Using the Microsoft Office Web Apps

by McFedries, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780789744869
• ISBN10: 0789744864
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-24
• Publisher: Que Publishing

Summary

Get to know Microsoft Office Web Apps fast, with this media-rich, customized, comprehensive hands-on learning experience! Practical, approachable coverage that flattens the Microsoft Office Web Apps learning curve Tightly integrated with online video, screencast tutorials, podcasts, and more: the total learning experience for new users Covers the entire suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote Thoroughly covers online collaboration with Microsoft SkyDrive and SharePoint Using Microsoft Office Web Appsis a complete, customized, media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master Microsoft Office Web Apps quickly, and get the most out of them, fast! It starts with a concise, friendly, straight-to-the-point Microsoft Office Web Apps guidebook. This exceptional book is fully integrated with an unprecedented collection of online learning resources: online video, screencasts, podcasts, and additional web content, all designed to reinforce key concepts and help you achieve real mastery. The book and online content work together to teach everything mainstream Office Web Apps users need to know. Their practical, approachable coverage guides you through every facet of using Microsoft Office Web Apps to create and share Word documents, Excel workbooks, PowerPoint presentations, OneNote notebooks, and more. You will learn exactly what Microsoft Office Web Apps can and can't do; how to make the most of Microsoft's free online storage; and much more. Paul McFedries offers especially useful and detailed guidance on online document collaboration using both Windows Live SkyDrive and SharePoint 2010.

