Microsoft Office XP Step by Step (Cpg Step By Step)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 756 pages
• Published by: Microsoft Press August 11, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0735612943
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0735612945
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 2.1 inches
• Weighs: 5 pounds

From Library Journal
Launched in October, Windows XP is Microsoft's first operating system to incorporate elements of its .NET initiative. The Office Suite marketed alongside it includes Word, Outlook, Access, Excel, FrontPage, PowerPoint, and a new entry, Publisher. Step by Step is the only title that covers Publisher. Otherwise, these books contain roughly the same material, use similar approaches, and are written for beginning to intermediate users. Purchase according to your patrons' preferences. A full-color book with a nice mix of text and screenshots, Step by Step is great for apprehensive users.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Microsoft Office XP Step By Step offers self-paced instruction to the beginning-to-advanced user who wants to get the most out of Office XP-and prepare for Microsoft Office User (MOUS) certification. This friendly, straightforward training system offers e

Reader Reviews
Step by step is a great concept for beginners. And the pictures are truly worth 1000 words. The book is well divided into the products that compose office 2002. I have Microsoft works which contains Word 2002. I also bought separately FrontPage. The examples in the book and on CD follow what you would normally do yourself when testing a new product or update. There is no new insight or trick. The only advantage in buying the book is the discipline of going from "a to z" instead of jumping around a possibly missing a critical step. The big disadvantage is not learning the information that you need to complete your task in a timely manor. Rule one in any discipline, know your purpose then pick the tool (hammers do not work well with screws.) You are also lead down the garden path (especially with FrontPage.) Instead of picking a good commercial ISP that uses mainstream tools for web hosting such as Perl and with a proven operating environment as SUN OS, HPUX, AIX or even Linux. You are directed to anyone with a toy as long as it has the other half of the FrontPage functions on it (server side applications.) Bottom line this is a good beginner book but can lead you into a corner if you try to use it for anything but learning the basic functions of Office XP.