Synopses & Reviews
If Office 2003 can do it, you can do it too...
Office 2003 now has everything you need to conduct business, and everything you need to know about Word, Excel, Outlook®, PowerPoint®, Access, and FrontPage® is right in these pages. From the basics like opening and saving documents to the complexities of sharing data with XML, youll find reliable, step-by-step information.
Its a manual for each application and a guide to the integrated suite, all in one convenient volume.
Inside, youll find complete coverage of Office 2003
- Tame Office 2003s unique interface features, including task panes and personalized menus
- Enhance Word documents with tables, graphics, styles, and templates, and collaborate with other users
- Develop useful Excel spreadsheets with charts, formulas, and functions
- Navigate Outlooks new mail view, reading pane, and navigation pane and make the layout serve your information-management needs
- Block worms, viruses, and spam with Outlooks improved security
- Create PowerPoint presentations with graphics and data from Word and Excel
- Manage your data with Access wizards, AutoForm, and reports
- Discover enhanced Web design tools, get more control over your code, and generate cleaner HTML with FrontPage
Bonus CD-ROM and companion Web site!
- Exclusive Office 2003 Super Bible eBook, with more than 500 pages of information about how Microsoft Office components work together
- Bonus shareware, freeware, trial, demo, and evaluation programs that work with or enhance Microsoft Office
- Searchable eBook version of Microsoft Office 2003 Bible
- An easy-to-use interface that allows you to browse and install everything on the CD
Synopsis
Heavily revised for this edition, the Office "X" Bible introduces substantially more coverage of Outlook, an application many Office users now spend most of their computing time using. This edition also features more coverage of Access for office users getting familiar with databases as so many businesses are now data-driven.
Synopsis
Targets how to effectively and efficiently use data, text, and graphics from one Office application in another Office application.
- Features less emphasis on macros and programming and more focus on enhancements.
- Improved content and topical selection compared to previous editions.
About the Author
About the Author
Edward Willett is the author of more than 20 books, ranging from computer books on a variety of topics to children’s nonfiction to young adult science fiction and fantasy. A former newspaper reporter and editor, he writes a science column for newspapers and radio and hosts a weekly TV phone-in show about computers and the Internet. He’s also a professional actor and singer. Ed lives in Regina, Saskatchewan, with his wife and daughter.
About the Contributing Authors
Allen Wyatt, an internationally recognized expert in small computer systems, has been working in the computer and publishing industries for almost two decades. He has written almost 50 books explaining many different facets of working with computers, as well as numerous magazine articles. His books have covered topics ranging from programming languages to using application software to using operating systems. Through the written word, Allen has helped millions of readers learn how to better use computers.
Allen is the president of Discovery Computing Inc., a computer and publishing services company located in Mesa, Arizona. Besides writing books and technical materials, he helps further the computer-book industry by providing consulting and production services. Allen also publishes a free weekly newsletter for users of Word and Excel. You can find more information at www.VitalNews.com.
Bill Rodgers is a computing consultant from Newcastle, Australia, with a passion for V8Supercars and Rugby league and Rugby Union football. Bill specializes in Office and Windows systems, collaboration, and advanced technologies. Bill has been a contributing author and technical editor on many Office books for leading international companies and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award for the past four years for his support of and expertise with Microsoft products.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Getting Started.
Chapter 1: Welcome to Your New Office.
Chapter 2: Using Office’s Menus and Toolbars.
Part II: Using Word.
Chapter 3: Creating and Working with Documents.
Chapter 4: Working with Text.
Chapter 5: Working with Tables.
Chapter 6: Forms, Fields, and Merging.
Chapter 7: Outlines, Tables of Contents, and Indexes.
Chapter 8: Styles and Templates.
Chapter 9: Getting Graphical.
Chapter 10: Working with Others on Word Documents.
Chapter 11: Using XML in Word.
Part III: Using Excel.
Chapter 12: Worksheets and Workbooks.
Chapter 13: Entering and Formatting Information.
Chapter 14: Charts.
Chapter 15: Formulas and Functions.
Chapter 16: Lists and Databases.
Chapter 17: Templates, Forms, and Graphics.
Chapter 18: PivotTable and PivotChart Reports.
Chapter 19: Using Excel to Analyze Data.
Chapter 20: Using XML in Excel.
Part IV: Using Outlook.
Chapter 21: Outlook Overview.
Chapter 22: Advanced Message Management.
Chapter 23: Outlook Security.
Chapter 24: Creating and Maintaining a Contact List.
Chapter 25: Managing Your Time with Calendar.
Part V: Using PowerPoint.
Chapter 26: Beginning a Presentation.
Chapter 27: Entering and Formatting Text.
Chapter 28: Using Templates and Wizards.
Chapter 29: Creating Charts and Tables.
Chapter 30: Adding Graphics and Special Effects.
Chapter 31: Finalizing Your Slide Show.
Chapter 32: Fine-Tuning Your Presentation.
Part VI: Using Access.
Chapter 33: Fundamentals of Access.
Chapter 34: Creating a Database.
Chapter 35: Working with Forms.
Chapter 36: Using Queries.
Chapter 37: Generating Reports.
Chapter 38: Access and XML.
Part VII: Office and the Web.
Chapter 39: Designing Web Sites with FrontPage.
Chapter 40: Managing Your Web Site with FrontPage.
Chapter 41: Creating Web Pages in Other Office Applications.
Part VIII: Collaborating in Office.
Chapter 42: Building Integrated Documents.
Chapter 43: Universal Drawing and Graphics Features.
Chapter 44: Using Microsoft Office Document Imaging and Scanning.
Chapter 45: Using Microsoft Office Picture Manager.
Chapter 46: Collaborating on a Network.
Chapter 47: Windows SharePoint Services with Office System.
Part IX: Customizing and Automating Office.
Chapter 48: Customizing Office Applications.
Chapter 49: Working with Macros.
Appendix A: What’s on the CD-ROM.
Appendix B: Optimizing Your Office Installation.
Appendix C: International Support and Accessibility Features.
Appendix D: Finding Office Information on the Web.
Index.