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From the publishers who show you How to Do Everything, here is the ideal resource for anyone who wants to create rich presentations with PowerPoint. You’ll find out how to use all the features of the software and get coverage of key topics, such as creating a well-written outline, the fine points of graphic design, and tips for delivering the presentation in front of an audience. Also included is a section on Microsoft Producer, a free add-in for PowerPoint that manages streaming media for Web and CD-based presentations
Customer Reviews:
Not What I Expected.......2006-06-15
I bought this book based on the feedback on this page. And although I would not call the book unusable, it has a lot of scope for improvement. The book layout is terrible and there is almost zero cross refrencing in the book itself. Imagine the author does not ask the reader to look in another part of the book for more information. So my verdict is that although the book has good content, it's laid out in a haphazard way.
Great beginner's book.......2006-04-03
I love this book. The reason I gave this book 4 stars is because it hopelessly fails trying to get into PowerPoint programming territory. The author should have stayed away from this area and concentrated more on beginner issues. After all, this certainly is a beginner's book. In fact, it's as good as the missing PowerPoint manual. If you want to go beyond the manual, check out the well explained Cutting Edge PowerPoint by Geetesh Bajaj. It makes a great complement to this book. And if you want to do more programming, check out Powerful PowerPoint for Educators by David Marcovitz. And for troubleshooting PowerPoint, look at Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances by Echo Swinford.
Good book from start to finish.......2005-03-10
I really liked this book since it gives a very good overall features and how to's in adddition to advice on how to deliver a presentation in PowerPoint. With this book, you can create a very professional looking powerpoint presentation in an instant. Easy to navigate through the pages and sufficient amount of images to go along with the step by step instruction.
PowerPoint is a must these days for both college students and professional work and this book is a great buy and the price is right. Makes a good reference book.
Great dollar value.......2003-11-03
I find "How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000" a great dollar value. The lack of color between the covers is not a loss, especialy at the checkout counter. As a professional I use computer manuals as a quick resource to solve a particiluar problem. This book is well layed out for topical information and the index in not pretend. The index contains adequate sub-references to make it faster to track down solutions to specific questions. Chapter 1: Get Started With Presentations provides the novice to PowerPoint with the hand holding necessary to get up and going.
You need this book........2003-09-14
This book makes it easy to look up the answers to my questions. It is a perfect book for a novice because the directions are so clear and it's great for me as I know lots but need some help in certain areas. I found that help easily. I love the cautions Ellen gives. For example, she gives a caution about being sure the hyperlink color shows up on the slide. All these pointers make it easy for me to help my clients. She's got call out boxes called tips, short-cuts, cautions, did you know's and how to's. There's an excellent chapter on creating charts. I use this as a reference for when my clients ask me questions as well as an update for what's new in PowerPoint 2003. You can only create more effective presentations using Ellen's clear descriptions and easy to follow pointers.
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Discover a spate of splashy new buttons, menus, and colors—plus, learn to maximize significant new features and functions of Office, including XML support, SmartTags, and much more. Highly qualified author Laurie Ulrich has trained more than 10,000 people to use Office, and is well versed at explaining complex concepts to a varied audience.
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Good for Beginners.......2007-04-18
This book is good for people who don't have much experience in any given application. However, I think I learned a few things as an intermediate user, especially things dealing with Windows 2003.
How To.......2007-04-10
This book is just what I needed and was looking for. I can always count on Ebay!!!!!
Not everything by a long shot.......2007-02-07
This book covers more than the basics, but doesn't really cover as much as the title claims. Also, it is categorized in an odd manner which makes it difficult to find information.
How to do everything with microsoft office 2003.......2005-09-27
Book received in a very timely manner and in great condition
A great reference and general resource on Office.......2004-10-20
Reading this book taught me way more than I learned in a recent Office course (9 hours), and I wasn't bored at all, as I was in class. I was someone (like a lot of people, I think) who used Word alot and sometimes Excel, but not the rest of the Office suite. After reading this book I was able to use the other programs as thouhg I had been using them for ages. I am also feeling much more confident about trying new things, so the fact (as another reviewer said) that EVERY little thing is not covered is no big deal because I am poking around and trying new things and mastering the programs at my own speed.
Book Description
Tap into the power of the newest member of Microsoft’s Office suite. Learn to use InfoPath’s robust set of tools to capture information that’s locked away in document-based forms. Quickly create forms and data-gathering applications that use XML to separate form and content. This “raw” information can then be integrated into back-end systems, providing an end-to-end solution for data capture in the enterprise.
