Microsoft® Office 2010 Plain & Simple [Paperback]

Katherine Murray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0735626979 | ISBN-13: 978-0735626973 | Edition: 1

Get the fast facts that make learning Office 2010 plain and simple! This colorful, no-nonsense guide uses easy-to-follow steps and screenshots, and clear, concise language to show the simplest ways to get things done with Microsoft Word, Excel®, Outlook®, PowerPoint®, Access®, Publisher, and OneNote®.

Here's WHAT You'll Learn

• Create documents, Web pages, and other publications
• Organize your e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks
• Build spreadsheets to analyze and visualize data
• Set up a simple database
• Capture notes with ink, voice or text

Here's HOW You'll Learn It

• Jump in wherever you need answers
• Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do
• Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts
• Quick TRY THIS! exercises help you apply what you learn right away

From Inside the Book:

Editorial Reviews

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: 448 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (June 24, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735626979
• ISBN-13: 978-0735626973
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.8 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Computers & Technology > Home Computing & How-to > Microsoft How-to > Office
  • #94 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft

More About the Author

Hi! Thanks for taking a look at my books. I've been writing about all kinds of topics--technology, digital lifestyle, parenting, nature, eco-spirituality, fundraising, and more--for more than 20 years, and I still love it. Writing lets me follow my curiosities (Evernote, Mango, Windows 8, green tech, and more), explore what fascinates me, and then share what I learn. I love that! My most recent books include "My Evernote" (Que, 2012), "A Simple Guide to Eco-Spirituality" (Luminis Books, 2012), "My Windows 7 PC" (Que, 2011), "Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime" (Microsoft Press, 2011), and "Listening to the Earth: Meditations on Experiencing and Belonging to Nature" (Lorian Press, 2011).

Over the years I've written a number of books about Microsoft Office (in all its versions), but my favorites are my most recent ones: "Microsoft Office 2010 Plain & Simple," "Microsoft Word 2010 Plain & Simple," and "Microsoft Word Insight Out," all from Microsoft Press. It is great fun to work with the software over many years and be able to see how things develop and change. Fascinating!

I hope one of these books--or another book you find today--meets a need you have or answers a question you've been wondering about. Thank you for taking a look at my work! Kind regards, Katherine

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

140 of 142 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Starter Book- August 13, 2010

By Westoncito

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Like the other reviewers have said up to this point this is a great book. As the cover say it is Plain and Simple. So if you're looking for something that will teach you Microsoft Office inside out then you should look to another book. This book will help you to get a basic understanding of how to use each of the Office Professional 2010 applications. There is more emphasis placed on Word, Excel and power-point than the rest. The other programs Outlook, Publisher, One-note, Access and just a general overview of how the programs work together compose the lesser portion of the book. I think that it gives and adequate coverage of the applications.

I Enjoy the very colorful pages that it has. It helps to make the learning go by faster. Basically the book is screen shots bullet points showing you exactly how to do things. If you are new to any of the programs you could get this book and it will help you have a good enough knowledge to increase your productivity. I have never used outlook before and this worked it out beautifully. I got my emails all set up and and my schedule all good. This program has wonderful organization helps and it looks beautiful too.

Pros:

Very colorful, pictures and great labeling.
Simple well thought-out explanations on how to do basic, commonly used tasks in all the Microsoft office professional edition.
Good index and table of contents helps user to quickly locate what they want when they want.
Overall book flow is great.
Book can be read from start to finish or picked up in selected locations so that the user can understand virtually any part without reading what has came before it.
Great price for what you get.

Cons:

Possibly too brief of an overview for some of the programs. If you are wanting a lot of details then this book may not be right for you.

If you're looking for a Plain and Simple guide to Microsoft Office look no further, but if you're wanting more details for a certain program then I would suggest looking for another book.

58 of 62 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Bargain Incredible Product July 27, 2010

By Dan McKinnon VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

For anyone looking to learn Microsoft Office in the easiest way possible, you cannot go wrong with this book. Printed in beautiful FULL COLOR, this book will show all newbies the ins and outs of using Microsoft Office so you can be creating amazing results in no time at all!!

The writing is tight, the pictures jump out at the page, and this is amazing. I simply cannot believe how much you get for so little money. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, OneNote and more, it's all here.

Is this book for power users that want to learn how to do everything and anything in these apps? No, but that's not the target demographic here. If you want a book that will show you the basics and do it in an easy to learn way, look no further!!

***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

48 of 51 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Like it Says, "Plain and SImple July 31, 2010

By Bruce638

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Like the other books in the "Plain and Simple" series, this book gives straight forward instructions about how to accomplish various tasks in Microsoft Office. While I am an experienced user of Microsoft Office, this book still has given me several new ideas about how to use the program suite. It does an excellent job of introducing new features in Office 2010.

As always, the "Plain and Simple" books do not use a lot of jargon, but get down to the subject in a clear concise way.