CONTENTS:

Introduction -- Common office tools. Office nuts and bolts -- Wrestling with the text -- Speed techniques worth knowing about -- Taking advantage of the proofing tools -- Creating a table -- Creating a chart -- Making a SmartArt diagram -- Drawing and manipulating lines, shapes, and other objects --

Word 2007. Speed techniques for using Word -- Laying out text and pages -- Word styles -- Desktop publishing with Word -- Getting Word’s help with office chores -- Tools for reports and scholarly papers --

Outlook 2007. Getting acquainted with Outlook -- Maintaining the contacts folder -- Handling your e-mail -- Managing your time and schedule -- Tasks, reminders, and notes --

PowerPoint 2007. Getting started in PowerPoint -- Fashioning a look for your presentation -- Entering the text -- Making your presentations livelier -- Delivering a presentation --

Excel 2007. Up and running with Excel -- Refining your worksheet -- Formulas and functions for crunching numbers -- Making a worksheet easier to read and understand -- Analyzing data --

Access 2007. Introducing Access -- Building your database tables -- Entering the data -- Sorting, querying, and filtering for data -- Presenting data in a report -- Publisher 2007. Introducing Publisher -- Refining a publication -- Putting on the finishing touches --

Office 2007 — one step beyond. Customizing an Office program -- Ways of distributing your work -- Handling graphics -- Decorating files with clip art -- Note taking with OneNote -- Collaborating with SharePoint services -- Automating tasks with macros -- Linking and embedding in compound files.