Differences between Encarta Premium 2006 and Student 2006
The back of the box for Encarta Premium 2006 has a nifty feature chart that I've been unable to find online. Here's a posting of that chart, containing the differences between the North American versions of Encarta Premium 2006 and Microsoft Student:
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Encarta 2006 Premium |
Microsoft Student 2006 |
Trusted Content |
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Articles |
64,000+ |
66,000+ |
Photos and Illustrations |
26,000+ |
26,000+ |
Videos and Animations |
300+ |
300+ |
Sound and Music Clips |
3,000+ |
3,000+ |
Map Locations |
1.8 million |
1.8 million |
Links to Web Sites, Preselected by Editors |
29,000+ |
29,000+ |
Interactive Resources |
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Videos from Discovery Channel |
Yes |
Yes |
Interactive World Atlas |
Yes |
Yes |
Encarta Kids |
Yes |
Yes |
Dynamic Timeline |
Yes |
Yes |
2-D/3-D Virtual |
Yes |
Yes |
Virtual Flights |
- |
Yes |
Read Aloud |
Yes |
Yes |
Games |
Yes |
Yes |
Useful Tools |
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Encarta Search Bar |
Yes |
Yes |
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translation Dictionary |
Yes |
Yes |
Quotations |
Yes |
Yes |
Internet Resources |
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Web Companion |
Yes |
Yes |
Article Updates |
Yes |
Yes |
Live News, Radio, Weather |
Yes |
Yes |
Homework Resources |
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Student Tools for Microsoft Office |
- |
Yes |
Graphing Calculator Software |
- |
Yes |
Online Math Homework Help |
- |
Yes |
Project Starters |
- |
Yes |
Literature Guides (Book Summaries) |
- |
Yes |
Style Guide |
- |
Yes |
Additional Features |
- |
|
Hard Disk Install |
Yes |
Yes |
-Greg