Microsoft Word 2007 Bible [Paperback]

Herb Tyson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470046899 | ISBN-13: 978-0470046890 | Publication Date: March 12, 2007

Microsoft’s Word 2007 rewrites the book on word processing and this book helps you soar over the hurdles and quickly brings you up to speed. No matter what level user you are, Microsoft Word MVP Herb Tyson’s expert guidance puts you in charge, helping you choose the best way to get your work done, and to get the most out of Word 2007. You’ll discover new ways to command legacy features, completely new features to accomplish old tasks, and brand new native capabilities.

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Make Microsoft's brave new Word work for you

Microsoft's Word 2007 rewrites the book on word processing. New to Word? The Word 2007 Bible helps you soar over the hurdles and quickly brings you up to speed. A Word veteran? You'll discover new ways to command legacy features, completely new features to accomplish old tasks, and brand new native capabilities. No matter what level user you are, Microsoft Word MVP Herb Tyson's expert guidance puts you in charge, helping you choose the best way to get your work done, and to get the most out of Word 2007.

• Navigate the new Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar user interface
• Put Word's automatic features to work for you—AutoCorrect, AutoFormat, Smart Tags, Quick Parts, and more
• Find the fastest way to accomplish your mission once or the best way to speed through recurring tasks
• Create envelopes, labels, and mailings for one recipient or 1,000
• Communicate visually with tables, charts, drawings, and Smart Art
• Master formatting, styles, and find-and-replace with a heady dose of tips, pitfalls, and shortcuts
• Share and collaborate with Word's PDF export, Groove, and SharePoint®

CD-ROM Included!

See it happen with 90 minutes of Word 2007 videos. Watch Word 2007 on-screen as the author walks you step-by-step through key tasks in the Word interface, showing you the Office Places Bar, ribbon and keyboard customization, styles, outlining, and more all in short video segments.

System Requirements: Windows XP or Windows Vista with Microsoft Media Player or other AVI-capable media player

About the Author

Dr. Herb Tyson has been a Microsoft MVP for more than ten years and has authored more than a dozen computer "help" books. He is an economist, a consultant, and a musician. Herb also provides custom training for users of Windows and Office, emphasizing Word and Outlook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 960 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (March 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470046899
• ISBN-13: 978-0470046890
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Word Processing
  • #46 in Books > Computers & Technology > Microsoft > Applications > Word

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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must have" for novice and advanced users, March 22, 2007

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jseidel (Elk Grove, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Word 2007 Bible (Paperback)

When Microsoft Word 2007 was released at the end of January this year I read in one publication that there are an astonishing 1,500 commands available in the newest version of this industry standard word processing program. I installed the new Office 2007 Suite on my home PC in mid-February and found out for myself that there are in fact hundreds of commands, functions and tools both visible and hidden in the new Word interface that opens in front of me each time I start a new document. Even though I am an advanced Word user, when I saw the Word 2007 Bible advertised on this website I knew I needed this book to survive.
I am not disappointed. The author has indeed written a Bible for anyone that uses Word and wants to advance to the latest version with its new look and feature rich contents. I have found simple step by step explanations in the Word 2007 Bible to do what were previously maddening tasks because one could not find the command or tool to make them work. The author adds humor to the text of this publication so it almost seems like light reading rather than a boring procedure manual. This huge volume is well indexed making it easy to find the pages pertaining to the tool or function you need.
It is stated on the cover the author, Herb Tyson, is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional so I partially expected a book that would present Word as being perfect, flawless and as easy to use as a can opener. The book is not like that at all, but to the contrary points out problematical functions, things you can not easily do and things that are missing or do not work well. We truly have an objective view of Word presented here that makes one feel the author is on your side rather than in Microsoft's court.
A CD-ROM is included with segments recorded by the author that display in Windows Media Player. An animated overview of several basic and advanced features of Word are presented. After viewing a few of the segments I copied the entire CD-ROM to my external hard drive because I knew I would be referring to it frequently in the future.
This book is excellent and a great addition to the library of any novice or advanced Word user.

51 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Solution to an Urgent Need, September 3, 2007

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I am an experienced Word user. I bought this book because the differences between Word 2007 and Word 2003 were so significant that I considered it necessary to get some assistance in getting up to speed with the new version. This book does nothing for that; there are significant notes throughout the book on the changes, but absolutely nothing on how to tackle, address, work round or otherwise cope with these very major changes. If you are a first-time user of Word, starting on Word 2007, then the author will describe it's operation moderately satisfactorily, however you will get bored with the comments on the fact that Word 2003 does it differently. If you are an existing user of Word, upgrading, you will find that those areas which have not changed will be described in fulsome detail; those areas that have changed and you want advice/assistance on will be noted as a change but very little assistance will be offered. I do not recommend spending your money on this book for those users wishing to upgrade.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Word has gotten better!, December 19, 2008

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K. E. Krieger (MIssion Viejo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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While some people never read computer manuals, I've found that unless I do read them I never try anything new with the application. Word 2007 Bible brings you up to date with all the changes made to this fine word-processing software. In fact, I enjoyed the CD that came along with it the best! It was like having a private training course but doing it at your own speed. My need to know how to do various types of presentations is expanding. Now with Word 2007 Bible, I know I will be ready for the challange.