ISBN: 0-7356-1862-3 
Pages: 368 
Disk: N/A  
Stolin-Softwares Price: $17.99
Release: 11/13/2002 
Level: Beginner 

From crunching numbers to creating dynamic Web pages, now you can do the everyday—and the extraordinary—faster, smarter, and better. Dive in! This friendly, high-energy guide makes it easy to teach yourself exactly what you need. Use the quick lists, numbered steps, and helpful examples to accelerate your productivity with Office XP—and move on to doing the cool things you want to do!

• Manage your e-mail and calendar with Microsoft Outlook®
• Expand your Microsoft Word power
• Create captivating Microsoft PowerPoint® presentations
• Make numbers and charts tell the story with Microsoft Excel
• Construct your own Web site with Microsoft FrontPage®
• Make data work harder for you with Microsoft Access
• Learn everyday troubleshooting techniques 

CHAPTER 1:   Getting to Know Microsoft Office XP  3 
    What's Included with Office XP?  3 
    What Can You Do with Office XP? 4 
    Starting Office XP 6 
    New Features of Office XP  11 
CHAPTER 2:   Working with Programs  15 
    Using Multiple Applications  15 
    Exiting Programs  22 
    Opening Files  22 
    Using the Clipboard 24 
    Saving Files  26 
    Printing Files  27 
CHAPTER 3:   Finding Help at Every Turn 31 
    Help in Many Colors  31 
    Using Ask A Question  32 
    Working with the Office Assistant  33 
    Using the Help System  35 
    Using What's This? for As-You-Work Help  40 
    Finding Help Online  41 
    Detecting and Repairing Problems  42 
    Getting Product Updates 44 

PART II:   WORD POWER, MADE SIMPLE   

Unleash the power of Microsoft Word by learning how to create, edit, and format your documents. In addition to everyday tasks, you'll master special tasks such as working with sections, graphics, and more.   

CHAPTER 4:   Creating a Simple Document  49 
    What Can You Do with Microsoft Word?  49 
    A Walk Around the Word Window  50 
    Starting a New Document  56 
    Entering Text  59 
CHAPTER 5:   Using Microsoft Word's Editing Tools  65 
    What Kind of Editing Can You Do with Word?  65 
    AutoCorrecting Your Document  66 
    Starting Simple: Correcting Typos  68 
    Working with Paragraphs  71 
    Using Find and Replace  73 
    Checking Your Spelling and Grammar  75 
    Tracking Changes  77 
    Adding Comments  80 
CHAPTER 6:   Formatting in Microsoft Word 83 
    Letting AutoFormat Do the Work  84 
    A Return to Themes 87 
    Changing Fonts, Font Styles, and Point Sizes 87 
    Choosing a Font  89 
    Changing Spacing  90 
    Setting Tabs  92 
    Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists  94 
    Adding Tables  95 
    Specifying Columns  99 
    Applying Styles and Templates 100 
CHAPTER 7:   Special Features (and Challenges!) in Microsoft Word  107 
    Working with Sections  108 
    Adding Headers and Footers  110 
    Inserting Graphics  113 
    Drawing Diagrams  118 
    Creating a Hyperlink 120 
    The High-End Stuff 121 

PART III:   EXCEL THE EASY WAY   

This next part of the book appeals to your left-brained, analytical side as you work with numbers in Microsoft Excel. From starting a simple spreadsheet to working with functions to formatting columns and rows, adding headings, and setting print ranges, this part gives you everything you need to know to feel comfortable in the numbers game.   

CHAPTER 8:   Creating and Saving a Spreadsheet  129 
    What Can You Do with Microsoft Excel? 129 
    A Walk Around the Excel Window  130 
    Creating a Simple Spreadsheet  134 
    Moving Around and Selecting Cells  140 
    Working with Functions and Formulas  142 
    Saving the Spreadsheet  144 
CHAPTER 9:   Editing, Formatting, and Printing Spreadsheets 147 
    Editing Spreadsheet Data  147 
    Formatting Spreadsheets 153 
    Printing Spreadsheets  158 
CHAPTER 10:   Charting Spreadsheet Data  161 
    Charting 101: Just the Basics  162 
    What Makes a Good Chart?  163 
    Creating a Chart  164 
    Editing a Chart  169 
    The Appearance of the Chart Menu  169 
    Working with the Chart Toolbar  169 

PART IV:   SIMPLY POWERPOINT   

Want to jazz up those Word bullet lists and Excel charts? Microsoft PowerPoint gives you the chance to create professional presentations and wow your audience with the data you've prepared. In this part, you'll learn how to create a quality presentation, arrange slides, add transitions, time the slide show, and produce the show for an audience.   

