Getting Started with Windows XP  

Microsoft® Word 2003 

1. Introduction: What Will Word Processing Do For Me?  

2. Gaining Proficiency: Editing and Formatting  

3. Enhancing a Document: The Web and Other Resources  

4. Advanced Features: Outlines, Tables, Styles, and Sections  

Microsoft® Excel 2003 

1. Introduction to Microsoft Excel: What Is a Spreadsheet?  

2. Gaining Proficiency: The Web and Business Applications  

3. Graphs and Charts: Delivering a Message  

4. Spreadsheets in Decision Making: What If?  

Microsoft® Access 2003 

1. Introduction to Microsoft Access: What Is a Database?  

2. Tables and Forms: Design, Properties, Views, and Wizards  

3. Information from the Database: Reports and Queries  

4. Proficiency: Relational Databases, External Data, Charts, and the Switchboard  

Microsoft® Powerpoint 2003 

1. Introduction to PowerPoint: Presentations Made Easy  

2. Gaining Proficiency: Slide Show Tools, the Web, and Slide Masters  

The Internet and World Wide Web

Essential Computing Concepts

Microsoft® Office Outlook 2003 

Integrated Case Studies 

Additional Exercises and Case Studies (New since First Edition)

18 End-of-Chapter case studies (one per chapter)

Practice with Word – 10 exercises and 4 mini cases

Practice with Excel – 12 exercises and 8 mini cases

Practice with Access – 7 exercises and 3 mini cases

Practice with PowerPoint – 5 exercises and 4 mini casesIntegrated Case Studies – 2 new cases, each with 13 exercises