Teach Yourself VISUALLY Office 2008 for Mac

by McFedries, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780470485033
• ISBN10: 0470485035
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-09
• Publisher: Visual

Summary

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Office 2008 for Mac is filled with clear, step-by-step screen shots that show readers how to tackle dozens of Microsoft Office tasks. The full color, step-by-step instructions offer practical examples and advice to guide users through the world's most widely used Office application suite. Each application in the Office suite is covered, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage, the email, calendar, and task management application similar to Outlook. Coverage on using common Office features and graphics tools is also included. With four-color illustrations on every page, high-resolution graphics, the clearest screen shots in the industry, and top-quality paper, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Office 2008 for Mac is a solid value for any Microsoft Office user.

Author Biography

Paul McFedries is a technical writer who has been authoring computer books since 1991. He has more than 60 books to his credit, which together have sold more than three million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac and The Unoffical Guide to Microsoft Office 2007. Paul also runs Word Spy, a Web site dedicated to tracking new words and phrases (see www.wordspy.com). Please visit Paul’s personal Web site at www.mcfedries.com.

Table of Contents

Working with the Office Programs

Start an Office Program

Get to Know the Common Window Features

Work with Office Toolbars

Change the View

Configure Program Preferences

Add an Office Program to the Dock

Quit an Office Program

Working with Office Documents

Create a New Document

Create a New Document Using Project Gallery

Save a Document

Open a Document

Edit Document Text

Find Text in a Document

Replace Text in a Document

Check Spelling and Grammar

Save a Document as a Web Page

Print a Document

Close a Document

Make a Document Compatible with Earlier Versions of Office

Formatting Office Documents

Display and Hide the Formatting Palette

Change the Font and Font Size

Apply Font Effects

Change the Font Color

Align Text

Copy Formatting

Adding and Editing Graphics

Display and Hide the Object Palette

Draw a Shape

Insert a Clip Art Image

Insert a Photo

Insert a WordArt Image

Insert a SmartArt Graphic

Move or Resize a Graphic

Crop a Picture

Format a Picture

Add a Shadow or Glow to a Picture

Add a Reflection or 3-D Effect to a Picture

Recolor an Image

Inserting Text and Other Items

Create a Bulleted List

Create a Numbered List

Insert an AutoText Item

Insert the Date and Time

Insert Special Symbols

Add a Page Break

Add a Comment

Insert Page Numbers

Formatting Word Documents

Apply Text Effects

Set a Tab

Set Line and Paragraph Spacing

Indent a Paragraph

Add a Drop Cap

Add Borders and Shading

Set the Document Margins

Apply a Style

Apply a Document Theme

Display Text in Columns

Working with Microsoft Word's Features

Find a Synonym

Look Up a Word in the Dictionary

Translate a Word

Hyphenate a Document

Track Changes Made to a Document

Protect a Document

Calculate the Word Count

Add a Document to the Work Menu

Add an AutoCorrect Entry

Building Word Tables

Insert a Quick Table

Insert a Table

Draw a Table

Select Table Cells

Insert and Delete Rows or Columns

Change the Column Width or Row Height

Apply an AutoFormat to a Table

Merge Table Cells

Split a Cell into Two or More Cells

Move and Resize a Table

Add a Sum Formula to a Table

Adding Document Elements

Add a Cover Page

Insert a Header

Insert a Footer

Create a Table of Contents

Insert a Footnote or Endnote

Create an Envelope

Create Mailing Labels

Create an Index

Building an Excel Spreadsheet

Understanding the Layout of a Worksheet

View the Formula Bar

Enter Data into a Cell

Edit Cell Data

Navigate a Worksheet

Rename a Worksheet

Create a New Worksheet

Move or Copy a Worksheet

Delete a Worksheet

Insert a Row or Column

Delete Worksheet Data

Working with Excel Ranges

Select a Range

Fill a Range with the Same Data

Fill a Range with a Series of Values

Move or Copy a Range

Name a Range

Sort a Range

Filter a Range

Formatting Excel Data

Apply a Number Format

Apply an AutoFormat to a Range

Apply a Conditional Format to a Range

Change the Column Width

Change the Row Height

Hide a Row or Column

Freeze Rows or Columns

Merge Two or More Cells

Wrap Text within a Cell

Add Borders and Shading to a Range

Manipulating Formulas and Functions

Understanding Excel Formulas

Build a Formula

Understanding Excel Functions

Build an AutoSum Formula

Add a Function to a Formula

Add a Range Name to a Formula

Reference another Worksheet Range in a Formula

Move or Copy a Formula

Switch to Absolute Cell References

Visualizing Data with Excel Charts

Create a Chart

Add Chart Titles

Add Chart Labels

Position the Chart Legend

Display Chart Gridlines

Format Chart Objects

Apply a Chart Style

Select a Different Chart Type

Move or Resize a Chart

Building a PowerPoint Presentation

Add Presentation Titles

Insert a Slide

Add Text to a Slide

Add a Table to a Slide

Add a Chart to a Slide

Add Data to the Slide Footer

Move a Slide Object

Resize a Slide Object

Select Slides

Rearrange Slides

Change the Slide Layout

Formatting PowerPoint Slides

Apply a Quick Style

Set Line and Paragraph

Change the Bullet Style

Change the Slide Background

Apply a Slide Theme

Create a Custom Theme

Replace a Font

Create a Custom Format Using the Slide Master

Setting Up and Running a Slide Show

Add a Slide Transition

Animate a Slide Object

Animate a Bulleted List.a Chart

Insert an Action Button

Rehearse Slide Timings

Record Narration

Create a Custom Slide Show

Run a Slide Show

Sending and Receiving E-Mail

Send an E-Mail Message

Select a Contact Address

Add a File Attachment

Create a Signature

Set the Message Priority

Change the Message Format

Receive and Read E-Mail Messages

Reply to a Message

Forward a Message

Open and Save an Attachment

Create a Folder for Saving Messages

Set the Junk E-Mail Protection Level

Block a Person Who Sends You Junk Mail

Create Rules to Filter Incoming Messages

Working with Appointments and Tasks

Navigate the Calendar

Create an Appointment

Create a Repeating Appointment

Create an All-Day Event

Invite People to a Meeting

Create a Task

Create a Repeating Task

Mark a Task as Complete

Display Only Incomplete Tasks

Working with Contacts

Add a New Contact

Add a Contact for Yourself

Edit a Contact

Create a Contact Group

Map a Contact's Address

Get Directions to a Contact's Address

Work Faster with the Preview Pane

Delete a Contact

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