A Guide to Microsoft Office 97 Professional: For Windows 95,9781879233874

A Guide to Microsoft Office 97 Professional: For Windows 95

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ISBN13: 9781879233874
ISBN10: 1879233878
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-09-01
Publisher(s): Lawrenceville Pr
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Table of Contents

Chapter One - The History of Computers
1.1 What is a Computer?
1-1(1)
1.2 Ancient Counting Machines
1-2(1)
1.3 Arabic Numerals
1-2(1)
1.4 The Pascaline
1-3(1)
1.5 The Stepped Reckoner
1-3(1)
1.6 The Punched Card
1-4(1)
1.7 Babbage's Difference and Analytical Engines
1-4(1)
1.8 The Electronic Tabulating Machine
1-5(1)
1.9 The Mark I
1-6(1)
1.10 ENIAC: The First Electronic Computer
1-7(1)
1.11 The Stored Program Computer
1-8(1)
1.12 The Transistor
1-8(1)
1.13 Programming Languages
1-9(1)
1.14 Integrated Circuits
1-10(1)
1.15 Mainframes
1-10(1)
1.16 The Microprocessor and the Microcomputer
1-11(1)
1.17 The Personal Computer
1-11(1)
1.18 The Components of a Microcomputer
1-12(1)
1.19 Memory
1-12(1)
1.20 The Central Processing Unit
1-13(1)
1.21 Bits and Bytes
1-13(1)
1.22 Storage Devices
1-14(1)
1.23 Applications Software
1-15(1)
1.24 Advantages of a Computer
1-16(1)
Chapter Summary
1-16(1)
Vocabulary
1-17(2)
Review Questions
1-19
Chapter Two - Introducing Windows 95
2.1 Operating Systems
2-1(1)
2.2 Using the Mouse
2-2(1)
2.3 The Windows 95 Desktop
2-3(2)
2.4 Using Windows
2-5(1)
2.5 Using Dialog Boxes
2-6(1)
2.6 Using Diskettes
2-7(1)
2.7 Using My Computer
2-7(4)
2.8 Using Windows Explorer
2-11(1)
2.9 File and Folder Management
2-12(2)
2.10 Recovering Deleted Files
2-14(1)
2.11 Using Windows 95 Tools
2-15(2)
Chapter Summary
2-17(1)
Vocabulary
2-18(3)
Review Questions
2-21
Chapter Three - Introducing the Word Processor
3.1 What is a Word Processor?
3-1(1)
3.2 How To Use This Text
3-1(1)
3.3 Creating a New Word Document
3-2(1)
3.4 The Word Screen
3-3(1)
3.5 Using the Keyboard with Word
3-4(1)
3.6 Word Wrap
3-4(1)
3.7 The Assistant
3-5(2)
3.8 Using Menus
3-7(1)
3.9 Saving a Document
3-8(2)
3.10 Automatic Spell Checking and Grammer Checking
3-10(1)
3.11 Moving the Cursor
3-11(1)
3.12 Closing Files
3-12(1)
3.13 Existing Word
3-13(1)
3.14 Opening a File
3-13(1)
3.15 Using the Tool Bar
3-14(1)
3.16 Showing Nonprinting Characters
3-15(1)
3.17 Printing a Document
3-15(2)
3.18 Changing Views
3-17(1)
3.19 Screen Scroll
3-18(2)
Chapter Summary
3-20(2)
Vocabulary
3-22(3)
Review Questions
3-25(2)
Exercises
3-27
Chapter Four - Formatting Documents
4.1 Using Windows
4-1(1)
4.2 Previewing a Document
4-2(2)
4.3 The Undo Command and the Repeat Command
4-4(1)
4.4 Selecting and Deleting Blocks of Text
4-4(2)
4.5 Formatting Documents
4-6(1)
4.6 Character Formats - Style
4-6(3)
4.7 When to Apply Formats
4-9(1)
4.8 Character Formats - Fonts
4-9(2)
4.9 Character Formats - Size
4-11(1)
4.10 Character Formats - Superscripts and Subscripts
4-12(2)
4.11 Paragraph Formats - Alignment
4-14(2)
4.12 Paragraph Formats - Line Spacing
4-16(2)
4.13 Page Formats - Margins
4-18(2)
4.14 Page Formats - Headers and Footers
4-20(2)
4.15 Adding Page Numbers
