Microsoft® Office Word 2003 Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) [Paperback]

Online Training Solutions Inc. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 8120324854 | ISBN-13: 978-0735615236 | Publication Date: October 15, 2003

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to use the word processing power in Word 2003. 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!

• Turn your ideas into impressive documents—from memos and form letters to Web pages and complex reports
• Learn easy formatting techniques that add impact to your communications
• Embellish text with pictures, animations, drawings, and other effects
• Share documents for review with greater control over revisions and changes
• Organize your information with diagrams, tables, and charts
• Prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam

Practice your skills using the files on CD!

Your Microsoft Office System Reference Pack on CD includes:

• Twenty-five templates straight from the Microsoft Office team
• Microsoft Office System Quick Reference eBook
• Insider’s Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 eBook—describes new notetaking features in Office
• Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, eBook—10,000+ entries!
• Introducing the Tablet PC eBook
• Complete STEP BY STEP eBook
• Skill-building practice files

A Note Regarding the CD or DVD

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About the Author

Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI) is a traditional and electronic publishing company with years of experience in the creation, production, and delivery of computer software training. OTSI wrote Microsoft Windows® XP Step by Step, Microsoft FrontPage® Version 2002 Step by Step, and Microsoft Access Version 2002 Step by Step. The company publishes the Quick Course® and Practical Business Skills™ series of computer and business training products.

Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (October 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120324854
• ISBN-13: 978-0735615236
• ASIN: 0735615233
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #393,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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99 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Waste of $, February 15, 2006

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Maggie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft® Office Word 2003 Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

I had previously purchased Microsoft Office Step-By-Step and Microsoft Office Specialist Study Guide. I bought Word SBS along with Excel SBS, Access SBS, and PowerPoint SBS hoping that they would be more in depth for a novice user like myself who wants to build my skills and learn the intricacies of MS Office. Imagine my surprise, when after opening the CDs to all and loading them onto my computer, the exercises are the same as in the first two books I bought. They can't be sent back since the seal is broken on the disk packaging.

Apparently the easier concepts of Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint are collected into MS Office SBS and the more difficult concepts are collected into MS Office Specialist Study Guide.

On a good note, this series is easy to understand and not difficult to use. They really do provide step by step instructions.

However, I wish this series would allow the user to take a project from start to finish. I don't think just following the directions in the exercises has provided me with the skills to complete projects on my own.

The moral of this story is: If you are looking for a book to provide the basics of Word (and Excel, Access, PowerPoint), save your money and buy MS Office SBS and Office Specialist Study Guide. They are to only two books you really need. If you want books that provide more details or are more skill specific, look for something else.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Word 2003 Step by Step. Finally, a manual that helps!, April 14, 2008

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M. Webb (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® Office Word 2003 Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

I've been using Word 2000 for years. I was finally able to get most of thr functions I needed to work, but it was a "try & try again" approach. The on line manual is helpful, IF you know what questions to ask. And most software has features you might not be aware of, and therefore can't use.

The Word 2003 Step by Step manual is wonderful. You can find what you want to do easily in the index, then get step by step instructions on how to do the project. You can just read the index and/or manual, and learn of the many features available that you never knew existed, and so hadn't tried to use.

It's like having an instructor on hand, any time you want one. I expanded my use of Word greatly, just by learning about new features, on learning how to do things I knew existed, but couldn't figure out how to access.

I highly recommend this book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and clear, March 25, 2007

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Neil Corke "Neil Corke" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® Office Word 2003 Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

As a Wordperfect user I bought this to brush up my skills on MS Word. The practice exercises are clear and well laid out. For just $16 and a few hours of my weekend I came away with a few shortcuts.