The 2007 Stable: An Introduction to Microsoft® Office 2007

Paul  Hawking
Brendan  McCarthy
Con Nikakis
Title The 2007 Stable: An Introduction to Microsoft® Office 2007
Edition 1st
ISBN 9780733993855
ISBN 10 0733993850
Published 15/12/2007
Published by Pearson Australia
Pages
Format Paperback
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Total Price $71.95 Add to Cart
Description

A new text from the authors of the widely used Stable series of introductory applications texts, The 2007 Stable provides an easy-to-use Australian introduction to the basics of Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Access 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.

Providing four applications, with explanations on how they are integrated, in one value-packed manual the book helps the new user to learn and master the fundamentals of these industry-standard applications through concise, step-by-step instructions.

Reinforcement exercises are placed within each chapter, and new features of the applications are incorporated throughout.

Table of contents
MICROSOFT WORD 2007

1. Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007
2. Getting started
3. Basic editing operations
4. Saving, opening & printing
5. Basic formatting
6. Manipulating text
7. Using document proofing tools
8. Margins, indents and tabs
9. Working with multiple page documents
10. Tables
11. Using mail merge
12. Working with templates
13. Document management

MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007

1. Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007
2. Getting started
3. Basic editing operations
4. Creating a formula
5. Formatting data
6. Spreadsheet enhancements
7. Organising data
8. Creating charts
9. Printing your worksheet
10. Working with templates
11. Working with macros
12. Workbook management

MICROSOFT ACCESS 2007

1. Introduction to Microsoft Access 2007
2. Getting started
3. Tables
4. Relating tables
5. Queries
6. Forms
7. Reports
8. Automating your application

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2007

1. Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
2. Getting started
3. Going it alone
4. Enhancing a presentation
5. Displaying a presentation

INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS

6. Integrating applications
Features & benefits
  • Includes the four applications of the Microsoft Office 2007 Suite, plus Integration between applications
  • Numerous screen shots and illustrations complement step-by-step presentation
  • Graphically explains difficult concepts
  • Extensive Develop Your Skills exercises throughout to help students reinforce concepts
  • Exercises based on everyday Australian examples
  • Encourages and allows self-paced learning
  • Tips! Boxes show helpful shortcuts
  • Get it from the Web when a student sees this icon, a file can be obtained from the Companion Website containing the exercise data
  • A Companion Website providing extra Exercises and Activities for students to check their understanding
Author biography
Paul Hawking, Brendan McCarthy and Con Nikakis all teach in the School of information Systems at Victoria University
Target audience

The 2007 Stable supports the following competency units:

BSBITU101A       Operate a personal computer
BSBITU201A       Produce simple word processed documents
BSBITU202A       Create and use simple spreadsheets
BSBITU301A       Create and use databases
FNSICGEN302B Use technology in the workplace

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