The Office suite and our All-in-One series are made for each other. The minibook format breaks the suite down into its individual elements. This book also features a minibook on Office basics that apply to all the applications that is perfect for beginners.

About the Author

Peter Weverka is a long-time For Dummies author who has written on a variety of Microsoft applications including all the Microsoft Office applications and Microsoft Money. He's the author of the two most recent editions of Office All-in-One For Dummies as well as PowerPoint All-in-One For Dummies.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Book I: Common Office Tools. • Chapter 1: Offi ce Nuts and Bolts. • Chapter 2: Wrestling with the Text. • Chapter 3: Speed Techniques Worth Knowing About. • Chapter 4: Taking Advantage of the Proofi ng Tools. • Chapter 5: Creating a Table. • Chapter 6: Creating a Chart. • Chapter 7: Making a SmartArt Diagram. • Chapter 8: Drawing and Manipulating Lines, Shapes, and Other Objects. Book II: Word. • Chapter 1: Speed Techniques for Using Word. • Chapter 2: Laying Out Text and Pages. • Chapter 3: Word Styles. • Chapter 4: Desktop Publishing with Word. • Chapter 5: Getting Word's Help with Offi ce Chores. • Chapter 6: Tools for Reports and Scholarly Papers. Book III: Outlook. • Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Outlook. • Chapter 2: Maintaining the Contacts Folder. • Chapter 3: Handling Your E-Mail. • Chapter 4: Managing Your Time and Schedule. • Chapter 5: Tasks, Reminders, and Notes. Book IV: PowerPoint. • Chapter 1: Getting Started in PowerPoint. • Chapter 2: Fashioning a Look for Your Presentation. • Chapter 3: Entering the Text. • Chapter 4: Making Your Presentations Livelier. • Chapter 5: Delivering a Presentation. Book V: Excel. • Chapter 1: Up and Running with Excel. • Chapter 2: Refining Your Worksheet. • Chapter 3: Formulas and Functions for Crunching Numbers. • Chapter 4: Making a Worksheet Easier to Read and Understand. • Chapter 5: Analyzing Data. Book VI: Access. • Chapter 1: Introducing Access. • Chapter 2: Building Your Database Tables. • Chapter 3: Entering the Data. • Chapter 4: Sorting, Querying, and Filtering for Data. • Chapter 5: Presenting Data in a Report. Book VII: Publisher. • Chapter 1: Introducing Publisher. • Chapter 2: Refi ning a Publication. • Chapter 3: Putting on the Finishing Touches. Book VIII: Office 2010: One Step Beyond. • Chapter 1: Customizing an Offi ce Program. • Chapter 2: Ways of Distributing Your Work. • Chapter 3: Handling Graphics. • Chapter 4: Decorating Files with Clip Art. • Chapter 5: Note Taking with OneNote. • Chapter 6: Automating Tasks with Macros. • Chapter 7: Linking and Embedding in Compound Files. • Chapter 8: Offi ce Web Apps. Index.