All-inclusive books about bestselling word-processing applications can be dry; but they can be an office manager's best friend when Gertie in Receivables can't figure out how to import spreadsheets into documents or Hap from Marketing needs to know how to do a mail merge. Omnibus application guides like Mastering Word 2000 Premium Edition keep the wheels of commerce spinning, or at least aware of how to do columnar layouts. This book is a fine example of its genre, with detailed coverage of Microsoft Word 2000's extensive feature set, written in a way almost any Word user can follow.
Because no one reads books like this from beginning to end, this type of text requires a good index. This book has a fine one, with detailed entries and boldface page references for the most important procedures. The procedures themselves are high quality, with a fair number of supporting illustrations (though the illustrations aren't labeled with callouts). The book also contains lots of sidebars that explain subjects like HTML versus plain-text e-mail, and a way to sort text that isn't in a table. The material's well thought-out, overall. At its stern, this book incorporates a "Master's Reference," with quick, text-only statements of the procedures to follow to make various effects, such as inserting a clip-art image or applying a border. --David Wall
Topics covered: Everything most users of Microsoft Word 2000 will want to do with the program, from basic text editing and formatting to moderately complex macro creation. Clip art, columns, mail merges, tables, linked objects, Web publishing--if Word can do it, this book covers it.
Product Description
This new edition of "Mastering Word 2000: Premium Edition" teaches the most efficient ways to create all types of documents from a simple memo to a complex report. This book covers how to: learn efficient ways to perform common tasks; customize Word 2000; create simple and complex documents-everything from memos to newsletters to multiple-section reports; incorporate advanced designs in Word documents; use Word to create and manage Web pages-including interactive Web forms; insert and format graphics; create and print labels and envelopes; manage merged mailings with names from a database or address book; collaborate on team documents; use templates to create ready-to-use documents; design automated forms; use macros and VBA to automate document creation; integrate content from other Microsoft Office applications into Word documents; and troubleshoot common Word problems.
