Wempen - Microsoft Office 2010 for seniors for dummies

Microsoft Office 2010 For Seniors For Dummies

by Faithe Wempen

Microsoft Office 2010 For Seniors For Dummies

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About the Author

Faithe Wempen, MA, is a Microsoft Office Master Instructor and the author of more than 100 books on computer hardware and software, including The PowerPoint 2007 Bible and A+ Certification Workbook For Dummies. She is an adjunct instructor of Computer Information Technology at Purdue University, and her corporate training courses online have reached more than one-quarter of a million students for clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Sony, and CNET.

Dedication

To Margaret

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Introduction

Conventions used in this book

This book uses certain conventions to help you find your way:

Wherever possible, I use labels on figures to point out what you should notice on them. These labels reinforce something I say in the text or contain extra tips and hints.

When you have to type something, I put it in bold type.

For menu and Ribbon commands, I use the symbol to separate the steps. For example, if I say to choose Home Copy, click the Home tab and then click the Copy button.

The big round button in the upper-left corner of most Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is the Office button. Thats what I call it in commands such as Office Print.

Tip icons point out extra features, special insights and helps, or things to look out for.

Warning icons indicate potential problems to avoid, problems that are difficult to fix or make bad things happen.

M icrosoft Office 2010 is by far the most popular suite of productivity applications in the world, and with good reason. Its applications are powerful enough for business and professional use, and yet easy enough that a beginner can catch on to the basics with just a few simple lessons.

If youre new to Office 2010, this book can help you separate the essential features you need from the obscure and more sophisticated ones that you dont. For the four major Office applications I cover in this book Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint I walk you through the most important and common features, showing you how to put them to work for projects in your job, everyday life, and home.

About This Book

This book is written specifically for mature people like you, who are relatively new to using Office applications and want to master the basics. In this book, I tried to take into account the types of activities that might interest you, such as investment planning, personal finance, e-mail, and documents and presentations that you might need to prepare for work, clubs, volunteer opportunities, or other organizations that you participate in.