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Table of Contents
Introduction.
I. COMMON TASKS AND FEATURES.
1. An Overview of Office 2003.
What's New in Office 2003. An Overview of Office
2003 Applications. Setup Essentials. Activating Your Copy of Office. Online Help
for Expert Users. Advanced Support Options.
2. Customizing the Office Interface.
What's New in Office 2003. Controlling Automatic
Interface Changes. Customizing Toolbars. Creating a New Toolbar. Customizing
Built-In Menus. Bypassing Menus with Keyboard Shortcuts. Configuring Common
Office Features. Setting Security Options. Saving and Restoring Personal
Settings. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Custom Toolbars for
Quick Highlighting.
3. Office File Management for Experts.
What's New in Office 2003. Setting Up Office
File Storage Locations. Managing Files and Folders on a SharePoint Server.
Creating New Files. Using and Customizing Common Dialog Boxes. Storing Document
Details. Searching for Office Files. Working with Multiple Files. Setting Up
Automatic Backup and Recovery Options. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office
Masters: Details, Details.
4. Editing and Formatting Text.
What's New in Office 2003. Entering Text.
Selecting Text. Finding and Replacing Text. Converting Scanned Documents to
Text. Using AutoCorrect to Automate Documents. Using and Managing Fonts. Common
Formatting Options. Undoing and Redoing Changes. Using Speech Recognition to
Enter Text. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Using AutoCorrect to
Add a Scanned Signature. to Word Documents.
5. Creating, Editing, and Using Pictures and
Graphics.
What's New in Office 2003. Using Office Drawing
Tools. Adding Pictures to Office Documents. Working with Scanned Images.
Viewing, Editing, and Managing Pictures. Creating Graphics from Text. Using Clip
Art. Creating and Editing Charts and Diagrams. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the
Office Masters: A Professional Flowchart.
6. Sharing Data Between Office Applications.
What's New in Office 2003. Using the Office
Clipboard. Converting Clipboard Data into Alternative Formats. Dragging and
Dropping Data. Converting and Importing Files Between Office Applications.
Combining Two or More Data Types in One Document. Troubleshooting. Secrets of
the Office Masters: Side by Side with Office.
7. Using Office on the Web.
What's New in Office 2003. Office and the Web.
Choosing the Right Tool for the Job. Moving Between HTML and Office Formats.
Web-Page Design Essentials. Working with Hyperlinks. Troubleshooting. Secrets of
the Office Masters: Viewing and Editing Office Documents in a Web Browser.
8. Sharing Office Documents.
What's New in Office 2003. Keeping Shared
Documents Secure. Routing, Reviewing, and Revising Documents. Office Web
Discussions. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Tips for Managing
an Intranet Server.
9. Office and SharePoint.
What Is SharePoint? Getting Started with
SharePoint. Working with Documents on a SharePoint Site. Using Document
Workspaces. Working with Lists. Using Meeting Workspaces. Troubleshooting.
10. Using Office on a Tablet PC.
Office 2003 and the Tablet PC. Entering and
Editing Text on a Tablet PC. Using Ink to Add Annotations and Comments. Using
OneNote with Office. Troubleshooting.
II. USING MICROSOFT OUTLOOK.
11. Outlook Essentials.
What's New in Office 2003. Using and Customizing
the Outlook Interface. Using Custom Views to Display Information. Creating,
Editing, and Managing Outlook Items. How Outlook Stores Data. Managing Outlook
Data Files. Using Reminders and Follow-Up Flags. Finding Outlook Items.
Integrating Outlook with Exchange Server. Importing and Exporting Outlook
Information. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Building a Library
of Saved Searches.
12. Expert E-mail Management.
Setting Up E-mail Accounts. Managing Connections
to E-mail Servers. Checking Your Mail and Reading New Messages. Creating,
Managing, and Using E-mail Addresses. Using Word as an E-mail Editor. Creating
and Sending Messages. Organizing Your E-mail. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the
Office Masters: Expert Strategies for Outlook Rules.
13. Tracking Appointments and Tasks.
Managing Your Personal Calendar. Creating a New
Appointment or Event. Viewing a Daily, Weekly, or Monthly Calendar. Maintaining
a Personal Task List. Printing a Calendar. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the
Office Masters: Juggling Multiple Time Zones.
14. Managing a Contacts List.
Managing Your List of Contacts. Entering and
Editing Contact Information. Working Smarter with Contact Items. Using
Windows/MSN Messenger to Communicate with Contacts. Addressing Letters and
Envelopes Using Your Contacts List. Printing Phone Lists from Your Contacts
List. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Putting a Face with Each
Name.
15. Sharing Schedules and Planning Meetings.
Sharing Group Schedules. Planning a Meeting with
Outlook. Rescheduling or Canceling a Meeting. Responding to Meeting Requests.
Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Publishing a Calendar As a Web
Page.
16. Outlook Security and Privacy.
99. What's New in Outlook Security. Blocking
E-mail Viruses. Stopping Spam and Other Unwanted E-mail. Protecting Your
Privacy. Disabling HTML-Based E-mail. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office
Masters: Tracking Down the Source of Spam.
