pamella asquith, fmc librarian independent learning week april 2010
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RESEARCH TOOLS
IN WORD 2007Pamella Asquith, FMC Librarian
Independent Learning Week April 2010
Within WORD 2007, there are many valuable research
tools :
Dictionaries Encyclopedias (Encarta not loaded on all PCs)
Translation “Live” MSN search (has never worked for me)
Databases◦ Factiva iWorks (business newspapers)◦ HighBeam Research◦ Thomson Gale Company Profiles◦ MSN Money Stock Quotes
Click: Review Tab
Click : Research
All Reference Books
Encarta Dictionary
Note:
Encarta Encyclopedia is not loaded on all PCs but Dictionary is.
Translation
OR
Online translations are done by a machine, not a person with a brain. So, sometimes a translation can be strange and incorrect.
Factiva iWorks
Newspaper articles
Wall Street Journal
Dow Jones
HighBeam ResearchNewspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines and encyclopedias
Product claims to fill gap between free search like Google and high-end offerings
“Live” MSN Search ? ? ?
Business and Financial Sites
Company Profiles by Thomson Gale
MSN Money Stock Quotes
To customize your Research Options
Microsoft products come bundled in different ways and loaded with different features.
So, a particular version of Word 2007 might not be identical to what is presented herein.
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