Microsoft Office XP for Windows [Paperback]

Steve Sagman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0201741474 | ISBN-13: 978-0201741476 | Edition: 2nd

The standard suite of business applications, now updated for the new Windows XP platform, Microsoft Office XP for Windows is a full-featured word-processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and information management package. Office XP for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide guides users right to the most frequently-used tasks in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook, using clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrated with hundreds of helpful screen shots. For users who don't have the time or resources to wade through long passages of text and just want a quick reference to the essentials of each Office application, this is the ideal guide.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Launched in October, Windows XP is Microsoft's first operating system to incorporate elements of its .NET initiative. The Office Suite marketed alongside it includes Word, Outlook, Access, Excel, FrontPage, PowerPoint, and a new entry, Publisher. Step by Step is the only title that covers Publisher. Otherwise, these books contain roughly the same material, use similar approaches, and are written for beginning to intermediate users. Purchase according to your patrons' preferences. A full-color book with a nice mix of text and screenshots, Step by Step is excellent for apprehensive users.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover

This book is a reasonably priced, unintimidating guide to the essentials of Microsoft Office. Organized and presented specifically for busy professionals who need to use the applications immediately, it guides you right to the information you need. All the most important tasks in each program are covered, using clear, step-by-step instructions, and illustrated with hundreds of helpful screenshots. Office XP promises a wealth of exciting new features, and Microsoft Office XP for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide lets you put them to work for you in a hurry.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 2nd edition (August 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201741474
• ISBN-13: 978-0201741476
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,078,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #94 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Applications > Office XP

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Concise Guide, But..., January 13, 2004

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P. Chan (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for an intro course, and was disappointed. Being a QuickStart guide, I can understand it's concise nature. However, Microsoft's Help menus provides all if not more than the information in this book. Also, the neat caption tips don't really help either. Don't buy this book, unless you've never used Office before.

Having said that, his book still has strong points. For beginners to Office, this is a nice book. Full of greyscale pictures, this book is easy to read and there shouldn't be too much trouble finding topics.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy For Special Cases, December 7, 2004

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Patrick Lynch (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I took courses on Word, PowerPoint and a little Excel, but I go a long time between uses of some of the special features of each program. I find the Visual Quickstart a great and handy resource for refreshing myself on special features that I do not use every day. I find it much more convenient than Microsoft's Help function (which is useless to me).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Book for class assignment, February 6, 2010

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Book was in good condition; content was as expected. Price was better than the school bookstore would have charged. Delivery was convenient and on time.