4-22(1)
4.16 Page Formats - Pagination
4-23(2)
4.17 Tabs and Tab Stops
4-25(1)
4.18 Setting Individual Tab Stops
4-26(3)
Chapter Summary
4-29(1)
Vocabulary
4-30(3)
Review Questions
4-33(2)
Exercises
4-35
Chapter Five - Word Processor Features
5.1 Copying and Pasting Text
5-1(1)
5.2 Moving Text
5-1(1)
5.3 Using the Control Key
5-2(2)
5.4 Finding Text in a Document
5-4(1)
5.5 Going to a Specific Page
5-5(1)
5.6 Finding Special Characters
5-6(1)
5.7 Replacing Text
5-7(2)
5.8 Using the Thesaurus
5-9(2)
5.9 Paragraph Formats - Indents
5-11(2)
5.10 Paragraph Formats - Special Indents
5-13(1)
5.11 Creating Lists
5-14(2)
5.12 Creating Footnotes and Endnotes
5-16(2)
5.13 Inserting Time Stamps
5-18(1)
5.14 Displaying Document Information
5-19(1)
5.15 Adding Graphics to a Document
5-20(1)
5.16 Creating Columns
5-21(2)
Chapter Summary
5-23(1)
Vocabulary
5-24(2)
Review Questions
5-26(1)
Exercises
5-27
Chapter Six - Advanced Word Processor Features
6.1 Using Tables
6-1(1)
6.2 Formatting Tables
6-2(3)
6.3 Inserting Special Characters
6-5(1)
6.4 Hyphenating Documents
6-5(1)
6.5 Applying Built-In Styles
6-6(2)
6.6 Using Outline View
6-8(3)
6.7 Creating a Table of Contents
6-11(1)
6.8 Creating Sections in a Document
6-12(1)
6.9 Using Section Headers and Footers
6-13(1)
6.10 Using Section Page Numbers
6-14(2)
6.11 Creating Hyperlinks to the Internet
6-16(1)
6.12 Newsletter Design
6-17(2)
6.13 Creating Labels
6-19(2)
6.14 Recording Macros
6-21(2)
6.15 Where can you go from here?
6-23(1)
Chapter Summary
6-23(1)
Vocabulary
6-24(3)
Review Questions
6-27(2)
Exercises
6-29
Chapter Seven - Introducing the Spreadsheet
7.1 What is a Spreadsheet?
7-1(1)
7.2 The Excel Window
7-2(1)
7.3 Types of Data
7-3(1)
7.4 Moving Through the Spreadsheet
7-3(1)
7.5 Entering Data into the Spreadsheet
7-4(1)
7.6 Saving, Viewing, and Printing a Spreadsheet
7-5(1)
7.7 Creating Headers and Footers
7-5(3)
7.8 Using Formulas to Perform Calculations
7-8(2)
7.9 Using Cell Names in Formulas
7-10(1)
7.10 Editing Entries
7-11(2)
7.11 Using Functions to Perform Calculations
7-13(2)
7.12 Highlighting
7-15(1)
7.13 Filling Adjacent Cells
7-15(1)
7.14 Relative Copying
7-16(1)
7.15 The ROUND Function
7-17(1)
7.16 Changing a Column's Width
7-18(1)
7.17 Formatting a Spreadsheet
7-19(3)
Chapter Summary
7-22(2)
Vocabulary
7-24(3)
Review Questions
7-27(2)
Exercises
7-29
Chapter Eight - Spreadsheet Techniques
8.1 Planning a Spreadsheet
8-1(1)
8.2 Entering Formulas - Pointing
8-2(1)
8.3 Inserting a Function
8-2(2)
8.4 Displaying Formulas
8-4(2)
8.5 Editing Commands
8-6(1)
8.6 The MAX and MIN Functions
8-7(1)
8.7 Expanding a Spreadsheet
8-8(1)
8.8 Absolute Copying
8-9(1)
8.9 Copy, Cut, and Paste
8-10(2)
8.10 Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
8-12(1)
8.11 Using the IF Function
8-13(1)
8.12 Printing a Large Spreadsheet
8-14(2)
8.13 Charts
8-16(1)
8.14 Creating Pie Charts
8-17(3)
8.15 Selecting, Moving, Sizing, and Deleting Charts
8-20(2)
8.16 Bar and Line Charts
8-22(2)
8.17 Printing a Chart
8-24(1)
8.18 Modifying Chart Titles
8-25(1)
8.19 Adding Series and Labels
8-25(3)
Chapter Summary
8-28(2)
Vocabulary
8-30(2)
Review Questions
8-32(2)
