENT" means the CTI Privacy Statement; "SKIN STATEMENT" means the CTI Skin Statement; "SOFTWARE" means the Copernic 2000, Copernic 2000 Plus or Copernic 2000 Pro software, depending on the product type purchased or used by the LICENSEE, as the case may be, being understood that Copernic 2000 software is offered free of charge while Copernic 2000 Plus and Copernic 2000 Pro are commercial products, including any technology and utility software licensed by CTI from the developers and owners thereof, together with all accompanying documentation; "SEARCH ENGINE" means the searching tools available over the Internet.

LICENSE

In consideration of your undertaking to comply with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CTI grants you, LICENSEE, a non-exclusive license to use the SOFTWARE and to view the documentation on a single computer system. It is also agreed that the License granted to the LICENSEE pertaining to Copernic 2000 Plus or Copernic 2000 Pro is non-transferable. LICENSEE may not use the SOFTWARE on a network server or on more than one computer terminal at the same time. This Agreement does not grant LICENSEE any rights to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered), or any other rights, functions or licenses in respect of the SOFTWARE.

PRIVACY

Demographic information (such as zip code or age) and contact information (such as email address) may be collected by CTI, for example, through the registration process. CTI uses this data to tailor its products and services. CTI also uses customer contact information to send the user information about CTI and promotional material from some of its partners. CTI does not sell, rent or disclose this information to other companies. Users may remove themselves from the mailing list at any time. For more information on privacy issues, please visit the Privacy Statement, which can be found at http://www.copernic.com/privacy/. LICENSEE acknowledges that the Privacy Statement forms an integral part of this Agreement and accepts the terms and conditions set forth therein. CTI may modify the Privacy Statement at any time by publication on its Web site. Your continued use of the SOFTWARE following notice of any such modification that may be posted on the SOFTWARE Web site or notified to you by any other means will be deemed conclusive acceptance of the revised terms of this Agreement. If any such revision is unacceptable to you, terminate use of the SOFTWARE immediately.

SKINS

Any direct use of Plug-Ins through a non-CTI proprietary application, including a custom or user-written application is prohibited by this License Agreement. Therefore, this restriction does not apply to non-CTI proprietary skins. CTI allows you to create, display, install and post unique skins to be used in connection with the SOFTWARE. You agree that you shall not create, display, install or post any skins that contain or include (a) nudity or pornographic material of any kind, including but not limited to material that exploits children or minors; (b) material that is offensive to the online community, including expressions of bigotry, prejudice, racism, hatred, or profanity; (c) material or information about illegal activities or which promotes harm, injury, or any act of cruelty to persons, property, or animals; (d) defamatory or libelous statements about any person or group; or (e) material which infringes the intellectual property or proprietary rights of any third parties. For more information on skins, please visit the Skin Statement, which can be found at http://www.copernic.com/addons/skins/statement.html. LICENSEE acknowledges that the Skin Statement forms an integral part of this Agreement and accepts the terms and conditions set forth therein. CTI may modify the Skin Statement at any time by publication on its Web site. Your continued use of the SOFTWARE following notice of any such modification that may be posted on the SOFTWARE Web site or notified to you by any other means will be deemed conclusive acceptance of the revised terms of this Agreement. If any such revision is unacceptable to you, terminate use of the SOFTWARE immediately.

COPYRIGHT AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE

The SOFTWARE contains copyrighted material and, in its human readable form, it contains trade secrets and proprietary information owned by or licensed to CTI. Title to and ownership of the SOFTWARE and the documentation that accompanies the SOFTWARE and all intellectual property rights in the SOFTWARE and said documentation are and shall remain the sole property of CTI and/or its licensors.

By transmitting any suggestions, information, material, skins or other content (collectively, "Content") to CTI, LICENSEE (a) represents and warrants that such Content does not infringe the intellectual property or proprietary rights of any third parties (including but not limited to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, or trademarks) and that he has all rights necessary to convey such Content to CTI, and (b) automatically grants to CTI the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, redistribute, transmit, perform and display such Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such Content. Further, CTI is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques and suggestions contained in any Content or communications that LICENSEE sends for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to creating, manufacturing, and marketing products and/or services using such information.

LICENSEE may not de-compile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the SOFTWARE to human readable form. LICENSEE may not modify, rent, lease, loan the SOFTWARE or distribute copies of it. LICENSEE may not electronically transfer the SOFTWARE over a network, a telephone circuit or the Internet.

LICENSEE may not create derivative software based upon any trade secret or proprietary information of CTI and/or its licensors. LICENSEE may not sub-license, assign or transfer this License. LICENSEE may not copy the printed information in the package. LICENSEE may not adapt or use any trademark or trade name which is similar to or likely to be confusing with that of CTI or any of its licensors or take any other action which impairs or reduces the trademark rights of CTI or of its licensors.

LICENSEE may make one copy of the SOFTWARE for backup or archival purposes, provided that LICENSEE duplicates the copyright notice and other identifying information on the disk's label and affixes such notice to the backup copy. LICENSEE may print a copy of the documentation from the disk only for LICENSEE's use for the sole purpose of operating the SOFTWARE.

LICENSEE further acknowledges that this License is not a sale or an assignment of CTI’s and/or its licensors' intellectual property rights in the SOFTWARE and the accompanying documentation and that CTI and its licensors continue to own title to the SOFTWARE and copyright to the printed information.

SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS RELATED TO COPERNIC 2000

The Copernic 2000 SOFTWARE may be freely distributed by the LICENSEE, provided that:

1. Such distribution includes only the original archive supplied by CTI. LICENSEE may not alter, delete or add any files in the distribution archive.

2. The distribution does not include a registration number. In particular, LICENSEE may not distribute a registered piece of SOFTWARE.

3. No money is charged to the person receiving the Copernic 2000 SOFTWARE, beyond reasonable cost of packaging and other overhead.

NO WARRANTY

CTI does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations that the functions contained in the SOFTWARE will meet LICENSEE's requirements or that the operation of the SOFTWARE will be uninterrupted or error-free. Any other software and any hardware furnished with or accompanying the SOFTWARE is not warranted by CTI.

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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF ANY OTHER TYPE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND TO ANY REMEDY AGAINST CTI AND/OR ITS LICENSORS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, DELICT, QUASI-DELICT OR OTHERWISE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THE PRECEDING EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY.

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How to Search Using Copernic

· Creating a New Search

· Modifying a Search

· Starting a Search

· Search Progress Window

· Validating Documents

· Downloading Documents

· Refining a Search

· Finding Words in Results


Creating a New Search

This function is used to set the search query, the category and search parameters. The program features a wizard and a classic mode to create a new search. However, the wizard mode does not allow tracking of searches (see Search Tracking with Copernic 2000 Pro). Clicking on the bottom left icon of the New Search window allows you to switch from one mode to the other.

In classic mode, the New Search window allows you to create a search with three tabs.

General tab

Select the most appropriate category for your search. All categories are available with Copernic 2000 Plus/Pro, and only 7 are available with the free Copernic 2000. The Properties button of this window opens the Category Properties window.

Enter a question or specify the significant keywords to search for. Each word must be separated by a space.

Select the appropriate search mode:

•	Answer my question: You must use this mode if you intend to enter a question or a sentence. The software will identify keywords from your question or sentence and submit them to search engines (and). The software will also highlight similar words corresponding to the identified keywords.

