Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies

Tap into all the tools

in Office 2008 for Mac —

this book makes it easy!

New to Office 2008? Migrating from Windows to Mac? This complete reference is just what you need! It shows you how to use every Office 2008 application so you can start getting things done right away. Explore the Project Gallery, learn how the applications work together, excel at Excel, present with power, manage your life with Entourage, and more.

  • Meet the suite — use the new galleries that help you quickly find features, formats, wizards, templates, and recently used files

  • A gallery of projects — see how the Project Gallery serves as a hub for finding and opening documents, projects, or documents within a project

  • In a Word — discover the extra functionality of Word's built-in Notebook and Publishing layouts

  • Excel revealed — explore ledger sheets, learn how Excel can open Web pages in HTML format, and create your own templates

  • Put the power in PowerPoint — use the View, add transitions, insert music from your iTunes library, and fine-tune timing

  • You have an Entourage — get organized with My Day, handle contacts and e-mail, and manage a database

  • Use the Project Center — manage projects of all sizes

Open the book and find:

  • The tools and features common to all the Office 2008 apps

  • Cool ways to use the Project Center

  • Tips on making the most of the new interface

  • How Word streamlines your word processing

  • Ways to get control of Excel

  • How to add animation to your PowerPoint presentations

  • Helpful hints for using Entourage Rules

  • Advice about sharing and collaborating on projects

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Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies

Tap into all the tools

in Office 2008 for Mac —

this book makes it easy!

New to Office 2008? Migrating from Windows to Mac? This complete reference is just what you need! It shows you how to use every Office 2008 application so you can start getting things done right away. Explore the Project Gallery, learn how the applications work together, excel at Excel, present with power, manage your life with Entourage, and more.

  • Meet the suite — use the new galleries that help you quickly find features, formats, wizards, templates, and recently used files

  • A gallery of projects — see how the Project Gallery serves as a hub for finding and opening documents, projects, or documents within a project

  • In a Word — discover the extra functionality of Word's built-in Notebook and Publishing layouts

  • Excel revealed — explore ledger sheets, learn how Excel can open Web pages in HTML format, and create your own templates

  • Put the power in PowerPoint — use the View, add transitions, insert music from your iTunes library, and fine-tune timing

  • You have an Entourage — get organized with My Day, handle contacts and e-mail, and manage a database

  • Use the Project Center — manage projects of all sizes

Open the book and find:

  • The tools and features common to all the Office 2008 apps

  • Cool ways to use the Project Center

  • Tips on making the most of the new interface

  • How Word streamlines your word processing

  • Ways to get control of Excel

  • How to add animation to your PowerPoint presentations

  • Helpful hints for using Entourage Rules

  • Advice about sharing and collaborating on projects

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Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies

Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies

by Geetesh Bajaj, Jim Gordon
Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies

Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies

by Geetesh Bajaj, Jim Gordon

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Overview

Tap into all the tools

in Office 2008 for Mac —

this book makes it easy!

New to Office 2008? Migrating from Windows to Mac? This complete reference is just what you need! It shows you how to use every Office 2008 application so you can start getting things done right away. Explore the Project Gallery, learn how the applications work together, excel at Excel, present with power, manage your life with Entourage, and more.

  • Meet the suite — use the new galleries that help you quickly find features, formats, wizards, templates, and recently used files

  • A gallery of projects — see how the Project Gallery serves as a hub for finding and opening documents, projects, or documents within a project

  • In a Word — discover the extra functionality of Word's built-in Notebook and Publishing layouts

  • Excel revealed — explore ledger sheets, learn how Excel can open Web pages in HTML format, and create your own templates

  • Put the power in PowerPoint — use the View, add transitions, insert music from your iTunes library, and fine-tune timing

  • You have an Entourage — get organized with My Day, handle contacts and e-mail, and manage a database

  • Use the Project Center — manage projects of all sizes

Open the book and find:

  • The tools and features common to all the Office 2008 apps

  • Cool ways to use the Project Center

  • Tips on making the most of the new interface

  • How Word streamlines your word processing

  • Ways to get control of Excel

  • How to add animation to your PowerPoint presentations

  • Helpful hints for using Entourage Rules

  • Advice about sharing and collaborating on projects


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470554036
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 09/18/2009
Series: For Dummies Books
Sold by: JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format: eBook
Pages: 840
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Geetesh Bajaj is a PowerPoint MVP and heads an online presentation site at www.indezine.com that provides templates and advice for PowerPoint users. James Gordon is a Microsoft MVP for Macintosh. He created the InsertPicture add-in for PowerPoint and provides training on various Office topics.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.

Book I: Introducing Office 2008.

Chapter 1: Oscillating in the Offi ce 2008 World.

Chapter 2: Project Gallery — The Natural Starting Point.

Chapter 3: Menus and Toolbars.

Chapter 4: Busting Out Your Toolbox.

Chapter 5: Graphing, Drawing, and Making Art.

Chapter 6: Common Tools That Make Your Life Easier.

Chapter 7: Getting Help!

Book II: Word 2008.

Chapter 1: Getting to Know Word’s Interface.

Chapter 2: An Open and Shut Case.

Chapter 3: Working with Text, Words, and Paragraphs.

Chapter 4: Reviewing and Proofi ng with Word.

Chapter 5: Making Great Tables and Charts.

Chapter 6: Saving Time in Word.

Chapter 7: Advanced Word Stuff.

Chapter 8: Printing for Posterity.

Book III: Excel 2008.

Chapter 1: Working Every Day in Excel.

Chapter 2: Operating Inside the Workbook.

Chapter 3: Formatting and Collaborating in Excel.

Chapter 4: Controlling Excel.

Chapter 5: Heavenly Charting.

Chapter 6: Becoming Versatile with Excel.

Chapter 7: Being Intelligent with Data.

Chapter 8: Printing from Excel.

Book IV: PowerPoint 2008.

Chapter 1: Revealing PowerPoint.

Chapter 2: Open Sesame and Shut Sesame.

Chapter 3: Working with the Whole Show.

Chapter 4: Mastering the Masters.

Chapter 5: Proofi ng the Presentation.

Chapter 6: Adding Text, Pictures, Tables, and Charts.

Chapter 7: Applying Animation.

Chapter 8: Presenting Sounds and Movies.

Chapter 9: Printing and Sharing Presentations.

Book V: Entourage 2008.

Chapter 1: Introducing Entourage: Seven Applications in One.

Chapter 2: Welcome to the Setup Assistant.

Chapter 3: Mastering Mail.

Chapter 4: Your Mail Rules and Newsgroups.

Chapter 5: Personalizing Your PIM.

Chapter 6: Crafting Your Calendar.

Chapter 7: Keeping Track of Your Day.

Book VI: Entourage’s Project Center.

Chapter 1: Creating New Projects.

Chapter 2: Overviewing and Sharing Projects.

Chapter 3: Keeping on Schedule.

Chapter 4: Managing More Project Details.

Index.

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