Encarta is a numerical Encyclopédie created by Microsoft. It is available on CD, DVD and on the Web. Certain articles of the online version cannot be read that by the subscribers of the service Encarta Premium .

This encylopédie is declined under various languages, in particular in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch or Japanese.

In 2007, the French-speaking version of Inserted account 36.500 articles and 25.000 media.

The official site of Inserted met in free access 4.500 general articles, and 25.000 other Encarta articles at disposal of the subscribers.

Inserted Instantaneous Réponses

Encarta Réponses Instantaneous is a robot with which it is possible to speak on Windows Live Messenger. It is equipped with a special module which enables him to answer the questions put by opening in fenètre WLM an Encarta window containing an appropriate response.

An Encarta search bar can be integrated into the Barre of the tasks of Windows, making it possible to quickly carry out research in the encylopédie and to obtain in a very fast way while being on another application.

External bonds

• Official site

• Critical on behalf of the editor as a chief of the time, Robert McHenry, of the encyclopedia Britannica
• Wikipédia seen by Inserted