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9780672311741

Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Microsoft Office 2000

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  • ISBN13:

    9780672311741

  • ISBN10:

    0672311747

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-06-01
  • Publisher: Pearson P T R
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Summary

This book provides the expert advice that intermediate and expert users needs using a friendly hands-on approach. Understand how each of the upgraded applications of Office has been designed for greater ease of use, enhanced creation of documents, and increased efficiency. Focusing on getting the most out of Office 2000, this guide goes into greater depth on the most useful features such as mail merge, tables, Word templates, and data analysis and charting in Excel. Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Office 2000 dives into the difficult steps that otherwise cause a lull in productivity.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Office 2000 Essentials
Overview of the Office 2000 Architecture
What Is Office 2000?
How Office 2000 Works?
What's New in Office 2000?
What Is Word 2000?
What Is Excel 2000?
What Is Outlook 2000?
What Is PowerPoint 2000?
What Is Access 2000?
What Is Publisher 2000?
What Is Internet Explorer 5?
Office 2000 Installation, Configuration, and Maintenance
Preinstallation Hardware Considerations
Decisions to Make Before You Begin the Installation Process
Introducing the New Office 2000 Installation States
Upgrade or Customize? Upgrading to Office
2000 Customizing Your Office 2000 Installation
Adding and Removing Office 2000 Features
Performing Maintenance on Office
2000 Uninstalling Office
2000 Installing Features on Demand
Toolbars, Menus, and Ways to Get Help in Office 2000
Introducing the New Office 2000 Personalized Toolbars
Introducing Office 2000's Personalized Menus
Quick Launching an Office 2000 Application or Document
Launching a Favorite Application or Document When Windows Boots
Finding Help in Office 2000
Managing Office 2000 Files Productively
Getting to Know Your Office File Extensions
Organizing Your Files for Maximum Ease of Use
Exploring the New Open and Save As Dialog Boxes
Creating a New Folder as You Work
Sharing Files Compatible with Previous Versions of Office
Working with Multiple Open Files at Once
Finding Files When You Need Them
Shared Applets and Tools Available in Office 2000
Working with the Clip Gallery
Creating Flowcharts and Callouts with AutoShapes
Turning Words into Art with WordArt
Adding a Chart to Your Document
Inserting an Organization Chart
Placing an Image on Your Computer in the Document
Inserting Pictures from Your Scanner or Digital Camera
Working with Objects
Internet Explorer 5.0 Quick Course
Seeing the Sites
Revisiting History with the History Button
An Improved Way of Organizing Favorite Web Sites
Browsing Web Pages Offline
Surfing While You Sleep (or Go Out to Lunch): The Ultimate in OfflineFunctionality
Setting Up Automatic Page Updates
Sharing Your Favorite Sites with Others
Searching the Web Using Internet Explorer 5's New Search Assistant
Adding a News Server to Outlook Express
Posting Your Own Message to a Newsgroup
The World of Offline Newsreading
Using Word 2000
Maximizing Word 2000
Getting a Good View of Your Work
Editing Multiple Word 2000 Documents at One Time
Working with People Using Other Versions of Word
Changing the Default Font
Getting Your Work Done Automatically
Dealing with Spelling and Grammar Errors
Readying Office 2000 for Multilingual Use
Going Beyond Basic Document Creation with Word 2000
What Are Styles and What Do They Do? The Truth About Templates
Working with Outlines and the Outline View
Using Master Documents to Manage Large Documents
Putting File Properties to Work for You
Getting the Printed Output You Want
Creating Professional-Looking Documents with Word 2000
Choosing Your Fonts
Working with Tables
Creating Complex Tables in Word
2000 Drawing a Table in Word
2000 Using Excel 2000 Worksheets in Word
2000 Making Lists in Word
2000 Working with Headers and Footers
Inserting Footnotes and Endnotes
Generating a Table of Contents
Building an Index
Adding Pizzazz to Your Documents
Working with Mail Merge
Anatomy of a Mail Merge
Planning Ahead
Doing It All in Word
2000 Merging from Your Outlook Address Book
Using Excel 2000 as the Data Source
Using Access 2000 as a Data Source
Checking and Reporting Mail Merge Errors
Printing Labels from Your Data Source
Printing Envelopes
Collaborating on Word 2000 Documents
Tracking Changes in Your Documents
Comparing Two Copies of a Document
Working with the Version Saving Option
Inserting Comments into a Document
Using the Reviewing Toolbar to Simplify Document Editing
Merging Comments and Changes from Multiple Reviewers into One Document
Discussing a Word 2000 Document
Subscribing to Documents
Scheduling an Online Meeting
Keeping Your Documents Secure
Low-Tech Solutions for High-Tech Results
Building Web Pages with Word 2000
Hyperlinking Basics
Working with the New Web Folders
Preparing a Word 2000 Document for the Web
Using Word 2000 as an Editor for Office 2000 Web Component Pages
For Big Jobs, Consider Using the Web Page Wizard
Building a Web Page Based on a Custom Template
Web Page Design Considerations
Settings You'll Want to Explore
