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Microsoft Office XP for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
- By Steve Sagman
- Published Jul 26, 2001 by Peachpit Press. Part of the Visual QuickStart Guide series.
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About
Features
- Task-based—Information is broken down into concise, one- and two-page tasks.
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Allows students to learn the most important tasks of a program or operating system and get right to work on any project. Ex.___
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- Step-by-Step—Numbered, easy-to-follow instructions.
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Succinct numbered instructions provide a logical approach to learning tasks. Ex.___
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- Visual Reference—Plenty of screen shots illustrate the step-by-step instructions.
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Visually demonstrates and reinforces the instructions for a particular task as the students work at their computers. Ex.___
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- Quick Reference Tabs—Tabs on each page identify the task.
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Easy for the instructors and students to find a particular task and makes these texts useful after the course ends. Ex.___
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- Shaded sidebars.
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Sections that call attention to important features and additional helpful information. Ex.___
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- Tips.
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Highlighted through the book offer author advice, time-saving shortcuts, and pointers for students who want a further understanding of the program. Ex.___
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- Industry-leading Authors.
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Many of the authors are industry-leading teachers, writers, and designers, providing students with expert, professional training. Ex.___
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- Value-priced.
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All Visual QuickStart Guides are reasonably priced, making them an affordable option for learning multiple software programs. Ex.___
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Description
- Copyright 2002
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-201-74147-4
- ISBN-13: 978-0-201-74147-6
The standard suite of business applications, now updated for the new Windows XP platform, Microsoft Office XP for Windows is a full-featured word-processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and information management package. Office XP for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide guides users right to the most frequently-used tasks in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook, using clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrated with hundreds of helpful screen shots. For users who don't have the time or resources to wade through long passages of text and just want a quick reference to the essentials of each Office application, this is the ideal guide.
Sample Content
Table of Contents
I. COMMON OFFICE TECHNIQUES.
1. Basic Office Techniques.2. Working in Programs.
II. MICROSOFT WORD.
3. Introducing Word 2002.4. Entering and Editing Text.
5. Formatting Text.
6. Formatting Pages.
7. Creating Tables.
8. Special Word Techniques.
9. Work and the Web.
10. Introducing Excel 2002.
11. Entering Data and Formulas.
12. Structuring the Sheet.
13. Formatting the Sheet.
14. Using Excel Charts.
15. Excel Database Techniques.
16. Special Excel Techniques.
17. Excel and the Web.
IV. MICROSOFT POWERPOINT.
18. Introducing PowerPoint 2002.19. Building a Presentation.
20. Outlining the Presentation.
21. Creating Text Slides.
22. Creating Chart Slides.
23. Formatting Charts.
24. Creating Org Charts and Tables.
25. Customizing a Presentation.
26. Drawing on Slides.
27. Creating Slide Shows.
28. PowerPoint and the Web.
V. MICROSOFT ACCESS.
29. Introducing Access 2002.30. Creating a Database.
31. Creating a Table.
32. Creating a Form.
33. Working with Records.
34. Using Queries.
35. Creating a Report.
36. Access and the Web.
37. Introducing Outlook 2002.
38. Reading Messages.
39. Sending Messages.
40. Managing Your Mailbox.
41. Keeping a Contacts List.
42. Scheduling Tasks and Meetings.