GO! with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory

by Gaskin, Shelley; Ferrett, Robert; Vargas, Alicia; McLellan, Carolyn

• ISBN13: 9780135059234
• ISBN10: 0135059232
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780132418874
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-28
• Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

The primary goal of the GO! Series, aside from teaching computer applications, is ease of implementation. This approach is based on clearly defining projects for readers in a way thatrs"s easy to understand. Creating Documents with Microsoft Word 2007; Formatting and Organizing Text; Using Graphics and Tables; Special Document Formats, Columns, and Mail Merge; Creating a Worksheet and Charting Data; Managing Workbooks and Analyzing Data; Using Functions and Tables; Getting Started with Access Databases and Tables; Sort and Query a Database; Forms, Filters, and Reports; Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007; Designing a PowerPoint Presentation; Enhancing a Presentation with Animation, Tables, and Charts; Using Access Data with Other Office Programs; Using Tables in Word and Excel; Using Excel as a Data Source in a Mail Merge; Linking Data in Office Documents; Creating Presentation Content from Office Documents MARKET: For professionals seeking to learn and understand Microsoft Office 2007.

Author Biography

Shelley Gaskin, Series Editor for the GO! Series, is a professor of business and computer technology at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a master's degree in business education from Northern Illinois   University and a doctorate in adult and community education from Ball State University. Dr. Gaskin has 15 years of experience in the computer industry with several Fortune 500 companies and has developed and written training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector. She is also the author of books on Microsoft Outlook and word processing.

 

Robert L. Ferret recently retired as the director of the Center for Instructional Computing at Eastern Michigan University, where he provided computer training and support to faculty.  He has authored or co-authored more than 70 books on Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, WordPerfect, and Word.  Before writing the GO! Series, Bob was a series editor and author for the Learn Series.  He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in geography, and a master’s degree in interdisciplinary technology from Eastern Michigan University.  Bob’s doctoral studies were in instructional technology at Wayne State University.  For fun, Bob teaches a four-week computers and genealogy class and has written genealogy and local history books.

 

Alicia Vargas is a faculty member in Business Information Technology at Pasadena City College.  She holds a master's and a bachelor's degree in business education from California State University, Los Angeles, and has authored several textbooks and training manuals on Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Table of Contents

Word 2007

Word

Creating Documents with Microsoft Word 2007

Create and Save a New Document

Edit Text

Select, Delete, and Format Text

Print a Document

Navigate the Word Window

Add a Graphic to a Document

Use the Spelling and Grammar Checker

Preview and Print Documents, Close a Document, and Close Word

Use the Microsoft Help System Word

Formatting and Organizing Text

Change Document and Paragraph Layout

Change and Reorganize Text

Create and Modify Lists

Insert and Format Headers and Footers

Insert Frequently Used Text

Insert and Format References Word

Using Graphics and Tables

Insert and Format Graphics

Set Tab Stops

Insert and Modify Text Boxes and Shapes

Create a Table

Format a Table Word

Special Document Formats, Columns, and Mail Merge

Collect and Paste Text and Graphics

Create and Format Columns

Use Special Character and Paragraph Formatting

Create Mailing Labels Using Mail Merge

Insert Hyperlinks

Insert a SmartArt Graphic

Preview and Save a Document as a Web Page

Excel 2007

Excel

Creating a Worksheet and Charting Data

Create, Save, and Navigate an Excel Workbook

Enter and Edit Data in a Worksheet

Construct and Copy Formulas, Use the Sum Function, and Edit Cells

Format Data, Cells, and Worksheets

Close and Reopen a Workbook

Chart Data

Use Page Layout View, Prepare a Worksheet for Printing, and Close Excel

Design a Worksheet

Construct Formulas for Mathematical Operations

Format Percentages and Move Formulas

Create a Pie Chart and a Chart Sheet

Use the Excel Help System Excel

Managing Workbooks and Analyzing Data

Create and Save a Workbook from an Existing Workbook Object

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