Microsoft Office 2000 Brief Concepts and Techniques,9780789546579

Microsoft Office 2000 Brief Concepts and Techniques

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Summary

Part of the highly successful Shelly Cashman Series, this brief text offers a screen-by-screen, step-by-step approach to learning basic Microsoft Office 2000 skills.

Table of Contents

Windows 98 and Microsoft Office 2000
An Introduction to Windows 98 and Office 2000
Objectives
1(3)
Introduction
4(1)
What Is Microsoft Windows 98?
5(3)
What Is a User Interface?
5(1)
Launching Microsoft Windows 98
6(2)
Closing the Welcome Screen
8(1)
The Desktop as a Work Area
8(1)
Communicating with Microsoft Windows 98
8(18)
Mouse Operations
8(1)
Point and Click
9(2)
Right-Click
11(2)
Double-Click
13(1)
My Computer Windows
14(1)
Minimize Button
14(2)
Maximize and Restore Buttons
16(3)
Close Button
19(1)
Drag
20(1)
Sizing a Window by Dragging
21(1)
Scrolling in a Window
22(2)
Resizing a Window
24(1)
Closing a Window
24(1)
Right-Drag
24(2)
Summary of Mouse and Windows Operations
26(1)
The Keyboard and Keyboard Shortcuts
26(1)
The Windows 98 Desktop Views
27(1)
Launching an Application Program
27(3)
Launching an Application Using the Start Button
27(2)
Quitting a Program
29(1)
Windows Explorer
30(7)
Starting Windows Explorer and Maximizing Its Window
30(1)
The Exploring - My Computer Window
31(2)
Displaying the Contents of a Folder
33(2)
Expanding a Folder
35(1)
Collapsing a Folder
36(1)
Copying Files to a Folder on a Floppy Disk
37(12)
Creating a New Folder
37(3)
Displaying the Destination Folder
40(1)
Displaying the Contents of the Windows Folder
40(2)
Changing the View
42(1)
Selecting a Group of Files
43(2)
Copying a Group of Files
45(1)
Displaying the Contents of the My Files Folder
46(1)
Renaming a File or Folder
47(2)
Deleting a File or Folder
49(3)
Deleting a File by Right-Clicking Its File Name
49(2)
Deleting a Folder
51(1)
Quitting Windows Explorer
52(1)
Using Windows Help
52(6)
Contents Sheet
52(4)
Index Sheet
56(2)
Shutting Down Windows 98
58(1)
What Is Microsoft Office 2000?
59(2)
The Internet, World Wide Web, and Intranets
60(1)
Microsoft Office 2000 and the Internet
60(1)
Microsoft Word 2000
61(2)
Microsoft Word 2000 and the Internet
62(1)
Microsoft Excel 2000
63(1)
Microsoft Excel 2000 and the Internet
63(1)
Microsoft Access 2000
64(2)
Microsoft Access 2000 and the Internet
65(1)
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
66(2)
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 and the Internet
66(2)
The Web Toolbar
68(1)
Microsoft Publisher 2000
69(1)
Microsoft Publisher and the Internet
70(1)
Microsoft FrontPage 2000
70(1)
Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000
71(1)
Microsoft Outlook 2000
72(2)
The Microsoft Office 2000 Help System
74(1)
Project Summary
75(1)
What You Should Know
75(1)
In the Lab
76
Microsoft Word 2000
Creating and Editing a Word Document
Objectives
1(5)
What Is Microsoft Word 2000?
