Encarta Encyclopedia - Free Software

: An abridged online version offering around 16,000 articles for free to students and teachers.

Encarta was born from Microsoft's internal project in the late 1980s. After being rejected by Encyclopædia Britannica , Microsoft licensed text from Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia for its initial 1993 release. Encarta Encyclopedia Free Software

: Over time, Microsoft bolstered its content by purchasing and incorporating Collier’s Encyclopedia and the New Merit Scholar’s Encyclopedia . Key Features and Content : An abridged online version offering around 16,000