1. Can I use Answers.com without registering, subscribing or getting a license for my classroom, library or school?
2. Do I need to install anything on my computer to use Answers.com?
3. How do I know that my class and I can rely on the information in Answers.com?
4. How do I cite information found in Answers.com in a bibliography?
5. How do I install 1-Click AnswersTM?
6. What are the minimum system requirements for using 1-Click AnswersTM?
7. Is 1-Click AnswersTM spyware? Is it a "keylogger"? Are you watching what I'm doing?

1. Can I use Answers.com without registering, subscribing or getting a license for my classroom, library or school?
   
   Yes! You are welcome to use Answers.com without signing up with us. It's free and requires no registration. Just visit our homepage, type into the lookup bar there, and start enjoying the benefits of a smart search engine. It's that simple. You can also download and install 1-Click AnswersTM for free from here.
   
   
   
2. Do I need to install anything on my computer to use Answers.com?
   
   Yes, and No. Our AnswerPages can be accessed from any Internet browser. Simply browse to www.Answers.com and start typing into the lookup bar on the website.
   
   To gain the full benefit of Answers.com, we recommend installing any of our free tools. 1-Click AnswersTM for Windows lets you Alt-Click any word on your screen to get the perfect AnswerPage. The Answers IE Toolbar (installed with 1-Click AnswersTM for Windows) adds a convenient lookup bar to every Internet Explorer window you have open.
   
   Mac users can install 1-Click AnswersTM for Mac OS X. With 1-Click AnswersTM running in the background, just select any word or phrase and press the Hotkey to look it up. If you're running Tiger (OS X 10.4), add our Answers Widget to your Dashboard.
   
   If you've selected Firefox as your cross-platform browser, install the Firefox Extension to get Answers in Firefox under Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. This tool provides Alt-click functionality, and adds Answers.com to your right-click menu, and your Sidebar.
   
   
   
3. How do I know that my class and I can rely on the information in Answers.com?
   
   Our content editors, combined with our in-house educational specialist have collected the authoritative facts you'll find in Answers.com by licensing top-quality reference work to give you comprehensive, relevant information on each of 4 million topics. We handpicked reference from publishers such as Houghton Mifflin, Columbia University Press, Thomson Gale, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, MarketWatch, Investopedia, Who2 and AccuWeather (just to name a few), to make sure that you always have reliable and frequently updated facts on any subject you look up.
   
   In addition, we provide Wikipedia as a resource for it’s in-depth and up-to-date coverage of a wide range of topics, including the most current, mainstream and obscure subjects. Feel free to read more about our thoughts on Wikipedia.
   
   
   
4. How do I cite information found in Answers.com in a bibliography?
   
   Use of information displayed in Answers.com is subject the Terms of Use, per http://www.answers.com/main/terms_of_use.jsp. Use of the content from any particular information provider may also be subject to the terms of use established by that information provider.
   
   In order to cite Answers.com as a source, you must cite the relevant publisher and copyright notice listed at the bottom of every AnswerPage, as the actual source of the material used. If the article has an author, also cite the author's name(s). Most articles do not attribute authorship, but if there are more than 5 authors listed, cite at least five.
   
   When you cite an answer provided by Answers.com, please link directly to the appropriate AnswerPage, using the "Link to this page" tool at the bottom of any AnswerPage to construct and customize the link.
   
   To build a bibliographical reference to an AnswerPage, use the link in the Copyrights section at the bottom of the page.
   
   
   
5. How do I install 1-Click AnswersTM?
   
   MS Windows: To install 1-Click AnswersTM, just click here. Anyone is welcome to download and install 1-Click AnswersTM free of charge. The 1-Click AnswersTM installer includes the Alt-Click feature, the pop-out AnswerBar and the Answers IE Toolbar, but you can disable the Toolbar during the installation, if you prefer.
   
   Mac OS X: The 1-Click AnswersTM for Mac OS X download is a disk image file (DMG). You don't have to de-compress a disk image. To use a disk image, follow these steps:
   
   
   1. Download: Click here to download the disk image (DMG) archive to your computer.
   2. Mount: Wait until the download is complete. If your web browser and system are properly configured, the downloaded file will be uncompressed and the resulting disk image (.dmg file) will be mounted automatically. If this does not happen, locate the downloaded file in Finder and double-click it to uncompress and mount the file.
   3. Install: When the disk image mounts, a new Finder window will open that contains the icon for the 1-Click AnswersTM application. Simply drag this icon to your Applications folder (or wherever you would like to keep it) to install it. We also recommend dragging 1-Click AnswersTM to your Dock, to make it more readily accessible.
   4. Eject: Once 1-Click AnswersTM is installed you can safely 'eject' the virtual disk that it came on by selecting "Eject" from the File Menu (File>Eject). Also, feel free to move the .dmg and files from your desktop to the trash.
   
   Double-click the 1-Click AnswersTM icon in the location you installed it in order to begin using the application.
   
   Other: You can also use Answers.com without installing any software on your computer. Simply browse to http://www.Answers.com to get answers using any web browser.
   
   
   
6. What are the minimum system requirements for using 1-Click AnswersTM?
   
   You must be connected to the Internet to use Answers.com.
   
   Answers.com works in any browser that supports HTML 4.01 and CSS-1, regardless of operating system. This includes Internet Explorer 5 and above, Netscape 6 and above, Opera 6, Mozilla, Safari, Konqueror, Lynx, and more.
   
   To use 1-Click AnswersTM for Windows, you need to be working in one of the following operating environments:
   
   
   • Windows 98
   • Windows ME
   • Windows NT 4
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   
   You also need to have Internet Explorer 5.1 installed, although you do not need to use it. 1-Click AnswersTM for Windows is a 1.2 MB download that takes up about 3 MB when fully installed.
   
   The Answers.com IE Toolbar - included in the 1-Click AnswersTM installation -- requires Internet Explorer 5.1 or above. If you are using Windows NT, 2000 or XP, you must be an Administrator of your local machine to install the Answers IE Toolbar.
   
   1-Click AnswersTM for Mac OS X can only be installed on 10.4 (Tiger), 10.3 (Panther) or 10.2.8 (Jaguar) with Safari installed.
   
   
   
   
7. Is 1-Click AnswersTM spyware? Is it a "keylogger"? Are you watching what I'm doing?
   
   NO. Please see our no-nonsense Privacy Policy. Our servers track the flow of questions and answers, so that we can optimize our product and its content, but we do not in any way spy on your Web browser or push ads based on past usage. Also, we do not provide information about you to any third parties.
   
   1-Click AnswersTM is also not a keylogger. The only keystroke that it is reporting to our servers is the Alt-Click that you perform on text to look it up. This function is only activated when you hold down the Alt key and click on a line of text. No other keystrokes or mouse clicks are ever logged or communicated to our servers.
   
   
   

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