•	search for all words: returns will include every keyword entered (and)

•	search for any word: returns will include at least one keyword (or)

•	search for exact phrase: returns will include the exact phrase entered ("...")

Possible modes of entry of a search query are:

•	one word or a simple sequence of words (e.g. sport health benefits)

•	a sequence of words in quotation marks (e.g. "Albert Einstein")

•	a combination of the first two options (e.g. "Albert Einstein" relativity)

•	a question or a sentence (e.g. Where was Albert Einstein born?). Important notice: Quotes are not allowed with the Answer my question search mode, and English only must be used. Avoid using non-significant words in your question or sentence because they may be misinterpreted by the software algorithm. Indeed, search engine may ignore some pertinent documents where a non-significant word does not appear. If you can enter keywords instead of a question, they should give you better search results.

The combination of significant words help to narrow the search of documents. Please note that search operators (AND, OR, EXCEPT, NEAR) are only available with the Refine function (see Refining a Search).

· Using spell checking feature (with Copernic 2000 Pro only)

This feature allows you to check the spelling of search keywords while typing. If a word is not spelled correctly, it is underlined with a wavy red line. Right-click the mouse for a list of suggested corrections. You can decide to correct the misspelled word by selecting the more appropriate suggestion. You can also ignore all suggestions or open the Spell Check window via the Spelling option. Please note that this window may be also opened by clicking on the ABC button located at the right side of the keyword field.

The Spell Check window allows you to view the suggested correction list and spelling commands. You can decide to correct the misspelled word by selecting the more appropriate suggestion and clicking the Change button. If you decide to ignore all suggestions or to add the word to the dictionary, click the Ignore or Add button, as the case may be. The Options button of this window opens the Spelling Options window which allows you to customize the spell checking feature (dictionary choice, specific options, accuracy level, user words). For more details see the Spelling section instructions in Options Window.

· Using the Automated task feature (with Copernic 2000 Pro only)

This feature allows you to combine an automated task with scouring of search engines.

The software will automatically perform the selected job after having scoured search engines.

You can select either one of the three following options from the Automated task drop-down list:

Validate documents: The software will automatically check if documents are reachable or unreachable. By clicking the More button you get two options: Properties allows you to open the Validate Documents window for changing default settings; Set as Default allows you to select this automated task by default for subsequent new searches. See Validating Documents.

Download documents: The software will automatically download reachable documents. By clicking the More button you get two options: Properties allows you to open the Download Documents window to modify default settings; Set as Default allows you to select this automated task by default for subsequent new searches. See Downloading Documents.

Refine search: The software will automatically download reachable documents and refine your search. By clicking the More button you get two options: Properties allows you to open the Refine Search window to modify your search query and default settings; Set as Default allows you to select this automated task by default for subsequent new searches. See Refining a Search.

Details tab

This tab allows you to modify the default search scheme. Each scheme sets the maximum number of matching documents to retain respectively for each engine and for the entire search. Four schemes are available: Quick search (10/100), Normal search (20/200), Detailed search (30/300) and Custom search (user defined). You may set the Custom search scheme to a maximum of 300 results per engine and a maximum of 1000 results for the entire search.

You can also use the Notes field to write a comment.

To modify the default search scheme of the selected category, or for all categories, click the Defaults button (see Categories Window).

In most cases, you should obtain enough results using the default choices. In the case of an exhaustive search, it is advisable to obtain a maximum number of results before using the Validate and Refine functions. However, you should remember that the search will take longer and that the amount of space required on the hard disk will be greater.

Updating of engines and software update checking are processed automatically by the software. The engine updating may add, modify or remove engines and categories.

Tracking tab (with Copernic 2000 Pro only)

The first section of this tab allows you to program a tracking schedule for your search. The second section will show you some schedule details after programming has been completed (next run time, last run time and e-mail recipient(s)). For more extensive information about the features and operation of Copernic 2000 Pro Tracker, see Search Tracking with Copernic 2000 Pro.

To track a search, check the Update this search automatically check box; the drop-down list indicates Select a schedule or create a new one. Instructions may differ depending on whether this is your first Copernic search tracking or not.

· Programming the first Copernic search tracking

If the drop-down list does not display any existing schedule, click on the New Schedule button; the New Tracking Schedule wizard will begin execution. This wizard allows you to program a tracking schedule. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions.

· Programming subsequent Copernic search tracking

If the drop-down list displays an existing schedule, there are three possible scenarios:

None of the schedules listed suits your needs: click the New Schedule button. The New Tracking Schedule wizard will guide you through the necessary steps to specify tracking frequency and e-mailing of tracking reports, if you wish.

An already existing schedule suits your needs: simply select it.

You wish to change an already existing schedule: select it from the drop-down list and click Modify Schedule. The Modify Tracking Schedule wizard will guide you through the necessary steps to specify tracking frequency and e-mailing of tracking reports, if you wish. Note that if you make changes to a schedule, the change will apply to all other searches using the schedule.

See also: Starting a Search, Modifying a Search, Refining a Search.


Modifying a Search

This function is used to change the parameters of an existing search.

The Modify Search window is exactly the same as the New Search window, in classic mode. For more information, see Creating a New Search.

See also: Starting a Search, Refining a Search.


Starting a Search

This function starts searching for an existing search. When you update a search, previously found documents will be deleted automatically if no search engine reports them again.

See also: Search Progress Window, Creating a New Search, Modifying a Search, Refining a Search.


Validating Documents

This function identifies documents that cannot be reached, either because their address is invalid or because the connection could not be established within the time limit set. This validation can be carried out on all the results of a search or on selected results only.

The Validate Documents window has two check boxes:

· Remove unreachable documents: Automatically remove bad links and Web pages which are not reachable after the default attempt delay has elapsed (see Connection tab in Options Window).

· Validate selected documents only: Validate documents which you have selected from the main window only. To select documents, click on each one using the left mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key.

See also: Downloading Documents, Refining a Search.


Downloading Documents

This function downloads found documents to disk for offline browsing. This function can be applied to all the results of a search or to selected results only.

The Download Documents window has three check boxes:

· Remove unreachable documents: Automatically remove bad links and Web pages which are not reachable after the default attempt delay (see Connection tab in Options Window Overview).

· Download images: Download images. Please note that downloading time may be greatly increased if your search contains many documents or some documents with numerous and large images.

· Download selected documents only: Download documents which you have selected from the main window only. To select documents, click on each one using the left mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key.

See also: Validating Documents, Refining a Search.


Refining a Search

This function allows you to refine downloaded documents by using search operators, parentheses and quotes with keywords of a refine query. A refine can be done on all results of a search or on selected results only.

The Refine Documents window has two sections:

Mode

This section offers two refine modes:

· Answer my question: The software will identify keywords from your question or sentence and find relevant documents. Relevant documents must contain every significant keyword from the sentence entered in plain English. Important notice: Quotes are not allowed with this refine mode, and English must be used only. Avoid using non-significant words in your question or sentence because they may be misinterpreted by the software algorithm. Indeed, the software may ignore some pertinent documents where a non-significant word does not appear. If you can enter keywords and use logical operators instead of a question, they should give you better search results.

· Find keywords: To find relevant documents with this more powerful refine mode you must enter keywords using search operators between each such as explained below. The two options allow you to add keyword criteria:

Match whole words only: Relevant documents must contain whole words.

Match case: Relevant documents must have the exact combination of uppercase and lowercase characters of the search keywords.