Author Biography

Paul McFedries is a full-time technical author who has worked with computers in one form or another since 1975. He is the author of more than 70 computer books that have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. His recent Office-related titles include Formulas and Functions: Microsoft Excel 2010. Paul is also the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com), a website devoted to tracking new words and phrases as they enter the English language.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
How This Book Is Organized	p. 2
Using This Book	p. 2
Special Features	p. 3
About the USING Web Edition	p. 3
Introducing the Office web Apps	p. 4
Comparing the Web Apps and the Desktop Apps	p. 5
Understanding Office Web App File Compatibility	p. 6
Comparing General Interface Features	p. 6
Comparing Excel and the Excel Web App	p. 8
Comparing Word and the Word Web App	p. 9
Comparing PowerPoint and the PowerPoint Web App	p. 11
Comparing OneNote and the OneNote Web App	p. 13
What you Need to Use the Office Web Apps	p. 15
Browser Support	p. 15
Obtaining a Windows Live ID	p. 18
Installing Silverlight for Better Performance	p. 19
Accessing the Office Web Apps	p. 21
Accessing the Office Web Apps via SkyDrive	p. 21
Accessing the Office Web Apps via SharePoint 2010	p. 23
Scenarios for Using the Office Web Apps	p. 24
Having Document Access Everywhere	p. 25
Distribution Made Simple: One File, One Location	p. 26
No Microsoft Office? No Problem!	p. 26
Broadcasting Your Presentations	p. 27
Collaborating in the Cloud	p. 28
Learning Windows Live SkyDrive Essentials	p. 29
Setting Up SkyDrive	p. 29
Changing the Theme	p. 29
Assigning a Picture to Your Profile	p. 31
Working with SkyDrive Folders	p. 32
Viewing a SkyDrive Folder	p. 33
Navigating SkyDrive Folders	p. 34
Creating a SkyDrive Folder	p. 35
Changing the SkyDrive Folder View	p. 37
Downloading a SkyDrive Folder	p. 38
Deleting a SkyDrive Folder	p. 38
Working with Office Documents in SkyDrive	p. 39
Creating a New Office Document in SkyDrive	p. 40
Uploading Office Documents to SkyDrive	p. 41
Using Office 2010 to Save a Document to SkyDrive	p. 45
Viewing an Office Document	p. 46
Opening an Office Document for Editing	p. 48
Working with SkyDrive Files	p. 49
Moving a SkyDrive File to Another Folder	p. 49
Copying a SkyDrive File to Another Folder	p. 51
Renaming a SkyDrive File	p. 51
Adding a Comment to a SkyDrive File	p. 52
Disabling File Comments	p. 53
Downloading a SkyDrive File	p. 54
Deleting a SkyDrive File	p. 55
Learning SharePoint 2010 Essentials	p. 57
Managing Sharepoint Document Libraries	p. 57
Opening a Library	p. 57
Navigating the Library Hierarchy	p. 59
Adding a Library	p. 61
Creating a Custom Library View	p. 63
Downloading a Library	p. 66
Deleting a Library	p. 67
Dealing with Office Document in SharePoint	p. 68
Creating a New Office Document in SharePoint	p. 68
Uploading Office Documents to SharePoint	p. 70
Saving a Document to SharePoint Using Office 2010	p. 72
Viewing an Office Document	p. 74
Opening an Office Document for Editing	p. 76
Managing SharePoint Files	p. 78
Copying a SharePoint File to Another Library	p. 78
Renaming a SharePoint File	p. 80
Checking a Document Out and In	p. 80
Deleting a SharePoint File	p. 82
Collaborating with the Office Web Apps	p. 84
Collaborating with the Office Web Apps Using SkyDrive	p. 84
Working with SkyDrive Permissions	p. 85
Configuring Your SkyDrive Network	p. 86
Configuring Your SkyDrive User Categories	p. 89
Configuring Your SkyDrive Folder Permissions	p. 91
Letting People Know About Your SkyDrive Data	p. 93
Collaborating on an Office Document in SkyDrive	p. 99
Collaborating with the Office Web Apps Using SharePoint 2010	p. 102
Working with Library Permissions	p. 103
Letting People Know About Your SharePoint Data	p. 110
Collaborating on an Office Document in SharePoint	p. 115
Formatting Your Office Web Apps Documents	p. 120
Changing the Font	p. 120
Setting the Typeface	p. 121
Changing the Type Size	p. 123
Applying Type Effects	p. 124
Setting Text Colors	p. 126
Formatting Paragraphs	p. 127
Building a Bulleted List	p. 127
Creating a Numbered List	p. 129
Setting the Indentation	p. 130
Aligning Paragraphs	p. 132
Applning Styles	p. 134
Inserting a Link	p. 136
Clearing Formatting	p. 139
Working with the Office Web Apps File Features	p. 140
Saving a File	p. 140
Opening a Document in the Desktop Application	p. 143
Downloading a Snapshot of an Excel Workbook	p. 146
Downloading a Copy of an Excel Workbook	p. 147
Closing a File	p. 148
Using the World Web App	p. 150
Understanding the World Web App's Restrictions	p. 150
Finding Text	p. 151
Building Word Tables	p. 153
Inserting a Table	p. 154
Selecting Table Elements	p. 155
Inserting Rows and Columns	p. 156
Changing the Column Width and Row Height	p. 157
Aligning Table Elements	p. 158
Deleting Table Elements	p. 159
Inserting Images	p. 159
Inserting a Picture	p. 159
Inserting Clip Art	p. 161
Formatting Images	p. 162
Proofing Word Documents	p. 163
Using the Excel Web App	p. 165
Understanding the Excel Web App's Restrictions	p. 165
Building a Worksheet	p. 166
Entering Text, Numbers, and Dates	p. 166
Building Formulas	p. 170
Selecting Ranges	p. 172
Making a Copy of a Range	p. 174
Moving a Range	p. 174
Inserting a Range	p. 175
Deleting a Range	p. 178
Formatting a Range	p. 179
Adding Borders	p. 179
Aligning Text Vertically Within a Cell	p. 180
Wrapping Text within a Cell	p. 181
Applying a Numeric Format	p. 181
Applying a Date Format	p. 183
Controlling the Number of Decimal Places	p. 185
Building Tables in the Excel Web App	p. 186
Converting a Range to a Table	p. 187
Toggling the Header Row and Total Row	p. 188
Inserting New Table Records and Fields	p. 189
Deleting Rows and Columns	p. 190
Sorting Table Data	p. 191
Filtering Table Data	p. 192
Filtering Using a Filter List	p. 193
Filtering Using Quick Filters	p. 194
Clearing a Filter	p. 197
Using the PowerPoint Web App	p. 198
Understanding the PowerPoint Web App's Restrictions	p. 198
Building a Presentation	p. 199
Adding a New Slide	p. 200
Adding Text to a Slide	p. 202
Rearranging Slides	p. 204
Duplicating a Slide	p. 204
Hiding a Slide	p. 204
Deleting a Slide	p. 205
Adding Notes	p. 206
Working with Slide Pictures	p. 207
Adding a Picture to a Slide	p. 207
Setting the Picture Style	p. 208
Changing a Picture	p. 210
Adding SmartArt Graphics to a Slide	p. 210
Adding a SmartArt Graphic to a Slide	p. 211
Applying a SmartArt Color Scheme	p. 213
Setting the SmartArt Style	p. 213
Changing the SmartArt Layout	p. 215
Viewing a Presentation Online	p. 215
Switching to Reading View	p. 216
Switching to Slide Show View	p. 217
Using the OneNote Web App	p. 219
Understanding the OneNote Web App's Restrictions	p. 219
Building a Notebook	p. 220
Inserting a New Section	p. 220
Inserting a New Page	p. 222
Working with Page Containers	p. 222
Tagging Items	p. 223
Working with Pictures	p. 226
Inserting a Picture	p. 226
Inserting Clip Art	p. 227
Formatting Images	p. 228
Building OneNote Tables	p. 229
Inserting a Table	p. 229
Selecting Table Elements	p. 232
Inserting Rows and Columns	p. 232
Changing the Column Width and Row Height	p. 233
Aligning Table Elements	p. 234
Deleting Table Elements	p. 234
Index	p. 236
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