If you're looking for a fast, easy way to learn all about your Windows XP computer, this is it.Show Me Microsoft Windows XP, Second Editioncovers all the most important features of Windows XP using clear, step-by-step instructions supported by hundreds of illustrations and screenshots. A troubleshooting guide will also help you solve common problems. You'll even get information on the latest set of Windows XP features, Service Pack 2, including: Security Center Windows Firewall Automatic updates Internet Explorer security Pop-up blocker in Internet Explorer Outlook Express security Data execution prevention WithShow Me Microsoft Windows XP, Second Edition, you will spend less time reading and more time doing.

New to Windows XP? Learn everything you need to know to make your computer work for you with the Absolute Beginners Guidefrom Que. Includes the latest coverage of Service Pack 1, the first up20021128 to Windows XP since its 10/01 release. XP is the fastest-selling Windows version ever, selling 32 million copies within 6 months of release. Other guides focus on features rather than how those features are used in everyday computing tasks. This guide is designed to help readers use Windows XP effortlessly. Microsoft Windows continues to dominate the home and corporate desktop, growing in market share from 89 percent last year to 92 percent this year. For the first time, Windows XP brings the power and stability of Windows NT/2000 to the consumer and home computer with Windows XP Home Edition, the successor to Windows 98/Me. Hundreds of thousands of users are looking for straightforward, easy-to-understand information on how to use this version of Windows XP to make computing easier. Absolute Beginners Guide to Microsoft Windows XPis the perfect tool to get new Windows users up and running and making their computer work for them. Shelley OHarais the author of more than 100 books, most of which relate to computers. She specializes in books that explain technical concepts and features, and writes in terms that the average user can understand. She has done training and worked in the publishing industry before becoming a full-time writer. Additional titles written by Shelley are Easy Windows XP, Home Edition,(10/01, 0789726599) and Easy Windows 98,(6/98, 0789714841).

Demonstrates the operating system's features, covering managing files, installing programs, troubleshooting, networking, and security.

Microsoft Office Excel 2003 provides powerful new tools with which to create, analyze, and share spreadsheet information. Excel 2003 takes advantage of the latest technologies such as XML and Microsoft SharePoint to extend desktop productivity and workspace collaboration over an intranet or the Internet. This book covers these changes, as well as smart tags, which are far more flexible in Excel 2003, and several statistical functions that have been improved to make data analysis easier. Show Me's visual format highlights these usability features for new or upgrading users, especially those upgrading from Office 97 or Office 2000. Though Excel 2003 has the fewest changes of all the Office applications, new and upgrading users will need a resource to quickly get them working with the software. This book's succinct yet complete coverage does just that! Additional features of this book include a "Troubleshooting Guide" to help solve common problems and a "Project Guide" with a listing of real-world projects by feature, as well as a "MOS Exam Guide" with a complete listing of MOS objectives and page numbers to locate the objectives. This feature gives the series a definite advantage over competing visual titles.

Microsoft Office 2003 provides a powerful integrated suite of programs with which to create and share documents and presentations, communicate, and analyze business information. It takes advantage of the latest technologies such as XML and Microsoft SharePoint to extend desktop productivity and workspace collaboration over an intranet or the Internet. This visual book covers these changes and all other important features of the Office system in a format that is easy for new users to get working quickly and upgrading users to learn what's different in this version. Other features of the book include a "Troubleshooting Guide" to help solve common problems, a "Project Guide" with a listing of real-world projects by feature, and a "MOS Exam Guide" with a complete listing of MOS objectives. This provides a definite advantage over the competition, since no other visual book offers this feature. Topics covered in this book are Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Publisher, creating web pages with Office, sharing information within Office Docs, collaboration with Office, and InfoPath 2003.

Discusses how to install, run, and configure Windows XP for both the home and office, explaining how to connect to the Internet, design a LAN, and share drives and printers, and includes tips and troubleshooting techniques.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 provides powerful new tools with which to get connected, manage information, and communicate with others. It is the most-changed application in this revision of the Office products, including an entirely new interface as well as improvements in junk mail blocking and security. Outlook 2003 takes advantage of the latest technologies such as XML and Microsoft SharePoint to extend desktop communication and meeting workspace collaboration over an intranet or the Internet. With these significant changesto both the look and functionality of the program, readers will benefit from the visual format of the Show Me series. All the most important tasks are covered, making this book ideal for new users as well as those upgrading from a previous version. Other features of the book include a "Troubleshooting Guide" to help solve common problems, a "Project Guide" with a listing of real-world projects by feature, and a "MOS Exam Guide" with a complete listing of MOS objectives and page numbers to locate tasks related to those objectives within the text. No other visual series includes this valuable feature.

Microsoft Office Access 2003 provides powerful new tools with which to manage data, find and retrieve information faster than ever, share information, and integrate solutions with server side products. Access 2003 incorporates some of the latest technologies such as XML and Microsoft SharePoint to extend data exchange over an intranet or the Internet. This book covers these changes, as well as more subtle enhancements such as the addition of smart tags, a new back up database, and an error checking function to flag common mistakes. All the most important tasks are covered, and the visual format makes it easy for upgrading users to quickly get working with the latest version, or for new users to start from the beginning and build their knowledge from the ground up. Other features include a "Troubleshooting Guide" to help solve common problems, a "Project Guide" with a listing of real-world projects by feature, and a "MOS Exam Guide" with a complete listing of MOS objectives and page numbers to locate the objectives, which gives this series a clear advantage over other visual titles.

& PowerPoint 2003 provides powerful new tools with which to create presentations more easily, illustrate ideas more powerfully, and share it all in any setting, from meeting rooms to the Web. & & Based on a proven, successful series format, this book uses a visual page design with easy-to-read text to teach beginning to intermediate level PowerPoint tasks. & & Troubleshooting guides, & "see also & " referencing, sample projects, and MOS objectives add even more for the ambitious learner. & & Author Steve Johnson is a professional trainer and author of several best-selling books.

TechTV's Microsoft Windows XP for Home Users is written in a lighthearted and conversational style but at the core is clear, practical information. This book shows readers how to customize and configure their systems, how to prevent and fix problems, how to add hardware and software, and how to have fun with Windows XP by exploring its many features. The entertaining style makes it fun to read, but readers will come away feeling as if the have learned a lot, too. It is assumed that most readers will have this software, although someone might buy the book as an introduction to Windows XP before upgrading from an earlier version. This book focuses almost exclusively on Windows XP and how earlier versions worked differently.