Parameters

The three options available in this section concern documents:

· Remove non-matching documents: Automatically remove irrelevant documents and unreachable links. Please note that by requesting a new refine with another query, after having selected this option, your search database can be reduced substantially.

· Download images: Download images. Please note that downloading time may increase significantly if your search contains many documents or some documents with numerous and large images.

· Refine selected documents only: Refine documents that you have selected from the main window only. To select documents, click on each one using the left mouse button while holding down the Ctrl key.

Query formulation

The Refine function must be performed with search operators placed between the keywords of a search. You can also use parentheses and quotes for phrases.

•	one word (e.g. sport)

•	a simple sequence of words (e.g. sport AND health AND benefits; sport AND health OR benefits; sport AND health EXCEPT boxing)

•	a sequence of words in quotation marks (e.g. "Albert Einstein")

•	a combination of the two preceding options (e.g. "Albert Einstein" AND relativity OR mathematics; "Albert Einstein" OR "Marie Curie"; "Gilles Villeneuve" NEAR Circuit)

The combination of significant words should help to narrow the search for documents.

Some guidelines about search operators (the use of capital letters is only for better clarity)

AND: For a more specific query, use this search operator. It limits results to those documents that contain all of the search terms in your query. For instance, using these search queries: sport AND health AND benefits, the search query should retrieve only those documents containing all three words in the same document.

OR: This operator may be useful for the first phases of a search, when you are not exactly sure what information is available on your topic or what words are used to categorize it. When used between two words, the OR operator instructs the search tool to retrieve any document containing either of the words. This search operator returns the most found documents. Indeed, search queries containing OR are very broad and may often return documents that are not relevant.

NEAR: The NEAR operator is used to limit results to those documents that contain a combination of two words which are in close proximity (maximum 10 words). For instance, if you are performing a search for the query Jacques NEAR Villeneuve, you may wish to retrieve only documents with the two words Jacques and Villeneuve being in close proximity. Consequently, documents containing the two words as follows should be considered as relevant because their proximity is less than 10: "Jacques Villeneuve"; "the two Villeneuve, Gilles and Jacques"; "Gilles Villeneuve and his son Jacques").

EXCEPT (AND NOT): This operator is used to ignore documents containing a particular word or combination of words from your search results. For example, if you are performing a search on the words "sport" and "health", you may wish to exclude documents dealing with "boxing". To make this exclusion, you should construct your search query as follows: sport AND health EXCEPT boxing. The search will then identify all documents containing the words "sport" and "health" except for those that also contain the word "boxing" as illustrated below.

OR NOT: The purpose of these two combined operators is to include among the results any documents other than those referring to a particular word or combination of words in your search results. For example, if you are performing a search on the words "sport" and "health" and you also wish to consider all other documents except those dealing with "boxing", your query should be formulated as follows: sport AND health OR NOT boxing. The search will then identify all documents containing the words "sport" and "health" and all other documents which do not contain the word "boxing".

By browsing through your result list, you may determine whether or not your query is returning relevant documents. Then, you may construct a search query using the search operators OR, AND, EXCEPT and OR NOT to improve the results obtained.

If you are sure that a certain phrase exists on the page you are looking for, you may put the phrase in quotes. For example, you may write the title of a song, such as "Love me Tender" by Elvis Presley.

Summary

AND: Finds only documents containing all of the specified words or phrases.

OR: Finds documents containing at least one of the specified words or phrases. The found documents could contain all, but do not have to.

NEAR: Finds only documents containing two specified words or phrases which are in close proximity.

EXCEPT (AND NOT): Excludes documents containing the specified word or phrase. You may write AND NOT instead of EXCEPT.

OR NOT: Includes all other documents than those referred to a particular word or combination of words.

Advanced refining

Users wishing to refine with a sophisticated search query may consider the following examples presented as illustrations:

Example 1: (sport and health) or "physical education" or "web surfing"

Example 2: not ((sport or health) and "physical education" and not "web surfing")

Example 3: (sport and health and "physical education") except "web surfing"

See also: Validating Documents, Downloading Documents.


Finding Words in Results

This feature allows you to search for text in the title, description and address of found documents.

Select a search and select Edit/Find in results from the main menu. Then simply enter your keywords and click on the OK button. The software will point the first document containing keywords. To see next ones, if any, use the F3 key.

The Find in results window has two check boxes:

· Start from top of list: Start searching from the first result.

· Match case: Relevant documents must have the exact combination of uppercase and lowercase characters of the search keywords.


Browsing Search Results

· Search Result Page

· Search Result Toolbar

· Result Explorer Window


Search Result Page

This page allows you to browse search results. Displaying a search report in Web page format also allows you to benefit from the full potential of the browser, including printing results and the Copy and Paste functions.

The report heading identifies the keywords of a search, its category, date of the search or of its last update, the number of documents found and the order in which the documents are sorted.

You can check the Show document summaries check box to activate or deactivate display of summaries of found documents.

Search results are displayed as follows for each document:

•	The first line indicates the number assigned to the document according to the order in which it is displayed on screen, the document title and its relevancy score (numerically and graphically displayed). Note that a document may be assigned a different number for each type of sorting.

•	The other lines contain the document summary, pertinent search engines and document addresses. In order to distinguish possible address types, the address of a document on disk is followed by a symbol representing a page with a floppy disk inside.

Search keywords are highlighted in titles, addresses and summaries.

See also: Search Result Toolbar.


Search Result Toolbar

This toolbar appears at the bottom right corner of the screen when using the Browse function in the classic search result toolbar mode.

The browsing functions may be applied to all results of a search or to a specific type of results (new documents, downloaded document, refined document, checkmarked documents, all documents). You may also enable or disable the display of unreachable documents.

This toolbar features:

•	A drop-down list to scroll document titles where search keywords are highlighted

•	4 navigation buttons

•	go to the first document

•	go to the previous document

•	go to the next document

•	go to the last document

•	A sort key selector

•	rank: rank attributed to a document in terms of its degree of interest

•	title: title of the document

•	address: document address

•	date: date of the search or last update

•	 A sort order selector

•	display the documents in ascending order based on the selected sort key

•	display the documents in descending order based on the selected sort key

See also: Search Result Page.


Main Screen Overview

· Menu Overview

· Toolbar Overview

· Main Window


Toolbar Overview

The main screen shows two toolbars which can be hidden or moved for more convenience. Text labels can also be hidden.

Standard Toolbar

The group of buttons in this toolbar provides quick access to the most frequently used commands.

The buttons are:

· New: Allows you to create a new search (see Creating a New Search)

· Modify: Allows you to change the parameters of the selected search (see Modifying a Search)

· Track: Allows you to schedule auto-updates of the selected search (see Programming Tracking Schedules)

· Search: Submit the selected search to the selected category

· Validate: Check if found documents are reachable and remove dead links for the selected search (see Validating Documents)

· Download: Download found documents to your computer for the selected search (see Downloading Documents)

· Refine: Perform a sub-search on the local copy of found documents for the selected search after having downloaded them (if not already done) (see Refining a Search)

· Stop: Stop the current operation

· Browse: Show results using a Web report for the selected search and open the search result toolbar or, as the case may be, the integrated Result Explorer window only (see Browsing Search Results)

· Send: Send the selected search by e-mail (see Mailing Search Results)

Advanced Toolbar

This toolbar allows you to manage your folders and to customize the presentation of results on screen.