Working with Frames
Using Excel 2000
Creating Excel Spreadsheets
The Anatomy of Excel
2000 Managing Sheets
Using Excel's Data Recognition to Your Benefit
Letting Excel Type for You Using AutoComplete
AutoFilling Your Worksheet
Checking Your Spelling
Using Formulas to Perform a Variety of Calculations
Discovering Functions That Increase Productivity
Charting Your Results
Fundamentals of Charting
Choosing a Chart Type
Building Complex Charts Quickly Using the Chart Wizard
Tweaking the Chart for Best Results
Accentuating Data by Drawing on the Chart
Mapping Your Data Geographically
Analyzing Your Data in Excel
Gathering Data to Analyze
Realizing the Power of Data Analysis
Advanced Data Analysis
Sharing Workbooks with Others
Displaying Your Results
Adding Style to Your Worksheets by Formatting Cells
Before and After: A Spreadsheet Makeover
Using AutoFormat to Achieve Professional Results Quickly
Making Selected Data Stand Out Using Conditional Formatting
Adjusting Rows and Columns to Achieve the Desired Effect
Hiding Critical Worksheet Information
Printing Excel Output
See What You're Getting Ahead of Time by Using Print Preview
Excel and the Web
Publishing Pages with Ease Using Web Folders
Saving Excel Documents in HTML Format
Accessing Workbooks via the Web
Using Outlook 2000
Using Outlook 2000 for Email
Getting Started
IMAP4 and POP3: Do You Know the Difference? Adding a New Email Account
Importing Mail Data from Other Email Clients
IMAP and POP Appear Differently in Outlook
2000 Taking Action on a Message
Using Stationery
Personalizing Your Messages with Signature Files
Tracking Messages
Automating Tasks Using Message Rules
Using Outlook 2000's New Organize Tool to Automate Filing
Using Color to Help Messages Stand Out
Changing Your View of the Mail Items
Processing Virtual Junk Mail Automatically
Personal Information Management with Outlook 2000
Managing Contacts in Outlook
2000 Getting Organized with the Outlook 2000 Calendar
Managing Your To-Do List with Outlook 2000's Task Component
Specifying Which Items to Log in Your Journal
Getting to Know the Outlook 2000 Notes Tool
Powerpoint Essentials
Creating Basic PowerPoint 2000 Presentations
Introducing the New and Improved PowerPoint Workspace
Creating Presentations in PowerPoint
2000 tCoordinating the Look of Your Presentation
Manipulating Slide Text
Adding and Deleting Presentation Slides
Changing a Slide's Layout
Adding Tables to Your PowerPoint Presentation
Making Global Changes to Your Presentation Using Slide Master
Including Speaker Notes with Your Presentation
Navigating Your Presentation Using Action Buttons
Enhancing Your Presentation with Multimedia Effects
Preparing for (and Making) Your PowerPoint 2000 Presentation
Putting Slides in Order Using the Slide Sorter View
Applying Impressive Slide Transitions
Responsiveness Is the Key to Effective Presentations
Setting the Timer to Advance Slides Automatically
Customizing the Timer to Match Your Speech Requirements
Recording a Narrative for Your Presentation
Some Final Preparations
Getting Ready to Go with the Pack and Go Wizard
Printing PowerPoint Handouts
Displaying a Presentation on One
Device While Controlling It from Another
Setting Up the Presentation to Run Unattended
Publishing Your Presentation to the Web
Broadcasting a Presentation over the Web
Beyond Presentation Basics
Publisher Essentials
Producing Publisher 2000 Documents
Ways to Create a Publication in Publisher
2000 The Theory Behind Publisher 2000 Document Design
Publisher's New Status as a Fully Integrated Office Application
Presenting the Publisher 2000 Workspace
Editing Your Personal Information Profile
Building the Framework of Your Publication
Filling in a Text Frame
Building a Table in Publisher
Adding Images to Your Publication
Manipulating Frames
Applying Borders to Publisher Objects
Publisher 2000 Production Issues
Adding Style to Your Publication with Fancy First Letters
Using Pull Quotes to Draw Attention to Key Information
Converting a Publisher 2000 Document to a Web Site
Printing Your Publications Locally
Printing Addresses Right on the Publication
Weighing Your Printing Options
Commercial Printing: When Only the Best Will Do
Using the Pack and Go Wizard
Access Essentials
Creating Access 2000 Database Applications
Introducing Access
2000 Choosing When to Use Access Instead of Excel
Parts of a Database Application
When You Need a Working Database Quickly
Starting Your New Application
Advanced Access 2000 Database Functions
Looking at Your Needs
Building Your Database Application
Advanced Integration
The Macro and VBA Primer
Why Use Macros? Macros and VBA Explained
Recording a Macro in Word
2000 Recording a Macro in Excel
2000 Running a Macro in Word or Excel
Deleting a Macro
Correcting Typos in a Macro
Getting Acquainted with the Visual Basic for Applications Editor
Ideas and Tips for Improving Your Macros
Programming Excel to Compute a Discount Price
Programming Excel to Produce Translation Tables
Building an Office Application Using VBA
Case Study Part 1: Background and Objectives
VBA Primer: From Macros to Programming
Understanding Objects and Their Relationships in VBA
Case Study Part 2: Creating Your Worksheet
Checking Your Worksheet for Errors
Power VBA Programming
Running the Samantha's Swing Sets Application
Glossary
Index
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