The Missing Manual Series

The Missing Manuals are superbly written guides to computer products that don’t come with printed manuals (which is just about all of them). Each book features a handcrafted index; cross-references to specific page numbers (not just “See Chapter 14“); and RepKover, a detached-spine binding that lets the book lie perfectly flat without the assistance of weights or cinder blocks. Recent and upcoming titles include:

  • Windows Vista: The Missing Manual, by David Pogue

  • Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition by David Pogue

  • Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition by David Pogue, Craig Zacker, and L.J. Zacker

  • Word 2007: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover

  • Excel 2007: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald

  • PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual by Emily A. Vander Veer

  • Access 2007: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald

  • CSS: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland

  • Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald

  • Digital Photography: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover, Barbara Brundage

  • Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland

  • Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland

  • eBay: The Missing Manual by Nancy Conner

  • FileMaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual by Geoff Coffey and Susan Prosser

  • Flash 8: The Missing Manual by Emily Moore

  • FrontPage 2003: The Missing Manual by Jessica Mantaro

  • Google: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition by Sarah Milstein and Rael Dornfest

  • Home Networking: The Missing Manual by Scott Lowe

  • The Internet: The Missing Manual by David Pogue and J.D. Biersdorfer

  • iPod: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition by J.D. Biersdorfer

  • PCs: The Missing Manual by Andy Rathbone

  • Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage

  • QuickBooks 2006: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore

  • Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition by David Pogue

  • Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition by David Pogue

  • AppleScript: The Missing Manual by Adam Goldstein

  • AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual by Jim Elferdink and David Reynolds

  • GarageBand 2: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

  • iLife ’05: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

  • iMovie 6 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

  • iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual by David Pogue and Derrick Story

  • iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 4th Edition by J.D. Biersdorfer

  • iWork ’05: The Missing Manual by Jim Elferdink

  • Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual by Mark H. Walker, Franklin Tessler, and Paul Berkowitz

For Starters

The “For Starters” books contain only the most essential information from their larger counterparts—in larger type, with a more spacious layout, and none of those advanced sidebars. Recent titles include:

  • Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

  • Windows XP for Starters: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

  • Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald

  • Excel 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald

  • Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore

  • Word 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover

  • PowerPoint 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual by Emily A. Vander Veer

  • Mac OS X for Starters, Leopard Edition: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

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