Parents and teachers alike will marvel at 50,000 entries, with hundreds of thousands of hyperlinks available to expand every search. Installation is quick and simple, as instructions for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 users are clear and concise. The whole process takes less than five minutes. GME allows the user to launch an information search from one of four interfaces, including Articles, Gallery, Atlas and Timelines.
Articles are easily copied and pasted in whole, or part, to an already-opened word processing file.
The Gallery consists of hundreds of movies, animations and dynamic maps. Pictures and maps can be enlarged with the click of the mouse, for closer examination. A variety of sounds and music, from animal and bird sounds, to hundreds of musical selections, are included. The interactive Atlas allows the user to zero in on specific locations, with links to other maps and related articles. Timelines offers an opportunity to explore the relationships between events in world history.