General Note: |
Includes index. "Learn to: Use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Acess ; Build spreadsheets, crunch numbers, and format charts ; Configure e-mail settings, manage your calendar, and create Access databases ; Add flair to your documents and create powerful presentations"--Cover. |
Formatted Contents Note: |
Charting and analyzing data: Understanding the parts of a chart, Creating a chart, Editing a chart, Using the chart tools, Using sparklines, Organizing lists in pivot tables -- pt. IV: Making presentations with PowerPoint : Creating a PowerPoint presentation: Defining the purpose of your presentation, Creating a PowerPoint presentation, Working with text ; Adding color and pictures to a presentation: Applying a theme, Changing the background, Adding graphics to a slide, Adding movies to a slide, Adding sound to a slide ; Showing off a presentation: Spell-Checking your presentation, Organizing slides in sections, Adding visual transitions, Adding hyperlinks, Viewing a presentation, Creating handouts -- pt. 5: Getting organized with Outlook : Managing e-mail with Outlook: Configuring e-mail settings, Creating e-mail, Attaching files to messages, Reading and organizing e-mail, Deleting e-mail messages ; Calendars, contacts, and tasks: Setting appointments, Storing names and addresses, Managing tasks -- pt. VI: Storing stuff in access : Using a database: Understanding the basics of a database, Designing a database, Editing and modifying a database, Typing data into a database, Closing and saving a database ; Searching, sorting, and querying a database: Searching a database, Sorting a database, Querying a database ; Creating a database report: Using the Report Wizard, Manipulating the data in a report, Editing a report, Making reports look pretty, Deleting a report -- pt. 7: The part of tens : Ten tips for using Office 2013: Saving Office 2013 files, Password-protecting your files, Guarding against macro viruses, Customize the Ribbon, Save to SkyDrive, When in doubt, right-click the mouse, Freezing row and column headings in Excel, Displaying slides out of order in PowerPoint, Reduce spam in Outlook, Using Office Web and Windows RT ; Almost ten ways to make Office 2013 easier to use: Build your own apps for Office, Collaborating with the review tab, Using Word's references tab, Using Excel's data tab, Saving and sending files, Encrypting a file, Checking file compatibility, Ignoring the silly Office Ribbon. |
Summary, etc.: |
Office 2013 For Dummies is the key to your brand new Office! Packed with straightforward, friendly instruction, this update to one of the bestselling Office books of all time gets you thoroughly up to speed and helps you learn how to take full advantage of the new features in Office 2013. After coverage of the fundamentals, you'll discover how to spice up your Word documents, edit Excel spreadsheets and create formulas, add pizazz to your PowerPoint presentation, and much more. Helps you harness the power of all five Office 2013 applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. |