6(1)
Project One---Summit Peak Announcement
6(2)
Starting Word
8(1)
The Word Window
9(7)
Document Window
9(2)
Menu Bar and Toolbars
11(3)
Resetting Menus and Toolbars
14(1)
Displaying the Entire Standard Toolbar
14(1)
Zooming Page Width
15(1)
Changing the Default Font Size
16(1)
Entering Text
17(9)
Entering Blank Lines into a Document
19(1)
Displaying Formatting Marks
20(1)
Entering More Text
21(1)
Using Wordwrap
21(1)
Checking Spelling Automatically as You Type
22(2)
Entering Text that Scrolls the Document Window
24(2)
Saving a Document
26(3)
Formatting Paragraphs and Characters in a Document
29(13)
Selecting and Formatting Paragraphs and Characters
29(1)
Selecting Multiple Paragraphs
30(1)
Changing the Font of Selected Text
30(1)
Changing the Font Size of Selected Text
31(1)
Bold Selected Text
32(1)
Right-Align a Paragraph
33(1)
Center a Paragraph
34(1)
Undoing Commands or Actions
35(1)
Selecting a Line and Formatting It
36(1)
Selecting a Word
37(2)
Italicize Selected Text
39(1)
Scrolling
39(1)
Selecting a Group of Words
40(1)
Underlining Selected Text
41(1)
Inserting Clip Art into a Word Document
42(6)
Inserting Clip Art
43(3)
Selecting and Centering a Graphic
46(1)
Resizing a Graphic
47(1)
Restoring a Resized Graphic To Its Original Size
48(1)
Saving an Existing Document with the Same File Name
48(1)
Printing a Document
49(1)
Quitting Word
50(1)
Opening a Document
51(2)
Correcting Errors
53(2)
Types of Changes Made to Documents
53(1)
Inserting Text into an Existing Document
54(1)
Deleting Text from an Existing Document
54(1)
Closing the Entire Document
54(1)
Word Help System
55(3)
Using the Office Assistant
55(3)
Project Summary
58(1)
What You Should Know
58(1)
Apply Your Knowledge
59(1)
In the Lab
60(3)
Cases and Places
63
Creating a Research Paper
Objectives
1(3)
Introduction
4(1)
Project Two---Web Publishing Research Paper
4(3)
MLA Documentation Style
6(1)
Starting Word
6(1)
Resetting Menus and Toolbars
7(1)
Displaying Formatting Marks
7(1)
Changing the Margins
7(2)
Zooming Page Width
9(1)
Adjusting Line Spacing
9(2)
Using a Header to Number Pages
11(4)
Headers and Footers
11(2)
Entering Text Using Click and Type
13(1)
Entering a Page Number into the Header
13(2)
Typing the Body of the Research Paper
15(19)
Changing the Default Font Size
15(1)
Entering Name and Course Information
15(1)
Applying Formatting Using Shortcut Keys
16(2)
Saving the Research Paper
18(1)
Indenting Paragraphs
18(2)
Using Word's AutoCorrect Feature
20(3)
Adding Footnotes
23(2)
Modifying a Style
25(6)
Automatic Page Breaks
31(2)
Inserting Arrows, Faces, and Other Symbols Automatically
33(1)
Creating an Alphabetical Works Cited Page
34(7)
Manual Page Breaks
34(1)
Centering the Title of the Works Cited Page
35(1)
Creating a Hanging Indent
36(2)
Creating a Hyperlink
38(1)
Sorting Paragraphs
39(2)
Proofing and Revising the Research Paper
41(12)
Going to a Specific Location in a Document
41(2)
Finding and Replacing Text
43(2)
Finding Text
45(1)
Moving Text
45(3)
Finding a Synonym
48(1)
Using Word Count
48(2)
Checking Spelling and Grammar at Once
50(2)
Saving Again and Printing the Document
52(1)
Navigating to a Hyperlink
53(1)
E-mailing a Copy of the Research Paper
54(1)
Project Summary
55(1)
What You Should Know
55(1)
Apply Your Knowledge
56(1)
In the Lab
57(5)
Cases and Places
62
Microsoft Excel 2000
Creating a Worksheet and Embedded Chart
Objectives
1(5)
What Is Microsoft Excel 2000?
