Microsoft Office Small Business Edition in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Microsoft Office Small Business Edition in easy steps guides the reader through all the essential features of this integrated software package aimed at small businesses. It covers Microsoft Office Small Business Edition v97. It begins by introducing the reader to Office Small Business Edition and the modules it contains. The reader is taught how to perform general functions such as working with toolbars, using the Help system and the Office Assistant. Also covered is creating, opening and saving Office and Internet documents. Each following chapter is dedicated to a different module of Office Small Business Edition. The first module covered is Word. The author describes how to enter and format text, and apply text styles. The reader learns how to send e-mail, proof documents, insert and work with pictures, customise page layout and print documents. Excel is covered next, where instruction is provided on entering and modifying data, selecting cells, working with formulas, customising worksheet layout, previewing work and printing it out. The book then moves on to look at Publisher and shows the reader how to use Publisher's Design Gallery to improve and enhance documents. The reader is taught how to work with picture and text frames, enter and format text, use page setup and print documents. AutoRoute Express is the next module covered. Here the author explains how to use the AutoRoute Express Home screen, view the map and zoom in on specific areas, locate and view specific locations, and view the illustrative photographs provided with the program. The reader learns how to plan their routes and connect to World Wide Web sites which offer supplementary information on route planning. The final module covered is Outlook. The reader learns how to use the Outlook bar to launch its associated folders. Instruction is provided on entering appointments, events, tasks and contact details so that Outlook may co-ordinate them to increase organisation. The author also describes how to use Outlook to transmit and receive e-mail. Microsoft Office Small Business Edition in easy steps assumes no prior computing knowledge, avoids the use of technical jargon and provides easy-to-follow instructions. The clear, concise approach makes it ideal for novice users and it is equally suitable for those upgrading from previous versions of this, or other, integrated software packages.

158 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 1997