Office 2010: The Missing Manual

Microsoft Office is the most widely used software suite in the world. The half-dozen programs in Office 2010 are packed with amazing features, but most people just know the basics. This entertaining guide not only gets you started with Office, it reveals all kinds of useful things you didn't know the software could do — with plenty of power-user tips and tricks when you're ready for more.

• Create professional-looking documents. Learn everything you need to know to craft beautiful Word documents.
• Stay organized. Keep track of your email, calendar, and contacts with Outlook.
• Crunch numbers with ease. Assemble data, make calculations, and summarize the results with Excel.
• Make eye-catching presentations. Build PowerPoint slideshows with video and audio clips, animations, and more.
• Build Access databases quickly. Make your data easy to find, sort, and manage.
• Manage your files more efficiently. Use the new Backstage view to quickly work with your Office files.
• Get to know the whole suite. Learn to use other handy Office tools: Publisher, OneNote, and Office Web Apps.

Microsoft Office is the most widely used software suite in the world. The half-dozen programs in Office 2010 are packed with amazing features, but most people just know the basics. This entertaining guide not only gets you started with Office, it reveals all kinds of useful things you didn't know the software could do — with plenty of power-user tips and tricks when you're ready for more.

• Create professional-looking documents. Learn everything you need to know to craft beautiful Word documents.
• Stay organized. Keep track of your email, calendar, and contacts with Outlook.
• Crunch numbers with ease. Assemble data, make calculations, and summarize the results with Excel.
• Make eye-catching presentations. Build PowerPoint slideshows with video and audio clips, animations, and more.
• Build Access databases quickly. Make your data easy to find, sort, and manage.
• Manage your files more efficiently. Use the new Backstage view to quickly work with your Office files.
• Get to know the whole suite. Learn to use other handy Office tools: Publisher, OneNote, and Office Web Apps.

Nancy Conner is an award-winning writer and freelance editor who specializes in tech topics. She has a PhD in English from Brown University and has taught writing, including technical writing, to college students for more than a dozen years. She is currently a freelance copyeditor, specializing in technical books covering topics ranging from the MS Office suite to programming languages to advanced network security. And she's the author of "eBay: The Missing Manual."

Matthew MacDonald is a developer, author, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He's worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial versions, and written over a dozen books on the subject, including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook (O'Reilly). He has also written Excel 2007:The Missing Manual, Excel 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, Access 2007:The Missing Manual, and Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, all from O'Reilly. His web site is http://www.prosetech.com.