Microsoft Books

It's about time MS put out a reference set that covers the most important topics, not abstract one's. I like this reference set alot so far because of it's thurough coverage of the Document Object Models (DOM) for Access, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, etc. I haven't gone through the whole thing yet but the only left for me to find is where they talk more about automation, something pretty much left out of the Office 97 reference set. Overall though, this is a great set of books to have at your disposal. It has already helped me come up with solutions for the custom-business applications and macros I create. There is also alot of material that wasn't in the last series. A great asset to any company with VB or VBA programmers.

I've been working with MS Office 2000 for several months. The extended Object Models have become more powerful for the end user, but more complicated for the developer. I recently purchsed this set of books. Wow! What a difference. This library unfolds all the mysteries of the Microsoft Office 2000 suite as well as some very helpful guidelines for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). With these books, I've been able though to walk through examples, and create customized solutions for my users. Can't wait for the sequel! Well worth the money. I expect to reap benefits ten-fold over the costs.

A very good basic tutorial on Microsoft Excel 2000 that covers the basics like how to print, how to enter formulas, how to get help, etc.

One thing I didn't like about the software was that after a while, I found the voices--you can only hear them if you choose the audio option--to be annoying, and sometimes the voices skip.

There seems to be a bug on one portion of the software. This portion of the tutorial told me to highlight a range, which I did, but the software won't proceed to the next step of the tutorial; I found out that the software will only proceed if I click each cell in the range.

Except for the ones mentioned above, this software is actually quite good.

It sure is refreshing to find a product that interacts with users. Our staff appreciated eliminating the monotiny of book training programs. After picking up Office 2000 Step by Step interactive our productivity increased in a matter of a few weeks.

There is a Hands-On Course, self-paced, that includes practice lessons for learning Word in conjunction with the quick reference cards. Even intermediate level users can learn to use Word more effectively with this package. As an Information Technology specialist and writer, I can't believe what I've learned and I've used Word for 8 years. The lessons are quick and fun to do - so you won't be frustrated. Even if you don't take the course, the Create a Simple Document quick ref cards are so well laid out you'll use them over and over. A seperate Terms booklet is also included with a very well thought out glossary. Read it!

I love the idea of this Quick Reference Card. I usually go for the "For Dummies" books to brush up on or learn how to use a bit of software. These books are very cumbersome as it seems that one has to go through the index about 50 times in order to find the specific piece of information that they are looking for. With this five fold card, I was able to quickly find the information that I needed to learn the specific task that I wanted to learn.
I found the course so, so easy to use. I love how I was able to do the course on my own time, at my own pace and could do the practice exercises in any order that I wanted to. The exercises were so fun to do, it really felt like I was engaged in explorative playing
I began as an intermediate user of word and now I feel like I have gained enough knowledge to become a more advanced level user.
I never knew how powerful word is. One can almost do a desk top publishing job that would equal something done with the Adobe suite. I learned a great deal about how to insert and work with diagrams, pictures and how to use the different formatting options that help to make a document really stand out and one that could be used in presentations. Also, learning how to use the shortcut keys to cut down on time is really beneficial. I never knew how simple it could be to make a brochure or presentation look so good in so little time. It is really amazing. I would recommend this course to people at all user levels. The course is so simple, that I feel even the beginning user would not be intimidated by it, which they would feel the freedom to just relax and learn.

Until you work with this Tables course and quick reference cards, you probably won't realize the hidden power in using Word tables. This course shows you how in an easy way. I'm a Technical Documentation Specialist who has had to design Sarbanes-Oxley process documents in an IT environment. Understanding how to control content within a table is invaluable. You can create side head labels in margins (like FrameMaker does) that are really just table cells without borders. Do you understand the difference between borders and gridlines? Get this package. It is awesome. It includes a great blurb on Styles, yes styles! Do you want to place graphics so they don't float? Put 'em in a table cell. Design-Write has designed the most comprehensive QRCs and tables course I've ever seen.

I think that I am becoming hooked on these Quick Reference Cards. I bought two other sets earlier and loved them so much that I decided to see what other Cards Design-Write Solutions has put out. I found this "Insert and Work with Tables in Microsoft Office Word 2003" package and was as delighted with the quality of information found there. I use Word 2007 at work and Word 2003 at home for my home based business. I thought of myself as an advanced user of Word 2003. I have used it regularly to create grant proposals, set up budget structures and etc. which usually includes lots of charts, pictures and etc. I didn't use tables much because they always seemed so cumbersome to set up. Through the simple-to-use course, short cut key card and the Quick Reference Card, I was able to learn some new tricks, to use tables to really sharpen and clean up the documents that I make, that have lots of information that needs to be categorized. The use of the tables function in Word has really helped me to give my proposals a clean and organized look that helps them to really stand out.

The Word 2003 Documents QRC has a great section on selecting text in a variety of ways which is key to quick formatting. I learned how to select text non-contiguously which I never knew. There is a cool shortcut for applying a double underline in the Format and Size Fonts panel also. Try it! Because of the folds, you can stand these cards up on your desk and see several sections at once which saves so much time when creating documents. As a Documentation Specialist tasked with documentation deadlines, time-saving techniques are critical. I highly recommend this set which includes Tables shortcuts. They are beautiful QRCs!

I've always relied heavily on the point and click ease of using a mouse. One day when my mouse stopped working I was completely lost. A friend of mine told me about these Quick Reference Cards that show you how to use keyboard shortcut keys on a PC with a Windows operating system. I tried them out and was amazed at how much faster it us to use the keyboard to format and edit documents. After using them I was able to navigate my documents more quickly and I also learned some new things that Word could do that I hadn't known about before.

