- 2007 Microsoft® Office System Inside Out
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- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Acknowledgments
- About the CD
- Conventions and Features Used in This Book
- 1. Introduction
- 1. Getting Started
- 1. Overview of the 2007 Microsoft Office System
- 2. The 2007 Office System User Interface: What’s Changed, What’s the Same
- 3. Managing Security and Privacy in the 2007 Office System
- 2. Collaboration Essentials
- 4. Collaborating and Sharing with Others
- Understanding and Using the 2007 Office System Collaboration Environments
- Creating and Using Shared Workspaces with Windows SharePoint Services
- Creating and Using Groove Workspaces
- Using Office OneNote 2007 as a Collaboration Tool
- 5. Organizing and Finding Information in Microsoft Office OneNote
- Organizing a OneNote Notebook
- Adding Notes and Information to a Notebook
- Adding and Working with Text Notes
- Tagging Types of Notes
- Printing to OneNote
- Embedding References to Files
- Using Office OneNote and Office Outlook Together
- Inserting Audio or Video Recordings
- Adding Information to a Notebook from the Web
- Capturing Information on Your Windows Mobile–Powered Device
- Inserting an Image in a Notebook
- Creating a Drawing in OneNote
- Creating and Working with Tables in OneNote
- Finding Your Information
- Using a Notebook on More Than One Computer
- Working as a Team with Office OneNote 2007
- 6. Working as a Team in a Microsoft Office Groove Workspace
- 7. Sharing and Communicating Using Microsoft Office Groove
- 4. Collaborating and Sharing with Others
- 3. Word
- 8. Mastering Page Setup and Pagination
- 9. Outlining Documents for Clarity and Structure
- Outlining Enhancements in Word 2007
- Creative Outlining with Word 2007
- Eleven Reasons to Outline Your Next Complex Document
- Viewing a Document in Outline View
- Creating a New Outline
- Choosing Outline Display
- Working with Headings in Outline View
- Displaying Outline and Print Layout View at the Same Time
- Changing Your Outline
- Printing Your Outline
- Using the Document Map vs. Using Outline View
- 10. Advanced Layout and Formatting
- Layout and Design Fundamentals
- Using Backgrounds and Watermarks
- Controlling Text Placement and Formatting with Text Boxes, Shapes, and Frames
- Creating Text Boxes
- Inserting Text into Text Boxes and Shapes
- Using Floating Frames for Comments, Footnotes, Tables, and Fields
- Formatting Text Boxes and AutoShapes
- Linking Text Boxes to Flow Text from One Text Box to Another
- Moving Between Linked Text Boxes
- Copying or Moving Linked Text Boxes
- Breaking Text Box Links
- Deleting Linked Text Boxes Without Losing Text
- Switching Between Text Boxes and Frames
- Configuring Word 2007 Layout Options
- Commanding Attention with Borders and Shading
- Adding a Simple Border
- Creating Enhanced Borders
- Creating Partial Borders
- Using a Page Border
- Adding Borders to Document Sections and Paragraphs
- Adjusting Border Spacing
- Inserting Graphical Horizontal Lines
- Adding Borders to Pictures
- Adding Table Borders
- Applying Shading Behind Content
- 11. Revising Documents Using Markup Tools
- Benefits of an Organized Revision Process
- Familiarizing Yourself with Markup Tools
- Using the Highlight Tool
- Adding and Managing Comments Effectively
- Configuring Reviewers’ User Names
- Configuring Colors Associated with Reviewers
- Allowing Reviewers to Use Only the Comments Feature
- Inserting Standard Comments
- Configuring Comment Balloon and Reviewing Pane Options
- Reviewing Comments
- Deleting Comments
- Printing Comments
- Saving a Document with Comments as a Web Page
- Tracking Changes
- Comparing and Combining Documents
- 4. Excel
- 12. How to Work a Worksheet and a Workbook
- Moving Around Regions
- Understanding Selection
- Techniques for Entering Data
- Managing Worksheets
- Viewing Worksheets
- Protecting Worksheets
- Managing Multiple Workbooks
- Opening Multiple Windows for the Same Workbook
- Hiding and Protecting Workbooks
- 13. Building Formulas
- Formula Fundamentals
- Understanding the Precedence of Operators
- Using Cell References in Formulas
- Editing Formulas
- Understanding Error Values
- Using Functions: A Preview
- Working with Formulas
- Naming Cells and Cell Ranges
- Using Names in Formulas
- Defining and Managing Names
- Editing Names
- Workbook-Wide vs. Worksheet-Only Names
- Creating Names Semiautomatically
- Naming Constants and Formulas
- Creating Three-Dimensional Names
- Using Names in Formulas
- Creating a List of Names
- Replacing References with Names
- Using Go To with Names
- Getting Explicit About Intersections
- Creating Three-Dimensional Formulas
- Formula-Bar Formatting
- Using Structured References
- Naming Cells and Cell Ranges
- Worksheet Calculation
- Using Arrays
- Linking Workbooks
- Creating Conditional Tests
- Formula Fundamentals