Customer Reviews:
A practical Guide.......2006-03-10
The book is very objetive and task oriented. A powerful first approach to master teh Microsoft Office Infopath 2003. It makes easy to create, publish and analyse form data collected, and helps to take full advantage of InfoPath's key features.
Jack of all trades and master of none.......2005-06-11
I started working through this book with high hopes but soon got very frustrated. Although the author probably does get through almost everything you can do with InfoPath, you have to do a lot of pushing and shoving to figure out how to do it. The author assumes that you have a project you will be working on with accompanying database or Web service, so you can follow along. The downloadable files included a couple of xml files, but no database. There were no specific instructions for finding a usable webservice to try things out.
Most of the book explains things that any slighty advanced user of Office applications could figure out on their own. I am not sure the author really knows who he is writing for. Since he explains all about XML in a single chapter, he must assume the user is new to that, but somehow also knows all about web services. A book like this has to aim at fairly elementary level, with actual examples to work through, rather than "you can" do this or that.
I have definitely learned a few things reading the book, but mostly through figuring them out on my own.
Good Infopath book.......2004-12-18
As an Excel power user now forced to use Infopath for internal forms, this book was helpful. Definitely pitched at office users as opposed to developers, but still a solid reference.
How To Sell Screendumps to Anybody.......2004-10-10
Do buy this book if you've never heard of XML and you don't really want to know what it is or what it does.
Don't buy this book if you want to know how repeating sections differ from repeating tables, or if you want to understand all the data validation options.
Although this book does offer some simplified explanations of what Infopath does, it is as light on useful examples as it is heavy on screendumps. Simply repeating what's displayed on the screen is not terribly enlightening, and it's even worse when the text and the screendumps are continually 2 or 3 pages apart.
Shocking spelling and simple grammatical errors detract from the little genuinely useful information presented, and make the whole book's pace seem rushed and incomplete.
If you don't really like Microsoft, but you have to learn Infopath, find another book!
User Manual Regurgitation.......2004-07-11
I have found nothing in this book that isn't available for free online or in downloads from Microsoft. I wonder why so many computer book authors feel that a re-editing and repackaging of free, widely available product usage advice provides ample reason to ask a customer to shell out money? It's a false promise. Even the "how to do everything" angle is frankly no more than a re-presentation of applications that Microsoft describes just as well for free (and with code) online.
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- Microsoft Office Outlook 2003(How to Do Everything)
- task-oriented, well-written
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Want to know how to do everything? This solutions-oriented resource will show you how to get the most out of all the features Outlook has to offer. Manage your personal information, use all the e-mail functions, keep your calendar current, and find out how to make all the new capabilities work for you.
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Microsoft Office Outlook 2003(How to Do Everything).......2007-08-09
I am most impressed with Amozon's sevice, the book arrived on time as forcast. I am still working my way through the book and I am finding it both informstive and helpful. I would frecommend it.
task-oriented, well-written.......2005-10-30
If you are looking for a task-oriented, well-written book that covers every aspect of Microsoft's Outlook 2003, this is the book for you. The author is clearly comfortable with technical material but is able to communicate this material to a non-technical reader. The book is very thorough and provides notes, cautions, tips, and shortcuts throughout. Lots of useful information such as dealing with junk e-mail and spam. I recommend this book highly.
Not worth buying.......2005-10-12
This book doesn't offer much that you can't find in Outlook's Help system, it's poorly organized, and it isn't written well. You can almost hear the sleepy author's fingers clattering on the keyboard as he hurries to meet his deadline and get this book finished. Whether readers can understand a word didn't rank high on the author's priority list. Nothing is explained well. Nowhere does he give you any advice about how to make Outlook easier to use.
Don't bother with this hastily written book. It's hard to read and it isn't worth the asking price.
Book Description
Here is the ideal resource for anyone who wants to get the most out of all the new and enhanced features Access has to offer. Learn the best methods for creating and customizing a new database, retrieving, processing, presenting, and exchanging data, securing your Access environment--and much more.
Customer Reviews:
decent reference.......2007-07-23
I usually rely on the O'Reilly guides for software, but could not find one appropriate to my level of experience in Access - I have used the program before to look up and modify data, but am now in charge of organizing a small database and developing some queries. This book did a good job of breaking down the process, BOTH through the *wizards* - of which Access has an inordinate number, AND without the wizards.
I was surprised to see such negative reviews - unless other reviewers are frustrated with the lack of VBA or SQL. But this doesn't claim to be a book about either of those languages. Maybe the fact is Access is just an unfriendly program, both to programmers (too many wizards) and non-technical users (for whom SQL=WTF).