· Folder: This drop-down list allows you to select the search folder to be opened (see Folder Management).

· Result buttons: The four buttons allow you to customize the presentation of results in the main window

Summaries: Show or hide the found document summaries

Highlight: Deactivate or activate the highlighting of search keywords in result lists and downloaded documents

Zoom: Enlarge or narrow the result preview pane by hiding or displaying the search list

Skins: Show or close the Skin Browser

See also: Menu Overview.


Main Window

List of searches

This section of the main window displays the general information associated with each search of the currently open folder. The elements for each search are displayed in these five columns:

•	Keywords: the keywords to search for

•	Mode: the search mode (question, all words, any word, exact phrase)

•	Updated: the date of the search or its last update

•	Matches: the number of matches obtained during the search

•	Category: the selected category

•	Schedule: the schedule name

By selecting View/Columns… from the main menu (see Column Chooser Window), you may add or hide columns such as:

•	Flag State: sign to identify interesting searches

•	Scheme: search scheme (Quick, Normal, Detailed, Custom)

•	Created: search creation date

•	Notes: user comments

It is possible to sort by column in ascending or descending order (click any column header), to move the columns (use drag and drop) and to adjust their width. A triangle appears on the sort column and the direction in which it is pointed indicates the ascending or descending order of the searches. If you right-click when selecting a column header, some additional commands are available: Best Fit automatically adjusts the column width; Remove this Column hides the column.

List of results

This section of the main window displays the document list for the selected search. The standard elements for each document are displayed in these six columns:

•	State: the document state (reachable, unreachable, new, refined, downloaded, visited and skipped). They are shown by icons, colors and bold fonts (select Window/Legend from the main menu to see the state legend)

•	Checkmark: optional checkmark state allowing user to mark interesting documents. Select the document and click on the corresponding box to toggle this state

•	Title: the document title

•	Address: the document Web address

•	Score: score attributed to a document in terms of relevancy or degree of interest. The maximal score is 100 % and it may be displayed graphically or numerically. By selecting View/Options/General from the main menu and clicking Graphically display document scores, you can change the standard configuration. This option is also available by clicking the right mouse button after selecting the Score column header.

•	Engines: the search engines where the document was found

You can hide any column by dragging it out of the headers. Also, by selecting View/Columns… from the main menu, you may add or hide columns such as these ones:

•	Hit Count: the number of engines where a document was found

•	Found: the date when a document was found

•	Visited: last online consultation date of a document

•	Local Page: disk file path of a downloaded document

Summary: A summary is available for each found document. You can deactivate or reactivate the summary view by selecting View/Results/Summary from the main menu or by clicking the Summary button. The default sets may be also modified (see Appearance Window).

You can display a special window which will indicate all the properties of a specific document. To do so, select a document and use the function File/Properties from the main menu. This function can be also used by clicking the right button of your mouse.

You can deactivate or reactivate the highlighting of search keywords in results by selecting View/Results/Highlight from the main menu or by clicking the Highlight button.

It is also possible to sort by column in ascending or descending order (click any column header), to move the columns (use drag and drop) and to adjust their width. A triangle appears in the sort column and the direction in which it is pointed indicates the ascending or descending order of the results. If you right-click when pointing a column header, some additional commands are available: Best Fit automatically adjusts the column width; Remove this Column hides the selected column.

Category bar

This bar displays category shortcuts. Use ascending or descending arrows to scroll categories. Clicking a category opens the New Search window (wizard or classic mode - see Creating a New Search).

This bar may be customized (Copernic 2000 Plus/Pro only) by adding, removing, moving up or moving down categories. To do so you have to select View/Options/Categories from the main menu and click the Settings button in the Category bar section. You can also right-click into the category bar and select Customize Shortcuts.

Right-clicking also allows you to modify the icons display, remove shortcuts or hide the category bar.

The Add More button, located immediately below the Category Bar, opens the Add More Engines page from the Copernic Web site. To install an additional Engine package simply follow the instructions indicated on this Web page. Note that only the commercial version allows the addition of unlimited engine packages.

Updating of engines and the software update checking are processed automatically by the software. The engine updating may add, modify or remove engines and categories.


Menu Overview

There are eight sections of menu commands:

· File

Open: Open the selected document in the last active browser window

Open in New Window: Open the selected document in a new browser window

Folder: Contains commands for managing folders (see Folder Management)

Create...: Create a new folder

Delete: Delete an existing folder

Rename: Rename an existing folder

Compact All: Compact all search folders

Properties: Display the properties of the selected document

Send: Send the selected search or results by e-mail (see Mailing Search Results)

HTML Report by E-mail: Send the selected HTML report by e-mail

Text Report by E-mail: Send the selected text report by e-mail

Result by E-mail: Send the selected result by e-mail

Export: Save the selected search on disk (HTML File, Text File, Extended Markup Language File (XML), Comma Separated File or dBASE File - see Exporting Search Results)

Exit: Close the window

· Edit

Copy: Copy the addresses of the selected documents onto the Clipboard

Delete: Delete the selected items (searches or documents)

Select All: Select all items (searches or documents)

Invert Selection: Invert item selection (searches or documents)

Find in Results: Search for text in the search results (see Finding Words in Results)

Find Next: Continue the search

· View

Summaries: Show or hide the found document summaries

Highlight Keywords: Deactivate or activate the highlighting of search keywords in result lists and downloaded documents

Layout: Contains commands to change layout settings

Toolbars: Show or hide the selected toolbar (Standard or Advanced) or text labels (see Toolbar Overview)

Status Bar: Show or hide the status bar

Category Bar: Show or hide the category bar

Split Horizontally: Tile the search and result lists horizontally

Split Vertically: Tile the search and result lists vertically

Zoom: Enlarge or narrow the result list by hiding or displaying the search list

Skins: Customize toolbar graphic appearance using skins (see Skins)

Appearance: Customize view appearance (see Appearance Window)

Sort Searches By: Sort searches by various fields (keywords, last update, matches, category, etc.)

Sort Results By: Sort results by various fields (state, checkmark state, title, address, score, hit count, date found, engines, etc.)

Columns: Show or hide columns for viewing searches and results (see Column Chooser Window)

· Search

New: Create a new search (see Creating a New Search)

Modify: Change the properties of the selected search (see Modifying a Search)

Duplicate: Copy selected search parameters to a new search

Update Search: Submit the selected search to the search engines of the selected category (see Starting a Search)

Track: Create a search tracking schedule (see Search Tracking with Copernic 2000 Pro)

Stop: Stop the current operation

Move To: Move selected searches to another folder (see Folder Management)

Copy To: Copy selected searches to another folder (see Folder Management)

· Results

Browse: Open the search result page for the selected search and the search result toolbar or, as the case may be, the integrated Result Explorer window only (see Browsing Search Results)

Validate: Check if found documents are reachable (see Validating Documents)

Download: Download found documents for offline browsing (see Downloading Documents)

Refine: Perform a sub-search on the local copy of found documents after having downloaded them (if not already done) (see Refining a Search)

· Tools

Check Updates Now: Check for engine and software updates. This operation starts the engine updating process and software update checking. If a software update is available, a new Update Available button will appear at the top right side of the main window toolbar.

