Includes index.

$a What s New in Microsoft Office XP xi Getting Help xiv Getting Help with This Book and Its CD-ROM xiv Getting Help with Microsoft Office XP xiv Using the Book s CD-ROM xv Minimum System Requirements xv Installing the Practice Files xvi Using the Practice Files xvii Uninstalling the Practice Files xx Conventions and Features xxii PART I MICROSOFT WORD 1 CHAPTER 1: Creating a Document 2 Getting Started with Word 4 Creating a Document 8 Working with an Existing Document 12 Editing a Document 16 Replacing Text in a Document 21 CHAPTER 2: Changing the Look of Your Document 26 Changing the Appearance of Text 28 Changing the Appearance of a Paragraph 33 Creating and Modifying a List 40 Changing the Way Each Page Appears in a Document 43 Changing the Look of a Document with Styles 51 CHAPTER 3: Presenting Information in Tables and Columns 58 Presenting Text in a Table 60 Formatting Text in a Table 66 Working with Data in a Table 70 Presenting Text in Columns 75 CHAPTER 4: Proofreading and Printing a Document 80 Checking the Spelling and Grammar in a Document 81 Previewing and Printing a Document 87 PART II MICROSOFT EXCEL 93 CHAPTER 5: Getting to Know Excel 94 Introducing Excel 96 Working with an Existing Data List 98 Zeroing In on Data in a List 100 Creating a Workbook 106 Checking and Correcting Data 113 CHAPTER 6: Making Changes to Your Workbook 118 Making Workbooks Easier to Work With 120 Making Data Easier to Read 127 Changing the Appearance of Data 130 Applying an Existing Format to Data 135 Making Numbers Easier to Read 138 Changing Data s Appearance Based on Its Value 144 CHAPTER 7: Performing Calculations on Data 150 Naming

$a Experience learning made easy and quickly teach yourself how to use the complete suite of Microsoft(r) Office XP applications. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! WORD: Create and publish great-looking documents quickly and easily EXCEL: Develop easy-to-use spreadsheets and perform calculations ACCESS: Build your own databases for better decision making POWERPOINT(r): Produce and deliver compelling presentations FRONTPAGE(r): Get yourself or your company on the Web fast by constructing your own site PUBLISHER: Create professional-quality marketing materials without being a designer OUTLOOK(r): Manage your e-mail communications and calendar