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Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
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Product Description
To the surprise of most Mac fans, the number one bestselling Macintosh software is Microsoft Office for the Macintosh. It's by far the most popular Macintosh software, and the first software purchase a new Mac user is likely to make. And for the first time, Office 2001 comes without a single page of printed instructions. The packaging is a five- inch-square clear plastic case housing the CD-ROM and little else. Fortunately, Pogue Press/O'Reilly is once again ready to embrace the befuddled and overwhelmed--with Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual. It tackles each of the primary Office applications with depth, humor, and clarity, and provides relief for the hapless Mac user who'd rather read professionally written printed instructions than hunt through a maze of personality-free help screens.
The book is structured to help the beginner as well as the seasoned user. Part One provides an overview of Word. From "What's New," to "Basic Word Processing," to "Document Design," to "Advanced Word Processing"--with in-depth details on creating Web pages and performing mail merges using Word. Part Two covers the new Palm-syncable calendar in Entourage, including all aspects of email, how to best use the calendar and address book, and crucial information on the Palm Hotsync. Part three explains all the finer points of Excel, including Microsoft's exciting new "List Manager," specifically designed for creating and manipulating lists without the prerequisite of learning spreadsheet tools.
Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual is coauthored by a dream team of Missing Manual alumni: David Reynolds, executive editor of MacAddict magazine and coauthor of AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual, and Nan Barber, whose efforts as the copy editor of the first four Missing Manual titles gave her an intuitive feeling for the friendly, funny, authoritative voice of the series. Once again, the authors are joined by series founder David Pogue, who has closely edited the book to ensure excellence of depth, accuracy, and prose.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2139458 in Books
- Published on: 2001-05-10
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 1.15" h x 6.99" w x 9.15" l, 2.02 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 620 pages
Editorial Reviews
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'...It's billed as the book that should have been in the box. Quite how this could be physically accomplished we don't know, but It's impossible to disagree with the sentiment. The book does full justice to the four powerful applications that make up Office 2001 and would be perfect for all types of users. Barber and Reynolds have produced an incredibly well-written and well-structured tome. Both basic and advanced functions are dealt with admirably. It's one thing knowing how to do something, but another to learn exactly why It's good to use particular features, and surprisingly, this is done in a manner that does not irritate or patronise the reader ... no mean feat. Layout is excellent and pleasing to the eye. Over 400 screen shots are included, which really help understanding and rarely seem superfluous, as do the decent number of tips and box-outs provided. The writers appear genuinely to understand how people will wish to use Office 2001 and include sections that others may not have thought necessary ... for example, how to use a PDA with Entourage or import FileMaker data. All in all, an immensely useful and enjoyable read.' Verdict 5 stars. MacFormat, August 2001 - Editor's Choice 'One for the reference shelf.' Freelance Informer, July 27th 2001
Judy Haber, Fresno Mac User Group
Would recommend this book to anyone using Office on a regular basis. Both beginners and Power users will benefit from reading this well-written book
Book Info
(Pogue Press) A guide to the intricacies of Microsoft Office 2001 for Macintosh, featuring coverage of all of the topics beginning users would need to know to take advantage of all of the features this version of Office has to offer. Features more than 400 illustrations and an extensive index. Softcover.
