Office 2007: The Missing Manual

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Author: Chris Grover

ISBN-10: 0596514220

ISBN-13: 9780596514228

Category: Integrated Software Packages

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...

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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news for longtime users who never knew about some amazing Office features because they were hidden among cluttered and outdated menus.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 advice It'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 you need to get you up to speed fast. Office 2007: The Missing Manual is truly the book that should have been in the box.

The Missing CreditsIntroductionPart I: Word 2007Chapter 1: Creating, Opening, and Saving DocumentsChapter 2: Entering and Editing TextChapter 3: Formatting Text, Paragraphs, and HeadingsChapter 4: Setting Up the DocumentChapter 5: Themes and TemplatesChapter 6: Spelling, Grammar, and Reference ToolsChapter 7: Printing Word DocumentsChapter 8: Planning with OutlinesPart II: Excel 2007Chapter 9: Creating and Navigating WorksheetsChapter 10: Adding Information to WorksheetsChapter 11: Moving Data Around a WorksheetChapter 12: Managing Worksheets and WorkbooksChapter 13: Formatting CellsChapter 14: Viewing and Printing WorksheetsChapter 15: Building Basic FormulasChapter 16: Tables and ChartsPart III: PowerPoint 2007Chapter 17: Creating a Basic PresentationChapter 18: Editing SlidesChapter 19: Formatting and Aligning Your TextChapter 20: Formatting and Laying Out Your SlidesChapter 21: Editing Your SlideshowChapter 22: Adding Charts, Diagrams, and TablesChapter 23: Delivering PresentationsChapter 24: Printing PresentationsChapter 25: Images and TransitionsPart IV: Access 2007Chapter 26: Creating Your First DatabaseChapter 27: Building Smarter TablesChapter 28: Mastering the DatasheetChapter 29: Blocking Bad DataChapter 30: Linking Tables with RelationshipsChapter 31: Queries: Reusable SearchesChapter 32: Creating ReportsChapter 33: Creating Simple FormsChapter 34: Importing and Exporting DataPart V: AppendixesAppendix A: Customizing the Quick Access ToolbarAppendix B: Getting HelpColophonChristopher Grover lives in Fairfax, California with his wife and two daughters. Chris 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. He's also the author of Word 2007: The Missing Manual and Word 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual.Matthew MacDonald is a developer, author, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He's worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial versions, and written over a dozen books on the subject, including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook (O'Reilly). He has also written Excel 2007:The Missing Manual, Excel 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, Access 2007:The Missing Manual, and Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, all from O'Reilly. His web site is http://www.prosetech.com/.E. A. Vander Veer has authored or edited more than a dozen books to date, including PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual and PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual. Her work has appeared in dozens of on-and offline publications, including Byte, The Writer, Salon.com, and CNN.com. Currently, she lives in Texas with her husband and daughter.