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Q150966: Macintosh Bookshelf ‘96-‘97: Contents of Each Book

Article: Q150966
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): MACINTOSH:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmm kbrefkbfaq
Last Modified: 05-MAY-1999

'96-'97
MACINTOSH
kbmm kbref kbhowto kbfaq

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-97 for Macintosh 
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SUMMARY
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Bookshelf contains large numbers of reference entries in a variety of media
formats. This article lists the total number of articles in each book and the
types and quantity of media elements used.

To find additional information on each book, do the following:

1. Start Bookshelf

2. Select a book from the drop down list above the Contents panel.

3. On the Help menu (the question mark in the upper-right corner of the menu
  bar) click About <name of selected book>. Where <name of selected
  book>, is the book you selected in Step 2.

MORE INFORMATION
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Bookshelf Book Information
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Book                              Number of Articles
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American Heritage Dictionary      over 350,000 definitions

Roget's Thesaurus                 over 250,000 words and phrases

Quotations                        over 18,000 remarks, witticisms,
                                 judgments, and observations on 1,500                                                                    subjects

Encyclopedia                      over 17,000 entries

World Atlas                       over 50 topographical maps of
                                 the continents and countries of the                                                                                                      world, as well as maps on regions of                                                                                                      the United States.

Chronology                        over 35,000 entries

1996 Almanac                      contains statistical data,
                                 contemporary facts, geographic
                                 information, and trivia

Internet Directory 96             provides a guide to resources on the
                                 Internet

Multimedia Sights & Sounds    Over  2,500 pictures
                                 Over 5 hours of sound
                                 Over 100 video clips and animations
                                 Over 60,000 dictionary pronunciations

Additional query words: 96-97 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles

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Keywords          : kbmm kbref kbfaq
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeMMsearch kbBookshelfSearch kbBookShelf1996Mac kbBookShelf1997Mac
Version           : MACINTOSH:
Issue type        : kbinfo

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