This is the first time that I bought a used book from Amazon.
The book is good and the seller is also efficient. Thanks.

This is definitely an introductory book; it assumes no previous knowledge of computing at all, which is somewhat annoying for those of us who aren't complete neophytes, as we have to wade though pages of descriptions of the most basic of information before we can get to the information that we need to know. But as it is DESIGNED as an introductory book, this is necesary, and it is unfair to complain of a book because it does what it sets out to do, rather than what I need. For those, like me, with a basic background in computer applications who want instruction in the Microsoft Office Suite, it is still a very useful tool, if occasionally tedious. And if it doesn't cover every possible minor variation in the various applications, it covers the basics exhaustively, and that is not a bad thing. If I was grading it only on the basis of how helful it was to me, I would have given it only four stars, but I don't feel that it is fair to penalize it for being the introductory book that it is, rather than the book I wish it was.

I am impressed with the depth of knowledge presented and the coverage in this set of Quick Reference cards, Using Shortcuts in Documents and Tables for Microsoft Word. I recently downloaded the trial version of Word 2007 as a new VISTA and laptop user. The Word 2007 Shortcuts QRC by Design-Write helped cut through the mystery of where all the Word menu options are now. As a Documentation Specialist, I have to create documentation for clients on a "hit-the-ground-running" basis. The layout and beauty of the graphics alone contribute to clarity and direction in understanding how to use the new Word. My eyes were opened with the Tables Shortcuts because I resolved a problem placing text above a table that I didn't know before. I'm ecstatic about what I've gained as a user!

I really love these quick reference cards. I use Word daily and I have struggled to really comprehend the differences between the 2003 version that uses toolbars and Word 2007 version that uses the new ribbon structure. They are similar but also very different. In my job it is imperative that I learn quickly any new or upgraded software systems that the company I work for installs. Because Microsoft Office products I use everyday, there just isn't time to go to a class or to navigate through a 200 page book on the subject. I need to learn it easily and become proficient quickly. The "Using Shortcuts in Documents" and "Using Shortcuts in Tables" Quick Reference Cards have really helped me to pick up speed to becoming a proficient user of Microsoft Office 2007 products.

Are you having a hard time learning to use a computer for the first time? Not sure where to start with all the buttons and gadgets? This is a great book to start learning what to do with that piece of machinery in your office.

It teaches you how to begin using the most common programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint. It will also teach you some basics about the internet and what you can do with it.

There are many colorful pictures with simple step-by-step instructions. It makes it very easy to understand and follow along.

The book is mostly focused on the Windows95 operating system and using Office97 which are now outdated, but the principles it teaches are timeless basics. There is more functionality in the current version of Office, but you will still need to know what this book teaches in order to get started.

This is a great book for anyone who needs a little help learning about computers. It would make a great gift.

This book is great for the beginner. It covers Windows95, Office 97, Internet, Word 97, Excel 97, Power Point, Outlook, and integration between the applications. It is a great book for a beginner because it is very explicit and includes excellent illustrations. If you are familiar with a certain application, you can easily skip over sections and get to what you want to learn about. It also has sections that show how to the information from one application in another. It will quickly get you up to speed in using these applications. It would definetly be a good tool to use to gain computer skills for those just being introduced to Microsoft Office applications

Microsoft Access is easily the most popular database on the planet. Why? Because it's a part of the Microsoft Office Suite of products. It's not all that strong a database, but it's powerful enough for databases up to 50 megabytes and a few thousand hits a day. And that fits the vast majority of the applications people have in their day to day work.

This book is a show and tell book. That is it has lots and lots of screen shots that show what your screen should look like as it tells you what's being done. This is a great way to handle a tutorial type book. As you go through the book, first you learn the general concepts of what a database is and what it does. Then you learn about Microsoft's new 'Ribbon' the new concept in user interfaces. From there you go on to learning about defining tables, putting data in and getting it out of the database, all the things that you would expect to want to know.

As an added feature, this books meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, so upon completion of the book you should be ready to take the test.

I have only one minor complaint about the book. I know, you aren't supposed to talk SQL with Access, but sometimes you almost have to. On page 156 they say 'If you know SQL....' But even if you know SQL, you need to know the reserved words.I'd really like to see just a few pages in an appendix talking about things like the reserved words in the Jet engine.

The "On Demand" series has been invaluable for me earning my certifications. They are easy to read, well laid out and beautifully illustrated in color. I highly reccomend these books.

I purchased this book for my college Excel class - if you actually do the work contained therein, you will learn Excel! Also, it goes step by step - and the little steps are easy. The best way is to be working on excel as you read and do the projects - I am learning so much! FInally, I was one that bought books, took classes, and own the entire Video Professor Library (good product as well) but didn't retain the info I learned 10 seconds after I left. This is different. I will keep this book for reference long after my class is done.

I had been using the Excel 2002 version of this book since last June...but when I recently upgraded to Office 2003, I wanted to upgrade to this version of book right away. I am not disappointed either. Within this book there are features such as Other Ways of doing things, such as opening Excel; other sidebar studies; more features to work with; more online materials, including links to Microsoft's free online courses. In this way...you can study only what was covered in the project. I really like the step by step pictures so I can make sure that I am doing everything right. Highly recommended! Just when I thought the Excel 2002 version was a great buy...along came Excel 2003! Good luck finding anything else comparable! I just got the best book I could get to supplement my certification training!