Exercises
8-34
Chapter Nine - Advanced Spreadsheet Techniques
9.1 Asking "What If?"
9-1(2)
9.2 Using Sort to Organize a Spreadsheet
9-3(2)
9.3 Using Text in Functions
9-5(1)
9.4 CHOOSE
9-6(2)
9.5 VLOOKUP
9-8(2)
9.6 Freezing Titles
9-10(2)
9.7 Using Text in CHOOSE and VLOOKUP
9-12(2)
9.8 Amortization Tables
9-14(1)
9.9 Printing a Selected Spreadsheet Area
9-15(2)
9.10 Where can you go from here?
9-17(1)
Chapter Summary
9-18(1)
Vocabulary
9-18(2)
Review Questions
9-20(1)
Exercises
9-21
Chapter Ten - Integrating the Word Processor and Spreadsheet
10.1 Working with Multiple Files
10-1(1)
10.2 Removing Files from Memory - Close
10-2(1)
10.3 Copying Data Between Files
10-3(1)
10.4 Copying Text Between Word Documents
10-3(2)
10.5 Copying Data Between Excel Spreadsheets
10-5(1)
10.6 Copying Data Between Excel Spreadsheets and Word Documents
10-6(2)
10.7 Copying Data into a New File
10-8(1)
10.8 Copying a Chart into a Word Document
10-9(1)
10.9 Creating Hyperlinks to Files
10-9(2)
Chapter Summary
10-11(1)
Vocabulary
10-11(1)
Review Questions
10-12(1)
Exercises
10-13
Chapter Eleven - Introducing the Relational Database
11.1 What is a Relational Database?
11-1(1)
11.2 The Relational Database Table
11-1(1)
11.3 Defining Fields
11-2(1)
11.4 Designing a Relational Database
11-3(2)
11.5 Creating a New Relational Database
11-5(1)
11.6 Creating a Table
11-6(2)
11.7 Saving a Table
11-8(2)
11.8 The Relational Database Management System
11-10(1)
11.9 Using Forms
11-11(1)
11.10 Entering Records
11-12(2)
11.11 Formatting Datasheet View
11-14(1)
11.12 Printing a Table
11-15(1)
11.13 Querying a Table
11-16(1)
11.14 Complex Queries
11-17(2)
Chapter Summary
11-19(1)
Vocabulary
11-20(2)
Review Questions
11-22(2)
Exercises
11-24
Chapter Twelve - Relational Database Techniques
12.1 Modifying a Table
12-1(1)
12.2 Modifying Records
12-2(1)
12.3 Sorting a Table
12-3(1)
12.4 Using Select Queries
12-4(4)
12.5 Defining Relationships
12-8(4)
12.6 Modifying and Deleting a Select Query
12-12(1)
12.7 Sorting Select Query Results
12-13(2)
12.8 Using Ranges in Criteria
12-15(2)
12.9 Select Queries Using Or
12-17(3)
12.10 Select Queries using And
12-20(2)
12.11 Query Guidelines
12-22(1)
Chapter Summary
12-22(1)
Vocabulary
12-23(2)
Review Questions
12-25(1)
Exercises
12-26
Chapter Thirteen - Relational Database Reports and Advanced Techniques
13.1 Reports
13-1(1)
13.2 Creating a Report
13-2(6)
13.3 Report Summaries
13-8(3)
13.4 Using Fields in Query Criteria
13-11(1)
13.5 Calculation Fields
13-12(3)
13.6 Where Can you go from here?
13-15(1)
Chapter Summary
13-15(1)
Vocabulary
13-16(1)
Review Questions
13-17(1)
Exercises
13-18
Chapter Fourteen - Integrating the Database with the Word Processor and Spreadsheet
14.1 Copying Database Entries into a Word Document
14-1(1)
14.2 Techniques for Copying Database Entries
14-1(2)
14.3 Copying Database Entries into an Excel Spreadsheet
14-3(2)
14.4 Creating an Access Table from Excel Spreadsheet Data
14-5(2)
14.5 Mail Merge - Form Letters
14-7(4)
14.6 Mail Merge - Mailing Labels
14-11(5)
Chapter Summary
14-16(1)
Vocabulary
14-16(2)
Review Questions
14-18(1)
