Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus

We all have those "go-to" people in our lives. The one you go-to for advice, the one you go-to for comfort, the one you go-to with technical questions...now you can be the one that others go-to for help with Microsoft Office 2007. Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus is full of exclusive tricks from Paul McFedries, an Office "insider," that will help you learn the Office applications inside and out. Designed to bridge the gap between your expectation and reality, you will go beyond the basics and learn newly discovered techniques, shortcuts, and best practices.  Through real-world examples that showcase how the tips and tricks can be used in everyday business tasks, Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus will help you get the most out of Office 2007.

Table of Contents

Part 1, "Microsoft Word Tricks" – The chapters in Part 1 offer a collection of tricks for Word in four categories: "Text Tricks" (Chapter 1), "Formatting Tricks" (Chapter 2), "Document Tricks" (Chapter 3), and "Page Layout Tricks" (Chapter 4).

Part 2, "Microsoft Excel Tricks" – The chapters in Part 2 focus on Excel with the author’s favorites spreadsheet tricks in four categories: "Formula and Functions Tricks" (Chapter 5), "Workbook and Worksheet Tricks" (Chapter 6), "Data Analysis Tricks" (Chapter 7), and "Chart Tricks" (Chapter 8).

Part 3, "Microsoft PowerPoint Tricks" – This part presents three chapters that help you take you PowerPoint presentations to the next level. You learn "Slide and Presentation Tricks" (Chapter 9), "Animation Tricks" (Chapter 10), and "Slide Show Tricks" (Chapter 11).

Part 4, "Microsoft Outlook Tricks" – The chapters in Part 4 concentrate on Outlook and present a large collection of tricks in two categories: "Email Tricks" (Chapter 12) and "Calendar and Contacts Tricks" (Chapter 13).

Part 5, "Microsoft Access Tricks" – The book closes with a look at a program we can also use some help with: Microsoft Access. You learn "Table and Query Tricks" (Chapter 14) and "Form and Report Tricks" (Chapter 15).

Author Bio

Paul McFedries is well-known as a teacher of Office, Windows, and programming, particularly VBA. He is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. Paul has been writing programs for PCs for more than 25 years and has been developing VBA applications since Microsoft first added VBA to the Office suite in 1994. Now primarily a writer, Paul has written more than 50 books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. These books include Access 2007 Forms, Reports, and Queries (Que, 2007), Formulas and Functions with Excel 2007 (Que, 2007), VBA for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (Que, 2007), and Windows Vista Unleashed (Sams, 2006).