Microsoft® Office Word 2003 Inside Out (Bpg-Inside Out) [Paperback]

Mary Millhollon (Author), Katherine Murray (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735615152 | ISBN-13: 978-0735615151 | Publication Date: December 10, 2003

Hey, you know your way around a document—so now dig into Word 2003 and really put your word processing expertise to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds all in concise, fast-answer format. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of Word mastery!

• Master the tools to expertly organize, edit, format, and present your content
• Create visual impact with pictures, diagrams, tables, 3-D effects, and more
• Use the Research Task Pane to find fast facts on the fly
• Link charts, tables, and graphs to live data
• Work better together by creating shared workspaces online
• Produce polished Web sites directly from Word
• Help protect documents with information rights management (IRM), digital certificates, and other security tools
• Add audio review notes—or handwrite changes on your Tablet PC!
• Use XML, forms, and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to make your information work harder

CD features:

• Complete eBook in PDF format
• Insider Extras—including a reference of built-in Word commands, an XML Cheat Sheet, articles, and more
• Catalog of Word resources with links to third-party tools and demos
• Microsoft resources and demos, including Insider’s Guide to Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 eBook
• Tablet PC Quick Reference eBook
• Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, eBook—10,000+ entries

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About the Author

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: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (December 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735615152
• ISBN-13: 978-0735615151
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tons of information but not well written or in-depth enough, January 13, 2007

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I'm a fan of Microsoft Press's "Inside Out" series and own half a dozen books (or maybe more) from it. I bought this book to become an expert at Word 2003, but I found that while the book covers a lot of ground, it lacks depth on many topics. And it's writing style is quite confusing. For example, I tried to understand how to customize headers and footers by section, and after reading and re-reading the parts of the book that deal with this topic several times, I stil couldn't figure out. In the end, I just experimented on my own. Word is a complex piece of software. This book unfortunately does a poor job at making Word easier to learn, even for someone like myself who was already quite proficient with the software at the basic-intermediate level.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good as a reference book, not a hands on learning guide, June 18, 2007

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I just ordered this book to prepare me for the Microsoft certification exams. I've just flipped through it, but I don't think I'll be able to use it. It has very detailed sections on how to do things within Word, but I need more of a workbook. I expected the CD to contain exercises, but upon inspection it's just a PDF version of the book and some "extras." If you want a workbook version with exercises to do, I just purchased the PowerPoint version of the Step by Step series, and I think I'll have to order the Word version of that.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, January 30, 2010

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Whenever I have a question about creating a new type of Word document or an application that just doesn't seem to work I can normally find the answer here.