Add More Engines: Open the additional search engine page

Categories...: Display information about available categories and their content (see Categories Window)

Tracking Schedules…: Display the Tracking Schedules window (see Programming Tracking Schedules)

Options...: Display configuration settings (see Options Window)

· Window

Search Progress: View the search progress window of the last search operation (see Search Progress Window)

Validate Progress: View the validate progress window of the last search operation (see Validating Documents)

Download Progress: View the download progress window of the last search operation (see Downloading Documents)

Search Results: View the search result toolbar or the Result Explorer window, as the case may be (see Search Result Toolbar or Result Explorer Window)

Legend: View the legend window which gives the significance of the different icons appearing for each found document shown on the main window, including colors and bold fonts (see Main Window)

· Help

Help Topics: Display the Copernic help topics

Suggest a New Feature: Open a form on the Copernic Web site that allows you to submit a suggestion for a new feature

Suggest a New Search Engine: Open a form on the Copernic Web site that allows you to submit a suggestion for a specific engine

Invite a Friend to Try Copernic: Open your e-mail client application to send a friend an invitation to try Copernic

Copernic Home Page: Open Copernic home page

About Copernic: Display information about the Copernic version and copyrights

See also: Toolbar Overview.


Folder Management

This function allows you to classify searches in categories to facilitate the tracing and management of documents.

The Create, Delete and Rename functions are accessible from the File/Folder section of the main menu.

You may also copy or move searches from one folder to another via the functions Copy to or Move to, found in the Search section of the main menu.


Customizing Copernic

· Categories Window

· Options Window

· Appearance Window

· Column Chooser Window

· Skins


Categories Window

The Categories window can be opened by selecting View/Categories from the main menu or by selecting View/Options/Categories from the main menu and clicking the Settings button of the Categories/Engines section. This window shows all available categories. To see the properties of a particular category click the Properties button when a category is selected. This will open the Category Properties window.

The Category Properties window has two tabs.

The Search tab shows the category description and the list of its available engines (search engines). The two buttons List and Details allow you to see only the list or to see details for each listed search engine such as supported Boolean operators and search functions. By clicking a listed search engine you will command the opening of a new window where the same details are displayed. This window features the two buttons Authorization (if applicable) and Visit Home Page. You may also deactivate or reactivate default engines by clicking the corresponding checkbox.

The Details tab allows you to modify the default search scheme. Each scheme sets the maximum number of matching documents to retain respectively for each engine and for the entire search. Four schemes are available: Quick search (10/100), Normal search (20/200), Detailed search (30/300) and Custom search (user defined). You may set the Custom search scheme to a maximum of 300 results per engine and a maximum total of 1000 results (see Creating a New Search).

The updating of engines and software update checking are processed automatically by the software. The engine updating may add, modify or remove engines and categories.


Options Window

This window allows you to change configuration settings with seven tabs.

General tab

•	Visual settings

The first option of this section allows you to display or not pop-up descriptions for toolbar buttons.

The second option allows you to display document addresses as text.

The third option allows you to display document scores as a graphic bar or as a text percentage.

The fourth option allows you to make the contextual advertisement banner appear or not when searching (Copernic 2000 Plus/Pro only).

The Reset Toolbars and Reset Columns buttons allow restoring, as the case may be, the default toolbar or column settings.

•	Prompts

This section allows you to enable or disable prompts or confirmations when clicking on the Settings button. These choices may be made by checking the following prompt boxes:

Show browse results tip following search completion.

Confirm before stopping an operation.

Confirm before deleting searches or results.

Show message when unreachable documents are removed.

Show warning when engines do not support the selected search mode.

Show warning if no Internet connection is detected.

Show report after engine updates.

Ask to modify your search query if no result is found.

•	Spelling

This section allows you to customize the spell checking feature of search keywords (dictionary choice, specific options, accuracy level, user words) - see Creating a New Search, Modifying a Search. The Settings button opens the Spelling Options window.

The Spelling Options window has four sections:

1.	Dictionary: allows you to choose between available dictionaries: English (United States), English (United Kingdom).

2.	Options: allows you to modify default options. Select an option and double click on it or check the appropriate check box to enable or disable it.

3.	Suggestions: allows faster spell word searches or more accurate ones (slower but better) by dragging the scale bar arrow to left or right.

4.	User words: shows you all words added to the default dictionary.

Connection tab

•	Searches

This section allows you to change the number of simultaneous transfers, the delay for the search timeout and the maximum size of files to download.

•	Proxies

This section allows you to indicate if you are connected through a proxy server (HTTP or Socks) and to enter its settings (address and port). If necessary, it also allows you to enter the parameters related to the use of a proxy authorization procedure (user name, password).

Categories tab

•	Categories / Engines

By clicking the Settings button, this section of the Categories tab also gives access to the Categories window which allows you to view the categories and their properties and to modify the default settings. See Categories Window for more information about the window description.

•	Engine packages

By clicking the Settings button, this section of the Categories tab gives access to the Engine Packages window which allows you to see the list of all the search engine packages you have installed, in addition to those already included in the software. It is also possible to remove and add engine packages.

•	Category bar

The Category Bar Properties window allows you to move categories between the Category bar shortcuts and Available Categories sections, though you can customize the category bar of the main window. Shortcuts may be added, removed and moved up or down.

Browser tab

•	Searches

This section allows you to choose between the Result Explorer window or the classic search result toolbar to browse found documents.

•	Internet Explorer (only with IE4 or later)

This section allows you to change the integration features to Internet Explorer and Active Desktop. By clicking on the Settings button you may choose between the complete or the custom use of web-search enhancements. These two features can be configured by clicking the appropriate check box:

1.	Enable Internet Explorer search extensions: allow you to add search features to the Internet Explorer search bar, pop-up menu and address bar. Features include:

a)	Replacement of the Internet Explorer search bar by the Copernic Active Search component allowing use of Copernic when the Search button of Internet Explorer toolbar is clicked

b)	Possibility of launching the Copernic Active Search component for a selected word or group of words directly from any Web page

c)	Possibility of launching the Copernic Active Search function directly from the address bar

2.	Create a shortcut to Copernic on the Quick Launch toolbar: this feature allows you to create a shortcut on the Quick Launch toolbar.

•	Netscape Navigator

This section allows you always to use Netscape Navigator with the software by clicking the check box. In this case, you can also click the Path button to indicate the corresponding browser path, otherwise it will be detected automatically. If you want to use the Result Explorer instead of the classic Search Result Toolbar, check the appropriate box in the Search Results section.

Tracking tab

This tab allows you to modify settings related to the Internet connection and e-mail reports entered previously in the Tracking Configuration window the first time you selected Tools/Options/Tracking Schedules, from the main menu, or programmed a search tracking schedule. See Tracking Configuration Wizard.

This tab features two sections:

•	Internet connection

This section is used mainly for modem connections. In this case, the Tracker must be able automatically to connect to or disconnect from the Internet.

•	E-mail reports

Use this section to enter default settings to send search tracking reports via e-mail (e-mail address, reply address, SMTP server).

Advanced tab

•	Timeouts

This section allows you to make the default search timeout delay applied to all operations or to indicate specific timeout delays for validation and downloading operations.

•	Files

This section allows you to indicate if searches should be deleted automatically after a specified number of days and to clear downloaded files on demand.