- 14. Using Functions
- Using the Built-In Function Reference in Excel
- Exploring the Syntax of Functions
- Inserting Functions
- Understanding Mathematical Functions
- Understanding Text Functions
- Understanding Logical Functions
- Understanding Information Functions
- Understanding Lookup and Reference Functions
- 15. Analyzing Data with PivotTable Reports
- Introducing PivotTables
- Creating a PivotTable
- Rearranging PivotTable Fields
- Refreshing a PivotTable
- Changing the Numeric Format of PivotTable Data
- Choosing Report Layout Options
- Formatting a PivotTable
- Displaying Totals and Subtotals
- Sorting PivotTable Fields
- Filtering PivotTable Fields
- Changing PivotTable Calculations
- Grouping and Ungrouping Data
- Displaying the Details Behind a Data Value
- Creating PivotCharts
- 12. How to Work a Worksheet and a Workbook
- 5. PowerPoint
- 16. Introduction to PowerPoint 2007
- 17. Working with Text
- 18. Working with Objects, Diagrams, and Charts in PowerPoint 2007
- 19. Collaborating and Sharing
- 20. Working with External Data in PowerPoint 2007
- 21. Setting Up and Presenting a Slide Show
- 6. Outlook
- 22. Introducing Outlook 2007
- 23. Finding and Organizing Messages
- 24. Securing Your System, Messages, and Identity
- Configuring HTML Message Handling
- Protecting Messages with Digital Signatures
- Signing Messages
- Understanding S/MIME and Clear-Text Options
- Adding Your Digital Signature
- Setting Global Security Options
- Creating and Using Security Profiles
- Reading Signed Messages
- Changing Certificate Trust Relationships
- Configuring CA Trust
- Configuring CA Trust for Multiple Computers
- Viewing and Validating a Digital Signature
- Encrypting Messages
- Protecting Data with Information Rights Management
- 25. Collaboration with Outlook and Windows SharePoint Services
- Understanding Windows SharePoint Services Collaboration
- Setting Up Alerts
- Working with Shared Documents
- Working with Shared Contacts
- Linking a Team Calendar to Outlook
- Configuring Alerts in Outlook
- Using Outlook to Work with SharePoint Libraries and Files
- Connecting a SharePoint Library to Outlook
- Downloading Files from a SharePoint Library to Outlook
- Opening Files from a SharePoint Site in Outlook
- Editing Files from a SharePoint Site in Outlook
- Removing SharePoint Files in Outlook
- Removing SharePoint Folders in Outlook
- Using E-Mail to Add a File to a SharePoint Library
- 7. Access
- 26. Exploring the New Look of Access 2007
- Opening Access for the First Time
- Getting Started—A New Look for Access
- Understanding Content Security
- Understanding the New Ribbon Feature
- Understanding the New Navigation Pane
- Using the Single-Document vs. Multiple-Document Interface
- Modifying Global Settings via the Access Options Dialog Box
- 27. Creating Your Database and Tables
- Creating a New Database
- Creating Your First Simple Table by Entering Data
- Creating a Table Using a Table Template
- Creating a Table in Design View
- Defining Fields
- Defining a Primary Key
- Defining a Table Validation Rule
- Understanding Other Table Properties
- Defining Relationships
- Adding Indexes
- Setting Table Design Options
- Creating a Default Template for New Databases
- Printing a Table Definition
- Database Limitations
- 28. Creating and Working with Simple Queries
- Selecting Data from a Single Table
- Testing Validation Rule Changes
- Working in Query Datasheet View
- Moving Around and Using Keyboard Shortcuts
- Working with Subdatasheets
- Changing Data
- Working with Hyperlinks
- Sorting and Searching for Data
- Sorting Data
- Searching For and Filtering Data
- Using Find
- Filtering by Selection
- Using the Filter Window
- Using Filter By Form
- 29. Building a Form
- Forms and Object-Oriented Programming
- Starting from Scratch—A Simple Input Form
- Working with Quick Create Commands and the Form Wizard
- Simplifying Data Input with a Form
- 30. Constructing a Report
- 8. Microsoft Office Programming Primer
- 31. VBA Primer
- When and Why to Use VBA
- Introduction to the VBA Language and Code Structure
- Understanding and Using the Visual Basic Editor
- Writing, Editing, and Sharing Simple Macros
- Creating Modules and Starting Procedures
- Objects, Properties, and Methods
- Object Models
- Using Auto Lists
- Variables
- Constants
- Collection Objects
- Grouping Statements
- Loops
- Conditional Structures
- Operators
- Message Boxes and Input Boxes
- Running One Macro from Another
- Setting Macros to Conditionally Stop Executing Commands
- Running Macros and Compiling Projects
- Understanding Errors
- Creating Error Handlers
- Getting Help
- Saving and Sharing Macros
- Using VBA to Save Time on Document Production and Troubleshooting
- Introduction to Using Events
- Creating UserForms (Dialog Boxes)
- Next Steps for Working with Automation in Microsoft Office
- 32. Office Open XML Essentials
