{"product_id":"microsoft-office-for-the-older-and-wiser-isbn-9780470711965","title":"Microsoft Office for the Older and Wiser","description":"Are you new to Microsoft Office software? Looking for instructions that aren't full of complicated computing terms? \u003cb\u003eMicrosoft Office for the Older and Wiser\u003c\/b\u003e can answer all of your queries with its straightforward advice and easy-to-follow layout on using both Office 2010and Office 2007.  \u003cp\u003eCompletely jargon-free and aimed at those wishing to extend their computing knowledge, \u003cb\u003eMicrosoft Office for the Older and Wiser\u003c\/b\u003e will have you producing documents in Word, spreadsheets in Excel, slideshows in PowerPoint, and emails in Windows Live Mail in no time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn how to:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eType and format a letter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreate an address book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduce personalised invitations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublish a newsletter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eForm a basic holiday budget\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreate a photo slideshow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeep a digital recipe book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eShare and develop ideas over the Internet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eU3A is a self-help, learning cooperative for those no longer in full-time, gainful employment. Members come together to share their love of learning through educational, creative and leisure activities. U3A offer their members a wide choice of 300+ subjects in areas such as art, foreign languages, music, history, life sciences, literature, poetry, gardening, philosophy, crafts, field studies, archaeology, astronomy and computing. Currently there are over 230,000 members and more than 740 local U3A groups in the UK. \u003cb\u003eVisit U3A online at www.u3a.org.uk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhat is Microsoft Office?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow this book is structured.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat you will need.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamiliarising yourself with the keyboard and the mouse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the right application for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I – Using Microsoft Word.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 – Writing a letter with Microsoft Word.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting Word.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaving your work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting your letter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking changes to what you’ve written.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeleting text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving text around.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the appearance of your letter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClearing formatting and undoing mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding your address to your letter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking your spelling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinting your letter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinishing your Word session.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 – Creating a poster with Microsoft Word.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting a new document with a template.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the view.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the text in your template.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInserting pictures in your poster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInserting clip art in your poster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinting your poster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 – Publishing a newsletter with Word.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning your newsletter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating dummy text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing your paper size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a title for your newsletter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding your fi rst story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting a sense of style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaying out your text in columns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArranging your images.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvanced layout options.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding the rest of your stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding a table of contents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore to explore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDownload my example newsletter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II – Using Microsoft Excel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 – Managing your address book with Excel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is a spreadsheet?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigating the spreadsheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaving your spreadsheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganising your information into rows and columns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow much information to put into each cell?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting the headers into your address book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntering your friends into your address book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding people in your address book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinting your address book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 – Creating a basic holiday budget in Excel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting your holiday spreadsheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating the quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating the total cost for each item.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConverting the currency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting your own formulae.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing your spreadsheet to plan your holiday.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding a holiday countdown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtecting your privacy with encryption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCopying your budget into your itinerary in Word.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 – Creating personalised party invitations using Excel and Word.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is mail merge?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating the standard invitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing your invitees list.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting recipients in Word.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting which rows of your spreadsheet to use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding names to your invitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreviewing your invitations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding conditional content.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating your fi nished invitations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating your mailing labels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III – Using Offi ce to Organise and Share Your Photos and Ideas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 – Creating a slide show of your holiday photos using PowerPoint.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is PowerPoint?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting a new PowerPoint document.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreviewing or showing your slide show.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamiliarising yourself with the PowerPoint interface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeleting a slide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding a new slide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding transitions and animations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating an instant photo album.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnabling automatic playback of your slide show.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 – Keeping a recipe book with OneNote.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the OneNote screen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a new notebook for your recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow OneNote saves your work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating the tabs for your notebook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding your recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapturing recipes from the Internet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSearching your recipes by ingredient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinting recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 – Using email to share your ideas and documents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is email?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up email on your PC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading your emails in Windows Live Mail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReplying to emails and sending new emails.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmailing your Microsoft Office files.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else can you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV – Appendices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A – Using keyboard shortcuts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B – Glossary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"... written in a friendly and readable style... this is a well-produced guide that offers a good introduction to day-to-day MSOffice use.\" (\u003cem\u003ePC Utilities Magazine,\u003c\/em\u003e April 2011) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... the text is clear, direct and written in a lively, engaging style.... The design is also excellent.... the book is a success.\" (50Connect.co.uk, October 2010)  \u003cb\u003eSean McManus\u003c\/b\u003e (Uxbridge, UK) is a technology and business author. His previous books include, \u003ci\u003eSocial Networking for the Older and Wiser\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmall Business Websites That Work\u003c\/i\u003e (Prentice Hall) and the co-authored \u003ci\u003eCustomer Service Pocketbook\u003c\/i\u003e (with Tony Newby, Management Pocketbooks). 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