Microsoft Office 2003 for Windows

The quickest, easiest way to master Microsoft Office the worlds best-selling productivity software suite

• Uses hundreds of screenshots to clearly illustrate techniques so readers never feel lost.
• Organized and presented specifically for busy professionals who need to get right to work.
• A reasonably priced, easy-to-reference guide to the essentials of Microsoft Office including new features such as Smart Documents and the Document Workspace.

If youve ever held a desk job, youve certainly used at least one of the products in the Microsoft Office suitethe standard productivity software for anyone who uses a computer as more than just a gaming machine. But that doesnt make you an expert in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlookespecially when youre facing a revamped version of Officedue to be released in mid-2003with a slew of new features and updates in each of the five programs. Office 11, the codename for the next version of Microsoft Office, promises greater productivity through improved, XML-based data-sharing tools, which will enable the exchange of any form of data across heterogeneous systems, platforms, and applications. The new version of Office will also allow information workers to more easily collaborate, share documents, and communicate with one another via the Web. Office X for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide quickly gets readers up to speed on all of the suites new features, including Smart Documents and the new Document Workspace, so that they can do their work without getting slowed down by the software. Using clear, step-by-step instructions illustrated with hundreds of helpful screenshots, Office X for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide walks readers through the most frequently used tasks in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook, as well as tips on how to best integrate the applications. For users who don't have the time or resources to wade through long passages of text and just want a quick reference to the essentials of the Office applications, this is the ideal guide.

Contents

• Introducing Micorsoft Office System 2003
• Common Office techniques
  • Basic Office techniques
  • Working in programs
• Microsoft Word
  • Introducing Word 2003
  • Entering and editing text
  • Formatting text
  • Formatting pages
  • Creating tables
  • Adding pictures
  • Special Word techniques
  • Word and the Web
• Microsoft Excel
  • Introducing Excel 2003
  • Entering data and formulas
  • Structuring the sheet
  • Formatting the sheet
  • Using Excel charts
  • Excel database techniques
  • Special Excel techniques
  • Excel and the Web
• Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Introducing PowerPoint 2003
  • Building a presentation
  • Outlining the presentation
  • Creating text slides
  • Creating chart slides
  • Creating org charts and tables
  • Customizing a presentation
  • Creating slide shows
  • PowerPoint and the Web
• Microsoft Access
  • Introducing Access 2003
  • Creating a database
  • Creating a table
  • Creating a form
  • Working with records
  • Using queries
  • Creating a report
  • Access and the Web
• Microsoft Outlook
  • Introducing Outlook 2003
  • Reading messages
  • Sending messages
  • Managing your mailbox
  • Keeping a contacts list
  • Scheduling tasks and meetings
• Index