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Another cool feature of Messenger is what’s called real live answers, and the toolbar here on the lefthand side you can click on the agents icon

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and install a series of agents. So we click on the agents tab. They have tabs here for college football , learning more about making a difference, or even Encarta. I’m doing a report

Windows Live Messenger screen – click on agent tab

on the United States. So I’m trying to figure out what the population is.

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So I just ask in the window, “What is the population of the US?”

Encarta Instant Answers screen – types question

Oh, great! There are 295 million people in the United States. Thanks!

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When I click accept, Encarta will actually, in the right hand window, open up more detailed information in case I want to learn more. So whether it’s a dynamic map, the history, more of the nature.

Encarta Instant Answers screen - Clicks Accept, scrolls through more information

Encarta’s content is all integrated in the Windows Live Messenger experience. Let’s say there’s something else I wanted to know. I’m doing a report on Washington state.

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What’s the capital of Washington?

Encarta Instant Answers screen – types question

Oh, Olympia. Good to know.

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