Robert W. Bauman Ph.D. - Easy Office 2013

Patrice-Anne Rutledge
Sherry Kinkoph Gunter

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EASY OFFICE 2013
Copyright 2013 by Pearson Education

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5077-8

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Patrice-Anne Rutledge is a business technology author and consultant who specializes in teaching others to maximize the power of new technologies. Patrice has usedand has trained others to useMicrosoft Office for many years. She is the author of numerous books about Office for Pearson Education, including PowerPoint 2013 Absolute Beginners Guide. She can be reached through her website at www.patricerutledge.com.

Sherry Kinkoph Gunter has written and edited oodles of books over the past 20 years covering a wide variety of computer topics, including Microsoft Office programs, digital photography, and web applications. Her recent titles include Easy Microsoft Word 2010, Craigslist 4 Everyone, and Sams Teach Yourself Facebook in 10 Minutes. Sherrys ongoing quest is to aid users of all levels in the mastering of ever-changing computer technologies, helping users make sense of it all and get the most out of their machines and online experiences.

To my family, with thanks for their ongoing support and encouragement.

Special thanks to Michelle Newcomb, Charlotte Kughen, Vince Averello, and Lori Lyons for their feedback, suggestions, and attention to detail.

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Each part of this book is made up of a series of short, instructional lessons, designed to help you understand basic information.

Each step is fully illustrated to show you how it looks onscreen

Each task includes a series of quick, easy steps designed to guide you through the procedure.

Items that you select or click in menus, dialog boxes, tabs, and windows are shown in bold.

Tips, notes, and cautions give you a heads-up for any extra information you may need while working through the task.

How to Drag: Point to the starting place or object. Hold down the mouse button (right or left per instructions), move the mouse to the new location, and then release the button.

Click: Click the left mouse button once.

Click & Type: Click once where indicated and begin typing to enter your text or data.

Selection: Highlights the area onscreen discussed in the step or task.

Double-click: Click the left mouse button twice in rapid succession.

Right-click: Click the right mouse button once.

Pointer arrow: Highlights an item on the screen you need to point to or focus on in the step or task.

Microsoft Office 2013 is the latest version of Microsofts popular suite of business software applications. Using Office, you can quickly create documents such as letters, reports, and resumes; calculate and analyze data in spreadsheets; design and deliver presentations; send and receive email; and store data in digital notebooks.

The world is becoming increasing mobile, and so is Office 2013. This new version is integrated with SkyDrive, Microsofts online storage solution. In addition to web-based file-sharing, SkyDrive also gives you access to the Microsoft Web Apps for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Office 2013 makes it easy to access, edit, and create Office files on the go, using a mobile device such as a tablet or smartphone.