I have a problem with two different computers, one with Word 2003 installed
and the second with Word 2003.

On the first machine, the help files for Word 2003 suggest I can look things
up in the Encarta dictionary or encyclopedia in the Reference pane. This
doesn't seem to be available and as far as I can tell I don't have any
Encarta features installed on this machine. Is the help file referring to
something available on-line? Or do I need to install Encarta first, and if so
does it matter which version I purchase?

On a second computer I have Word 2002 and Encarta is installed, but it still
does not seem to be accessible from within Word.

In Word 2003, I believe Encarta Online is available through the Research
pane if you have an active Internet connection. I don't know about Word 2002
and Encarta installed locally; if you install Encarta after Word, it may add
a toolbar button or menu item in Word. I would doubt this, however, based on
the Microsoft Knowledge Base article "WD2000: Clicking "Look Up Reference"
or "Define" Connects to Internet, or Nothing Happens" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=268383. If you have Word 2002 as part of
Works Suite and are launching it from the Works Task Launcher, it might be
better integrated with Encarta, however.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Childeagrestis" wrote in message
...
I have a problem with two different computers, one with Word 2003
installed
and the second with Word 2003.

On the first machine, the help files for Word 2003 suggest I can look
things
up in the Encarta dictionary or encyclopedia in the Reference pane. This
doesn't seem to be available and as far as I can tell I don't have any
Encarta features installed on this machine. Is the help file referring to
something available on-line? Or do I need to install Encarta first, and if
so
does it matter which version I purchase?

On a second computer I have Word 2002 and Encarta is installed, but it
still
does not seem to be accessible from within Word.

Dear Suzanne,
Simular but different problem, I can pull up and get good answers from
encarta but I would like to cut and paste or copy the results into a
document. I can NOT figure out how to do that - can you help?
--
Thank you for your help.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

In Word 2003, I believe Encarta Online is available through the Research
pane if you have an active Internet connection. I don't know about Word 2002
and Encarta installed locally; if you install Encarta after Word, it may add
a toolbar button or menu item in Word. I would doubt this, however, based on
the Microsoft Knowledge Base article "WD2000: Clicking "Look Up Reference"
or "Define" Connects to Internet, or Nothing Happens" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=268383. If you have Word 2002 as part of
Works Suite and are launching it from the Works Task Launcher, it might be
better integrated with Encarta, however.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Childeagrestis" wrote in message
...
I have a problem with two different computers, one with Word 2003
installed
and the second with Word 2003.

On the first machine, the help files for Word 2003 suggest I can look
things
up in the Encarta dictionary or encyclopedia in the Reference pane. This
doesn't seem to be available and as far as I can tell I don't have any
Encarta features installed on this machine. Is the help file referring to
something available on-line? Or do I need to install Encarta first, and if
so
does it matter which version I purchase?

On a second computer I have Word 2002 and Encarta is installed, but it
still
does not seem to be accessible from within Word.

I don't use Encarta, so I don't know this (perhaps someone else can supply
the information). In the past, however, when I had Encarta or something
similar, it seems like it had a dedicated button or menu entry for copying
an entire topic (I don't think there was any way to copy a specific
selection). You could also try Ctrl+C to copy, which theoretically works in
any Windows app.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"RRev" wrote in message
...
Dear Suzanne,
Simular but different problem, I can pull up and get good answers from
encarta but I would like to cut and paste or copy the results into a
document. I can NOT figure out how to do that - can you help?
--
Thank you for your help.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

In Word 2003, I believe Encarta Online is available through the Research
pane if you have an active Internet connection. I don't know about Word
2002
and Encarta installed locally; if you install Encarta after Word, it may
add
a toolbar button or menu item in Word. I would doubt this, however,
based on
the Microsoft Knowledge Base article "WD2000: Clicking "Look Up
Reference"
or "Define" Connects to Internet, or Nothing Happens" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=268383. If you have Word 2002 as part
of
Works Suite and are launching it from the Works Task Launcher, it might
be
better integrated with Encarta, however.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Childeagrestis" wrote in
message
...
I have a problem with two different computers, one with Word 2003
installed
and the second with Word 2003.

On the first machine, the help files for Word 2003 suggest I can look
things
up in the Encarta dictionary or encyclopedia in the Reference pane.
This
doesn't seem to be available and as far as I can tell I don't have any
Encarta features installed on this machine. Is the help file referring
to
something available on-line? Or do I need to install Encarta first,
and if
so
does it matter which version I purchase?

On a second computer I have Word 2002 and Encarta is installed, but it
still
does not seem to be accessible from within Word.