Suggestions for a good Office XP Book

[MarkW]

I have a new job that requires extensive knowledge of Office XP
(mainly Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, and Outlook). I have used
Outlook, Word, and Excel, but only for basic use. I need to learn
Access and Powerpoint as well as more advanced use of these programs.
Does anyone have any suggestions of good books?

 

[Alan Edwards]

Micosoft Office XP Inside Out
from Microsoft Press

....Alan

 

[joust in jest]

It depends upon your definition of "extensive knowledge".

I have found that a single book covering the entire Office suite can provide
a solid, basic grasp of the various components. I do not consider a solid,
basic grasp to be "extensive knowledge".

My definition of "extensive knowledge" is the ability to use the advanced
features of a particular program within the suite. Think about it -- can a
single 800-page book devoted to the Office suite cover Word in the same
depth as an 800-page book devoted entirely to Word? No. Since I use Word
extensively, I have two 800-page references, because there are some features
of Word that one book covers in depth, while the other book ignores those
features (and vice-versa).

The books that I refer to most often are: Word Bible, Excel Bible, Access
Bible.

Since I have no need to be an expert in PowerPoint and Outlook, I rely on
the built-in help features of those applications to obtain a basic grasp of
usage.

Note: I couldn't make heads or tails out of Access until I first took a
database class to obtain a basic grasp of database. Your experience may be
different -- or it may be the same.

Good luck,

steve

 

[Geoff Lilley]

Special Edition Using Office XP is good, too, but I like the Bible and Inside Out books, generally.

 

[Chad Harris]

I have a new job that requires extensive knowledge of Office XP
(mainly Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, and Outlook). I have used
Outlook, Word, and Excel, but only for basic use. I need to learn
Access and Powerpoint as well as more advanced use of these programs.
Does anyone have any suggestions of good books?

 

[Chad Harris]

Mark--

Also these two:

Special Edition Using Office XP
by Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard

http://www.woodyswatch.com/l.asp?0789725134

Office 2003 Timesaving Techniques For Dummies
By Woody Leonhard


ISBN: 0-7645-6761-6
Format: Paper
Pages: 524 Pages
Pub. Date: April 2004


http://dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0764567616,page-tableOfContents.html
I know you have Office XP, but there are so many similarities to XP and 2003
as far as tips in this book, unless you are talking about XML, DRM, and the
server interaction of MOS 2003 that you will be able to apply everything and
Woody Leonhard does a great job in his Time Saving books--also the one he
did for Windows XP.

I also like the books from here:

http://tinyurl.com/3ulpy

Best,

Chad Harris
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