Microsoft Books

This book should be on every project managers reading list. It is logically orgainzed. The explanations of the how's and why's to create dynamic project plans in Microsoft Project are complete. Beyond that Mr. Uyttewaal explains sound project management principles in clear and real-world terms. Whatsmore these principles are practical in their application and they work. The chapter summaries provide exercises that drive the concepts home. What makes this book so valuable is that even after reading it I can and do keep it within reach to use as a primary reference source. If you're serious about Project Management you will appreciate this book.

The author has put together a great book. It can take a project manager from the training and practice field to the playing field to create effective and realistic project schedules.

The author has mastered the concept of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and more importantly, how to present and use it in a Microsoft Project plan format.
A project is comprised of phases, deliverables and activities. This book is fully aligned with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowlegde (PMBOK). PMPs and non-PMPs alike will appreciate the insight it offers in planning and designing succint, comprehensible and manageable project plans to present to project team members and sponsors alike.

I haven't found a better teacher to help me to understant Word 2000. It is just tops. I have 3 of the (Que's Easy Series) and will definitely buy another one if I begin using another application.

This is one of the best learning resources I have ever seen. By using words and pictures, each instruction is clear enough for even a young child to follow. The lessons are in good sequence, so that you learn to use Microsoft Word 2000 in very logical steps. The author starts out from "scratch" - assuming you know nothing to begin with. Each lesson is relatively short and focused. By performing each step on your own computer, as you proceed, the subject matter is easily comprehended and well learned. I highly recommend this book.

Vernon Francis

I bought easy word97,, it was the best ... and now I will buy this one for our company... it is very easy to learn... and the most important thing , it is the fastest to read...

As a computer instructor of limited English speaking adult students, I find this book to be a valuable asset. Every page has bold, colorful pictures that provide step by step instruction on how to use the more commonly used features. I only hope that QUE will also make an EASY version for all other applications and the MAC platform.

Very Useful Book.. It explains everything with graphics which make it very easy fast and practical to use...

I'm a trainer and I love my students. However, when I met the members of the next Beginning Word 97 class, I knew that they were TRUE beginners. One person actually put the mouse on the floor and tried to use it with her foot. I knew I had to get a book that was easy to learn from. I found it with this book. We really love it.

I think this book is terrific. Anyone writing a book about computer software should be required to study this book first. It gets to the heart of what you need to know and doesn't hesitate to tell you what you might not want to use (like the grammar checker and the indexing feature). Best of all are the really useful sidebars. For example, as the author admits, it is really easy to get a word count--the hard part is what to do if the document is too long, and her sidebar on the subject is really helpful. Examples of other excellent sidebars are "Seven Rules for Creating Great Lists" that accompanies the section on Numbered and Bulleted Lists and "Dealing With Criticism" (both how to accept it and how to offer it) that goes with the section on Tracking Changes. If you're looking for a really useful guide to Word's most important features, this is the book to get.

A very well written book that not only helps you navigate through the latest version of Word but also provides many helpful hints and suggestions for better business writing. Highly recommend this for those looking to improve their business use of Word.

This book covers all the basics of using Word--all the same information you'd get from a Dummies book or one of Microsoft Press's Step-by-Step books. In addition to that information, Effective Executive's Guide to Word also provides lots of advice and information about how to write better, including info on writing business memos, emails, etc. Most business users would never need more information than this book provides. And everybody who wants to write better reports, memos, etc, will benefit from the author's tips.

Though I've been working with Windows for almost 10 years, I still learned new tricks with this book. Of course I skipped over some basic parts, but I can see how others might find the background information useful. As an added bonus, the book has a nice glossary and index to facilitate searching for specific topics.

Effective Executive's Guide To Windows 2000: The Seven Core Skills Required To Turn Windows 2000 Professional Into A Business Power Tool was designed and written specifically for corporate executives, managers, and professional needing a fast-paced, filtered, executive summary of the core Windows 2000 Professional software, enabling them to understanding the desktop layout, manage files and folders, print out data, participate on a network, customize Windows 200, use the Internet for web browsing and email, as well as general troubleshooting. Pat Coleman has a flair for writing "user friendly" text which is enhanced with two appendices reviewing the Windows 2000 Professional Accessories and explaining how to use Windows 2000 Professional on a portable computer. Effective Executive's Guide To Windows 2000 is an invaluable instructional and reference text for anyone utilizing Windows 2000 Professional to carry out their corporate responsibilities.

This book is an effective step-by-step guide to using Windows 2000. Although it is not intended for the system administrator, it is a thorough discussion of all of Window 2000's functionality. Effective Executive Guide to Windows 2000 is as useful as a reference for the experienced user as it is as a tutorial for the Newbie.

