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Exploring Microsoft Office 2003. volume 1 / Robert T. Grauer, Maryann Barber.

By: Grauer, Robert T, 1945-.
Contributor(s): Barber, Maryann M.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Exploring series.Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, Inc., c2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: v. <1 > : col. ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0132210703.Subject(s): Microsoft Office | Microsoft Word | Microsoft Excel (Computer file) | Microsoft PowerPoint (Computer file) | Microsoft Access | Microsoft Windows (Computer file) | Word processing | Electronic spreadsheets | Presentation graphics software | Database management -- Computer programs | Business -- Computer programsDDC classification: 005.5
Contents:
Microsoft Office Word 2003 -- Microsoft Word: What will Word Processing do for me? -- Gaining Proficiency: Editing and Formatting -- Enhancing a document: The Web and other resources -- Advanced Features: Outlines, Tables, Styles and Sections -- Microsoft Office Excel 2003 -- Introduction to Excel: What is a spreadsheet? -- Gaining Proficiency: The Web and Business Applications -- Graphs and Charts: Delivering a message -- Using spreadsheets in decision making: What if? -- Microsoft Office Access 2003 -- Introduction to Access: What is a database? -- Tables and Forms: Design, Properties, Views and Wizards -- Information from the Database: Reports and Queries -- Proficiency: Relational Databases, Pivot Charts and the Switchboard -- Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2003 -- Introduction to PowerPoint: Presentations made easy -- Gaining Proficiency: Slide show tools and digital photography -- The Internet and the World Wide Web -- The Internet and the World Wide Web -- Essential Computing Concepts -- Getting Started -- Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 -- Outlook 2003: A Desktop Information Manager -- Integrated Case Studies -- Additional Exercises and Case Studies.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Provides information on the features and functions of Microsoft Office 2003, along with case studies and practice exercises.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Microsoft Office Word 2003 -- Microsoft Word: What will Word Processing do for me? -- Gaining Proficiency: Editing and Formatting -- Enhancing a document: The Web and other resources -- Advanced Features: Outlines, Tables, Styles and Sections -- Microsoft Office Excel 2003 -- Introduction to Excel: What is a spreadsheet? -- Gaining Proficiency: The Web and Business Applications -- Graphs and Charts: Delivering a message -- Using spreadsheets in decision making: What if? -- Microsoft Office Access 2003 -- Introduction to Access: What is a database? -- Tables and Forms: Design, Properties, Views and Wizards -- Information from the Database: Reports and Queries -- Proficiency: Relational Databases, Pivot Charts and the Switchboard -- Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2003 -- Introduction to PowerPoint: Presentations made easy -- Gaining Proficiency: Slide show tools and digital photography -- The Internet and the World Wide Web -- The Internet and the World Wide Web -- Essential Computing Concepts -- Getting Started -- Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 -- Outlook 2003: A Desktop Information Manager -- Integrated Case Studies -- Additional Exercises and Case Studies.

CIT Module COMP 6008 - Supplementary Reading.

CIT Module COMP 6007 - Supplementary Reading.

CIT Module COMP 6005 - Supplementary Reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. xv)
  • Getting Started with Microsoft Windows XP
  • Objectives (p. 1)
  • Case Study: It Should Not Have Happened (p. 1)
  • Welcome to Windows XP (p. 2)
  • The Desktop (p. 3)
  • Anatomy of a Window (p. 6)
  • Help and Support Center (p. 9)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Welcome to Windows XP (p. 10)
  • Files and Folders (p. 18)
  • The Exploring Office Practice Files (p. 20)
  • Connecting to the Internet (p. 20)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Download the Practice Files (p. 21)
  • Windows Explorer (p. 29)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Windows Explorer (p. 32)
  • Increasing Productivity (p. 41)
  • Hands-On Exercise 4 Increasing Productivity (p. 44)
  • Fun with Windows XP (p. 52)
  • Hands-On Exercise 5 Fun with Windows XP (p. 55)
  • Summary (p. 64)
  • Key Terms (p. 64)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 65)
  • Practice with Windows XP (p. 67)
  • Mini Cases (p. 72)
  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • 1 Microsoft Word: What Will Word Processing Do for Me? (p. 73)
  • Objectives (p. 73)
