A map reference source. Britannica World Atlases allow you to explore maps and find information.
NAME=Bookmark
A way to save the location of information in order to return to it quickly.
NAME=Boolean operator
A special term (AND, OR, NOT) that tells the search engine how to interpret your search words.
NAME=Citation
A standard format for crediting the source of the information you are using. Footnotes, End Notes, and a Bibliography are ways to show citations.
NAME=Content window
A window in the the Workspace that contains a Britannica article, image, or other media.
NAME=Control panel
Area in the upper-left corner of the Britannica 2003 window where you can Search and Browse for information.
NAME=Event
In Timelines, brief text and a picture that illustrate something that happened in history.
NAME=GIF
Graphical Interface File (file.gif), a graphic file format commonly used in Web pages. You can display these files in a Web browser.
NAME=HTML
Hyper-Text Markup Language. The code behind a Web page. You can export a Research Organizer report to an HTML Web page.
NAME=Image Note
A Research Organizer Note that bookmarks and captures the image (photograph, illustration, map, etc.) being shown.
NAME=Images
In Britannica 2003 Search Results, photographs, illustrations, diagrams, maps, and other visual information.
NAME=Index entry
In a Britannica Article, a list of links that take you to other articles on the same (or a similar) topic.
NAME=JPG
Jpeg (.jpg) graphic file format commonly used in Web pages. You can display these files in a Web browser.
NAME=KnowledgeNavigator
A feature that allows you to browse through Encyclopµdia Britannica topic relationships. Good for brainstorming and mind-mapping.
NAME=Library
In Britannica 2003, a collection of information (encyclopedia, dictionary, and so on) based on reading level.
NAME=Link
A hotspot that opens another page of information. Usually links are underlined, and your cursor changes shape when you roll over one.
NAME=Multimedia
In Britannica 2003 Search Results, video and audio files, animated presentations, and other special media.
NAME=Natural language
Using ordinary language, a sentence or a question, in a search query; for example, asking, "How do lions hunt?"
NAME=Plain text
In Research Organizer you can export a report to plain text, or ASCII format. No pictures or formatting are included in the text file.
NAME=Project
In Research Organizer, a Project is a folder containing Notes on a research topic.
NAME=Research Organizer
A Britannica 2003 feature that allows you to take Notes, create an outline, and print or export a formatted report from your Notes.
NAME=Stopword
A common word (such as "the") that is ignored by the Britannica search engine.
NAME=Text Note
A Research Organizer Note that bookmarks the content being shown and allows you to type your own notes.
NAME=Update
A package of information that you download to improve or update your Britannica 2003 program.
NAME=URL
Universal Resource Locator. The address for a Web site. For example, http://www.britannica.com is an URL.
NAME=Web browser
A program such as Netscape or Internet Explorer that displays HTML Web pages or graphics.
NAME=Workspace
The right portion of the Britannica 2003 window. Content windows open in the Workspace.
NAME=Yearbook
Britannica publishes a Book of the Year containing newsworthy information for every calendar year. You'll find links to Yearbook articles with many of the major articles.