Faster Smarter Microsoft® Office System -- 2003 Edition

Appendix D. The Microsoft Office System: The Big Picture

Throughout this book, we’ve been focusing on the fastest and smartest ways to get tasks done, using the various Microsoft Office applications. But sometimes it’s nice to slow things down a bit, and understand some of the theory and insight behind the fast and functional changes with which we work every day. For that reason, this appendix gives you a fuller picture of the new changes in the Microsoft Office System. You’ll learn what challenges developers were attempting to address, and see how the new and improved elements in Office meet those identified needs. You’ll also learn more about the overall changes in the different applications, and see how the new features can fit into your own ...