Exploring Microsoft Office 2007 Plus Edition

by Grauer, Robert; Hulett, Michelle; Krebs, Cynthia; Lockley, Maurie; Scheeren, Judy

• ISBN13: 9780132393812
• ISBN10: 0132393816
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-20
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

The Exploring series helps students master theHow and Whyof performing tasks in Office to gain a greater understanding of how to use the individual applications together to solve business problems. Exploring titles featurePerfect pageswhere every step of every hands-on exercise as well as every end-of-chapter problem begins on a new page and has its own screen shot to make it easier to follow. Each chapter contains Hands-on Exercises, Capstone Exercises, and Mini-Cases for practicing and reviewing skills acquired.Exploring Microsoft Office 2007 Plus Edition, 1/e provides thorough coverage of Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Ideal for students and individuals seeking a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft Office 2007.

Author Biography

Dr. Robert T. Grauer

Dr. Robert T. Grauer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the University of Miami, where he has been honored with the Outstanding Teacher Award in the School of Business.  He is the vision behind the Exploring Series, which is about to sell its 3 millionth copy.

 

Dr. Grauer has written more than 50 books on programming and information systems.  His work has been translated into three foreign languages and is used in all aspects of higher education at both national and international levels.

 

Dr. Grauer also has been a consultant to several major corporations including IBM and American Express.  He received his Ph.D. in operations research in 1972 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

 

Judith Scheeren

Judith Scheeren is a professor of computer technology at Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, Pennsylvania where she received the Outstanding Teacher award.  She holds an M.S.I.S. She holds an M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and an advanced certificate in online teaching and learning from the University of California at Hayward.  She has several years of experience in the computer industry with Fortune 500 companies.  She has developed and written training materials for custom applications in both the public and private sectors.  She also has written books on desktop publishing.

 

Maurie Wigman Lockley

Maurie Wigman Lockley teaches desktop applications and management information systems classes at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.  She has been an instructor there since 1990.

 

She lives in a tiny piedmont North Carolina town with her husband, daughter, and two preschool-aged grandsons.  She spends her free time playing with the boys, reading, camping, playing computer games, and singing.  She serves on several not-for-profit boards and is active at her church.

 

Michelle Hulett

Michelle Hulett received a B.S. degree in CIS from the University of Arkansas and a M.B.A. from Missouri State University.  She has worked for various organizations as a programmer, network administrator, computer literacy coordinator, and educator.  She currently teaches computer literacy and Web design classes at Missouri State University.

 

When not teaching or writing, she enjoys flower gardening, traveling (Alaska and Hawaii are favorites), hiking, canoeing, and camping with her husband, John, and dog, Dakota.

 

Cynthia Krebs

Cynthia Krebs is a professor in the Digital Media Department at Utah Valley State College, where she has taught since 1988.  In addition to teaching classes in basic computer proficiency using Microsoft Office, she teaches classes in business presentations, business graphics, and an introduction to multimedia.  She has received the Teacher-of-the-Year Award in the School of Business twice during her tenure at UVSC.

 

She has written chapters for many texts, co-authored a text on advanced word processing, and has presented locally and nationally.  A graduate of Utah State University, Cynthia lives in Springville, Utah.

 

She has four children and one granddaughter.  When she isn’t teaching or writing, she enjoys spending time with her children and spoiling her granddaughter.

Table of Contents

Microsoft Office 2007 Software

Identifying Common Interface Components

Using Office 2007 Help

Hands-on Exercise #1: Identifying Program Interface Components and Using Help

Universal Tasks

Opening a FileSaving a FilePrinting a Document

Hands-on Exercise #2: Performing Universal

Tasks

Basic Tasks

Selecting Text to Edit

Inserting Text and Changing to the Overtype Mode

Moving and Copying Text

Finding, Replacing, and Going to Text

Using the Undo and Redo Commands

Using Language Tools

Applying Font Attributes

Copying Formats with the Format Painter

Hands-on Exercise #3: Performing Basic Tasks

Summary

Key Terms

Practice Exercises

Mid-Level Exercises

Capstone Exercise

Mini Cases

Exploring Microsoft Office Word 2007

What Will Word Processing Do for Me?

Introduction to Word Processing

Understanding Word Basics

Using AutoText

Viewing a Document

Using the Mini Toolbar

Hands-On Exercise #1: Introduction to Microsoft Word

Document Formatting

Setting Margins and Specifying Page Orientation

Inserting Page Breaks

Adding Page Numbers

Inserting Headers and Footers

Creating Sections

Inserting a Cover Page

Using Find and Replace Commands

Hands-On Exercise #2: Document Organization

The Final Touches

Checking Spelling and Grammar

Using Save and Backup Options

Selecting Printing Options

Customizing Word

Hands-On Exercise #3: The Final Touches

Summary

Key Terms

Practice Exercises

Mid-Level Exercises

Capstone Exercise

Mini Cases

Gaining Proficiency: Editing and Formatting

Text Formatting

Applying Font Attributes Through the Font Dialog Box

Highlighting Text

Controlling Word Wrapping with Nonbreaking Hyphens and Nonbreaking Spaces

Copying Formats with the Format Painter

Hands-on exercise #1: Character Formatting

Paragraph Formats

Setting Off Paragraphs with Tabs, Borders, Lists, and Columns

Applying Paragraph Formats

Hands-on exercise #2: Paragraph formatting

Styles and Document References

Creating and Modifying Styles

Hands-on exercise #3: Styles

Table of Contents and Indexes

Hands-on exercise #4: Reference Pages

Summary

Key Terms

Practice Exercises

Mid-Level Exercises

Capstone Exercise

Mini Cases

Enhancing a Document: Tables and Graphics

Tables

Inserting a Table

Hands-On Exercise #1: Insert a Table

Advanced Table Features

Formatting a Table

Sort and Apply Formulas to Table Data

Converting Text to a table

Hands-On Exercise #2: Advanced Table Features

Graphic Tools

Inserting Clipart and Images into a Document

Formatting a Graphic Element

Inserting Word

Art into a DocumentInserting Symbols into a Document

Hands-On Exercise #3: Clip Art, WordArt, and Symbols

Summary

Key Terms

Practice Exercises

Mid-Level Exercises

Capstone Exercise

Mini Cases

Share, Compare, and Document

Workgroups and Collaboration

Inserting Comments in a Document

Tracking Changes in a Document

Hands-On

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