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Q239430: Bookshelf 98: How to Use Command-Line Switches

Article: Q239430
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbimu
Last Modified: 21-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Bookshelf 98 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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The table below describes the command line switches you may use to start
Microsoft Bookshelf 98 for Windows.

+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Switch   | Functionality                                         | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /i       | Index lookup                                          | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /i<book> | Starts Bookshelf in a specified book                  | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /k       | QuickQuote                                            | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /d       | QuickDefine                                           | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /h       | Starts the program minimized                          | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /r       | Jump to a random topic                                | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /f       | Full text search                                      | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /o       | Daily                                                 | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| /m       | Specifies content location for a network installation | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------+

NOTE: If a switch does not perform as expected, include the /h switch in the
command line.

How to Use the /i<book> Switch
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To start Bookshelf in a specified book, use the following command-line switches:

+----------------------------------+
| Switch     | Book specified      | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<bshelf> | All Books           | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<atlas>  | Atlas               | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<chron>  | Chronology          | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<cquote> | Quotations          | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<dict>   | Dictionary          | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<encyc>  | Encyclopedia        | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<roget>  | Thesaurus           | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<alman>  | Almanac             | 
+----------------------------------+
| /i<inet>   | Internet Dictionary | 
+----------------------------------+

MORE INFORMATION
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To use these command line switches, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type the path to the executable file of the program,
  followed by the switch or switches you want to use, and the word or words you
  want to search for.

  NOTE: If you want to search for two or more words, you must enclose the words
  within quotation marks.

3. Click OK.

Additional query words: kbimu multi multi-media media mm bs98

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Keywords          : kbenv kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeMMsearch kbBookshelfSearch kbBookShelf1998
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbhowto

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