Mac Encarta 97: How To Download Updates Using AOL

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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

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.

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