III. USING MICROSOFT WORD.
17. Word Essentials.
What's New in Word 2003. Avoiding Compatibility
Problems. Batch Conversions with the Conversion Wizard. Understanding Your
Formatting Options. Applying and Modifying Formats. Choosing the Right Document
View. Normal View. Printing Word Documents. Customizing the Word Interface. Word
Startup Switches. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Styles and
Manually Applied Formatting.
18. Expert Text-Editing Techniques.
Navigating through a Word Document. Finding and
Replacing Text and Other Parts of a Document. Entering Text and Graphics
Automatically with AutoText and AutoCorrect. Using Hyphens and Dashes. Changing
Text Formatting. Changing Paragraph Formatting. Using the Ruler to Set Tab
Stops. Formatting Simple Lists with Bullets and Numbers. Formatting All or Part
of a Document Automatically. Checking Spelling and Grammar. Sharing Documents.
Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Marking Up a Document on a
Tablet PC.
19. Advanced Document Formatting.
Adjusting Margins. Changing Paper Size and
Orientation. Inserting and Deleting Manual Page Breaks. Formatting Documents by
Section. Adding Lines, Borders, Shading, and Backgrounds. Formatting a Document
with Columns. Faking Columns with Linked Text Boxes. Creating and Editing
Headers and Footers. Creating and Editing Letters. Creating Envelopes and
Labels. Keeping Long Documents Under Control. Wrapping Text around Graphics.
Summarizing a Document Automatically. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office
Masters: Creative Newsletter Layouts.
20. Using Tables.
Using Tables to Organize Information. Adding a
Table to a Document. Working with Tables. Positioning Tables on the Page.
Advanced Table Formatting Options. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office
Masters: Nested Tables for Superior Layout.
21. Using Styles, Templates, and Themes.
Using Styles and Templates to Manage Formats.
Formatting Documents with Styles. Saving Formats as Named Styles. Customizing
the Normal Document Template. Using Word's Built-In Templates. Changing Document
Formats Globally. Managing Styles and Templates. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the
Office Masters: Using a Macro to Replace Straight Quotes with. Curly Quotes.
22. Creating Dynamic Documents with Fields
and Forms.
Using Fields Intelligently. Inserting a Field
into a Document. Formatting Field Results. Displaying Field Results Correctly.
Some Useful Custom Fields. Creating a Data-Entry Form. Troubleshooting. Secrets
of the Office Masters: Putting the {ListNum} Field to Work.
23. Merging Data and Documents.
Merging Data to Create Custom Reports and
Letters. Using Mail Merge to Personalize Form Letters. Mass E-mailing and Faxing
with Outlook and Mail Merge. Creating Directories. Advanced Mail Merge
Techniques. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Professional Labels,
Big Time.
IV. USING MICROSOFT EXCEL.
24. Excel Essentials.
What's New in Excel 2003. Working with
Worksheets and Workbooks. File Compatibility Issues. Using Ranges to Work with
Multiple Cells. Hiding Rows and Columns. Finding, Replacing, and Transforming
Data. Customizing the Worksheet Window. Using Links to Automatically Update or
Consolidate Worksheet Data. Restricting and Validating Data Entry for a Cell or
Range. Printing Worksheets. Publishing Excel Data in Web Pages. Customizing
Excel. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Beware of Undo.
25. Advanced Worksheet Formatting.
How Cell Formatting Works. Changing Formatting
for a Cell or Range. Designing and Formatting a Worksheet for Maximum
Readability. Using Conditional Formatting to Identify Key Values. Copying
Formats with the Format Painter. Saving Formats As Named Styles. Using
AutoFormat. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Redesigning a
Worksheet Clarifies the Information.
26. Using Formulas and Functions.
Entering and Editing Formulas. Using Range Names
and Labels in Formulas. Manipulating Data with Worksheet Functions. Putting
Worksheet Functions to Use. Troubleshooting Formulas. Using Goal Seek to Find
Values. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Nesting Functions Within
Functions.
27. Creating and Editing Charts.
Anatomy of an Excel Chart. Using the Chart
Wizard for Quick Results. Selecting Data to Plot. Selecting and Customizing a
Chart Type. Editing and Formatting Chart Elements. Troubleshooting. Secrets of
the Office Masters: Creating a Custom Chart Library.
28. Working with Lists and Databases.
Creating a List on a Worksheet. Speeding Up
Repetitive Data Entry with AutoComplete. Automatically Filling In a Series of
Data. Sorting Lists. Finding and Filtering Data in a List. Using Forms to Add
and Edit List Data. Importing and Exporting Data. Creating Links to External
Databases. Creating and Using Web Queries. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the
Office Masters: Combining Data from Several Web Sources in a Custom Page.
29. Using Excel in a Workgroup.
Protecting a Worksheet. Sharing a Workbook.
Storing Multiple Scenarios in a Single Workbook. Consolidating Data from
Multiple Users into a Single Workbook. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office
Masters: Creating Custom Views of Worksheet Data.
