Microsoft� Office XP Inside Out (Cpg-Inside Out) - Softcover

Halvorsen, Michael; Young, Michael J.

3.8

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9780735612778: Microsoft� Office XP Inside Out (Cpg-Inside Out)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735612773 ISBN 13: 9780735612778

Publisher: Microsoft Press, 2001

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Hey, you know your way around the Office suite—so now dig into Office XP and really put your PC to work! Covering Microsoft Access, Excel, FrontPage, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and handy workarounds in concise, fast-answer format. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of Office mastery!

Build on what you already know about Office and quickly dive into what’s new
Share information seamlessly between Office XP applications and your colleagues using SharePoint team services
Import real-time data into spreadsheets and Web pages
Create professional-quality print and online publications
Build your own databases, and use powerful data-analysis techniques
Deliver compelling PowerPoint presentations at work or through the Web
Use Outlook to master your schedule and e-mail communications
Construct and manage a Web site with advanced features
Develop custom solutions using macros and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications

CD-ROM FEATURES:

Intuitive HTML interface
Extensive collection of Microsoft add-ins and third-party utilities, demos, and trials
Macros and code samples
Complete eBook—easy to browse and print!
Sample chapters from other INSIDE OUT Office XP books
Web links to Microsoft Office Tools on the Web, online troubleshooters, and product support
Microsoft Visio customizable auto-demos
Additional files and templates

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

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Review:

As office productivity suites grow more capable and network-wise, the demand placed upon their users--who typically are everyday office workers with no particular interest in software technology--grows dramatically. That's why a carefully compiled manual, like Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, is invaluable in an organization that expects its employees to use the new features of Microsoft Office XP. This book won't hold your interest if you attempt to read it straight through, and indeed it may strain your back when you lift it off the shelf. On the other hand, if you want a concise but comprehensive tutorial on the use of Excel's PMT function or FrontPage's new ability to output XML code--or any of hundreds of other details--this book has your number. Just check the jumbo-size index.

The book could have paid more attention to automating Office XP with Visual Basic. Even though more space is devoted to the programming language than most of the competition and the book does a good job of explaining the core language and key objects, a lot of its capabilities go unmentioned.

Otherwise, the authors do a wonderful job of explaining procedures and concepts whose power lies in their details. In explaining features, they'll typically present a procedure that covers the generic case, then discuss variations on that theme in longer paragraphs and special sidebars. As is the trend in books like this, screen shots are augmented with labels and instructions--this aids clarity and speeds up the answer-finding process. --David Wall

Topics covered: Everything that the programs in the Microsoft Office XP suite--Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Exchange, FrontPage, and Publisher--can do, including customization via Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to an extent. Creating, formatting, editing, sharing, storing, and the rest of the work that Office assists in is covered.

About the Author:

Michael Halvorson is the author or co-author of twenty computer books, including Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, Visual Basic 6 Professional Step By Step, Learn Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Now, Running Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition, and Microsoft Word 97/Visual Basic Step by Step. Michael earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and master’s and doctoral degrees in History from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He was employed at Microsoft Corporation as a technical editor, acquisitions editor, and localization manager from 1985 to 1993. Michael currently spends his time developing innovative software solutions for Microsoft Office and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, and teaching European history courses at colleges in the Pacific Northwest.

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