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Q167054: Mac Encarta 97: How To Download Updates Using AOL

Article: Q167054
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1997 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbmm kbusage kbhowto
Last Modified: 24-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia for Macintosh 
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SUMMARY
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Updates for Encarta 97 Encyclopedia Deluxe edition are available on the World
Wide Web. This article discusses how to manually download the updates using
America Online 3.0 for the Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION
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To manually download the Yearbook Updates, do the following:

1. Close Encarta.

2. Connect to America Online and sign on.

3. Click Internet, and manually type the Encarta web address into your browser.
  The web address is:

  http://encarta.msn.com/downloads/download.asp

4. Click "Encarta 97 Encyclopedia", and then click the month you want to
  download.

5. When the Save As window opens, browse your hard drive until you find the
  Encarta 97 Encyclopedia folder. Double-click the folder.

6. Double click the Updates folder.

7. Make sure a file name is selected in the "Save As" box. Make sure the file
  ends in an .eyb extension. Click OK.

8. The download is finished when the AOL icon stops spinning and the progress
  bar reaches full and then resets. When the download is finished, exit AOL (if
  desired).

  NOTE: Click AOL's Back button to return to the Downloads page.

9. Start Encarta. On the Contents page, click Online Features.

10. Click Yearbook, click Downloads, and then click Integrate.

Your Encarta Updates are integrated into Encarta Encyclopedia.

Viewing Updates
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To view the updates after integrating, follow these steps:

1. Click the Back (triangle) button at the top of the Downloads window.

2. Click the Directory button. The Updates articles are listed here.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by a vendor independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 97 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm aol updates on line online year book dofaq america

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbmm kbusage kbhowto 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1997Mac
Version           : :1997 edition
Issue type        : kbhowto

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