Technical Specifications

Searches

•	The best Internet search engines and directories are grouped under categories such as The Web (plus 7 language or country-based categories), Newsgroups, E-mail Addresses, Buy Books, Buy Hardware, Buy Software, Antiques & Collectibles, Auctions, Business & Finance, Buy Music, Buy Videos, Cars, Computer Security, Desktop Themes, Discussion Sources, Encyclopedias, File Search, Games, Gardening, Health, Humor, Images, Jobs, Kids, Life, Movies, MP3, Multimedia, Music, News (7 language or country-based categories), Newspapers, Newswire, Programming, Recipes, Sciences, Software Download, Sport News, Tech News, Tech Reviews, Top News, Travel and Yellow Pages.

•	The free Copernic 2000 offers the first 6 categories mentioned previously, plus one of the seven language or country-based categories which allow users to seek information on the Web. Some 70 information sources are accessible with this version. On the other hand, the commercial versions, Copernic 2000 Plus and Copernic 2000 Pro, offer 55 categories, providing access to some 520 search engines and directories.

•	Possibility of choosing from among multiple categories with specialized search engines to handle queries

•	Possibility of adding search engines and categories from the Copernic Web site (commercial versions only)

•	Search wizard to ease search creation

•	Possibility of checking spelling of keywords: invalid words underlined with a wavy red line; possibility of viewing a list of replacement words; possibility of adding words to the dictionary (with Copernic 2000 Pro only)

•	Duplicate command to copy the parameters of an existing search to a new search

•	Category bar displaying available search categories (customizable in Copernic 2000 Plus/Pro)

•	Possibility of disabling the default engines and customizing the default search schemes in each category

•	Maximum number of results per engine: 300

•	Maximum number of results per query: 1000

•	Possibility of automating tasks such as Download or Validate documents and Refine searches (only with Copernic 2000 Pro)

•	Possibility of creating folders for the searches

•	Possibility of copying and moving searches from one folder to the other

•	Search reports may be exported in various file types (HTML, Text, XML, Comma Separated, dBASE)

•	Search reports and results may be e-mailed in HTML or in text format

•	Search and result history available (the elements are displayed in two windows: one for queries and one for detailed results)

•	No maximum number of queries in the history (limited only by the disk space available and the computer's capabilities)

•	Supports logical searches and quotes (AND / OR, for all search keywords)

•	Ability to search using a question or a sentence instead of keywords (English only)

•	Possibility of updating the results of a search (new documents highlighted)

•	Possibility of modifying query parameters at any time

Search Tracking (with Copernic 2000 Pro only; requires Explorer 4.0 or later, already included in Windows 98/2000)

•	A search tracking wizard to ease schedule programming for automatic updating of targeted searches, based on a periodic basis (once only, once or several times a day, specific days of the week or month, etc.)

•	Automatic logging onto and off the Internet through the modem at the beginning and end of a programmed tracking schedule

•	Automatic forwarding of tracking reports by e-mail, in Web page format (brief descriptions, hyperlinks to found documents, engines, etc.), to one or more particular addresses

•	Possibility of combining search tracking with another automated task (downloading, validation, refining)

•	Possibility of grouping together several searches in the same tracking schedule

•	Creation, in one simple operation, of a tracking schedule featuring several searches

•	Possibility of arranging searches in order within a tracking schedule

•	Possibility of postponing indefinitely the execution of all tracking schedules

•	Access to a window listing tracking schedules (name, tracking frequency) and searches targeted by each schedule (keywords, search category, search folder) and featuring several commands (shortcuts, search ranking, etc.)

•	Several visual items ensure smooth operation of Tracker functions (e.g. a column indicating the name of a search tracking schedule; command shortcuts are included in a window displaying all schedules)

•	Access to a window indicating schedule execution progress and listing tasks completed for each search (updating, downloading, validating, refining, e-mailing of tracking reports) as they are being completed

•	An icon appearing in the Windows taskbar while a tracking operation is underway, that can be clicked to open the tracking progress window

Internet Explorer Integration

•	Availability of an ergonomically Result Explorer window that allows user to browse found documents in an integrated browser window and to use almost all Internet Explorer features**

•	Replacement of the Internet Explorer search bar by the Copernic Active Search component allowing use of Copernic when the Search button of the Internet Explorer toolbar is clicked**

•	Possibility of launching the Copernic Active Search component for a selected word or group of words directly from any Web page displayed in Internet Explorer**

•	Additional button on the Internet Explorer toolbar and command added to the Internet Explorer Tools menu in order to launch Copernic***

•	Possibility of launching the Copernic Active Search function directly from the address bar**

Results

•	Found documents are scored and displayed according to their relevancy

•	Automatic elimination of duplicate documents

•	Extensive information concerning each search: flag state, keywords, search mode, creation date, last update, number of matches, category, schedule name and notes

•	Extensive information concerning each document displayed on screen: state (reachable, unreachable, new, refined, downloaded, visited, skipped), title, summary, address, local page, score (graphically or numerically), hit count, date found, found by

•	Progressive display of the results obtained during the search

•	Possibility of searching for text in the results shown on screen

•	Highlighting of keywords in titles, addresses and summaries of found documents within the main window and the HTML result page

•	Highlighting of keywords in downloaded documents

•	Zoom mode in the main window to enlarge the on-screen view of results

•	Possibility of deleting results

•	Possibility, upon request, of pinpointing or deleting unreachable documents (overall documents or a selection of desired documents)

•	Possibility of refining searches from downloaded pages (overall results or a selection of desired results, supports search operators (AND, OR, EXCEPT, NEAR), parentheses and phrases

•	Documents may be downloaded, on request, for offline browsing (overall results or a selection of desired documents)

•	Possibility of consulting a document during a search

•	Production of a search report in Web page format

•	Possibility of sorting the report presented in Web page format (by score, title, address or date)

•	Availability of a quick selector to facilitate navigation and consultation of results using the browser (directional arrows, pull-down menu to select documents, shortcut to the page containing the results, sort key selector for the report)

•	Extensive use of icons, fonts* and colors* to pinpoint documents more easily

•	An ergonomically designed Result Explorer window serves to browse, filter and sort found documents, instead of using the classic search result toolbar**

Configuration

•	All search engines of a given category may be contacted simultaneously (up to 32, speed is limited mainly by the computer's capabilities and the Internet connection)

•	Ability to customize the graphical appearance of toolbars using downloadable skins

•	Ability to customize sound events

•	Possibility of customizing search schemes (quick, normal, detailed, custom) by search and category in order to choose the maximum numbers of results to retrieve per engine and for the entire search

•	Possibility of customizing the search presentation (multiple sorting by column in ascending or descending order, column shift*, hiding, adding and resizing columns)

•	Possibility of hiding, adding and moving columns in the main window

•	Connection management options available: number of simultaneous connections, time-out delays

•	Support of all Internet connection modes, including HTTP or Socks proxy servers (imports configuration from browser, manages the authorization procedure for proxies)

•	Possibility of changing multiple configuration settings (visual settings, prompts, Internet Explorer ActiveX components and files managing facilities)

•	Customizable toolbar locations in the main window and Result Explorer

•	Search result preview pane may be presented horizontally or vertically

•	Search results may be customized (multiple sorting by column, in ascending or descending order, column shift* and resizing)

•	Up to thirty-two pages may be validated simultaneously (speed limited mainly by the computer's performance and the Internet connection)

•	Up to thirty-two pages may be downloaded simultaneously (speed limited mainly by the computer's performance and the Internet connection)

•	Software configuration wizard included

•	Automatic engine and software updates via Internet

•	Possibility of creating a shortcut to Copernic on the Windows Quick Launch toolbar**

Compatibility

•	Minimum equipment requirements: 486-33 MHz, 8 MB of RAM, 5 MB of disk space

•	Operating system required: Windows 95/98 or later, Windows NT 4.0 or later

•	Browser required: Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 3.0 (32-bit) or later

•	Year 2000 compliant

•	Supports the Microsoft IntelliMouse

•	Supports multi-user configurations for individual searches and settings

•	Windows compliant software uninstall procedure

•	Accessibility to the program from Windows Start/Find menu

Other Specifications

•	Standard version Copernic 2000 is free, while Copernic 2000 Plus and Copernic 2000 Pro are is a commercial versions offered for sale

•	Technical support available at http://www.copernic.com/support/

*	Option available when one of the following applications is installed: Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2/98, NT 4.0 or later, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, and any application that updates COMCTL32.DLL to version 4.70 or later. The update facility is available from the Help/About menu.

