Plain & Simple: 2007 Microsoft Office SystemOctober 10, 2007 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this book. The instructions are clear and visual, and that rates highly with me because I do better when I can see how to do something.
Great book! Lynda Schofield
Too SimpleSeptember 16, 2007 0 out of 7 found this review helpful
Windows Vista(TM) Plain & Simple (Bpg-Plain & Simple)
It is hard to use this to start using Vista because the subjects are not in the order you will encounter them in trying to configure it. For example how to use multimedia and running gadgets are covered before "setting up" , "managing files" and customizing your configuration.
2007 Microsoft Office System Plain & Simple (Plain & Simple Series)June 7, 2007 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Well written, simple and precise, easy to follow and understand. Great to have a book that is non geeky. Excellent.
Not so plain, but yes, simple!May 31, 2007 14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a great book for anyone who does not want any type of theory but just the information to get going on a project. Lots of great illustrations and just what this busy librarian needs who does not have time to go back to school for a computer science degree. The book contains easy to read page layouts with instructions on how to preform various task in a simple step by step manner. Who knew a marine biologist and former caterer could cook up such a book.
Excellent for beginnersApril 10, 2007 35 out of 35 found this review helpful
This book is well laid out and easy to understand. The step by step, visual format makes it easy for you to quickly complete topics without guesswork - it shows you all of the steps you need to take! Excellent as a manual or reference book, generally you can go directly to a topic and learn all that you need to know about that topic without having to read previous sections.
The book starts off by covering the features common to all Office 2007 programs - extremely useful to quickly familiarise you to the general workings of any Office 2007 program. Each of the following chapters then focuses on an individual Office 2007 program(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access).
CHAPTER LIST
01. About This Book 02. Working in Office 03. Common Tasks in Office 04. Viewing and Editing Text in Word 05. Formatting in Word 06. Working with Special Content in Word 07. Working in Excel 08. Analyzing and Presenting Data in Excel 09. Creating a PowerPoint Presentation 10. Presenting a PowerPoint Slide Show 11. Working with Messages in Outlook 12. Organizing with Outlook 13. Creating a Publication with Publisher 14. Working in Access 15. Exchanging Information Among Office Programs 16. Customizing and Securing Office
After reading this book you will do more with Office 2007.
One note of caution: The content is targeted towards beginner to low-end intermediate users who need step-by-step instruction. Intermediate- Power- and Advanced-users may find the material covered to be too basic to be useful.
