The smart way to learn Microsoft Office―one step at a time! The second edition of this popular book features new and expanded content. In addition to covering familiar Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft Office Access 2007, Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Word 2007―you now also get coverage of Microsoft Office Publisher 2007, SharePoint Server 2007, Groove 2007, OneNote 2007, and InfoPath 2007. Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting help to learn the fundamentals of working with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, including how to navigate the new user interface. Learn how to create professional-quality documents, powerful spreadsheets, and compelling slide presentations. And discover how to get your Web site up and running, take notes electronically, and manage your e-mail communications and workday. The companion CD includes skill-building practice files, eBooks, and more. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction―building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!
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Joyce Cox has more than 30 years' experience in the development of training materials about technical subjects for non-technical audiences and is the author of dozens of books about Office and Windows technologies. Joyce is vice president of Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI). Previously, she was president of and principal author for Online Press, where she developed the Quick Course series of computer training books for beginning and intermediate adult learners. She was also the first managing editor of Microsoft Press, an editor for Sybex, and an editor for the University of California.
Curtis Frye is the author of numerous books on Excel and other Office products, most recently Microsoft Excel 2010 Step by Step. He graduated from Syracuse in 1990 with a degree in political science, and then moved to Washington, DC, where he worked as a defense trade analyst for four years and as the director of sales and marketing for an ISP for one year. He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1995 to launch his freelance writing career. When Curt's not writing, and often while he is writing, he is a keynote speaker, mentalist, and professional improvisational comedian.
John Pierce is a writer with Microsoft's Information Worker New Markets group and a former editor and writer at Microsoft Press®. He is the author of Microsoft Office Access® 2003 Inside Track.
Joan Lambert has worked in the training and certification industry since 1997. As president of Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI), Joan is responsible for guiding the translation of technical information and requirements into useful, relevant, and measurable training, learning, and certification deliverables. An MCTS, MOM, MCAS, and MCT, Joan is the author or coauthor of more than two dozen books about Windows and Microsoft Office (for Windows and for Mac).
Joyce Cox has more than 20 years of experience developing training materials about technical subjects for non-technical audiences. She is the author or coauthor of dozens of books about Microsoft Office applications and Windows, including MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD 2007 STEP BY STEP, MICROSOFT OFFICE OUTLOOK 2007 STEP BY STEP, and MICROSOFT OFFICE POWERPOINT 2007 STEP BY STEP. Joyce is the vice president of Online Training Solutions, Inc.
Curtis D. Frye is a coauthor of MICROSOFT OFFICE EXCEL 2003 PROGRAMMING INSIDE OUT and the author of MICROSOFT OFFICE EXCEL 2003 STEP BY STEP, MICROSOFT EXCEL VERSION 2002 PLAIN & SIMPLE, FASTER SMARTER HOME NETWORKING, several books on Office Access, and numerous online training courses.
Joan Lambert has worked closely with Microsoft technologies since 1986 and in the training and certification industry since 1997. As President and CEO of Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI), Joan guides the translation of technical information and requirements into useful, relevant, and measurable resources for people who are seeking certification of their computer skills or who simply want to get things done efficiently.
Joan is the author or coauthor of more than three dozen books about Windows and Office (for the Windows, Mac, and iPad platforms) and three generations of Microsoft Office Specialist certification study guides. Joan is a Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Office Specialist Master (for Office 2013, Office 2010, and Office 2007), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (for Windows and Windows Server), Microsoft Certified Technology Associate (for Windows), Microsoft Dynamics Specialist, and Microsoft Certified Trainer.