Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Book I: Common Office Tools 7
Chapter 1: Office Nuts and Bolts 9
Chapter 2: Wrestling with the Text 31
Chapter 3: Speed Techniques Worth Knowing About 57
Chapter 4: Taking Advantage of the Proofing Tools 65
Chapter 5: Creating a Table 81
Chapter 6: Creating a Chart 101
Chapter 7: Making a SmartArt Diagram 125
Chapter 8: Drawing and Manipulating Lines, Shapes, and Other Objects 143
Book II: Word 171
Chapter 1: Speed Techniques for Using Word 173
Chapter 2: Laying Out Text and Pages 191
Chapter 3: Word Styles 213
Chapter 4: Desktop Publishing with Word 229
Chapter 5: Getting Word’s Help with Office Chores 247
Chapter 6: Tools for Reports and Scholarly Papers 265
Book III: Outlook 285
Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Outlook 287
Chapter 2: Maintaining the Contacts Folder 303
Chapter 3: Handling Your E-Mail 313
Chapter 4: Managing Your Time and Schedule 339
Chapter 5: Tasks, Reminders, and Notes 347
Book IV: PowerPoint 355
Chapter 1: Getting Started in PowerPoint 357
Chapter 2: Fashioning a Look for Your Presentation 379
Chapter 3: Entering the Text 395
Chapter 4: Making Your Presentations Livelier 409
Chapter 5: Delivering a Presentation 421
Book V: Excel 439
Chapter 1: Up and Running with Excel 441
Chapter 2: Refining Your Worksheet 459
Chapter 3: Formulas and Functions for Crunching Numbers 471
Chapter 4: Making a Worksheet Easier to Read and Understand 493
Chapter 5: Analyzing Data 509
Book VI: Access 519
Chapter 1: Introducing Access 521
Chapter 2: Building Your Database Tables 535
Chapter 3: Entering the Data 563
Chapter 4: Sorting, Querying, and Filtering for Data 573
Chapter 5: Presenting Data in a Report 593
Book VII: Publisher 599
Chapter 1: Introducing Publisher 601
Chapter 2: Refining a Publication 613
Chapter 3: Putting on the Finishing Touches 625
Book VIII: Office 2010: One Step Beyond 637
Chapter 1: Customizing an Office Program 639
Chapter 2: Ways of Distributing Your Work 651
Chapter 3: Handling Graphics 661
Chapter 4: Decorating Files with Clip Art 683
Chapter 5: Note Taking with OneNote 693
Chapter 6: Automating Tasks with Macros 709
Chapter 7: Linking and Embedding in Compound Files 721
Chapter 8: Office Web Apps 731
Index 747