It's 177 pages that get you up and running with Access. If your looking for depth this isn't the one. You should have an understanding of SQL and databases to get this information working quickly for you. It hits lots of high points to get you started and gets you through the Access maze.

This book gets you up and running with Access quickly. It is only 177 pages, so don't look for depth. What it provides is the information for dealing with all those Access "special steps". If you are familiar with SQL and databases and need to get Access running quickly this will help.

If you need to get up and running this book can do it. Should have an understanding of SQL and databases. No great depth, but a good 'how to'.

This is a great book for beginners that is highly visual, easy to understand, offers step by step excercises that guide you through the process, all while teaching you to do more complex things with Access such as subforms, complex queries, switchboards (menus), with an introduction to using VBA to deal with modules and procedures, data entry, error trapping, and data validation. Most of your learning will result from "doing", which is the great part because the actual excercises (with tons of visuals) are fun and easy to understand. The website also gives you the data files you need to do ALL the excercises on your own. This book will teach you things that will make for an impressive presentation of your database when it's time to design your own. Overall, it's a great book for beginners that teaches you to do a lot of cool and useful things with Access 2000, and I highly recommend it!

This is a great book for beginners that is highly visual, easy to understand, offers step by step excercises that guide you through the process, all while teaching you to do more complex things with Access such as subforms, complex queries, switchboards (menus), with an introduction to using VBA to deal with modules and procedures, data entry, error trapping, and data validation. Most of your learning will result from "doing", which is the great part because the actual excercises (with tons of visuals) are fun and easy to understand. The website also gives you the data files you need to do ALL the excercises on your own. This book will teach you things that will make for an impressive presentation of your database when it's time to design your own. Overall, it's a great book for beginners that teaches you to do a lot of cool and useful things with Access 2000, and I highly recommend it!

This is a great book for beginners that is highly visual, easy to understand, offers step by step excercises that guide you through the process, all while teaching you to do more complex things with Access such as subforms, complex queries, switchboards (menus), with an introduction to using VBA to deal with modules and procedures, data entry, error trapping, and data validation. Most of your learning will result from "doing", which is the great part because the actual excercises (with tons of visuals) are fun and easy to understand. The website also gives you the data files you need to do ALL the excercises on your own. This book will teach you things that will make for an impressive presentation of your database when it's time to design your own. Overall, it's a great book for beginners that teaches you to do a lot of cool and useful things with Access 2000, and I highly recommend it!

No doubt that the authors did an amazing job when compiling this book. It is very suitable for beginners in XP and more advanced XPers will find the book a great study tool.

This book gets 5 STARS!

This is an incredibly intuitive book for understanding this incredibly useful and innovative software design approach. I especially liked the hands-on examples throughout the book, including the reference to the GIPF project! :)

THIS IS A SMART BOOK. MR.STEINBURG AND MR.PALMER have done a good JOB syergizing the various aspectects of computatating using XP. I like the overview in chapters 1 and 2. The books later chapter are also delicous to read, because they have swarming appproches.
--MH

This book teaches not only basic concepts of PowerBuilder, but also how to create real world applications. The authors are very serious on the quality of this book, one of the authors responded my e-mail about this book. I hope to see more books from these authors.

Throughout many books available for PowerBuilder today this one is more deeply and carefully covers all the details you will need from day to day operations. I've red over dozens of books and I think that this one the only one that is not tells you where to click, but teaches you how to build an application and logical design. I do hope that authors of the book (B. Smith and G. Schaad) will issue a newer version that will cover features implemented with PB 6.x and PB 7

This is by far the easiest-to-read and -understand book I have read on PowerBuilder. It is very well edited also, with no grammatical or spelling errors that I could discern. This is a far better book on PowerBuilder than I have read by any other author. Bravo!

I used this book for one of my class and I come to like it very much. The organization of the book is different from most other books I have used. To me, it is a "how to" book with step by step instructions on how to build various components using C#. Usually, I have to surf the web and will find the "how to build things" in different places. This textbook gathers them all in one place. There are a lot of useful topics that a programmer would need in a real life programing tasks. I learn how to do many fancy stuffs from the example in short time and without much difficulty. Worth the money!

This is one of the best-written books I have seen on the subject, and I have been looking for a long time. I like the fact that it covers the major development tasks and provides hand-holding through the major obstacles. This is a real time-saver!

The concepts that he is trying to get across were easy to follow. The syntax that was used to explain these concepts were right on. This book helped me grasp the basics and get me up to speed on advnaced concepts. Other books are too theoretical but this book used real world expamples that are very easy to follow.

I would suggest this book to anyone that is looking to get a start on C#.net