Windows Vista Step by Step Deluxe Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 560 pages
• Published by: Microsoft Press; Deluxe edition February 23, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0735625328
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0735625327
• Book Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Product Description
The smart way to learn Windows Vista one step at a time! Updated with expanded coverage, this deluxe edition covers all of the latest Windows Vista features. You ll discover the smartest ways to stay organized with Windows® Mail, Windows Contact, Windows LiveTM Messenger, Windows Meeting Space, Windows Calendar, and Windows SidebarTM. You ll also learn how to work with graphics and documents by using Windows Paint, NotePad, and WordPad. Even more, learn how to have fun with Windows Vista and your digital media creating home videos and more! Plus, you still get coverage of the basics of working with Windows Vista, including how to navigate the new user interface and how to use Instant Search to find anything on your desktop! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting help and learn how to manage files and folders to simplify your work, hook up printers and other devices, and connect to the Internet. You will also discover how to use security-enhanced features to help protect your PC. 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!


Key Book Benefits


Learn how to use Windows Vista by taking just the lessons you need or by working from cover to cover you set the pace


Features easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on skill-building exercises


Includes expanded coverage: Windows Mail, Windows Contacts, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Meeting Space, Windows Sidebar, and more


Includes a companion CD with skill-building practice files, an eBook, and sample chapters from other popular books

About The Author
Joan Preppernau is the author of over a dozen books about Windows and Microsoft® Office, including the popular Microsoft Windows XP Step by Step. Having learned about computers literally at her father's knee, Joan's wide-ranging experiences in various facets of the computer industry contribute to her enthusiasm for producing interesting, useful, and understandable training materials. Joan is the president of Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI) and an avid telecommuter. The power of the Internet and an obsession with technology have made it possible for Joan to live and work in New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, and various locations in the United States during the past 15 years. Having finally discovered the delights of a daily dose of sunshine, Joan has recently settled in San Diego with her husband, Barry, and their daughter, Trinity.



Joyce Cox has more than twenty years of experience in the development of training materials about technical subjects for non-technical audiences, and she is the author of dozens of books about Microsoft Office and Windows technologies. Joyce is the vice president of Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI). 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.

Reader Reviews
I picked this book based on the topics covered in the table of contents, and the book's layout. It was as good as similar books of this type, but seemed to have a better layout. For an XP user much of this book is redundant, since Vista for the most part is not very different from XP. I would have liked some devoted chapters that only addressed what is different in Vista. This would be a fast track for one that is going from XP to Vista. Then for those that are new to both operating systems, the remaining chapters can cover all the functions that are common to Vista and XP. The book's style can be a bit obtrusive in that, the topic headings, and procedural step numbering stand out too much, and smothers the content. Having said that, this book is still a very good choice, and better than the others.