Exercises
14-19
Chapter Fifteen - Making Presentations
15.1 What is a Presentation?
15-1(1)
15.2 Creating a PowerPoint Presentation
15-1(1)
15.3 Viewing Powerpoint Presentations
15-2(1)
15.4 Displaying Individual Slides - Slides View
15-3(1)
15.5 Viewing the Slide Show
15-3(2)
15.6 Editing Text - Outline View
15-5(1)
15.7 Deleting a Slide
15-5(2)
15.8 Adding Clip Art Images to a Slide
15-7(1)
15.9 Displaying All Slides - Slide Sorter View
15-8(1)
15.10 Printing a Presentation
15-8(1)
15.11 Adding Footers on Slides
15-9(1)
15.12 Slide Transitions
15-10(1)
15.13 Preset Animation
15-10(2)
15.14 Adding a New Slide
15-12(1)
15.15 Adding Charts from Spreadsheets
15-12(2)
15.16 Planning a Presentation
15-14(1)
15.17 Presentation Design
15-14(3)
15.18 Displaying Speaker Notes - Notes Pages View
15-17(1)
15.19 Where can you go from here?
15-18(1)
Chapter Summary
15-19(1)
Vocabulary
15-20(2)
Review Questions
15-22(1)
Exercises
15-23
Chapter Sixteen - Telecommunications and the Social and Ethical Implications of Computing
16.1 Telecommunications
16-1(1)
16.2 Bulletin Board Systems and E-Mail
16-2(1)
16.3 Networks
16-3(1)
16.4 The Internet
16-4(1)
16.5 Internet Addresses
16-5(1)
16.6 Surfing the Internet
16-5(1)
16.7 Web Pages
16-6(2)
16.8 Improved Microprocessors and Software
16-8(1)
16.9 Super Computers and Neural Networks
16-9(1)
16.10 Database Marketing
16-9(1)
16.11 Computer Generated Motion Picture Effects
16-10(1)
16.12 Artificial Intelligence
16-10(1)
16.13 Expert Systems
16-11(1)
16.14 Speech Recognition Software
16-12(1)
16.15 Robotics
16-12(1)
16.16 Virtual Reality
16-13(1)
16.17 Multimedia/Hypermedia
16-14(1)
16.18 Advanced Storage Devices
16-14(1)
16.19 Computing at Home
16-15(1)
16.20 Mobile Computing
16-16(1)
16.21 Careers in Computing
16-17(2)
16.22 The Social and Ethical Consequences of Computers
16-19(1)
16.23 The Right to Privacy
16-20(1)
16.24 Protecting Computer Software and Data
16-21(1)
16.25 The Ethical Responsibilities of the Programmer
16-22(1)
16.26 Printers
16-23(1)
16.27 Desktop Publishing
16-23(1)
16.28 Graphics and Illustration Software
16-24(1)
16.29 Graphics and Illustration Equipment
16-25(1)
16.30 Where can you go from here?
16-25(1)
Chapter Summary
16-25(2)
Vocabulary
16-27(4)
Review Questions
16-31
Appendix A - Microsoft Office Keyboard Shortcuts and Functions
Word Processor Keyboard Shortcuts A-1(2)
Spreadsheet Keyboard Shortcuts A-3(1)
Database Keyboard Shortcuts A-4(2)
Functions A-6
Appendix B - Creating Customized Forms and Reports
Form Layout B-1(1)
Creating Forms in Design View B-2(1)
Customizing Forms in Design View B-3(1)
Creating Reports in Design View B-4(1)
Customizing Reports in Design View B-5(2)
Adding Summaries and Subsummaries to a Report B-7
Appendix C - Keyboarding Skills
Learning to Touch Type C-1(1)
Lesson 1 - The Home Row: ASDF JKL; C-1(2)
Lesson 2 - RTYU C-3(2)
Lesson 3 - EGHI C-5(2)
Lesson 4 - CVB MNO C-7(2)
Lesson 5 - WQZX P,? C-9(2)
Lesson 6 - :"/ C-11(1)
Lesson 7 C-11(2)
Lesson 8 C-13(2)
Lesson 9 C-15

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