- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: May 13, 2009
- Total Downloads: 737,309
- Downloads last week: 150
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 72 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
While this tool is oh-so-helpful in searching for information via Answers.com without interrupting your work, results aren't always only one click away. 1-Click Answers provides two search options: you can enter a keyword or phrase into the Answerbar, a discreet bar that docks on the side of your desktop, or you can use Alt-Click to pull up a small window for a brief summary.
The great thing about 1-Click Answers is that you can search for information directly from an e-mail, a Microsoft Office program, or browser. Our searches never came up empty, and the information on Answers.com was thorough. The Answerbar worked like a charm, yielding quick results each time we performed a search. The Alt-Click function, however, was a disappointment, often producing a blank window that took a few seconds to load. Also, we found ourselves repeatedly hitting Alt-Click. It does give you the option of changing the hot key combo, but you still have to incorporate a mouse click, which didn't help the situation.
We ran into a glitch while performing a search in a Word document that caused multiple browser windows to open, but uninstalling and reinstalling the program seemed to fix the problem. Even though sluggish behavior and functionality quirks are minuses for 1-Click Answers, the easy-to-use Answerbar is a winner. By bringing a wealth of information to your desktop, this free tool is a worthwhile download for any user.
Publisher's description
From Answers :1-Click Answers provides instant access to over four million topics from any program, without interrupting your work. Just alt-click on any word or phrase on your screen (e-mail, browser, any Office program) and get instant answers, facts and explanations in a concise AnswerTip information bubble. Click the 'more' button and access Answers.com, a completely free online reference library, offering over 180 authoritative encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and other trusted sources. Topics include science, legal, business and health terms as well as bios, maps, news, weather and more. Alternatively, type a topic into the included IE Toolbar or AnswerBar, a convenient pop-out utility docked on the side of your screen.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 72 votes
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Version: 1-Click Answers 2.4
"I recommend 1-Click Answers to everyone!"
Pros: The answerbar that stays on top of all screens in use is the quickest, most efficient search tool I have ever used.
Cons: It's free, so I see no "cons!"
Summary: As a professional medical editor, I recommend 1-Click Answers to everyone! Quick, easy, efficient! When entering a medical term phonetically I nearly always am provided with a list of possiblities, with one of them usually being the correct term (... read more >>
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Version: 1-Click Answers 2.4
"It is brilliant and makes me look so smart."
Pros: It is fantastic when using Instant Messenger, in particular. If the person to whom you are writing uses an unfamiliar word, you can reply in a heartbeat. Downloading is a breeze, too.
Cons: My only dislike is that occasionally the answers are limited. For instance if I check a word and it happens to also be a person's name. The meaning of the word is omitted, just the info on the person is given.
Summary: Your product is in a league of its own. It is an enormous benefit to anyone who uses a computer.
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Version: 1-Click Answers 2.4
"Best reference tool on the web"
Pros: On demand, one-click accesses, lots of content, free
Cons: Nothing to report
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Version: 1-Click Answers 2.4
"Very convenient and easy to use."
Pros: I really like the convenience of being able to get multiple source definitions of a word on the fly by simply clicking on it.
Cons: I have nothing negative to say.
Summary: A very slick program.
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