Microsoft Works 4.5 for Windows for Dummies

by Kay, David C.

• ISBN13: 9780764502316
• ISBN10: 076450231X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Congratulations! Rather than spending hundreds of dollars on the biggest, baddest, and most feature-ridden word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphics, and communications software on the market today (and saving yourself some serious money and hard disk space in the process), you've chosen Microsoft Works 4.5 for Windows. Or maybe the program came installed on your new computer. Either way, the question is What next? The answer is easy! Microsoft Works 4.5 For Windows For Dummies can safely guide you through the fundamentals of everything you ever need to know in order to work faster and smarter with Microsoft Works 4.5 for Windows. Author and teacher David Kay walks you through the power-packed features of Microsoft Works 4.5 for Windows, from startup to printing and beyond. With this handy, plain-speaking book in hand, you can make the powerful Microsoft Works 4.5 for Windows tools work for you. Create colorful and effective presentations with spreadsheets and charts, master the fine art of word processing, build your own database for home or work, and surf the Internet with speed and confidence. Plus, the book features a tear-out Cheat Sheet and ten nifty tricks that can make you a Works Wizard in no time at all!

Table of Contents

Introduction.

PART I: Survival Skills.

Chapter 1: Starting.

Chapter 2: Getting Around.

Chapter 3: Basic Editing and Formatting.

Chapter 4: Basic Printing.

PART II: The Wily Word Processor.

Chapter 5: In Search of the Wily Word Processor.

Chapter 6: Hacking through the Jungle of Your Text.

Chapter 7: Keeping Up Appearances.

Chapter 8: Fancier Word-Processing Documents.

PART III: Setting Sail with Spreadsheets.

Chapter 9: Spreading Your First Sheets.

Chapter 10: Making Calculations.

Chapter 11: Tidying Up and Printing Your Spreadsheets.

PART IV: Doing Active Duty at the Database.

Chapter 12: Reporting for Duty at the Database.

Chapter 13: Making Changes in Your Database.

Chapter 14: Finding and Filtering in Your Database.

Chapter 15: Sorting, Reporting, and Calculating.

PART V: Exploring the Internet Wilderness.

Chapter 16: Gearing Up for Internet Adventure.

Chapter 17: Exploring with Internet Explorer.

Chapter 18: Using Works' Communications Tool.

PART VI: Creating Great Works of Art: Graphics.

Chapter 19: Creating a Work of Chart.

Chapter 20: Polishing Your Work of Chart.

Chapter 21: Producing Works of Art.

PART VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 22: Ten Nifty Tricks.

Chapter 23: Ten Things NOT to Do.

Appendix.

Index.

Book Registration Information.