30. Using PivotTables and PivotCharts.
How PivotTable and PivotChart Reports Work. When
Should You Use a PivotTable? Creating a PivotTable. Editing and Updating a
PivotTable. Creating and Editing PivotCharts. Formatting and Printing
PivotTables. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Grouping Items in a
PivotTable.
V. USING MICROSOFT POWERPOINT.
31. PowerPoint Essentials.
What's New in PowerPoint 2003. Anatomy of a
PowerPoint Presentation. File Compatibility Issues. Creating a Presentation.
Viewing a Presentation. Managing Slide Shows. Navigating Through a Presentation.
Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Supercharging PowerPoint with a
Free Add-In.
32. Expert Presentation-Building Techniques.
Editing the Presentation Outline. Picking the
Best Slide Layout. Editing Slides. Creating a Summary Slide. Collaborating on a
Presentation. Checking for Inconsistencies and Style Errors. Troubleshooting.
Secrets of the Office Masters: Advanced Tricks for Showing Graphs.
33. Advanced Formatting Options.
PowerPoint File Types. Organizing Formats with
Master Slides. Applying and Modifying Designs. Using Color Schemes. Changing
Paragraph and Text Formatting. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters:
Creating Top-Notch Notes and Handouts.
34. Adding Graphics, Multimedia, and Special
Effects.
Using Transitions to Control Pacing. Animating
Text and Objects on a Slide. Adding Multimedia to Your Presentation. Using
Action Links to Combine Effects. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters:
Animating Charts to Emphasize Data.
35. Planning and Delivering a Presentation.
Planning Your Presentation. Running a Slide
Show. Creating Presentations for the Web. Setting Up a Slide Show. Using Hidden
Slides to Anticipate Questions. Writing or Drawing on Slides. Using PowerPoint
with a Projector. Taking Notes During a Slide Show. Packaging a Presentation for
Use on Other Computers. Printing Your Presentation. Troubleshooting. Secrets of
the Office Masters: Anticipating Questions with Hidden Slides.
VI. OTHER OFFICE APPLICATIONS.
36. Access Essentials.
Planning an Access Database. Choosing the Right
File Format. Working with Database Objects. Using Wizards to Create Databases
and Objects. Exporting and Importing Data. Creating Access Applications.
Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: A Database Design Checklist.
37. Customizing Tables, Forms, and Reports.
Creating and Customizing Tables. Defining
Relationships between Tables. Building Great Forms and Reports. Troubleshooting.
Secrets of the Office Masters: Creating Links to External Databases.
38. Entering, Finding, and Filtering Data.
Restricting Data Entry. Using Queries to Extract
Data from a Database. Creating and Applying Filters. Viewing Outlook Data in
PivotTables and PivotCharts. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters:
Input Masks Made Easy.
39. Publisher Essentials.
What's New in Publisher 2003. What Can You Do
with Publisher? Creating and Editing a New Publication. Managing Your
Publication's Layout. Working with Text. Working with Images. Using Tables as a
Page Layout Tool. Customizing Publisher Options. Using the Design Gallery.
Secrets of the Office Masters: What They Teach in Design School.
40. Publisher for Professionals.
Using Master Pages. Adding Advanced Features to
a Web Site with Publisher. Creating an E-mail Newsletter. Printing a
Publication. Merging Data into a Publication. Secrets of the Office
Masters—Designing an Effective Web Site.
VII. AUTOMATING OFFICE WITH MACROS AND VBA.
41. Using Macros to Automate Office Tasks.
What's New in Office 2003. How Macros Work.
Recording Simple Macros. Troubleshooting Recorded Macros. Running Macros. Macro
Security. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Getting Ready to
Tackle VBA.
42. Working with Visual Basic for
Applications.
VBA Basics. Managing Macros. Using the Visual
Basic Editor. Building Interactive VBA Programs. Controlling an Office
Application from VBA. Troubleshooting. Secrets of the Office Masters: Elements
of Programming Style for the Nonprogrammer.
43. Building Custom Applications with VBA.
Controlling How VBA Applications Start. Using
Auto Macros. Opening, Closing, and Creating New Documents. Using VBA to Add
Text. Displaying Messages. Displaying Messages in Word with VBA. Displaying
Office-Standard Dialog Boxes. Creating Custom Dialog Boxes. Troubleshooting.
Secrets of the Office Masters: Custom Dialog Boxes in VBA.
44. Advanced VBA Tools and Techniques.
Managing VBA Projects. Code Snippets You Can
Use. Controlling Other Applications. Using the Object Browser. Troubleshooting.
Secrets of the Office Masters: Stuck on a Line of VBA Code?
VIII. APPENDIXES.
Appendix A: Advanced Setup Options.
Using the Windows Installer. Customizing Your
Office Installation. Fixing Setup Problems. Using Setup in Maintenance Mode.
Installing Office from a Network. Backing Up User Settings. Troubleshooting.
Appendix B: What's on Que's WOPR CD.
What Is WOPR?
Index.