**	Option available with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

***	Option available with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.


Acknowledgements

Copyright © 1997-2000, Copernic Technologies Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Copernic is a registered trademark of Copernic Technologies Inc. Other product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Some images are taken from the image bank, property of Digital Imagery(R) copyright 1999 PhotoDisc, Inc.


Search Progress Window

This window indicates the status of the search underway by means of progress bars and by indicating the number of links found by each search engine. When a connection is established with a search engine, it is highlighted.

Selected search engines that do not support quotation marks are not used when such symbols are present in the keywords of a search.

See also: Starting a Search.


Result Explorer Window

The Result Explorer window allows you to browse found documents in an integrated browser window. This ergonomically designed window offers special features to consult found documents more easily and more quickly.

Four toolbars (Standard, Address, Document, Filter) enable you to manage your search results in different ways by means of many useful commands. These toolbars can be hidden or displayed at your convenience. Except for the filter toolbar, they can also be moved.

Menu overview

There are five sections of menu commands:

· File

Open: Open the selected document in a new browser window

Save As: Save the currently opened document

Page Setup: Changes paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page

Print: Print the content of the currently opened document

Use Local Pages: Display local copy of found documents when available

Close: Close the window

· Edit

Cut: Remove the current selection and copy it onto the Clipboard

Copy: Copy the current selection onto the Clipboard

Paste: Insert the items you have copied or cut into the selected destination

Select All: Select all the text

Find (on this page): Search the current window for text

· View

Toolbars: Show or hide a toolbar (Standard, Address, Document, Filter) or text labels

Status Bar: Show or hide the status bar

Go To: Contains commands for browsing various pages

Back: Go to the previous page consulted

Forward: Go to the next page consulted

Home Page: Go to your home page

Stop: Stop the current page from loading

Refresh: Refresh the contents of the current page

Text Size: Specifies the relative size of text displayed in pages (Largest, Larger, Medium, Smaller, Smallest)

Source: Display the source (HTML) for the current page

Internet Options...: Enables you to change settings

· Favorites:

Add to Favorites: Add the current page to your Favorites list

Organize Favorites: Open the Favorites folder

· Results:

Show: Show all, new, downloaded, refined and checkmarked documents. The button beside Show allows you to toggle the display of unreachable documents.

Sort by: Sort documents by their score, title, address or date found and by ascending or descending order

Search Results: Go to the search result page

Previous Document: Go to the previous found document

Next Document: Go to the next found document

Web Document: Open the document from its Web site

· Help

About Copernic: Display information about the Copernic version and copyrights

Toolbar overview

The functions available from the four Result Explorer toolbars provide quick access to the most frequently used features.

· The Standard toolbar shows eight buttons:

•	Back: Go to the previous page opened

•	Forward: Go to the next page opened

•	Stop: Stop the current operation

•	Refresh: Refresh the currently opened Web page

•	Print: Print the content of the currently opened page

•	Results: Open the search result page

•	Previous: Open the previous document

•	Next: Open the next document

· The Address toolbar shows the address of the page currently open. The button to the extreme right allows you to open the currently open page in a new browser window.

· The Document toolbar offers a drop-down list which enables you to view the list of document titles for easy and efficient browsing between found documents. The search keywords are highlighted. This toolbar also displays the total number of documents in the list.

· The Filter toolbar, located at the bottom of the screen, offers two groups of functions:

•	Show: This drop-down list enables you to filter documents according to their state: all, new, downloaded, refined and checkmarked. The button to the right allows you to enable or disable the display of unreachable documents.

•	Sort by: This drop-down list enables you to sort found documents by four criteria: score, title, address and date found.

•	score: score attributed to a document in terms of relevancy or degree of interest (the maximal score is 100%)

•	title: title of the document

•	address: document address

•	date found: date of the search or last update

•	The two buttons to the right allow you to display documents by sort order:

•	A/Z button: displays the documents in ascending order

•	Z/A button: displays the documents in descending order

See also: Search Result Page.


Appearance Window

This window shows four sections allowing you to personalize the found documents presentation on the main window.

•	Rows: Allows you to modify fonts of rows (type, style, size and script).

•	Visited documents: Allows you to modify the color of visited documents (basic or custom colors).

•	Highlight: Allows you to personalize the keyword highlighting in different contexts. You may enable or disable highlighting and modify its color.

•	Summaries: Allows you to personalize the summaries of found documents. You may enable or disable summaries and modify their number of lines and fonts (type, style, size, effect, color and script).

•	Grid lines: Allows you to disable or enable the display of grid lines between results shown on screen. You may also personalize the color of the grid lines (basic or custom colors).


Exporting Search Results

This feature allows you to export search results to a disk in the following file types: HTML, Text, Extended Markup Language (XML), Comma Separated or dBASE.

First, select a search on the main screen and select File/Export from the main menu. Then the Export Search window will allow you to name the selected file, to choose its file type and to select its destination folder.

See also: Mailing Search Results.


Mailing Search Results

This feature allows you to send search results and text or HTML reports by e-mail. Please note that Copernic 2000 Pro allows you to automatically send search tracking reports by e-mail. For more details about this feature, see Programming Tracking Schedules.

First, select a search or one or more results from the main screen. Then select File/Send/HTML Report by E-mail, File/Send/Text Report by E-mail or File/Send/Result by E-mail as needed, from the main menu. The program will automatically open your default e-mail application and attach the file or insert text results with links in your message. Then choose a recipient and send your message.

See also: Exporting Search Results.


Column Chooser Window

This window shows the list of additional and hidden columns for the view of searches and results in the main window. Double clicking a column title will display the Column Chooser window on the corresponding search or result view in the main window. You can obtain the same result more easily by dragging the selected column to the desired position of the header bar. Clicking the Restore Defaults button will restore the default columns.

See also: Main Window.


Search Tracking with Copernic 2000 Pro

· Tracking Function Overview

· Programming Tracking Schedules

· Managing Tracking Schedules

· Viewing Tracking Reports

· Tracking Schedules Window Overview

· Tracking Progress Window Overview

· Tracking Configuration


Tracking Function Overview

What is a Tracking Agent?

A tracking agent is a virtual robot that automatically conducts searches on a regular periodic schedule in order to update specific searches and identify changes that have occurred.

Copernic 2000 Pro features a very powerful tracking agent fully integrated into the software in order to maintain flexibility and ease-of-use. The Copernic 2000 Pro Tracker can monitor an unlimited number of subjects on an ongoing basis and notify the presence of documents or Web pages of interest to you in the course of professional, financial or other pursuits. The Tracker will help you save a great deal of time, effort and perhaps even money, as the case may be.

