Office 2003 Bible [Paperback]

Edward Willett (Author), Allen Wyatt (Author), Bill Rodgers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764539493 | ISBN-13: 978-0764539497 | Publication Date: November 7, 2003

Targets how to effectively and efficiently use data, text, and graphics from one Office application in another Office application.

• Features less emphasis on macros and programming and more focus on enhancements.
• Improved content and topical selection compared to previous editions.

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From the Back Cover

If Office 2003 can do it, you can do it too...

Office 2003 now has everything you need to conduct business, and everything you need to know about Word, Excel, Outlook®, PowerPoint®, Access, and FrontPage® is right in these pages. From the basics like opening and saving documents to the complexities of sharing data with XML, you’ll find reliable, step-by-step information.

It’s a manual for each application and a guide to the integrated suite, all in one convenient volume.

Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of Office 2003

• Tame Office 2003’s unique interface features, including task panes and personalized menus
• Enhance Word documents with tables, graphics, styles, and templates, and collaborate with other users
• Develop useful Excel spreadsheets with charts, formulas, and functions
• Navigate Outlook’s new mail view, reading pane, and navigation pane and make the layout serve your information-management needs
• Block worms, viruses, and spam with Outlook’s improved security
• Create PowerPoint presentations with graphics and data from Word and Excel
• Manage your data with Access wizards, AutoForm, and reports
• Discover enhanced Web design tools, get more control over your code, and generate cleaner HTML with FrontPage

Bonus CD-ROM and companion Web site!

• Exclusive Office 2003 Super Bible eBook, with more than 500 pages of information about how Microsoft Office components work together
• Bonus shareware, freeware, trial, demo, and evaluation programs that work with or enhance Microsoft Office
• Searchable eBook version of Microsoft Office 2003 Bible
• An easy-to-use interface that allows you to browse and install everything on the CD

About the Author

About the Author
Edward Willett is the author of more than 20 books, ranging from computer books on a variety of topics to children’s nonfiction to young adult science fiction and fantasy. A former newspaper reporter and editor, he writes a science column for newspapers and radio and hosts a weekly TV phone-in show about computers and the Internet. He’s also a professional actor and singer. Ed lives in Regina, Saskatchewan, with his wife and daughter.

About the Contributing Authors
Allen Wyatt, an internationally recognized expert in small computer systems, has been working in the computer and publishing industries for almost two decades. He has written almost 50 books explaining many different facets of working with computers, as well as numerous magazine articles. His books have covered topics ranging from programming languages to using application software to using operating systems. Through the written word, Allen has helped millions of readers learn how to better use computers.
Allen is the president of Discovery Computing Inc., a computer and publishing services company located in Mesa, Arizona. Besides writing books and technical materials, he helps further the computer-book industry by providing consulting and production services. Allen also publishes a free weekly newsletter for users of Word and Excel. You can find more information at www.VitalNews.com.

Bill Rodgers is a computing consultant from Newcastle, Australia, with a passion for V8Supercars and Rugby league and Rugby Union football. Bill specializes in Office and Windows systems, collaboration, and advanced technologies. Bill has been a contributing author and technical editor on many Office books for leading international companies and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award for the past four years for his support of and expertise with Microsoft products.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1176 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (November 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764539493
• ISBN-13: 978-0764539497
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 2.1 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Edward Willett is an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction for both children and adults.

Born in Silver City, New Mexico, Willett lived in Bayard, New Mexico and Lubbock and Tulia, Texas, before moving to Weyburn, Saskatchewan with his family when he was eight years old.

He studied journalism at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, then returned to Weyburn as a reporter/photographer for the weekly Weyburn Review, eventually becoming news editor. In 1988 he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, as communications officer for the Saskatchewan Science Centre, and in 1993 he became a fulltime freelance writer. He still resides in Regina.

Willett is now the author or co-author of more than 40 books, ranging from computer books and children's non-fiction books to science fiction and fantasy for both adults and young adults.

His most recent novel is Song of the Sword, the first book in the five-book Shards of Excalibur YA fantasy series from Lobster Press, about a teenage girl who discovers she is the heir to the powers of the Lady of the Lake. His most recent adult science fiction novels are Marseguro and Terra Insegura, published by DAW Books. Marseguro won the 2009 Aurora Award for best English-language science fiction or fantasy book by a Canadian author, and Terra Insegura was a finalist for the 2010 Aurora Award.

Willett's most recent non-fiction books are children's biographies of Andy Warhol and Johnny Cash, published by Enslow Publishers. He's also the author of a number of local history books, including Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw for Red Deer Press, awarded a Municipal Heritage Award by the City of Regina in the education category, and histories of the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors' Association and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan.

Other recent titles include Disease Hunting Scientists, The Bounty Mutiny, Janis Joplin: Take Another Little Piece of My Heart, Jimi Hendrix: Kiss the Sky, Orson Scott Card: Architect of Alternate Worlds, and J.R. R. Tolkien: Master of Imaginary Worlds, all for Enslow Publishers; and Genetics Demystified for McGraw-Hill.

Upcoming books include his first adult fantasy novel from DAW Books, Magebane, written under the pseudonym Lee Arthur Chane.

Willett also writes a weekly science column that has been running now for 20 years. His website and blog are at edwardwillett.com.

Willett is represented by literary agent Ethan Ellenberg.

Besides being a writer, Willett is a professional actor and singer who has performed in dozens of plays, musicals and operas in and around Saskatchewan, hosted local television programs, and emceed numerous public events.

He's married to a telecommunications engineer and has one daughter.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extensive coverage and shows new features in Office 2003, September 19, 2004

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David Marks "DM" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Office 2003 Bible (Paperback)

The previous comment seemed to not know much about Office 2003. All the Office 2003 products ahve many new features and this book shows them. It also shows how to use Office applications productively. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who wnats to learn how to use Office 2003. Great for Beginners. Good for those with experience with Office who want to learn and apply new features in Office 2003.

5.0 out of 5 stars OFFICE 2003 BIBLE, March 22, 2011

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This review is from: Office 2003 Bible (Paperback)

IT WAS A GREAT BOOK TO LEarn excel 2003. the book came in great shape with the cd still in it.