Microsoft Office 2000 for Windows for Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 504 pages
• Published by: For Dummies
• Edition: 1st Edition May 21, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764504525
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764504525
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Review
You're no dummy if you've got Microsoft Office 2000 on your Windows machine, but you might still need some help learning how to use it. There's nothing to be ashamed of--pick up Microsoft Office 2000 for Dummies and learn the ropes quickly, and you might even have fun while you're at it.

Each part of the software package--Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and the rest--gets its own section with tips, tricks, warnings, and the basic info you'll need to work with files, make your documents gorgeous, and save yourself a few hours on hold with tech support. The visual style lends itself well to crossing over between page and screen without too much translation, and the writing is sharp, funny, and to the point.

After the advanced chapters, the book closes with the traditional "Part of Tens"--10 keystrokes you'll be using so much they deserve special attention, plus ten tips to help you achieve Office wizardry. Whether you're an old hand with Office or are new to the game, Microsoft Office 2000 for Dummies will give you the information you need to get your work done. --Rob Lightner

Product Description
More than seventy million people have made Microsoft Office the most popular business software package on the planet. Whether you're a newcomer to the power and productivity of the entire Office suite -- with its word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, Web design, desktop publishing, and e-mail software -- or discovering Microsoft Office for the first time, you'll find yourself right at home with the friendly advice and plain-English answers inside Microsoft Office 2000 For Windows For Dummies.

Get all Office 2000 programs working together -- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage, Outlook, Publisher, PhotoDraw, and Internet Explorer -- and take your computing skills to the next level. Publish professional-looking Web pages from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and FrontPage. Organize your schedule and e-mail with Outlook; create dazzling slide presentations with PowerPoint; create documents quickly with Word; and budget your finances with Excel's cool charts and graphs.

Microsoft Office 2000 For Windows For Dummies covers the Standard, Professional, and Premium editions of Office 2000, so whatever your needs, we've got the answers!

Reader Reviews
I must note that I was slightly misled by the other reviews into thinking that this book would be just right for the lower intermediate to intermediate user. Coverage of Office is thin, but quite wide, even including making web pages. However, it falls short of an intermediate user's expectations and topics hardly go any deeper than an introductory tutorial. On the plus side the author has put in a great deal of effort and spends a lot of time making concepts and procedures understandable to the uninitiated and makes heavy use of buletted tips, tricks and summaries that make it easy to remember. The strength of this book is in introducing those first time users to Office that have very little knowledge about what most would consider essential knowledge. I also don't think you will find anything useful if you are moving from Office 97 to Office 2000. This is more of an introduction to Office itself, rather than Office 2000. If you are a complete beginner in any of the Office applications then I think this is a great book. This includes those of you who still feel intimidated by Microsoft Office, as well as people who might be experienced in Word but are just starting out with Excel or PowerPoint for example. If you are anywhere past a beginner, such as a regular user, capable of most day to day tasks, then this book won't give you any more insight than you already have. You might find some pieces of information useful, such as shortcut keys and a lot of tips, but most of the book will go unused.