How does the Copernic 2000 Pro Tracker Work?

At any time while initiating or updating a search, you can program a tracking schedule to monitor the search on a periodic basis (once only, once or several times a day, specific days of the week or month, etc.) in order to update a search automatically. If the Tracker detects that no Internet connection is established, it will log onto the Internet and log off once the task is completed. You have only to leave the computer on for the Tracker to do its job.

You can group together several searches under the same tracking schedule and even establish the order of execution of searches to be carried out within a schedule.

You can also instruct the Tracker to e-mail search reports automatically, if desired. The report lists only new documents found, along with some pertinent information (brief description, hyperlink addresses, engines, and so on). A report can also be sent to several targeted addresses, such as you, a client, a colleague, or any other person.

The Copernic 2000 Pro Tracker can also combine other tasks with search updates, such as downloading documents to disk, validating them to eliminate invalid documents, or refine valid documents after they have been downloaded. In the latter case, you can choose to use the same query or create another using search operators (AND, OR, EXCEPT, NEAR, etc.).

For more details about Copernic 2000 Pro's search tracking features, see the Search Tracking section of Technical Specifications.

System Requirements

You must have installed Internet Explorer 4.0 (minimum requirement), since the Copernic 2000 Pro Tracker uses the Windows Task Scheduler. Use of this Windows module in no way inhibits use of any other default browser with Copernic 2000 Pro.

The Task Scheduler is an integral part of Windows 98/2000. If you are using an earlier operating system, you must install Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

Here is one more piece of important information: automatic updating via the Tracker cannot take place if the computer is shut down when tracking is supposed to begin. Previously scheduled tracking cannot be initiated by turning on the computer, since the Tracker will process only updates yet to come.

See also: Programming Tracking Schedules, Tracking Configuration.


Programming Tracking Schedules

To program a tracking schedule, follow these steps:

1. 	Select a category from the Category Bar or click New to open the New Search window, if you are creating a new search.

For existing searches, simply select one or several searches. To select more than one search, press and hold the Ctrl key and click the searches using the left mouse button.

2. 	After indicating your search parameters for a new search in the Query and Details tabs, select the Tracking tab (see Creating a New Search). For more information on how to include automatic document downloading, link validation or search refining, please refer to the Query folder section in Creating a New Search.

For existing searches, simply click the Track button to open the New Tracking Schedule window.

If you have selected one existing search only, you can also click the Modify button to open the Modify Search window and then select the Tracking tab. If you want to include automatic downloading, validation or refining of documents, select the Query tab when you are already in the Modify Tracking Schedule window; if not, select Search/Modify from the main menu. If necessary, refer to Creating a New Search or Modifying a Search for the procedure to follow.

3. 	Consult the drop-down list of already existing schedules.

4. 	If none of the schedules listed suits your needs, click on the New Schedule button. The New Tracking Schedule wizard will guide you through the necessary steps to specify tracking frequency and e-mailing of tracking reports, if you wish.

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If an already existing schedule suits your needs, simply select it.

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If you wish to change an already existing schedule, select it from the drop-down list and click Modify Schedule. The Modify Tracking Schedule wizard will guide you through the necessary steps to specify tracking frequency and e-mailing of tracking reports, if you wish. Note that if you make changes to a schedule, the change will apply to all other searches using the schedule.

5. 	Click OK to confirm the end of the operation.

See also: Creating a New Search, Tracking Schedules Window Overview, Managing Tracking Schedules.


Managing Tracking Schedules

The following tasks can be completed via the Tracking Schedules window. To open the window, select Tools/Tracking Schedules from the main screen.

•	Ranking searches by tracking priority: select a search and click Move Up or Move Down until the selected search is positioned where you wish. You can also drag and drop the search to an appropriate position.

•	Overview of searches with new results that have not been consulted following a tracking operation: the latter are indicated in bold print.

•	Removing a search from a schedule: select the search and click Delete.

•	Creating a schedule: click the Search button and the New Search Schedule wizard will guide you through the necessary steps to specify tracking frequency and e-mailing of tracking reports, if you wish. See also Programming Tracking Schedules.

•	Modifying a schedule: select the schedule and click Modify. The New Search Schedule wizard will guide you through the necessary steps to specify tracking frequency and e-mailing of tracking reports, if you wish. See also Programming Tracking Schedules.

•	Deleting a schedule: select the schedule and click Delete.

•	Postponing all schedules indefinitely: click the Suspend tracking check box.

See also: Tracking Schedules Window Overview.


Viewing Tracking Reports

There are three ways of consulting search tracking updates: the Tracking Schedules window, searches listed on the main screen and your e-mail tracking messages. The latter is possible only if the send e-mail option was selected.

To view search tracking updates:

•	Via the Tracking Schedules Window

Select Tools/Tracking Schedules from the main menu. The Tracking Schedules window will highlight, in bold print, searches featuring new results that have not yet been consulted via the main screen since the tracking took place.

•	Via the Search List

From the main screen, select searches in bold print in the Search section. Note that the number of new documents found is added temporarily, in parentheses, in the Matches column. It is also possible to sort the results based on schedules by clicking on the heading of the Schedule column.

•	Via Search Tracking Reports

Open your e-mail application and consult messages entitled Copernic Tracking Report for " … ". The messages present the report in HTML format, if your e-mail software handles this option. If not, the report is attached in text format.

See also: Tracking Schedules Window Overview, Main Window.


Tracking Schedules Window Overview

The Tracking Schedules window helps you to manage tracking schedules by offering general information on programmed schedules, and useful commands.

It main use is to provide an overview of schedules and searches included in each. It displays, in bold print, searches with new results that have not yet been viewed since tracking took place. The two Move Up and Move Down buttons, or drag and drop commands, also allow you to arrange searches in order of execution priority.

The window also displays three shortcut commands too. Indeed, you can directly create, modify or delete any schedule from this window, rather than selecting Search/Modify/Tracking.

Finally, clicking the Suspend all tracking schedules check box will postpone indefinitely the execution of all tracking schedules. This feature allows you complete control over Tracker operation and avoids useless tracking (e.g. prolonged absence).

See also: Managing Tracking Schedules, Programming Tracking Schedules.


Tracking Progress Window Overview

The Tracking Progress window displays tasks completed for each search as they are being completed (updating, downloading, validation, refining, e-mailing tracking reports), as well as their operating state and degree of progress.

The schedule name and the category of the executing search are also displayed in the status bar, at the bottom of the window.

See also: Managing Tracking Schedules.


Tracking Configuration

The first time you select Tools/Options/Tracking Schedules, from the main menu, or program a search tracking schedule, a window will open requesting information so that the Tracker will perform properly.

The Tracking Configuration wizard features two steps:

•	Internet Connection

This step is mainly for modem connections. In this case, the Tracker must be able automatically to connect to or disconnect from the Internet.

•	E-mail Reports

This step allows you to enter settings related to e-mail tracking reports (e-mail address, reply address, SMTP server).


Skins

The software allows you to customize the toolbar graphic appearance using skins. From the main menu, select View/Skins. The Skin Browser option opens a corresponding window that allows you to view skins easily, delete a selected skin, and download other available skins from the Copernic Web site. The Skins command allows you also to select immediately any of the available skins displayed on the screen or to get additional skins available from the Copernic Web site using the Add More Skins option.