Book description
Microsoft's Office 2008 is packed with new tools that will help
users work smarter and more efficiently, such as the new Elements
Gallery, Word's publication-layout tools, Excel's ledger sheets
(templates for common financial tasks), Entourage's improved
Exchange Server support, and My Day for tracking appointments and
to-do items. In this latest, updated edition of the bestselling
Visual QuickStart Guide for Microsoft Office,
veteran author Steve Schwartz guides the user along
with clear, concise instructions and loads of visual aids that
make learning easy and painless.
Table of Contents:
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Essential
Office Techniques
Part 2: Microsoft Word
Chapter 2: Introducing Word
2008
Chapter 3: Document Formatting
Chapter 4: Text Formatting
Chapter 5: Adding Graphics
Chapter 6: Creating Tables
Chapter 7: Working in Other Views
Chapter 8: Other Word Features
Part 3: Microsoft Excel
Chapter 9: Spreadsheet
Essentials
Chapter 10: Modifying Worksheets
Chapter 11: Formulas and Functions
Chapter 12: Working with Lists
Chapter 13: Charts and Graphs
Chapter 14: Database Techniques
Chapter 15: Data Analysis
Chapter 16: Sharing Workbooks
Part 4: Microsoft PowerPoint
Chapter 17: Creating a
Presentation
Chapter 18: Charts and Tables
Chapter 19: The Presentation
Part 5: Microsoft Entourage
Chapter 20: Introducing
Entourage
Chapter 21: Email
Chapter 22: Address Book
Chapter 23: Calendar
Chapter 24: Tasks
Chapter 25: Notes
Chapter 26: Newsgroups
Chapter 27: My Day
Chapter 28: Entourage and Exchange Server
Part 6: Integrating Applications
Chapter 29: Combining
Office Data
Chapter 30: The Project Center
Chapter 31: Office 2008 and the Internet
Index
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Special Thanks to
- Introduction
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I. Introduction
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1. Essential Office Techniques
- Launching Office Applications
- Using the Project Gallery
- Creating a New Document
- Templates and Wizards
- Opening Existing Documents
- Saving Your Work
- Working with Text
- Working with Pictures and Other Objects
- Using the Format Painter
- Undoing and Redoing Actions
- The Elements Gallery
- The Toolbox
- Working in Other Languages
- Flagging Files for Followup
- Customizing and Setting Preferences
- Managing Windows
- Getting Help
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1. Essential Office Techniques
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II. Microsoft Word
- 2. Introducing Word 2008
- 3. Document Formatting
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4. Text Formatting
- Character Formatting
- Paragraph Formatting
- Using Word Styles
- 5. Adding Graphics
- 6. Creating Tables
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7. Outlines, Notebooks, and Publications
- Outline View
- Notebook Layout View
- Publishing Layout View
- 8. Other Word Features
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III. Microsoft Excel
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9. Spreadsheet Essentials
- Creating a New Workbook
- The Excel Interface
- Worksheet Navigation
- Entering Data into Cells
- Filling Cells with a Series
- Editing Cell Data
- Finding and Replacing Data
- Adding Cell Comments
- Naming Cell Ranges
- Importing Data from a Text File
- Working with Workbooks
- Printing Worksheets and Workbooks
- 10. Modifying Worksheets
- 11. Formulas and Functions
- 12. Working with Lists
- 13. Charts and Graphs
- 14. Database Techniques
- 15. Data Analysis
- 16. Sharing Workbooks
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9. Spreadsheet Essentials
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IV. Microsoft PowerPoint
- 17. Creating a Presentation
- 18. Charts and Tables
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19. The Presentation
- Using the Slide Sorter
- Adding Transition Effects
- Animation Within Slides
- Adding Sound and Movies
- Creating Handouts and Speaker Notes
- Rehearsing a Presentation
- Running a Slide Show
- Using the Presenter Tools
- Publishing a Presentation on the Web
- Saving a Presentation as a Movie
- Saving a Presentation to iPhoto
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V. Microsoft Entourage
- 20. Introducing Entourage
- 21. Email
- 22. Address Book
- 23. Calendar
- 24. Tasks
- 25. Notes
- 26. Newsgroups
- 27. My Day
- 28. Microsoft Exchange Accounts
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VI. Integrating Applications
- 29. Combining Office Data
- 30. The Project Center
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31. Office 2008 and the Internet
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Working with Hyperlinks
- To create a Web page hyperlink in a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document
- To create a document hyperlink in a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document
- To create an email hyperlink in a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document
- To add a hyperlink to an Entourage email message
- To modify a hyperlink in a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document
- To remove a hyperlink
- Emailing Office Documents
- Other Internet Capabilities
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Working with Hyperlinks
Product information
- Title: Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2008
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780321572936
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