Office 2011 for Mac All–in–One For Dummies (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

Bajaj, Geetesh; Gordon, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470903716 ISBN 13: 9780470903711

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

Get up to speed on the revolutionary changes in Office for the Mac The 2011 version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite for the Mac sports major changes from what Mac users are accustomed to. This soup-to-nuts guide gets the Mac crowd up to date quickly and easily. Individual minibooks thoroughly cover the Project Gallery, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (new for Mac), and the Project Center. You ll learn how the new Office integrates with the Windows version, how to use and customize the new Ribbon interface, and much more. * Office for Mac is the most popular office productivity suite for the Mac, used by 1.5 to 2 million people * The new version includes new features such as the Ribbon interface, Outlook (which replaces Entourage), and greater integration with the Windows version * Covers everything you ll want to know about the Project Gallery, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and the Project Center With Office 2011 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies, you ll be ready to use the newest version of Office like a pro.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Whether you're a Mac newbie or just eager to get going with Office 2011, start here!

If you're familiar with Office for that other operating system but new to the Mac, this book is for you. If you're a longtime Mac user but new to Office, this book is for you. And if you're upgrading from an earlier version of Office for Mac, guess what? You'll get the scoop on the latest features and upgrades. This is the key to your new Office!

• What's right for you? -- compare the different editions of Office 2011, choose the one you need, and install it

• Find your cloud -- use SkyDrive and SharePoint to share and collaborate via cloud computing

• Tied with a Ribbon -- discover the Ribbon, new in Office 2011

• In a Word -- design newsletters, save documents as Web pages, collaborate, create tables and charts, and more

• Manage data with Excel -- explore formatting, conditional formatting, filtering a table, and ordering with nesting

• Present PowerPoint -- add audio and movies, use mouseovers, and apply animation to get more punch from PowerPoint

• A new Outlook -- upgrade from Entourage, Outlook for Windows, or other e-mail clients and manage calendars, contacts, and e-mail

Open the book and find:

• How to migrate files from Office for Windows

• Tips on printing mailing labels

• Ways to create custom keyboard shortcuts

• Advice on building forms in Excel

• How to add a movie to your PowerPoint presentation

• Ways to perk up presentations with animation

• How to import and manage your contacts in Outlook

• Hints for handling your day with My Day

5 books in 1

• Introducing Office 2011

• Word 2011

• Excel 2011

• PowerPoint 2011

• Outlook 2011

About the Author

Geetesh Bajaj is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP. His business is creating professional presentations and templates, and he manages the PowerPoint sites indezine.com and ppted.com. James Gordon is a Microsoft MVP for Macintosh, creator of the InsertPicture add-in for Mac PowerPoint, and an Office trainer.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470903716
• ISBN 13: 9780470903711
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 840