  • Case Study: A Question of Ethics (p. 73)
  • The Basics of Word Processing (p. 74)
  • Introduction to Microsoft Word (p. 77)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 My First Document (p. 82)
  • Troubleshooting (p. 87)
  • Introduction to Formatting (p. 89)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Modifying an Existing Document (p. 90)
  • The Spell Check (p. 96)
  • Thesaurus (p. 99)
  • Grammar Check (p. 99)
  • Save As Command (p. 100)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Spell Check, Thesaurus, and Grammar Check (p. 102)
  • Summary (p. 109)
  • Key Terms (p. 109)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 110)
  • Practice with Word (p. 112)
  • Mini Cases (p. 119)
  • 2 Gaining Proficiency: Editing and Formatting (p. 121)
  • Objectives (p. 121)
  • Case Study: The Neighborhood Association (p. 121)
  • Undo and Redo Commands (p. 122)
  • Moving and Copying Text (p. 122)
  • Find, Replace, and Go To Commands (p. 123)
  • Scrolling (p. 125)
  • View Menu (p. 127)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Editing A Document (p. 128)
  • Typography (p. 136)
  • Page Setup Command (p. 139)
  • An Exercise in Design (p. 141)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Character Formatting (p. 142)
  • Paragraph Formatting (p. 149)
  • Format Paragraph Command (p. 153)
  • Column Formatting (p. 156)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Paragraph Formatting (p. 157)
  • Summary (p. 164)
  • Key Terms (p. 164)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 165)
  • Practice with Word (p. 167)
  • Mini Cases (p. 174)
  • 3 Enhancing a Document: The Web and Other Resources (p. 175)
  • Objectives (p. 175)
  • Case Study: The Job Search (p. 175)
  • Enhancing a Document (p. 176)
  • The Drawing Toolbar (p. 180)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Clip Art and Wordart (p. 181)
  • Microsoft Word and the Internet (p. 188)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Microsoft Word and the World Wide Web (p. 190)
  • Wizards and Templates (p. 198)
  • Mail Merge (p. 201)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Mail Merge (p. 204)
  • Summary (p. 213)
  • Key Terms (p. 213)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 214)
  • Practice with Word (p. 216)
  • Mini Cases (p. 224)
  • 4 Advanced Features: Outlines, Tables, Styles, and Sections (p. 225)
  • Objectives (p. 225)
  • Case Study: The Picky Professor (p. 225)
  • Requirements of a Term Paper (p. 226)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Bullets, Lists, and Outlines (p. 228)
  • Tables (p. 234)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Tables (p. 236)
  • Styles (p. 243)
  • The Outline View (p. 245)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Styles (p. 247)
  • Working in Long Documents (p. 255)
  • Hands-On Exercise 4 Working in Long Documents (p. 258)
  • Summary (p. 269)
  • Key Terms (p. 269)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 270)
  • Practice with Word (p. 272)
  • Mini Cases (p. 279)
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • 1 Introduction to Excel: What Is a Spreadsheet? (p. 281)
  • Objectives (p. 281)
  • Case Study: Weddings by Molly (p. 281)
  • Introduction to Spreadsheets (p. 282)
  • Introduction to Microsoft Excel (p. 286)
  • The File Menu (p. 289)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Introduction to Microsoft Excel (p. 291)
  • Modifying a Worksheet (p. 299)
  • The Page Setup Command (p. 301)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Modifying A Worksheet (p. 302)
  • A Better Grade Book (p. 311)
  • Cell Ranges (p. 312)
  • Copy Command (p. 312)
  • Move Operation (p. 314)
  • Learning by Doing (p. 315)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Creating A Workbook (p. 316)
  • Formatting (p. 322)
  • Format Cells Command (p. 323)
  • Hands-On Exercise 4 Formatting A Worksheet (p. 327)
  • Summary (p. 333)
  • Key Terms (p. 333)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 334)
  • Practice with Excel (p. 336)
  • Mini Cases (p. 344)
  • 2 Gaining Proficiency: The Web and Business Applications (p. 345)
  • Objectives (p. 345)
  • Case Study: The Reluctant Entrepreneur (p. 345)
  • Employee Payroll (p. 346)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Payroll (p. 349)
  • Excel and the Internet (p. 356)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Creating a Web Page (p. 358)
  • Web Queries (p. 367)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Web Queries (p. 369)
  • Summary (p. 375)
  • Key Terms (p. 375)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 376)
  • Practice with Excel (p. 378)
  • Mini Cases (p. 388)
  • 3 Graphs and Charts: Delivering a Message (p. 389)