The only major drawback to this book is that it does not provide an adequate introduction or overview to Access. If you have never used Access before, that would be a problem. Otherwise, it is a good basic how-to.
How to do Nothing with..........2007-05-23
After reading nearly the entire book, I find that I now know how to navigate through the program and what to expect when I click a button. That's about the extent of my knowledge. The author's attempt to cover 'everything' about Access unfortunately results in a demonstration of what access' capabilities are and how to run a wizard. For instance, I know that 'criteria' can be used to filter information, but I do not have a very clear idea of what to actually put in the 'criteria' section in order to get what I want. As far as actually setting up a database complete with forms and reports - forget it. I can't even look at this book without getting angry.
don't waste your money.......2004-12-09
I'm going to be blunt: this book totally sucks.
I have found it to be completely useless, and after a month of hoping it would help me understand Access 2003, I gave up and bought the Access 2003 for Dummies All-in-one Desk Reference.
I want to clarify: I am not your average home user getting myself in over my head. I have 6 years of experience in the IT industry, covering everything from hardware, OS support, and web design/programming. I just have never dove in to the deeper levels of databases.
This "How to Do Everything"(a.k.a. How to get really frustrated) book is cryptic and poorly written. The instructions are barely even instructions at all, and nothing is explained in depth. When I frantically went shopping for better, in addition to the "for Dummies" book, I picked up an Amazon competitor's $10 publication "Access 2003 in Easy Steps"(hey it was 10 bucks, why not?), which is more of just an introductory crash course - yet has told me more than the entire "How to Do Everything" book.
I would STRONGLY recommend not only definitely NOT buying this book(except for use as maybe a monitor riser), but investing in the "Access 2003 for Dummies All-in-one Desk Reference." It is clear, concise, sensibly organized, and even includes some base level VBA programming - which is great for anyone who's ever programmed before, but hasn't had experience with VB or VBA in particular.
I can't believe this thing even got published.
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Here is the ideal resource for anyone who wants to get the most out of all the new and enhanced features Excel has to offer. Learn the best methods for formatting, printing, and sharing worksheets, adding graphics, importing and exporting data to and from the Web--and much more.
Customer Reviews:
How to do everything with Microsoft Excel.......2006-11-10
I purchased this book to give me extra insight into how to use mircosoft excel and it has helped me when I needed to check something out. I am glad I purchased this book and I know it will be of great use to me with my works.
Do everything with Micro Excel.......2006-02-25
I was hoping more would be addressed to doing financial calculations, especially micro-economic and statistical formulas.
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- The FrontPage 2000 Version
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A new release in the extremely popular How to Do Everything series, this friendly, solutions-oriented book is filled with step-by-step details on how to use FrontPage 2003 Web site building techniques such as adding text and links, using XML, adding Flash components, and handling a variety of graphic formats.
Customer Reviews:
You've got to be kidding. .......2006-11-08
This is one of the worst-formatted, hardest-to-use books I know -- and I'm very familiar with technical and instructional writing. It might be that this book includes "how to do everything," but finding it is a nightmare. The author seems intent on trying to say everything at once.
The FrontPage 2000 Version.......2005-05-21
I can't believe I bought this, one of the worst purchases I've ever made. Far from being a step-by-step how to actually set up a web site, it's filled with "if you want to do this, then do this, or if you want to do that, then do that." Perhaps I'm more comfortable with programming books that actually step you through a series of ever-increasingly-complex projects in order to teach you how to use the languange. This book reads more like a reference book for those who already know FrontPage, or a page-by-page description of what the controls will do rather than why I would want to use the control in the first place. IMO, it's hardly a beginner's book, and not worth the deeply discounted price it's selling for.
Hey Ma, It Worked!.......2005-03-19
Yes, I used this well-illustrated and easily understandable book and designed a web site in one (long) weekend. The structure is in four parts ascending from the general to the detail, from easy to difficult. The examples are EXACTLY like the screen, unlike other guides in which there were variations.
I researched other support groups and found some written in Microsoftese, a language that few understand. Others had few illustrations or assumed you knew more than you did or were unorganized. This one, recommended by a friend, was perfect. In three minutes I displayed a web page (with the words "THIS IS A TEST" in bright red) using my browser, Netscape. From there, it was downhill. You can stay simple or get complex. You might also want to invest in an HTML book if you wish to modify the code and go further. All in all, a great experience.
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