6(1)
Project One---Fun-N-Sun Sojourn First Quarter Sales
6(3)
Starting Excel
8(1)
The Excel Worksheet
9(2)
The Worksheet
9(2)
Worksheet Window
11(4)
Menu Bar
12(1)
Standard Toolbar and Formatting Toolbar
12(2)
Resetting Menus and Toolbars
14(1)
Formula Bar
14(1)
Status Bar
14(1)
Selecting a Cell
15(1)
Entering Text
15(5)
Entering the Worksheet Title
16(1)
Correcting a Mistake While Typing
17(1)
AutoCorrect
18(1)
Entering Column Titles
18(1)
Entering Row Titles
19(1)
Entering Numbers
20(2)
Calculating a Sum
22(2)
Using the Fill Handle to Copy a Cell to Adjacent Cells
24(3)
Determining Row Totals
25(2)
Formatting the Worksheet
27(7)
Fonts, Font Size, and Font Style
28(1)
Displaying the Formatting Toolbar in Its Entirety
28(1)
Bolding a Cell
28(2)
Increasing the Font Size
30(1)
Using AutoFormat to Format the Body of a Worksheet
31(2)
Centering the Worksheet Title Across Columns
33(1)
Using the Name Box to Select a Cell
34(2)
Adding a 3-D Column Chart to the Worksheet
36(5)
Saving a Workbook
41(4)
Printing the Worksheet
45(1)
Quitting Excel
46(1)
Starting Excel and Opening a Workbook
47(2)
AutoCalculate
49(2)
Correcting Errors
51(3)
Correcting Errors While You Are Typing Data into a Cell
51(1)
In-Cell Editing
51(1)
Undoing the Last Entry
52(1)
Clearing a Cell or Range of Cells
53(1)
Clearing the Entire Worksheet
54(1)
Excel Help System
54(4)
Using the Office Assistant
54(3)
Quitting Excel
57(1)
Project Summary
58(1)
What You Should Know
58(1)
Apply Your Knowledge
59(1)
In the Lab
60(3)
Cases and Places
63
Formulas, Functions, Formatting, and Web Queries
Objectives
1(3)
Introduction
4(1)
Project Two---BetNet Stock Club
4(3)
Starting Excel and Resetting the Toolbars
6(1)
Entering the Titles and Numbers into the Worksheet
7(2)
Entering Formulas
9(7)
Order of Operations
10(1)
Entering Formulas Using Point Mode
11(1)
Copying the Formulas Using the Fill Handle
12(2)
Determining the Totals Using the AutoSum Button
14(1)
Determining the Total Percentage Gain/Loss
15(1)
Using the Average, MAX, and MIN Functions
16(7)
Determining the Average of a Range of Numbers
16(2)
Determining the Highest Number in a Range of Numbers
18(2)
Determining the Lowest Number in a Range of Numbers
20(1)
Copying the Average, MAX, and MIN Functions
21(2)
Verifying Formulas
23(3)
Verifying a Formula Using Range Finder
24(1)
Verifying a Formula Using the Auditing Commands
24(2)
Formatting the Worksheet
26(22)
Changing the Font and Centering the Worksheet Title
28(2)
Changing the Worksheet Title Background and Font Colors and Applying an Outline Border
30(2)
Applying Formats to the Column Titles
32(1)
Centering the Stock Symbols and Formatting the Numbers in the Worksheet
33(2)
Formatting Numbers Using the Formatting Toolbar
35(1)
Formatting Numbers Using the Format Cells Command on the Shortcut Menu
36(3)
Formatting Numbers Using the Percent Style Button and Increase Decimal Button
39(1)
Conditional Formatting
40(3)
Changing the Widths of Columns and Heights of Rows
43(1)
Changing the Widths of Columns
43(3)
Changing the Heights of Rows
46(2)
Checking Spelling
48(2)
Saving the Workbook a Second Time Using the Same File Name
50(1)
Previewing and Printing the Worksheet
51(4)
Printing a Section of the Worksheet
54(1)
Displaying and Printing the Formulas Version of the Worksheet
55(3)
Changing the Print Scaling Option Back to 100%
57(1)
Getting External Data from a Web Source Using a Web Query
58(3)
Changing the Sheet Names
61(1)
E-mailing a Workbook from within Excel
62(2)
Quitting Excel
64(1)
Project Summary
64(1)
What You Should Know
65(1)
Apply Your Knowledge
66(2)
In the Lab
68(9)
Cases and Places
77
Microsoft Access 2000
Creating a Database Using Design and Datasheet Views
Objectives
1(5)
What Is Microsoft Access 2000?