  • Objectives (p. 389)
  • Case Study: The Changing Student Population (p. 389)
  • Chart Types (p. 390)
  • Creating a Chart (p. 396)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 The Chart Wizard (p. 401)
  • Multiple Data Series (p. 410)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Multiple Data Series (p. 413)
  • Object Linking and Embedding (p. 419)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Object Linking and Embedding (p. 420)
  • Summary (p. 427)
  • Key Terms (p. 427)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 428)
  • Practice with Excel (p. 430)
  • Mini Cases (p. 438)
  • 4 Using Spreadsheets in Decision Making: What If? (p. 439)
  • Objectives (p. 439)
  • Case Study: Bill's Autos (p. 439)
  • Spreadsheets in Decision Making (p. 440)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Basic Financial Functions (p. 445)
  • Home Mortgages (p. 451)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Advanced Financial Functions (p. 454)
  • The Grade Book Revisited (p. 464)
  • Working with Large Spreadsheets (p. 469)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 The Expanded Grade Book (p. 473)
  • Summary (p. 483)
  • Key Terms (p. 483)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 484)
  • Practice with Excel (p. 486)
  • Mini Cases (p. 496)
  • Microsoft Office Access 2003
  • 1 Introduction to Access: What Is a Database? (p. 497)
  • Objectives (p. 497)
  • Case Study: The South Vancouver Preschool (p. 497)
  • The College Bookstore (p. 498)
  • Introduction to Microsoft Access (p. 499)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Introduction to Access (p. 503)
  • Filters and Sorting (p. 515)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Filters and Sorting (p. 517)
  • Looking Ahead: A Relational Database (p. 523)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 A Look Ahead (p. 525)
  • Summary (p. 532)
  • Key Terms (p. 532)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 533)
  • Practice with Access (p. 535)
  • Mini Cases (p. 544)
  • 2 Tables and Forms: Design, Properties, Views, and Wizards (p. 545)
  • Objectives (p. 545)
  • Case Study: Debbie's Fine Fashions (p. 545)
  • A Student Database (p. 546)
  • Creating a Table (p. 549)
  • Properties (p. 551)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Creating a Table (p. 552)
  • Forms (p. 561)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Creating a Form (p. 566)
  • A More Sophisticated Form (p. 574)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 A More Sophisticated Form (p. 575)
  • Summary (p. 584)
  • Key Terms (p. 584)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 585)
  • Practice with Access (p. 587)
  • Mini Cases (p. 598)
  • 3 Information from the Database: Reports and Queries (p. 599)
  • Objectives (p. 599)
  • Case Study: The Garden Club (p. 599)
  • Data versus Information (p. 600)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 The Report Wizard (p. 605)
  • Introduction to Queries (p. 612)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Creating a Select Query (p. 617)
  • Access Functions and Calculated Controls (p. 623)
  • Grouping Records (p. 624)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Grouping Records (p. 626)
  • Crosstab Queries (p. 636)
  • Action Queries (p. 636)
  • Hands-On Exercise 4 Crosstab and Action Queries (p. 637)
  • Summary (p. 645)
  • Key Terms (p. 645)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 646)
  • Practice with Access (p. 648)
  • Mini Cases (p. 656)
  • 4 Proficiency: Relational Databases, Pivot Charts, and the Switchboard (p. 657)
  • Objectives (p. 657)
  • Case Study: The Disc Jockey (p. 657)
  • The Investment Database (p. 658)
  • The Import Spreadsheet Wizard (p. 661)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Importing Data From Excel (p. 662)
  • Total Queries (p. 670)
  • Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts (p. 673)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Total Queries, Charts, and Pivot Tables (p. 675)
  • The User Interface (p. 683)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 The Switchboard Manager (p. 686)
  • Summary (p. 693)
  • Key Terms (p. 693)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 694)
  • Practice with Access (p. 696)
  • Mini Cases (p. 704)
  • Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2003
  • 1 Introduction to PowerPoint: Presentations Made Easy (p. 705)
  • Objectives (p. 705)
  • Case Study: Go Back in Time (p. 705)
  • Introduction to PowerPoint (p. 706)
  • Hands-On Exercise 1 Introduction to Powerpoint (p. 713)
  • Creating a Presentation (p. 721)
  • Templates (p. 724)
  • Hands-On Exercise 2 Creating a Presentation (p. 725)
