Microsoft Office 2000 8-in-1 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)) (Paperback)

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Amazon.com Review

Whether you're upgrading to Office 2000 or using the application suite for the first time, odds are that you'll need some help getting up to speed. Microsoft Press covers all of the bases with Microsoft Office 2000 8-in-1 Step by Step.

In trying to keep the needs of every user in mind, this book might intimidate the novice and yet go too slowly for the power user. In comprehensively touring the eight main programs in the Office package, it may be best suited to intermediate users.

Anywhere from two to five lessons on each application explain usage, including tutorials that show you how to design business cards or schedule meetings. As part of a training program, this would make for a pretty good reference book since each lesson ends with a table of quick explanations for performing the tasks you've just learned.

Microsoft Office 2000 8-in-1 Step by Step comes with a CD-ROM containing examples and multimedia walkthroughs for many of the lessons valuable to "hands-on" learners. Between the lessons, the diagrams, and the information in the book, you should be able to master Office with some patience and diligence. Of course, this is a Microsoft book, so if you're looking for bug reports or unofficial tips and tricks, you'll have to try elsewhere. But if a no-questions-asked tutorial and reference is good enough for you, there's nothing better. --Rob Lightner

Product Description

Microsoft Office 2000 makes it easier for people to work together, share information, and produce results. All in a single Web-based environment across the suite of applications: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint(r), Microsoft Outlook(tm), Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, Microsoft Access, Microsoft FrontPage(r) and Microsoft Publisher.

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000 8-1 STEP BY STEP instructs the beginning to advanced user on getting the most out of this popular suite of business applications. The personal training system offers easy-to-follow lessons that include clear objectives and real-world examples. Users can learn exactly what they need to know, at their own pace. Each volume consists of approximately eight hours of instruction with dozens of screen shots and illustrations. A companion CD is included with practice files tightly integrated with the lessons. Other features include a "QuickLook Guide" for easy visual navigation and "Finding the Best Starting Point for You" to help users get the most out of the book. A special binding stays flat when the book is open.

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (May 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572319844
• ISBN-13: 978-1572319844
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #400,470 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Introduction to Microsoft Office 2000, April 3, 2000

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This book does a great job of explaining the basic concepts of all of the Microsoft Office programs. It also has good practice excerises. It does not, however, touch on any of the advanced or complicated features.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great initial investment pursuant to MOUS certification, December 12, 2000

By	LA VONDA R. STAPLES (DELLWOOD, MISSOURI United States) - See all my reviews

My goal for 2001 is to obtain the MOUS certificate at the Master level. I have used MS products with the concentration of my experience centering on Word and Excel. I have used Access sporadically and with intermediate level performance. My experience with PowerPoint leaves much to be desired since I mainly use the wizards. My funds are limited so I wanted an all-inclusive reference (with CD Rom for practice) which would provide a basis for my study. I bought the book from another source (please forgive me oh mighty Amazon) and in terms of area concentration I would say it is intense concentration on beginning information, greater than average concentration on intermediate knowledge and average concentration on advanced applications. This is not a problem - I plan to buy books which center completely on each package as I master the foundation of each package. I would disagree with anyone who states that this is not for the advanced user, with constant upgrades and education there is no way anyone can ever retain each ounce of minutiae that can be acquired; this book is an excellent refresher. For the beginning or intermediate it is an excellent basis for further study.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Step By Step, December 10, 2001

By	Jeanette.Elton - See all my reviews

I ordered the book and it came propmptly. More promptly than getting Office 2000 loaded on my machine. It looks a bit more simplistic than what I was looking for but it looks like a great book for someone just getting started.