Amazon.com Review
If you're new to the world of Microsoft Office and want to get up and running quickly,
SAMS Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2000 in 24 Hours should do the trick. While it claims to be designed for both novice and experienced users, the latter won't find anything here that can't be found in a book written specifically for them. But this book's 24 one-hour lessons will make the newbie comfortable and knowledgeable after a week or so, and ready for more advanced training if the need arises.
Before buying, consider your needs and whether SAMS Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2000 in 24 Hours can meet them. There are several deficits: Explorer and FrontPage are barely covered, there are no multimedia or practice files, and there's not enough meat in the book to make it a good reference. However, good layout and excellent indexing make it easy to use at an introductory level; if you want just the basics, you'll find them here. --Rob Lightner
From the Back Cover
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2000 in 24 Hours has the best tools, shortcuts and ways to accomplish the most common tasks in Office, and avoids the little used features. You may work at your own pace through the book in the one-hour lessons on the most widely used features of Office. This edition has a valuable tear out card that contains a quick reference short-cut tool for the reader to tear out and use.