Here s WHAT You ll Learn Easily navigate the new user interface Create effective documents from letters to reports Format text, create tables, apply themes and styles Print documents, envelopes, and labels Share your work with others and keep track of changes Here s HOW You ll Learn It Jump in wherever you need answers Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts Quick TRY THIS! exercises help you apply what you learn right away
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Great book, but please be sure it's for your level:
At the first sight Word 2007 might seem completely different program from Word 2003. But in reality, it's the same program with very same features with some non-essentials added. What's different in 2007, and can be very unsettling to many, is the interface. Those same features are invoked in a very different way in 2007. I will admit, it's terribly annoying to look for something, and not finding it where you are used to find it in the earlier versions of Word. You want to head straight for... more info
Very Useful For Experienced Users:
This book has been very useful as the transition to Word 2007 was undertaken. The folks at Microsoft took what many of us have used for 20+ years and shuffled all the commands around in almost random directions. Thus trying to print an envelope was a task, as was formatting numbering on section heads. Unlike the big "fat" books, which go on forever, this book, and the others in the series, take the approach of visually showing you where the folks in Redmond hid the stuff you had used for decades. Thus... more info
bad news:
The author makes some assumptions about you already having Windows Vista and says you can use the book with Windows XP but I found that awkward to say the least. I got another help book that is much better. Thank you very much.
Come here, Fluffy!:
This book claims that it's a let's-git'er-done but it's not. It's more like a conversation with a knowledgeable person who refuses to tell you anything concrete for the most part and you're left with an awful taste in your mouth afterwards.
There are better books out there...Inside Out and Step by Step come to mind.