  • The Slide Show (p. 733)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 Animating a Presentation (p. 735)
  • Enhancing a Presentation (p. 741)
  • Hands-On Exercise 4 Enhancing a Presentation (p. 745)
  • Summary (p. 756)
  • Key Terms (p. 756)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 757)
  • Practice with PowerPoint (p. 759)
  • Mini Cases (p. 768)
  • 2 Gaining Proficiency: Slide Show Tools and Digital Photography (p. 769)
  • Objectives (p. 769)
  • Case Study: Before and After (p. 769)
  • Slide Show Tools (p. 770)
  • Reviewing a Presentation (p. 771)
  • Hands-on Exercise 1 Slide Show Tools (p. 772)
  • PowerPoint and the Internet (p. 781)
  • Hands-on Exercise 2 The Internet as a Resource (p. 783)
  • Fun with Photographs (p. 791)
  • Hands-on Exercise 3 Fun with Photographs (p. 794)
  • The AutoContent Wizard (p. 804)
  • Hands-on Exercise 4 The Autocontent Wizard (p. 807)
  • Summary (p. 812)
  • Key Terms (p. 812)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 813)
  • Practice with PowerPoint (p. 815)
  • Mini Cases (p. 824)
  • The Internet and the World Wide Web
  • The Internet and the World Wide Web (p. 825)
  • Objectives (p. 825)
  • Case Study: A Billion Here, A Billion There (p. 825)
  • The Internet (p. 826)
  • Connecting to the Internet (p. 832)
  • Learning by Doing (p. 832)
  • Hands-on Exercise 1 Introduction to the World Wide Web (p. 833)
  • Search Engines (p. 840)
  • Hands-on Exercise 2 Searching the Web (p. 846)
  • The Commercialization of Cyberspace (p. 853)
  • Our Next Exercise (p. 857)
  • Hands-on Exercise 3 Shopping in Cyberspace (p. 858)
  • Introduction to HTML (p. 865)
  • Hands-on Exercise 4 Introduction to Html (p. 868)
  • Summary (p. 876)
  • Key Terms (p. 876)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 877)
  • Exploring the Internet (p. 879)
  • Mini Cases (p. 887)
  • Essential Computing Concepts
  • Getting Started (p. 889)
  • Objectives (p. 889)
  • Case Study: The Case of the Missing Files (p. 889)
  • What Is a Computer? (p. 890)
  • Inside the PC (p. 894)
  • The Rise of the Personal Computer (p. 907)
  • A PC Buying Guide (p. 908)
  • Software (p. 910)
  • What Windows Doesn't Have (p. 916)
  • Microsoft Office 2003 (p. 919)
  • Introduction to Networks (p. 928)
  • The Internet and World Wide Web (p. 930)
  • The Commercialization of Cyberspace (p. 932)
  • Microsoft .NET (p. 939)
  • Summary (p. 941)
  • Key Words and Concepts (p. 942)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 943)
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Outlook 2003: A Desktop Information Manager (p. 945)
  • Objectives (p. 945)
  • Case Study: The Performing Arts Center (p. 945)
  • Introduction to Outlook (p. 946)
  • The Outlook Window (p. 946)
  • Introduction to E-mail (p. 949)
  • Hands-on Exercise 1 Introduction to E-Mail (p. 953)
  • Outlook Contacts (p. 963)
  • The Outlook Journal (p. 966)
  • Hands-on Exercise 2 Outlook Contacts (p. 967)
  • The Outlook Calendar (p. 975)
  • Hands-On Exercise 3 The Outlook Calendar (p. 977)
  • Summary (p. 984)
  • Key Terms (p. 984)
  • Multiple Choice (p. 985)
  • Practice with Outlook (p. 987)
  • Mini Cases (p. 992)
  • Integrated Case Studies
  • The Totally Fit Wellness Center (p. 993)
  • Alternate Airways (p. 1009)
  • University Housing (p. 1025)
  • Additional Exercises and Case Studies
  • End-of-Chapter Case Studies (p. 1043)
  • Windows Case: Unforeseen Circumstances (p. 1043)
  • Word Case 1 The Student Senator (p. 1043)
  • Word Case 2 Friends of Canby County (p. 1044)
  • Word Case 3 From Donuts to Bagels (p. 1044)
  • Word Case 4 The Martin Company (p. 1045)
  • Excel Case 1 The Clark School (p. 1046)
  • Excel Case 2 The Proper Tip (p. 1046)
  • Excel Case 3 Tax Cuts and Dinner (p. 1047)
  • Excel Case 4 Vacation Time (p. 1047)
  • Access Chapter 1 Natalie's Cuppa Joe (p. 1048)
  • Access Chapter 2 Kahaki Villas (p. 1049)
  • Access Chapter 3 Citizen of the World (p. 1049)
  • Access Chapter 4 Attorneys for Athletes (p. 1050)
  • PowerPoint Chapter 1 Game World (p. 1050)
  • PowerPoint Chapter 2 Feature Films, Inc. (p. 1051)
  • Internet Chapter 1 Creating a Home Page (p. 1052)
  • Concepts Chapter 1 The Smith Family Network (p. 1052)
  • Outlook Chapter 1 T-Shirts to Go (p. 1053)
  • End-of-Chapter Exercises and Mini Cases (p. 1054)
  • Practice with Word (p. 1054)
  • Additional Mini Cases (p. 1064)
  • Practice with Excel (p. 1065)
  • Additional Mini Cases (p. 1077)
  • Practice with Access (p. 1079)
  • Additional Mini Cases (p. 1086)
  • Practice with PowerPoint (p. 1087)
  • Additional Mini Cases (p. 1092)
  • Integrated Case Studies (p. 1093)
  • The Airport Inn (p. 1093)
  • Definitely Needlepoint (p. 1109)
  • Glossary (p. 1123)
  • Index (p. 1139)