6(1)
Project One---Bavant Marine Services Database
6(6)
Starting Access and Creating a New Database
9(3)
The Access Desktop and the Database Window
12(1)
Creating a Table
13(6)
Defining the Fields
15(3)
Correcting Errors in the Structure
18(1)
Saving a Table
19(1)
Adding Records to a Table
20(4)
Closing a Table and a Database and Quitting Access
24(1)
Opening a Database
25(2)
Adding Additional Records
27(3)
Correcting Errors in the Data
29(1)
Previewing and Printing the Contents of a Table
30(4)
Creating Additional Tables
34(2)
Adding Records to the Additional Table
35(1)
Using a Form to View Data
36(7)
Creating a Form
37(1)
Closing and Saving the Form
38(1)
Opening the Saved Form
39(1)
Using the Form
40(1)
Switching Between Form View and Datasheet View
41(2)
Creating a Report
43(6)
Selecting the Fields for the Report
44(2)
Completing the Report
46(2)
Printing the Report
48(1)
Closing the Database
49(1)
Access Help System
49(2)
Using the Office Assistant
49(2)
Designing a Database
51(3)
Project Summary
54(1)
What You Should Know
54(1)
Apply Your Knowledge
55(2)
In the Lab
57(6)
Cases and Places
63
Querying a Database Using the Select Query Window
Objectives
1(3)
Introduction
4(1)
Project Two---Querying the Bavant Marine Services Database
4(2)
Opening the Database
6(1)
Creating a New Query
6(8)
Using the Select Query Window
9(1)
Displaying Selected Fields in a Query
9(2)
Running a Query
11(1)
Printing the Results of a Query
12(1)
Returning to Design View
12(2)
Closing a Query
14(1)
Including All Fields in a Query
14(2)
Clearing the Design Grid
16(1)
Entering Criteria
17(6)
Using Text Data in Criteria
17(1)
Using Wildcards
18(1)
Criteria for a Field Not in the Result
19(2)
Using Numeric Data in Criteria
21(1)
Using Comparison Operators
22(1)
Using Compound Criteria
23(3)
Using And Criteria
23(2)
Using Or Criteria
25(1)
Sorting Data in a Query
26(5)
Sorting on Multiple Keys
27(2)
Omitting Duplicates
29(2)
Joining Tables
31(4)
Restricting Records in a Join
34(1)
Using Calculated Fields in a Query
35(3)
Calculating Statistics
38(4)
Using Criteria in Calculating Statistics
40(1)
Grouping
41(1)
Saving a Query
42(1)
Closing a Database
43(1)
Project Summary
43(1)
What You Should Know
43(1)
Apply Your Knowledge
44(1)
In the Lab
45(3)
Cases and Places
48
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
Using a Design Template and AutoLayouts to Create a Presentation
Objectives
1(5)
What Is Microsoft PowerPoint 2000?
6(2)
Project One---Effective Study Skills
8(2)
Starting a Presentation as a New Office Document
10(2)
The PowerPoint Window
12(6)
PowerPoint Views
13(1)
Placeholders, Title Area, Object Area, Mouse Pointer, and Scroll Bars
13(1)
Menu Bar, Standard Toolbar, Formatting Toolbar, Drawing Toolbar, and Status Bar
14(3)
Resetting Menus and Toolbars
17(1)
Displaying the Formatting Toolbar in Its Entirety
17(1)
Choosing a Design Template
18(2)
Creating a Title Slide
20(4)
Entering the Presentation Title
20(2)
Correcting a Mistake When Typing
22(1)
Entering the Presentation Subtitle
23(1)
Text Attributes
24(4)
Changing the Font Size
24(3)
Changing the Style of Text to Italic
27(1)
Saving the Presentation on a Floppy Disk
28(3)
Adding a New Slide to a Presentation
31(2)
Creating a Bulleted List Slide
33(7)
Entering a Slide Title
34(1)
Selecting an Object Area Placeholder
35(1)
Typing a Multi-level Bulleted List
36(4)
Adding New Slides with the Same AutoLayout
40(2)
Ending a Slide Show with a Black Slide
42(2)
Saving a Presentation with the Same File Name
44(1)
Moving to Another Slide in Normal View
44(2)
Using the Scroll Box on the Slide Pane to Move to Another Slide
44(2)
Viewing the Presentation Using Slide Show
46(4)
Starting Slide Show View
46(1)
Advancing Through a Slide Show Manually
47(1)
Using the Popup Menu to Go to a Specific Slide
48(2)
Using the Popup Menu to End a Slide Show
50(1)
Quitting PowerPoint
50(1)
Opening a Presentation
51(3)
Opening an Existing Presentation
