2007 Microsoft® Office System Step by Step [Paperback]

Online Training Solutions Inc. (Author), Curtis D. Frye (Author), Joan Preppernau (Author), Joyce K. Cox (Author), Steve Lambert (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735622787 | ISBN-13: 978-0735622784 | Publication Date: February 14, 2007

Quickly teach yourself how to use Microsoft Office Access 2007, Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Word 2007. With Step By Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

• Take control of your day—organize your e-mail, calendar, and meetings
• Learn the essentials for creating effective documents
• Build spreadsheets and perform calculations on your data
• Design database applications to help manage information
• Produce and deliver compelling slide show presentations
• Organize and format text to craft professional-quality documents

Your all-in-one learning experience includes:

• Files for building skills and practicing the book’s lessons
• Fully searchable eBook
• Bonus quick reference to the Ribbon, the new Microsoft Office interface
• Windows Vista Product Guide eBook—plus other resources on CD

A Note Regarding the CD or DVD

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Key Book Benefits:

-Learn how to use Microsoft Office 2007 by taking just the lessons you need or by working from cover to cover--you set the pace
-Includes coverage of all core Office programs and highlights new Office programs
-Features easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on skill-building exercises
-Includes a companion CD with practice files and other resources

About the Author

Joyce Cox has 20+ years of experience developing training materials on technical subjects for non-technical audiences, specializing in Office and Windows® technologies.

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.

Katherine Murray is a communications expert who specializes in teaching people and businesses how to improve their productivity with Microsoft® technologies. She has written more than 50 books related to Microsoft® Office, Web technologies, and the digital lifestyle, including MICROSOFT® OFFICE WORD 2007 INSIDE OUT.

Product Details

• Paperback: 641 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (February 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735622787
• ISBN-13: 978-0735622784
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft Office System Step by Step, March 23, 2007

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L. Duvall (Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2007 Microsoft® Office System Step by Step (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book for someone with little experience with any version of Microsoft Office. It is very basic. However, if you are already very comfortable with, say, Office 2003, you may want to consider buying a more advanced book.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Instead of Step-by-Step, title the book "What's New", February 28, 2008

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Creative Wiz - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2007 Microsoft® Office System Step by Step (Paperback)

This book mostly emphasizes what's new in Office 2007. It is not, however, a book for someone who wants to learn the concept of Word/word processing, Excel/spreadsheets, Access/databases, PowerPoint/presentations, etc., etc. I teach Microsoft applications and I'm frustrated using this book because the exercises are "lame" and go from simple to advanced stuff in the same practice. Especially bad are the Excel exercises because they have been poorly proofread; they have mistakes and mix beginners with advanced stuff in each chapter and in each exercise, it's hard to assign any of them as homework. Also, it totally skips Page Setup and the very useful AutoSum button, not to mention a lot of other basic stuff a beginner needs to know. It's as bad a book as the previous Office 2003 Step-by-Step series. I am not happy with it at all and would not recommend it for beginners. It might help someone who is gearing up for the MS Office 2007 certification, but don't bank on this book alone for study material.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Enough Detail, November 1, 2007

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Cynthia C. Newman "Houston" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2007 Microsoft® Office System Step by Step (Paperback)

This book had the worst index I've ever seen in a reference book. It was too difficult to find solutions in the book. Certainly this is not a book for anyone with any Microsoft Office experience.