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Essentials: Microsoft Office 2003 Brief, 4/E
Marianne Fox
Lawrence C. Metzelaar
Linda Bird
Keith Mulbery, Utah Valley State College
Pamela R. Toliver

ISBN-10: 0131436759
ISBN-13:  9780131436756

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2004
Format:  Paper; 928 pp
Published:  01/30/2004
Status: Out of Print


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For Introductory Computer courses in Microsoft Office 2003 or courses in Computer Concepts with a lab component for Microsoft Office 2003 applications.

 

The ESSENTIALS series books are designed to maximize the learning experience through a learning-by-doing, skill-based approach that encourages you to grasp application-related concepts, while the hands-on tutorials expand your skills.

 


Features

  • NEW - Exciting new color format throughout the entire series.

    • Provides students with a dynamic presentation that enhances their comprehension and retention of material.

  • Graphically illustrated hands-on lessons with “Visual Summaries” to show samples of the final product.

    • Provides students with an easy-to-follow and understand presentation.

  • NEW - 50% new end matter and interactive reinforcement of learning concepts grounded in professionally oriented scenarios—Skill Drills, Challenges and Discovery Zones.

    • Provides students with extensive reinforcement through repetition, recall and creative problem solving.

  • NEW - Integrating Projects section

    • Provides students with up to 12 additional hands-on exercises that integrate concepts learned across all projects in the book.

  • Integrating an application with other applications in Microsoft Office Suite.

    • Enables students to get a look at how the application they learned works with other Office software.

  • NEW - Expanded introductory project— Entitled“Taking a Tour of—”.

    • Provides students with a comprehensive look at the primary features of the software.

  • Extensive skill practice. Each project/chapter has 7-8 lessons and each lesson is a skill.
  • NEW - 25% new datafiles.

    • Provides students with up-to-the minute projects and information.

  • Perfect-bound versions of these texts are also available.


New To This Edition

  • Exciting new color format throughout the entire series.

    • Provides students with a dynamic presentation that enhances their comprehension and retention of material.

  • 50% new end matter and interactive reinforcement of learning concepts grounded in professionally oriented scenarios—Skill Drills, Challenges and Discovery Zones.

    • Provides students with extensive reinforcement through repetition, recall and creative problem solving.

  • Integrating Projects section

    • Provides students with up to 12 additional hands-on exercises that integrate concepts learned across all projects in the book.

  • Expanded introductory project— Entitled“Taking a Tour of—”.

    • Provides students with a comprehensive look at the primary features of the software.

  • 25% new datafiles.

    • Provides students with up-to-the minute projects and information.


Table of Contents

(NOTE: Each Part concludes with Integrating Projects, Task Guide, Glossary and Index sections.)

Getting Started with Windows XP.

Lesson 1—Logging On to Windows and Using the Mouse.

Lesson 2—Using the Start Button and the Taskbar.

Lesson 3—Working with a Window.

Lesson 4—Managing Folders using Windows Explorer.

Lesson 5—Managing Files using Windows Explorer.

Lesson 6—Navigating the Windows Help and Support Center.

Lesson 7—Exploring Control Panel Settings and Logging Off.

Getting Started with Microsoft Outlook.

PROJECT 1—The Outlook Interface, Task, and Notes.

PROJECT 2—Mail.

Getting Started with Internet Explorer.

PROJECT 1—Navigating the Web.

WORD.

PROJECT 1—Taking a Tour of Word.

PROJECT 2—Working with a Document.

PROJECT 3—Formatting Text.

PROJECT 4—Editing Documents.

EXCEL.

PROJECT 1—Taking a Tour of Excel.

PROJECT 2— Creating a Worksheet.

PROJECT 3— Improving Worksheet Appearance.

PROJECT 4— Producing/Printing Well-Designed WS.

ACCESS.

PROJECT 1—Taking a Tour of Access 2003.

PROJECT 2— Building a Database.

PROJECT 3— Maintaining a Database.

PROJECT 4— Modifying Tables and Establishing Relationships.

POWERPOINT.

PROJECT 1—Taking a Tour of PowerPoint.

PROJECT 2— Creating Presentations.

PROJECT 3— Modifying the Presentation's Text and Structure.

PROJECT 4— Working with Visual and Multimedia Elements.

Getting Started with Computer Concepts.

PROJECT 1—Computing: The Big Picture.

PROJECT 2— Hardware.

PROJECT 3— Operating Systems.



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