51(3)
Checking a Presentation for Spelling and Consistency
54(3)
Checking a Presentation for Spelling Errors
54(1)
Starting the Spelling Checker
54(2)
Checking a Presentation for Style Consistency
56(1)
Correcting Errors
57(1)
Types of Corrections Made to Presentations
57(1)
Deleting Text
57(1)
Replacing Text in an Existing Slide
57(1)
Changing Line Spacing
57(6)
Displaying the Slide Master
58(1)
Changing Line Spacing on the Slide Master
59(4)
Displaying a Presentation in Black and White
63(1)
Printing a Presentation
64(3)
Saving a Presentation Before Printing
64(1)
Printing the Presentation
65(2)
Making a Transparency
67(1)
PowerPoint Help System
67(2)
Using the Office Assistant
67(2)
Quitting PowerPoint
69(1)
Project Summary
70(1)
What You Should Know
70(1)
Apply Your Knowledge
71(1)
In the Lab
72(5)
Cases and Places
77
Using Outline View and Clip Art to Create a Slide Show
Objectives
1(3)
Creating a Presentation from an Outline
4(1)
Project Two---Searching for Scholarships
5(1)
Starting a New Presentation
6(1)
Using Outline View
7(3)
The PowerPoint Window in Outline View
10(1)
Creating a Presentation in Outline View
10(2)
Creating a Title Slide in Outline View
11(1)
Adding a Slide in Outline View
12(1)
Creating Multi-level Bulleted List Slides in Outline View
13(6)
Creating Subordinate Slides
15(2)
Creating a Second Subordinate Slide
17(1)
Creating a Closing Slide in Outline View
18(1)
Saving a Presentation
19(1)
Reviewing a Presentation in Slide Sorter View
20(2)
Changing Slide Layout
22(2)
Adding Clip Art to a Slide
24(7)
Inserting Clip Art into an Object Area Placeholder
24(3)
Inserting Clip Art on Other Slides
27(3)
Inserting Clip Art on a Slide without a Clip Art Region
30(1)
Moving Clip Art
31(1)
Changing the Size of Clip Art
32(3)
Creating a Hyperlink
35(1)
Saving the Presentation Again
35(1)
Adding a Header and Footer to Outline Pages
35(2)
Using the Notes and Handouts Sheet to Add Headers and Footers
36(1)
Adding Animation Effects
37(5)
Slide Sorter Toolbar
37(1)
Adding Slide Transitions to a Slide Show
38(4)
Applying Animation Effects to Bulleted Slides
42(4)
Animating Clip Art Objects
46(1)
Displaying a Slide in Slide View
46(1)
Animating Clip Art
46(1)
Formatting and Animating a Title Slide
47(2)
Saving the Presentation Again
49(1)
Running an Animated Slide Show
49(2)
Printing in Outline View
51(4)
Printing an Outline
51(3)
Printing Presentation Slides
54(1)
E-mailing a Slide Show from Within PowerPoint
55(3)
Saving and Quitting PowerPoint
57(1)
Project Summary
58(1)
What You Should Know
58(1)
Apply Your Knowledge
59(1)
In the Lab
60(6)
Cases and Places
66
WEB FEATURE Creating a Presentation on the Web Using PowerPoint
Introduction
1(2)
Saving a PowerPoint Presentation as a Web Page
3(3)
Viewing a Presentation as a Web Page
6(3)
Editing a Web Page through a Browser
9(3)
Web Feature Summary
12(1)
What You Should Know
12(1)
In the Lab
13
APPENDIX A Microsoft Office 2000 Help System A.1
Using the Microsoft Office Help System
A.1
The Office Assistant
A.2
Showing and Hiding the Office Assistant
A.3
Turning the Office Assistant On and Off
A.3
Using the Office Assistant
A.4
The Microsoft Word Help Window
A.5
Using the Contents Sheet
A.6
Using the Answer Wizard Sheet
A.7
Using the Index Sheet
A.8
What's This? Command and Question Mark Button
A.9
What's This? Command
A.9
Question Mark Button
A.9
Office on the Web Command
A.10
Other Help Commands
A.10
WordPerfect Help Command
A.10
Detect and Repair Command
A.10
About Microsoft Word Command
A.10
Use Help
A.11
APPENDIX B Publishing Office Web Pages to a Web Server B.1
APPENDIX C Resetting the Menus and Toolbars C.1
APPENDIX D Microsoft Office User Specialist Certification Program D.1
Why Should You Get Gertified?
D.1
The Mous Exams
D.1
How Can You Prepare for the Mous Exams?
D.2
How to Find an Authorized Testing Center
D.2
Shelly Cashman Series Mous Web Page
D.2
Index I.1

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