How to use this CD-ROM ?
Navigation
This application utilizes the Microsoft HTML Help system. HTML Help files are displayed in a browser-like window. There are three-paned help windows. The top of the principal pane contains the toolbar, the left hand pane contains the navigation methods, and the right hand pane displays the topic. The navigation pane contains the Contents, Index, Search and Favorites tabs. By clicking the topics in the Table of contents, the Index, or the Favorites list you can explore any information within the Thesaurus of bird names. From the Search tab you can locate every occurrence of a word or phrase that may be contained in any topic.
The Toolbar
There are four buttons on the toolbar.
Hide/Display
This button hides or displays the navigation pane of the application.
Back
With this button you can go back to the last page consulted.
Forward
This button is the reverse of Back .
You can print a rubric or a group of rubrics.
To find a topic from the viewer?s navigation pane
Table of Contents
Click the Contents tab to browse through the topics by title. The table of contents is an expandable list of everything that is available in the Thesaurus of bird names. You can find, for example, the list of species in six different languages, or the list of species with recordings of voice. To expand an item, double-click on the little book icon. To collapse, double-click again. To see a topic, click on the icon with a question mark or on the label or species name.
Index
Click the Index tab to display a list of all species in either English, French, German, Italian or Latin. You can also type a word or use the scrollbar.
Full-Text Search
Click the Search tab to locate every occurrence of a word or phrase that may be contained in a topic. To perform a search : type the word or the phrase you want to find and click List Topics . Your search will show the first 500 hits. If you want to sort the topic list, click Title or Rank . Tip : Group the elements of your search using "Double quotes" or (parentheses).
Favorite Topics
Click on the Favorites tab to create or to reach a list of favorites topics. To reach a favorite : highlight the topic and click on Display .
To add a favorite : open a topic in which you would like to add a favorite topic. Click the Favorites tab. The topic you open will be displayed in the Current topic area. Click on Add to add the topic to your favorites list.
To remove a favorite topic : Select the topic and then click on Remove .
Viewing topics
In a topic, you can click the underscored cross-reference to see other information related to the topic.
You can navigate sequentially between the topics by clicking on the Previous or Next buttons at the top of each page. When you are at the bottom of a topic, you can go back up with the Top button.
To view the colour plate of the bird, click on the small image at the top of the topic. To return to the text, click on the illustration, or on the number in the caption.
Some species display a button with a music note on it. Click on the button to hear the voice recording of this species. The application will use your windows wave song player to play the recording.
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