The Official HP Guides (HP Consumer Series) [Paperback]

Nancy Stevenson (Author), Jan S. Smith (Author), Mark L. Chambers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131132962 | ISBN-13: 978-0131132962 | Publication Date: February 23, 2003

With three great books in one, you'll have everything you need to start having fun with your home computer. "HP Pavilion PCs Made Easy" includes everything you need to be productive, from opening the box and getting the computer set up, to exploring the pre-loaded software programs and the Windows XP computing environment. The HP Pavilion is the number one home computer with 3.6 million sold in 2001 and an even greater number projected for 2002. "Printing Projects Made Fun and Easy" brings to life hundreds of fun projects for home, holidays, families, sports, hobbies, cards and stationery, photos and crafts and more--all in four color! With the enclosed CD, you'll be making photo frames, greeting cards, and hundreds of other items with just a few clicks of a mouse, some paper, and a color printer. "Creating Your Own Great DVDs and CDs" fully explains each type of disc your DVD+RW drive can produce, and then illustrates the material with complete step-by-step projects that you can follow to record all sorts of discs. Also learn to create labels, on-disc menus, record CD slide shows with digital photographs, and troubleshoot common recording problems.

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About the Author

Mark L. Chambers has been a technical writer and PC/Mac hardware technician since 1989. Jan S. Smith is a senior communications specialist for the Imaging and Printing Group at Hewlett-Packard Company. In that role, she has produced dozens of award-winning multimedia videos, films, CDs and television programs. Nancy Stevenson has written over thirty books on technology and business topics. She has taught technical writing at the university level, and has been a corporate trainer working with computer learners ranging from beginner to advanced.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1052 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (February 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131132962
• ISBN-13: 978-0131132962
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.5 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: #5,705,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable book for the creative and not-so creative!, January 25, 2004

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"cherivon" (Tualatin, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Official HP Guides (HP Consumer Series) (Paperback)

This book has so many easy to follow and very creative ideas in it that even the beginning computer user will be an expert after reading this well-written book! Whether you want to create printing and craft projects using your computer, make your own DVDs and CDs, or just become more familiar with XP, this book has it all. It is written in a fun, easy to understand way, but non-offensive if you are a computer expert already. It's the perfect reference book that all homes should have on their bookshelves. You won't be sorry!

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Collaboration, January 25, 2004

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Computer Catz (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Official HP Guides (HP Consumer Series) (Paperback)

Wow! Another great addition to all the wonderful things that you can do with your computer. We especially enjoyed the section written by Jan S. Smith - Printing Projects Made Fun and Easy! Her attention to detail, and instructions for completing the cool projects were extremely creative, cratsy, and helpful. It really was fun and easy! We were able to create any project, and learned that our computer is able to do many things that we used to have printed by professionals. It is fun family time to complete these projects as well as exploring the book for next week's endeavor. Thanks Ms. Smith . . . . your'e both intelligent and glamorous. We loved the cute little kitty cat animation best of all because it reminded us of our aunt that we don't often see!