In both cases the procedure was very easy and thoroughly described in the manual. As with other DISCovering products, the user gets a 30-day trial period that allows use of all features except printing. If you decide to purchase the program, you simply call Technical Support for the code to unlock. DISCovering World History covers a vast range of subjects in a very readable fashion. The selections open with brief summaries and then provide lots of information, much of which is hyperlinked to other selections.
World history is presented as six discrete periods, from pre-history to the present.
When students select a date, the software generates an extensive list of results that includes art and literature from that particular year. When a result is selected, the student will have the chance to read a very brief explanation about the item, be it a piece of art or an event. I felt that this feature of the program could have been developed further. It would have been wonderful to have viewed some of the paintings or have read portions of some of the poems. These essays are very extensive and do include pictures as well as extensive hyperlinks.