- Chapter Assumptions
- XML Basics for Reading Your Documents
- Getting to Know the Office Open XML Formats
- Editing and Managing Documents Through XML
- Customizing the Ribbon
- Binding Data to Content Controls
- Next Steps for Working with the Office Open XML Formats
- 31. VBA Primer
- A. Appendix: Installing and Configuring the 2007 Office System
- B. Index to Troubleshooting Topics
- C. About the Authors
- D. Choose the Right Book for You
- Index
- About the Author
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- 26. Exploring the New Look of Access 2007
The release of the 2007 Microsoft Office system is another milestone for Microsoft’s suite of business productivity software. First, many of the Microsoft Office system programs have a significantly different user interface, which Microsoft has branded the Microsoft Office Fluent interface to denote its ease of use; the manner in which commands and tools you need to accomplish your work flow smoothly into view when you need them (and hide gracefully when you don’t); and how it readily presents you with previews and options that make tasks like analysis, editing, and formatting much easier to understand and perform.
The Microsoft Office system continues to grow as well as evolve. The 2007 release consists of several editions (Office Standard 2007 and Office Professional 2007 are two examples) that each comes with a specific mix of desktop programs. The number of desktop programs has grown as well and now includes programs such as Microsoft Office Groove 2007 (a collaboration and information sharing application) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 (a Web site design and solution development tool). The 2007 Office release has updated versions of Microsoft Office InfoPath, Microsoft Office OneNote, and Microsoft Office Visio. It includes real-time communication tools as well as desktop publishing, accounting, and project management programs. And the 2007 Office release features redesigned and newly enriched versions of its most widely used programs—Microsoft Office Access, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office Word.
The 2007 Microsoft Office system also includes server products, such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, that have further transformed the Microsoft Office system into a platform on which software developers and users can build and work with collaboration tools, collect business intelligence, manage business processes and content, and more. But this is just a glimpse of the extent to which the 2007 Microsoft Office system addresses the needs and habits of organizations and individuals that depend on software and information technology for their business and in their personal lives.
The changes and additions to the 2007 Office release may pose a challenge to even skilled users who have worked with programs such as Excel or PowerPoint for years. 2007 Microsoft Office System Inside Out is intended for people who already have a depth of experience working with Microsoft Windows programs and especially Microsoft Office applications. You might be one of the first people at your company to work with the 2007 Office release, or you may be training others (as you train yourself) how to use it. Software developers and consultants who develop and design solutions with Microsoft Office system programs will find information and insights about how they and other users will work with new features. Anyone who wants a book that features both breadth and depth will find this book to their liking.
A difficult fact to face is that the 2007 Office release is too large to document in a single book. In fact, most of this book was compiled from chapters from books that cover applications such as Access or Excel from top to bottom. Each part of this book, together with the supplementary material you’ll find on the book’s CD, provides an overview of a program’s essential fundamentals as well as chapters that deal with more advanced topics in comprehensive detail.
This book also is written for users who think they’ve reached the limit of what they can do in Microsoft Office. One of the goals that Microsoft had in designing the 2007 Office release was to make more features—especially more advanced features—easier to find, use, and apply. Menu commands that were tucked away on submenus or on toolbars that weren’t always visible are now readily apparent, and what these commands do and the effects they provide are clearly demonstrated to everyone who uses them. Finally, this book is designed for people who want to learn how to make the most of working with Microsoft Office applications together, integrating their features while bringing each application’s special purpose to bear on the preparation, analysis, and distribution of documents, presentations, and information.
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