Overview

To the surprise of most Mac fans, the number one bestselling Macintosh software is MicroSoft Office for the Macintosh. It's by far the most popular Macintosh software, and the first software purchase a new Mac user is likely to make. And for the first time, Office 2001 comes without a single page of printed instructions. The packaging is a five-inch-square clear plastic case housing the CD-ROM and little else. This text tackles each of the primary Office applications with depth and clarity, and provides relief for the hapless Mac user who'd rather read professionally written printed instructions than hunt through a maze of personality-free help screens. The book is structured to help the beginner as well as the seasoned user. Part One provides an overview of Word. From ""What's New"", to ""Basic Word Processing"", to ""Document Design"", to ""Advanced Word Processing"" - with in-depth details on topics such as ""Object in Web Pages"" and ""Footnotes & Cross-References"". Part Two covers the Palm-syncable calendar in Entourage, including all aspects of email, how to best use the calendar and address book, and crucial information on the Palm Hotsync. Part three explains all the finer points of Excel, including MicroSoft's exciting new ""List Manager,"" specifically designed for creating and manipulating lists without the prerequisite of learning spreadsheet tools. ""Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual"" is coauthored by a team of ""Missing Manual"" alumni: David Reynolds, executive editor of MacAddict magazine and coauthor of ""AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual"", and Nan Barber, whose efforts as the copy editor of the first four ""Missing Manual"" titles gave her an intuitive feeling for the friendly, funny, authoritative voice of the series. Once again, the authors are joined by series founder David Pogue, who has closely edited the book to ensure depth, accuracy, and prose.

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'...It's billed as the book that should have been in the box. Quite how this could be physically accomplished we don't know, but It's impossible to disagree with the sentiment. The book does full justice to the four powerful applications that make up Office 2001 and would be perfect for all types of users. Barber and Reynolds have produced an incredibly well-written and well-structured tome. Both basic and advanced functions are dealt with admirably. It's one thing knowing how to do something, but another to learn exactly why It's good to use particular features, and surprisingly, this is done in a manner that does not irritate or patronise the reader ... no mean feat. Layout is excellent and pleasing to the eye. Over 400 screen shots are included, which really help understanding and rarely seem superfluous, as do the decent number of tips and box-outs provided. The writers appear genuinely to understand how people will wish to use Office 2001 and include sections that others may not have thought necessary ... for example, how to use a PDA with Entourage or import FileMaker data. All in all, an immensely useful and enjoyable read.' Verdict 5 stars. MacFormat, August 2001 - Editor's Choice 'One for the reference shelf.' Freelance Informer, July 27th 2001

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David Reynolds is executive editor at MacAddict magazine, where he gets to mess around with the latest Macintosh toys and gadgets. He's also the coauthor of the bestselling AppleWorks 6: The Missing Manual. Nan Barber is the Missing Manual series copy editor, having edited the Missing Manual titles on Mac OS 9, AppleWorks 6, iMovie, and Windows Millennium. She works as a freelance writer and editor from her home near Boston, and is managing editor for Salamander, a magazine for poetry, fiction, and memoirs.

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