One Book…All the Answers In just a short time you will be up and running with Microsoft Office 2007, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation, allowing you to learn the essentials of Office 2007 from the ground up. Thorough instructions walk you through the most common tasks and show you extra features that make your Office 2007 documents stand apart from the crowd. Notes present interesting pieces of information, extra features you can use, and warnings to protect your data. Tips offer extra advice or teach an easier way to do something. Learn how to… Leverage New Features to Do More Work in Less Time Master Office 2007’s New Ribbon Use Live Preview to See How Changes Will Affect Your Documents Create Online Web Pages from Your Office Documents, Worksheets, and Presentations Apply a Consistent Theme to All Your Documents, Worksheets, and Presentations Format Word Documents to Grab Attention Without Taking Away from the Message You Want to Convey Perform Mail Merging with Ease Set Up Powerful Worksheet Page Formats Drop Audio and Video into Your PowerPoint Presentations Organize Your Email to Work Smarter Locate Outlook Contacts on a Global Map Maximize Note Taking with OneNote Part I: Introducing Microsoft Office 2007 1 Chapter 1: Start Here 3 PART II: Writing with Word 29 Chapter 2: Learning Word’s Basics 31 Chapter 3: Making Your Words Look Good 69 Chapter 4: Adding Lists, Tables, and Graphics 107 Chapter 5: Using Word’s Advanced Features 147 PART III: Working with Excel Worksheets 201 Chapter 6: Getting to Know Excel 203 Chapter 7: Working with Excel Data 243 Chapter 8: Formatting Worksheets with Excel 273 Chapter 9: Creating Advanced Worksheets 303 Chapter 10: Using Excel as a Simple Database 329 PART IV: Impressing Audiences with PowerPoint 347 Chapter 11: Learning About PowerPoint 349 Chapter 12: Adding Flair to Your Presentations 371 Chapter 13: Making More Impressive Presentations 393 PART V: Organizing with Outlook 429 Chapter 14: Introducing Outlook 431 Chapter 15: Making Contact 475 Chapter 16: Living with Outlook 497 PART VI: Enhancing Your Work with Other Office Features 517 Chapter 17: Making Notes with OneNote 519 Chapter 18: Automatic Office 541 Chapter 19: Sharing Data Among Office Applications 563 Chapter 20: Combining Office and the Internet 581

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Presents an introduction to the fundamental features of Microsoft Office 2007, covering Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.

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"The 2007 Office release is more than just a businessperson's tool. Its suite of integrated applications can be a powerful tool for teachers both to teach computer skills and to augment the learning experience in many subject areas whose usefulness go far beyond the office. This book familiarizes you with the software and shows you new ways to utilize the technology in your classroom." --Book Jacket.

An action-oriented, project-based self study guide to the essentials of Transact-SQL, the SQL variant used in the Microsoft SQL Server.