Overview
For courses in Microsoft Office Professional for Windows. With over 20 years of teaching experience, Professor Duffy understands the challenges that students and professors face everyday. Before starting the keystrokes of a project, Duffy takes more time to explain the significance of what students are about to do and learn. This conceptual approach builds computer skills and encourages critical thinking. After completing the projects in these books, students will be prepared to take the core Microsoft Certification exams for Word 2000, Excel 2000, Access 2000, PowerPoint 2000, Outlook 2000, and FrontPage 2000. Successful completion of these exams gives students measurable, marketable skills. *NEW-New text design-Has a clear, easy to follow interior design. - Guides students through each project with a wealth of visual aids and provides ample white space for note taking. *NEW-Web tools-Features all the latest in Microsoft Office web development and connectivity tools including Internet Explorer 5, Outlook 2000, FrontPage 2000, and the Web-integrated operating system of Windows 98. - Prepares students for the connectivity paramount today in computing and business. *NEW-Cross-disciplinary-Adds interdisciplinary exercises throughout the book and Web site. - Motivates students from all departments by showing them how to use software applications in other fields such as social sciences, health sciences, and chemistry. *NEW-Microsoft certified. - Prepares students for the Proficient Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) exam on Office 2000. *Unifying features-Covers common features of Office 2000 applications first. - Gives students the big picture of how to use an integrated suite. *Active Learning Exercises-Applies software commands and features of each Office 2000 application program to a specific problem. - Reinforces skills described in the text. *A running case-Presents everyday problems that can be solved using applications from Office 2000. - Teaches students critical thinking and reinforces basic skills learned to that point. *Document to Web presentation. - Shows students how to turn an ordinary document into a professional presentation, enhance its appearance, post it to the Web, and improve the Web page to produce a professional electronic document. *'Reinforcing the Exercise boxes'.- Provides students with summary information on how a task is performed to reinforce learning and to provide a reference for the future. *'On Your Own boxes'. - Allows students to gain additional mastery of features that they can explore on their own to develop proficiency in using Office 2000 applications. *Timely tips. - Gives students special notations about potential traps they may encounter with a software tool, what can go wrong, and how to remedy the problem. *Keyboard/Toolbar Icons-Appear frequently in headings and numbered steps. - Helps students identify and remember keystrokes or toolbar buttons. *Toolbar Button reference-Contains table summaries of Keyboard and Toolbar Icons. - Gives students a central location to find summaries of buttons found on the keyboard and frequently used toolbars. *End-of-session exercises. - Offers students reinforcement in multiple formats-true/false, multiple choice, short answer, and project based questions. *Web-based exercises-Appear at the end of each session in the Internet Exercises section. - Provides an interactive experience for students as they complete exercises in the text that send them to the site for information or files. Teaches students how to view and save graphics, how to navigate on the Web, and how to download files; even offers a guide to buying a personal computer and help on creating personal home pages.
Full Product Details
Author: Tim Duffy
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Pearson
Edition: Microsoft Certificate ed
Dimensions:
Width: 27.70cm
, Height: 6.00cm
, Length: 26.70cm
Weight: 2.379kg
ISBN: 9780201611885
ISBN 10: 0201611880
Pages: 1208
Publication Date: 30 August 1999
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Spiral bound
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
