Product Description

Now fully revised and updated to take account of the new Windows XP operating system, this friendly, illustrated guide opens up hundreds of ways for you to get more out of your PC - from managing your household expenses to planning a garden: from cataloguing your favourite recipes to making your own Christmas cards (and addressing the envelopes!); and from keeping track of your family's health to shopping on the Internet - it's all explained in clear, jargon-free language. With step-by-step instructions based on a PC using Windows XP and standard Microsoft software, the projects offer expert advice and tried and tested shortcuts to make light work of any task they are also clearly illustrated with screen snapshots showing you what you'll see on your screen at each stage. This book also comes with a free CD-Rom containing tailor-make templates, images and fonts to make the tasks even simpler. Easy-to-use garden design software, and a gallery of free illustrations for livening up stationery and newsletters are just some of the exciting benefits of this CD-Rom. Whether you're a complete beginner or a more experienced PC user, this guide offers you a wealth of inspirational, bright ideas for accomplishing tasks you never even dreamed of tackling on a computer before.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #132686 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Customer Reviews

If you're an experienced PC user, don't expect too much.
At first view this book seems to have everything you need to be more productive with your computer, but has it? Well not really, a lot of the ideas are gimmicky, for example recording a family tree is nothing more than a simple family database. A better idea is a dedicated family tree program which has so much more to offer. A CD ROM is included with many useful templates but be warned there is no 3D landscape gardening software. Sorry Mac users this book assumes you are running Windows 95 / 98 and you will need some basic Microsoft software such as Office and Works. The Internet chapter is quite useful if you are new to surfing and you will soon learn to navigate around the web. I would recommend this book if you want some fun with your computer but don't expect too much if you're an experienced PC user.

Support for computer users
This is an excellent handbook for computer knowledge and saves money because one can fix some problems without the need for a technician

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IS RIGHT.
Using this book along with a computer course helped me to fix it in my
mind as to what i was doing. it was like having the tutor there all over
again. great!!