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	Getting Started with WebCD Viewer Run the Getting Started with WebCD Viewer multimedia presentation to quickly see how easy it is to browse this WebCD! Windows 95/NT Multimedia Presentation  Windows 3.1 Multimedia Presentation
What is WebCD?

What is WebCD?

How to View a WebCD

Viewing a WebCD for the First Time

Viewing a Previously Viewed WebCD

Using WebCD

Using the WebCD Viewer

Running the WebCD Viewer on Non-Windows Platforms

Bookmarks Window

Bookmarks Window

Bookmarks Window Toolbar

Searching in WebCD

Searching in WebCD

Search Results Window

Viewing the WebCD on Non-Windows Platforms

Running the WebCD Viewer on Non-Windows Platforms

Uninstalling the WebCD Viewer

Uninstalling the WebCD Viewer

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What is WebCD?

WebCD is new media type that combines the best of the World Wide Web and CD-ROM. By placing Web content onto CD-ROM, WebCD becomes a portable, Net-connected "Web site on a disc". WebCD is the industry's leading hybrid Web/CD publishing solution.

The Bookmarks Window (see example below) is a floating window at the upper right corner of your browser.

Double-click on any item in the Bookmarks window to open it. If the item is a folder, additional bookmarks within that folder will be displayed. If the item is a bookmark, the page referenced by the bookmark will be displayed in your browser.

If you have Internet connectivity, double-click a Live-Link TM to be connected to a live Web page.

A search engine is included on the WebCD. Just click the [image] toolbar button on the Bookmarks window to enter search criteria. (See Searching in WebCD for more information on searching.)


Viewing a WebCD for the First Time

To view a WebCD for the first time:

1	Insert the WebCD into your CD-ROM drive.

2	Windows 95:  Click the Start button and select Run.

Windows 3.1:  Select Run from the Program Manager File menu.

3	Type your CD-ROM drive letter, followed by :\setup.

4	Follow the on-screen prompts.


Viewing a Previously Viewed WebCD

There are three ways to view a WebCD you have previously viewed.

€	Follow the steps for Viewing a WebCD for the First Time .

€	Windows 95 or NT 4.x:  Double-click the icon on the desktop or the icon in the WebCD's Program Folder.

Windows 3.1:  Double-click the icon in the Program Group that was created when you installed the WebCD.

Note   The icon, the icon name, and the Program Group/Folder name are set by the producer of the WebCD. See the WebCD itself or its packaging for information about the WebCD creator.

€	a)	Insert the WebCD into your CD-ROM drive.

b)	Find the WebCD Viewer Program Group/Folder on your PC.

c)	Double-click the WebCD Viewer icon. It looks like this:  This runs the WebCD currently in your CD-ROM drive.


Using WebCD Viewer

WebCD Viewer integrates with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator for viewing the Bookmarks on your WebCD. Run setup from your CD-ROM drive. Your default browser starts up, and the WebCD Bookmarks Window appears as a floating Window.

You can navigate within WebCD documents by clicking on hypertext links just as if you were browsing on the Web, or by double-clicking on items in the Bookmarks Window. WebCD also offers an integrated search engine which locates specific text within documents on the WebCD. The Search Results window displays a list of documents that match your search criteria. Double-click on the documents or use the toolbar navigation buttons to view the documents.

Related Topics

Bookmarks Window Toolbar

Searching in WebCD


Running WebCD Viewer on Non-Windows Platforms

The documents and files on WebCD are ISO 9660 compliant. This means that the content is accessible from multiple platforms, including UNIX and Macintosh. Use the following steps to run WebCD Viewer on a non-Windows platform:

1	Locate the file called home.htm in the Docs directory on the WebCD. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is e:, home.htm would be located in e:\Docs\home.htm.

2	Open the home.htm file using your Browser. The WebCD home page is displayed allowing you to conveniently browse the entire WebCD.

Note   Under non-Windows platforms there is no Bookmarks window or search capability; however, you can use the usual Browser functions to view the WebCD.


Bookmarks Window

The WebCD Bookmarks Window consists of folders and Bookmarks to items on the WebCD. Document icons [image] represent items that are on the WebCD.  Globe icons [image] indicate WebCD Live-Links. Folders may contain Bookmarks to items on the WebCD, Live-Links to items on the Web, or additional folders.

Double-click any item in the Bookmarks Window to display that item.

Double-click on . . .	to . . .

display a document from the WebCD.

jump to the document on the live Web site. (You must have Internet connectivity to access WebCD Live-Links).

expand the folder and display its contents.

