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Quickly learn the most useful features of Microsoft Office 2007 with our easy to read four-in-one guide. This fast-paced book gives you the basics of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access so you can start using the new versions of these major Office applications right away.Unlike every previous version, Office 2007 offers a completely redesigned user interface for each program. Microsoft has replaced the familiar menus with a new tabbed toolbar (or "ribbon"), and added other features such as "live preview" that lets you see exactly what each option will look like in the document before you choose it. This is good news for longtime users who never knew about some amazing Office features because they were hidden among cluttered and outdated menus.Adapting to the new format is going to be a shock -- especially if you're a longtime user. That's where Office 2007: The Missing Manual comes in. Rather than present a lot of arcane detail, this quick&friendly primer teaches you how to work with the most-used Office features, with four separate sections covering the four programs. The book offers a walkthrough of Microsoft's redesigned Office user interface before taking you through the basics of creating text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases with: Clear explanations Step-by-step instructions Lots of illustrations Plenty of friendly adviceIt's a great way to master all 4 programs without having to stock up on a shelf-load of different books. This book has everything youneed to get you up to speed fast. Office 2007: The Missing Manual is truly the book that should have been in the box.
List of contents
From the contents:
The Missing Credits
Introduction
Part One: Word 2007
Chapter 1. Creating, Opening, and Saving Documents
What Word Does
The New Word
Launching Word
Creating a New Document
Creating a New Blank Document
Creating a New Document from an Existing Document
Creating a New Document from a Template
Opening an Existing Document
Your Different Document Views
Document Views: Five Ways to Look at Your Manuscript
Show and Hide Window Tools
Zooming Your View In and Out
The Window Group: Doing the SplitsSaving and Closing Documents
The Many Ways to Save Documents
Chapter 2. Entering and Editing Text
Typing in Word
Click and Type for Quick Formatting
Selecting Text
Selecting with the Mouse
Selecting with the Keyboard
Extending a Selection
Selecting Multiple Chunks of Text in Different Places
Moving Around Your Document
Keyboarding Around Your Document
Using the Scroll Bars
Browsing by Headings and Other Objects
About the author
Christopher Grover received degrees in Creative Writing and Film from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He's worked as a technical writer, advertising copywriter and product publicist for more than 25 years. His freelance articles have been published in a variety of magazines from Fine Homebuilding to CD-ROM World. Chris's latest project is launching Bolinas Road Creative, an agency that helps small businesses promote their products and services.
Matthew MacDonald ist Programmierer und Buchautor. Er hat in unserer Missing Manual-Reihe Handbücher zu Excel, Access und zur Website-Entwicklung verfasst, außerdem ein gutes Dutzend Bücher über die .NET-Programmierung. Irgendwann davor hat er auch einmal Englische Literatur und Theoretische Physik studiert - daran kann er sich aber nur noch dunkel erinnern.
Summary
Gives you the basics of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. This title teaches you how to work with the Office features, with four separate sections covering the four programs. It takes you through the basics of creating text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases.
