ISYS HindSite/CD for Internet Explorer

Running HindSite

HindSite runs as an applet, which means HindSite runs alongside Explorer, but is not part of Explorer. To start HindSite, just click on the "HindSite Applet" icon under your Win95 start menu.

You can also start HindSite by clicking on the "ISYS HindSite Applet" entry which has been added to your Internet Explorer "Favorites" menu.

How does HindSite work?

Click on the Menu-Assisted query icon to build your own Boolean or proximity query, or use the Plain English query feature to just type what you want to know as a simple question or statement.

HindSite displays a list of all the pages that match the search criteria you entered. In the results set you'll see the URL, the name of the page,  when the page was published, how large the page is, and how many hits to your query appear on the page.

By default, HindSite displays the list in reverse chronological order, but you can sort the list in any other sequence by simply double-clicking on the column title. To sort in the opposite sequence, double-click the title while holding down the shift key.

You can resize columns by dragging the separator bar between each column, and you can re-order them by clicking and dragging the entire column.

To visit a page of interest, double-click on the row containg the URL you want to revisit, or click the Earth icon on the tool bar. Explorer allows you to re-visit the page. 

You can also click on the ISYS toolbar icon and Explorer takes you directly to the ISYS home page for information on new versions of HindSite.

How do I search?

HindSite provides the full functionality of the ISYS indexing and retrieval engine. You can search for phrases simply by typing in the phrase you want. You don't need to enclose the phrase in quotes or use other delimiters. For example you type in:

	Surfboard Wax

Alternatively, you can construct your own Boolean or proximity search expression using the Menu-Assisted query builder. Additionally, you can use wild-cards, for example "	Read*" locates all words that begin with the characters "read".

HindSite also understands word tenses, for example, searching for the string "Read~" locates all tense forms of the word "read", including "reader", "reading", "readers", etc., but does not return the term "readjusted".

The easiest way to pose queries is via the Plain English query mode. Using Plain English type in what you want to know in the form of a statement or question. HindSite interprets your queries and finds what you need, for example:

	Where did I see that thing on Netscape Servers?
	Population statistics?
	Microsoft product support?

Common questions & answers

What do I need to run HindSite?
Just two things: Windows 95 (or NT) and Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3 or above.

Does HindSite work with 16-bit Explorer?
No, HindSite is a full 32-bit app designed to work with the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer under Windows 95.

What about Netscape Navigator?
This version of HindSite does not work with Netscape Navigator, but another version is available that does. 

Personal HindSite

HindSite is also available in a personal edition that keeps track of places you've visited while surfing the Internet, and remembers every word on every page you visit. So when you remember seeing something, but can't remember where, HindSite gets you back there fast.

For information on personal HindSite, access the ISYS home page by clicking on the ISYS icon within HindSite/CD, or go to:

    http://www.isysdev.com

Who is ISYS/Odyssey Development?

ISYS/Odyssey Development is the manufacturer of the ISYS 4.0 and an entire suite of industrial-strength information retrieval products, including:

• ISYS 4.0 — supports over 40 major word processing formats and indexes all the text on your hard disk, fileserver or WAN, and provides instantaneous access to it. Also supports spreadsheets, Microsoft Access, and any ODBC-compliant relational data.

• ISYS API — gives you access to the ISYS text indexing and retrieval engine for seamless integration in your own applications.

• ISYS Image — integrated scanning, OCR and document management. Just place paper documents into your scanner, and ISYS Image automatically scans, performs OCR, names, saves, indexes and associates the OCR text with the original image of the page.

• ISYS Electronic Publisher — an out-of-the-box solution for disk or CD-based electronic publishing. Supports special optimizations for CD usage, locked publications, encryption, hypertext linkages and more.

• ISYS for Acrobat — a plug-in for Adobe Acrobat that extends the professional search and retrieval technology of ISYS to Acrobat.

• ISYS Web — put your legacy documents on the Web without markup or conversion. ISYS Web provides dynamic on-the-fly conversion between 40 formats and HTML, and lets you deploy your Internet/Intranet site fast!

For more information on any of the ISYS suite of information retrieval products, contact ISYS/Odyssey Development at:

	http://www.isysdev.com

	United States: 	Ph: 303 689 9998
				Fx: 303 689 9997
				E-mail: sales @ isysdev.com

	Australia:		Ph: +61 2 439 5800
				Fx: +61 2 439 8569
				E-mail: sales @ isys.aust.com

ISYS HindSite copyright © 1996, Odyssey Development.