The Bookmarks Window toolbar contains buttons for navigating among documents on the WebCD. Hold your pointer over any button to display the tool-tip for that button. Click on the [image] toolbar button to roll-up the Bookmarks Window into a floating toolbar. Click on the [image] toolbar button to display the full Bookmarks Window.


Bookmarks Window Toolbar

The Bookmarks Window toolbar contains buttons for performing searches and navigating among documents in WebCD.  The Bookmarks Window toolbar can be rolled-up, resized and placed anywhere on the desktop for convenient access.

Bookmarks Window Toolbar commands:

  or  [image]  Toggles Bookmarks Window between rolled-up and rolled-down.

  Displays the WebCD home page.

  Links to the Internet and displays the current document from the live Web site.

  Displays the search dialog for entering search criteria.

  Displays the search results for the current search criteria.

  Clears the search results list and current search criteria.

  Displays the previous document in the search results list.

  Displays the currently selected document in the search results list.

  Displays the next document in the search results list.

  Runs WebCD Viewer Help.

  Displays WebCD Viewer program information.


Searching in WebCD

To perform a search:

1	Click on the search button [image].

2	Enter the search criteria into the Search for: text box in the Search dialog.

3	Click Search to perform the search. The Search Results window will appear with a list of documents that match the search criteria.

Searches are case insensitive, and a space between keywords is interpreted as the AND operator.  Searches operate on individual words separated by the search operators AND, OR and NOT.  Parenthesis can be used to create nested expressions, or to change the order of evaluation of an expression.  Punctuation (colons, periods, quotes, etc.) is not searchable.

For example, all of the following search strings will return documents that contain both the words sales and marketing:

sales and marketing

SALES  MARKETING

Sales Marketing

Expressions will be evaluated according to the following rules of precedence:

1	All expressions in parenthesis will be evaluated first.

2	Expressions containing the operators AND and NOT are evaluated next.

3	Expressions containing the operator OR are evaluated last.

The following examples are designed to illustrate these rules of precedence.

The search string . . .	Returns . . .

sales or marketing and software	documents containing both the words marketing and software, or the word sales.

(sales or marketing) and software	documents that contain both the words marketing and software, or both the words sales and software.

sales and marketing or software not development

documents that contain both the words sales and marketing, and documents that do not contain the word development, but do contain the word software.

sales and (marketing or software) not development

documents that do not contain the word development, but do contain both the words sales and marketing, or documents that do not contain the word development, but do contain both the words sales and software.


Search Results Window

The Search results window displays a list of documents that match the current search criteria.  The title and URL for the document are displayed in a scrolling list box. Double-click on a document to view it. The Search results toolbar buttons are used to navigate through the search results.

  Pins the search results window so that it remains on top of all other windows.

  Displays the search dialog for entering new search criteria.

  Clears the search results list.

  Displays the previous document in the search results list.

  Displays the currently selected document in the search results list.

  Displays the next document in the search results list.


Uninstalling the WebCD Viewer

To remove the WebCD desktop icon and the WebCD Viewer Program Folder/Group, use the Uninstall WebCD Viewer icon, found in the WebCD Viewer Program Folder/Group.

Windows 95

1	From the Windows 95 Start menu, select Programs, then WebCD Viewer. Click on Uninstall WebCD Viewer.

2	Click Yes to confirm that you do wish to remove the WebCD Viewer from your computer. You will see a message indicating that the WebCD Viewer was removed.

Windows 3.1

1	Open the WebCD Viewer Program Group from the Program Manager.

2	Click the Uninstall WebCD Viewer icon.

3	Click Yes to confirm that you do wish to remove the WebCD Viewer from your computer. You will see a message indicating that the WebCD Viewer was removed.


Glossary

Bookmark

Home Page

Live-Link

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

WebCD Link


Bookmark

An item in the Bookmarks Window that represents a link to a document or file on the WebCD or to a live Web page (Live-Link).  Double-click on a Bookmark to jump to that item.

Two types of Bookmarks:

  WebCD Link - displays a document on the WebCD.

  Live-Link - Links to the Internet and displays the document

        from the live Web site.


Home Page

The first page that comes up in the WebCD Viewer.


Live-Link

WebCD Live-Links are links to items on a live Web site.  Live-Links within the Bookmarks Window are represented by a blue globe icon.


Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

A unique identifier used to address Internet resources on the World Wide Web. The following example describes the three main parts of an URL.

Sample URL:  http://www.marketscape.com/products/webcd.htm

Host or

Protocol	Domain Name Server	Path

http:	//www.marketscape.com	/products/webcd.htm


WebCD Link

A Bookmark that jumps to a document or file on the WebCD.