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Microsoft® Word Version 2002 Inside Out (Inside Out (Microsoft))

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I found this book to be a valuable source for references and explanations on every Word subject. In the past, the books with built-in lessons and examples were the best way for me to discover all that Word has to offer. But this time, I was preparing for the Microsoft User Specialist exams and needed to be at Expert level on Word 2002. There are alot of new user features in Word 2002, and most people would find this book to be complete and useful. And it has a happy ending...I passed the Word 2002 Expert exam.

This book has just about everything you need to prepare for the MOUS certification. I love that the book explains just about every detail there is to word. It taught me some very useful tricks with Word. I do have one gripe I wish the section on VBA was a little longer. But overall I think that this is a great book.

The cd that accompanies the book is worth the purchase price - but also makes the printed version archaic. Too bad to waste paper on publishing the huge book when the cd is much easier to use and once it's on your system it can be referred to in a couple of clicks of the mouse!

I heartily recommend this book for anyone who wants a thorough understanding of Microsoft Word. Other than a bare mention of Visual Basic for Applications the coverage is very complete. The material is clearly presented and the authors patiently explain each procedure step by step. The layout of the text with numerous screen shots and hints, tips, et cetera in side-bars is excellent. Although the authors assume familiarity with past versions of Word, anyone like me who is new to Word but has had a lot of experience with another word-processor (WordPerfect for me) should have no trouble in learning Word from this book.

A thorough and well organized treatment of Word 2002 - that is also very useful to people with Word 2000. With pictures of dialog boxes and clear instructions for procedures, the book has been a great help. I don't need to just sit down and read it, I can easily find the section covering the skills/procedures that I need.
I tutor for SeniorNet Horowhenua and found so many interesting functions covered in the book that it has given me the content for 3 interesting Workshops for my students in the first week of use.

Found this book to be helpful although, at times, it forgets to include a key step. I use in conjunction with the online help of the software. I am working on software manuals that are 200+ pages and I could not be handling without the extra information provided in the book.