CHAPTER 11:   Creating a Presentation—From Start to Finish  173 
    What Can You Do with PowerPoint?  174 
    A Walk Around the PowerPoint Window 175 
    Understanding the PowerPoint Views  176 
    Starting with the End in Mind: Setting Up the Show 177 
    Creating a Presentation  178 
    Formatting Slides 187 
    Arranging Slides  190 
    Take One: Running the Presentation 191 
    Saving Your Presentation  191 
    Printing Handouts  193 
CHAPTER 12:   Animating and Timing Your Presentation  197 
    Working in Slide Sorter View  198 
    Setting Up the Show 200 
    Using Animation Schemes  202 
    Adding Transitions to Slides  204 
CHAPTER 13:   Enhancing Your Presentations  209 
    What Kind of Enhancements Will You Use? 209 
    Adding Movies and Animations  210 
    Adding Sounds and Music 213 
    Recording Narration 216 
    Broadcasting Your Presentation 217 

PART V:   ORGANIZE WITH MICROSOFT OUTLOOK   

Everyone needs a little help getting organized. This part shows you how to use Microsoft Outlook as your start and end point for organizing e-mail, appointments, to-do tasks, journal entries, and more.   

CHAPTER 14:   E-mailing with Microsoft Outlook  223 
    What Can You Do with Outlook?  223 
    A Walk Around the Outlook Window  224 
    Using Outlook as Your E-mail Program  227 
    Deleting Messages  232 
    Instant Messaging 233 
CHAPTER 15:   Organizing with Microsoft Outlook  237 
    Managing Your E-mail 237 
    Working with Contacts  243 
    Journaling in Outlook  248 
    Working with Tasks and Notes  249 
CHAPTER 16:   Scheduling with Microsoft Outlook 253 
    Understanding Outlook's Calendar 253 
    Creating Appointments 255 
    Using Reminders  258 
    Scheduling with Outlook 259 
    Printing Your Calendar  263 

PART VI:   MANAGING DATA WITH MICROSOFT ACCESS   

Microsoft Access isn't the intimidating, high-end database new users often think it is—it's actually a pretty friendly, powerful program that walks you through the process of creating tables for storing data and creating reports, queries, and much more. This part of the book shows you how to do the basics in Access so you have what you need to explore further on your own   

CHAPTER 17:   Getting Started with Databases  267 
    What Can You Do with Access? 268 
    A Walk Around the Access Window 269 
    Database Basics 271 
    Starting a New Database 272 
    Adding Data  277 
    Working with Forms 280 
    Saving a Database  281 
CHAPTER 18:   Working with Your Data 283 
    Sorting Data Records  284 
    Searching for Data 284 
    Creating and Using Queries  287 
    Composing a Query  288 
    Applying a Query  288 
    Modifying a Query  289 
    Linking Tables  290 
CHAPTER 19:   Preparing and Printing Reports in Microsoft Access 293 
    Creating a Report  294 
    Sprucing Up Your Report  295 
    Publishing Reports in Word  297 
    Deleting Reports 298 
    Printing Reports  298 

PART VII:   FAST WEB PAGES WITH MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE  

Web pages are everywhere in Office XP; you can create Web pages from Word, from Excel, and from PowerPoint. But when you want a real Web page—a complete site with multiple pages, numerous links, and slick text, graphics, and rollover effects—Microsoft FrontPage is your program. This part of the book shows you how to create a simple or sophisticated Web page quickly.   

CHAPTER 20:   First, the Basics 303 
    What Can You Do with FrontPage? 303 
    A Walk Around the FrontPage Window  304 
    Creating a Web Site  307 
    Working in Tasks View 310 
    Adding Text to a Web Page 312 
    Inserting Graphics for the Web 313 
    Viewing Navigation Paths and Links 314 
    Selling on the Web 316 
    Previewing the Page 316 
    Saving the Page  317 
CHAPTER 21:   Special Tasks in Microsoft FrontPage  319 
    Adding Tables to Your Pages  320 
    Working with Frames 321 
    Adding Lines and Borders  323 
    Creating Rollovers  325 
    Viewing the Source  327 
CHAPTER 22:   Publishing Your Pages 329 
    Preparing Your Web Files  329 
    About Server Extensions  331 
    Publishing Your Site  331 
    Troubleshooting Your Site 334 
    Rating the Effectiveness of Your Site  335 
APPENDIX A:   Installing Microsoft Office XP 337 
    What You Need to Install Office XP  337 
    Installing Office XP  338 
    Changing Office Installation 338 
    Repairing After Installation  340 
APPENDIX B:   Microsoft Office XP Shortcut Keys 341 
INDEX 343