Synopses & Reviews
Learn how Web-based Zoho tools help you be productive and manage your businessZoho's cool tools are terrific for office productivity, communication, and database management, but the documentation can be a little spotty. Fear not — you have this book! Learn to use these Web-based applications for creating documents and presentations, handling appointments and e-mail, storing and organizing data, and even managing customer relationships.
- Document your activities — use Writer for word processing, Sheet for spreadsheet documents, and Notebook for sharing
Show off — create slideshow presentations with Show to share online
Organize your life — use Planner to create schedules and to-do lists you can share
Extreme Web mail — use Mail to organize your e-mail with folders and labels and lock down security
Data on the Web — use Reports to build a database where you can easily create charts, pivot tables, and summaries that can be accessed from anywhere
Open the book and find:
- How to sign up for a Zoho account
Advantages of collaborating with Zoho Writer
Ways to organize content using Zoho Notebook
Tips for managing e-mail with folders and flags
How to use formulas and functions in Zoho Sheet
Drag-and-drop methods for creating database reports
Advice on project management
How to streamline billing procedures
"If you are interested in exploring Zoho, this book isgoing to be extremely useful. It paves the way to explore Zoho with in-depth coverage on each of our main applications."
–Raju Vegesna, Zoho Evangelist
Synopsis
Zoho is an exciting new affordable online productivity and collaboration suite with many built-in Web-based applications and over a million users. As the cloud model becomes more cost effective, companies will continue to seek applications that are web-based and are categorized as software as a service (SaaS). With Zoho, there are applications matching all the essential Microsoft Office desktop applications, including Zoho Writer, Zoho Sheet, Zoho Notebook, Zoho Show, Zoho Sheet, Zoho DB, Zoho Mail, Zoho Planner, Zoho CRM, and Zoho Projects, to name a few of the 18 available. Zoho appeals to people looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Apps for their productivity tools. This book covers Zoho's free applications, targeting end users. Part of Zoho's appeal is that it offers more applications than other service providers, such as free database and Web conferencing tools. Currently, about 1.2 million people use Zoho, and more are signing up--at the rate of 50,000 a month.
This book covers 9 of Zoho's most widely used applications. It guides readers through the common tasks they will perform, and offers new tips and tricks to maximize productivity. The books starts with an overview of Zoho and then discusses documents and presentations, Zoho's Notebook app used organizing and sharing content. The book also gives detailed information about Zoho's spreadsheet, the database, communication, scheduling tools, web mail and email.
Here is a list of topics covered in the book:
Zoho Writer
Zoho Notebook
Zoho Show
Zoho Sheet
Zoho DB
Zoho Mail
Zoho Planner
Zoho CRM
Zoho Projects
Synopsis
A great way to get started on this new, FREE, Web-based productivity and collaboration toolZoho is a very cool-and free-alternative to Microsoft Office. Known as "cloud" computing because it's totally Web-based, Zoho provides 18 different applications to help you write documents, create spreadsheets, send e-mail, and much more. People love it, but what it doesn't offer are extensive help files, so that's where this practical book comes in.
Zoho For Dummies shows you how to use Zoho's most widely used applications, including Zoho Writer, Zoho Notebook, Zoho Show, Zoho Sheet, Zoho DB, Zoho Mail, Zoho Planner, Zoho CRM, and Zoho Projects. You'll get thoroughly up to speed on all common tasks and discover enough tips and tricks to get you power-using Zoho in no time.
- Zoho is a free, Web-based alternative to Microsoft Office launched in 2007; it is considered to be "cloud computing" because it is categorized as Software as a Service (SaaS) and Web-based
- The book guides you through common tasks and provides tips and tricks to maximize your productivity and minimize hassle
- Covers Zoho Writer, Zoho Notebook, Zoho Show, Zoho Sheet, Zoho DB, Zoho Mail, Zoho Planner, Zoho CRM, and Zoho Projects
- Also provides information about sharing content, scheduling, and more
Get your head in the clouds with this friendly guide to the exciting new Zoho "cloud" alternative to Microsoft Office.
About the Author
Steve Holzner, PhD, is the award-winning author of 112 books, including Joomla! For Dummies and Physics For Dummies. He also teaches programming classes and has consulted for Fortune 100 companies in the area of content management. Steve has been a faculty member at Cornell University and MIT.
Table of Contents
Introduction.Part I: Working with Documents.
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Zoho.
Chapter 2: Zoho Writer: Getting It Down in Print.
Chapter 3: Zoho Writer: Publishing, Sharing, and Working Offl ine.
Chapter 4: Zoho Show: Lights, Camera, Action!
Chapter 5: Zoho Notebook: Organizing and Storing Content.
Part II: Scheduling and Communicating.
Chapter 6: Zoho Planner: Organizing Your Life.
Chapter 7: Zoho Mail: Your Communication Center.
Part III: Managing Data.
Chapter 8: Zoho Sheet: All Your Data Cell by Cell.
Chapter 9: Zoho Reports: Creating Online Databases.
Part IV: Using Zoho for Your Business.
Chapter 10: Zoho Projects: Managing Your Team’s Timeline.
Chapter 11: Zoho Invoice: Billing Your Customers.
Chapter 12: Zoho CRM: ManagingYour Customers.
Part V: The Par t of Tens.
Chapter 13: Top Ten Zoho Help Resources.
Chapter 14: Top Ten Online Zoho Tutorials.
Index.