Marty Matthews - Computing for Seniors

MARTY MATTHEWS
CAROLE BOGGS MATTHEWS
GARY DAVID BOUTON
BOBBI SANDBERG

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To all the seniors who have contributed time and effort to place a part of themselves in this book. They make this book more readable and authenticand enjoyable.
Thanks to all of you!

We are, as always, indebted to the editing, layout, proofreading, indexing, and project management expertise of a number of people, only some of whom we know. We thank all of them and, in particular, acknowledge:

Roger Stewart, editorial director and sponsoring editor of this book and the QuickSteps series

Jody McKenzie, editorial supervisor

Jean Bodeaux, production supervisor

Vasundhara Sawhney, project manager

Joya Anthony, acquisitions coordinator

Valerie Perry, indexer

Lisa McCoy, copy editor

Paul Tyler, proofreader

Glyph International, layout and production

Marty and Carole Matthews have been programmers, system analysts, managers, executives, and entrepreneurs in the software business for many years. For the last 25 years, they have authored, co-authored, or managed the writing and production of more than 100 books. They live on an island in Puget Sound in Washington State.

Gary David Bouton has been illustrating and producing videos for more than 30 years; the co-author, with a background in advertising, has been teaching through books for the past 18 years. His titles include Adobe Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps, The CorelDraw Official Guide, and Xara Xtreme: The Official Guide, for McGraw-Hill; for Joseph Wiley, Photoshop Elements for Dummies. With his wife Barbara, the Boutons support Garys books through theboutons.com, a lively discussion forum dedicated to digital graphics, free typefaces and other media to download, and shameless plugs of his books. Currently, Gary works on post-production and CG effects in films and commercials for Australian-based Monkey Pants Media.

Bobbi Sandberg has long been involved with computers, accounting, and writing. She is a retired accountant currently filling her time as a trainer, technical writer, and small-business consultant. As a Quicken user and teacher since its inception, she knows the questions users ask and gives easy-to-understand explanations of each step within the program. She teaches at several venues, offering step-by-step instruction in a variety of computer applications. Her extensive background, coupled with her ability to explain complex concepts in plain language, has made her a popular instructor, consultant, and speaker. She has authored and co-authored more than a dozen computer books, including Quicken 2011: The Official Guide