Product Description

Microsoft Office is the number-one selling software for the Mac; the Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Entourage applications are more dominant in the Mac world than they are among PC users. And Microsoft has greatly improved and enhanced Office 2004 to take advantage of the latest Mac OX features. In short, Microsoft Office for the Mac is wildly popular and better than ever. But as incredible and powerful it is, the Office 2004 suite comes without a single page of printed instructions. That means you're left to forge your own path through its countless innovative and useful new features and tools--until now. Office 2004 for Mac: The Missing Manual is the manual that should have been in the box. It's the map that clearly and easily guides both beginners and veterans through this new suite. Nan Barber, Tonya Engst, and David Reynolds deliver all the practical information you need to master the basics and make the most of all four Office 2004 programs--Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Entourage. It's four books in one! According to Microsoft's own research, the average Office user taps into less than fifteen percent of the suite's features. With first-rate writing, a handcrafted index, and the trademark humor and clarity of every Missing Manual, Office 2004 for Mac: The Missing Manual will change that. Because this isn't an authorized book, Barber, Engst, and Reynolds candidly point out which features are gems in the rough worthy of your focused attention--and which are junkware that you best continue to overlook. Whether you're an Office beginner eager to master one or all of the applications in the suite or a longtime Office user looking for detailed coverage of what's new (and what's removed) in Office 2004 and hoping to implement power-user techniques for better and more efficient work, this funny and friendly, comprehensive guide will prove indispensable.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #286742 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 736 pages

From the Publisher
Whether you're an Office beginner eager to master one or all of the applications in the suite or a longtime Office user looking for power-user techniques and detailed coverage of what's new (and what's removed) in Office 2004, the funny and friendly Office 2004 for Mac: The Missing Manual delivers everything you need to master all four Office 2004 programs for Mac--Word,Excel,Powerpoint,and Entourage.

About the Author
Mark H. Walker is a veteran computer book author, Microsoft Office aficionado, Virginia Tech football fanatic, and all around technosapien. He has authored over 40 computer related books including How to Use the Internet, The Visio Bible, and Visio 2003 Inside Out. His articles have appeared in Family Software, Alaskan Airlines, Smart Solutions, and Playboy, and he is a regular columnist for PCGamer and The Armchair General. He lives in the beautiful hills of south-central Virginia with his lovely wife, threedaughters, four dogs, two cats, and a horse.

A native of Montreal, Dr. Franklin Tessler has been a writer for Macworld magazine since 1986. Over the years, he has written numerous feature articles and reviews, and has lectured extensively about how to create and deliver electronic presentations. Dr. Tessler is currently a Professor of Radiology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, where he resides with his wife and two children."

Paul Berkowitz (author of the AppleScript chapter and technical editor for Entourage chapters) has tech-edited other O'Reilly books, including AppleScript: The Definitive Guide by Matt Neuburg and AppleScript: The Missing Manual by Adam Goldstein, and has also done some technical proofreading of AppleScript-related documentation for Apple and Microsoft. He is well known as the author of over 100 AppleScripts for Entourage, including major script programs for exporting and importing just about everything and for synching Entourage to Apple's Address Book and iCal. In his "other life" he is a classical pianist and Professor of Piano at the University of California in Santa Barbara, where he now lives happily ever after.