Teach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2007 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech)) - Softcover

Marmel, Elaine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470045930 ISBN 13: 9780470045930

Publisher: Visual, 2006

Synopsis

• Covers the much-anticipated new features of Word 2007, including collaboration tools, XML tags in Word, and the Word 2007 facelift-the first redesigned UI since Office 97
• Ideal for users migrating from older versions of Word and who want to get up to speed on the changes in the application
• Filled with clear, step-by-step screen shots that show readers how to tackle dozens of Word tasks, including new features like the Research Pane, side-by-side comparisons, smart tags, and maximizing the benefits of the Task Pane
• Revised interior design offers readers a more sophisticated look with easier navigation

About this title

About the Author

Elaine Marmel is president of Marmel Enterprises, LLC, an organization that specializes in freelance technical writing and software training. Elaine has an MBA from Cornell University and has worked on projects to build financial management systems in New York City and Washington, D.C. Elaine spends most of her time writing; since 1994, she has been a contributing editor to monthly magazines Peachtree Extra and QuickBooks Extra. She co-wrote Peachtree For Dummies, 2nd Edition (Wiley, 2004), and wrote Microsoft Office Project 2003 Bible (Wiley, 2003), Master VISUALLY Project 2003 (Wiley, 2004), and Master VISUALLY QuickBooks 2005 (Wiley, 2005), and she has authored and coauthored more than 30 other books. Although a native of Chicago, Elaine has seen much of the world, including Cincinnati, Ohio; Jerusalem, Israel; Ithaca, New York; Washington, D.C., and Tampa, FL. As of this writing, she has settled into a perfect house in Arizona, and lives with her purrfect cats, Cato, Watson, and Buddy (who seems to be made of velcro, sticking to Elaine when she starts to write), and her doting and loving dog, Josh (who watches the door for visitors and may lick you to death while performing the job of general welcoming committee).

From the Back Cover

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something ? and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 Word 2007 tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including:

• Using the Ribbon with the mouse or the keyboard
• Saving documents in PDF format
• Sharing text among documents
• Working with the thesaurus
• Setting paragraph line spacing
• Wrapping text around graphics

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

• Using the Ribbon with the mouse or the keyboard
• Saving documents in PDF format
• Sharing text among documents
• Working with the thesaurus
• Setting paragraph line spacing
• Wrapping text around graphics

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

Edition details

• Publisher: Visual
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470045930
• ISBN 13: 9780470045930
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320