Microsoft Office Word 2007 Plain & Simple

by Jerry Joyce and Marianne Moon

Book Overview

Get fast answers in full color that make learning the newest version of Microsoft Word plain and simple! This no-nonsense guide uses easy numbered steps and concise, straightforward language that show... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735622930
• ISBN13: 9780735622937
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

A Great Find

I was happy to find this out of print book to help a computer challenged friend learn Word 2002. The seller was very quick with delivery. In all a great transaction.

Great way to accomplish work goals, learn about new features

I think that some people will argue that this book is not substantive enough to fill their needs as an "experienced user" (whatever that means). Thhe truth is that this book serves the purpose of helping the reader to get work done in an efficient and understandable way. Getting work done is the main purpose of this book. Since it is not a MOS book, Microsoft® Office Word 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)) it has a relaxed feel that is absent in most of the gigantic, 3 pound books. There's no pressure to study and become an expert here, just an organized explanation of all of the things that are new with this version. Personally, The most aggravating thing about Word 2007, was the ribbon. At first irt seems counterintuitive to have it spread across the top of the screen when the other familiar icons were kept on a tiny taskbar either below or above the ribbon. The ribbon is thoroughly explained in this book allowing the new or transitional user to get jobs done that were commonplace in previous versions (Word 2000, 2002 2003). With this book, you can learn about all the new features of Word without spending hours online trying to learn from the Microsoft training courses. All this and it lays flat for easy reference on the desk where you might have your PC. This book, along with other books in the series are bound to become essential reading for beginners and gurus alike (Notice that even the Inside Out series is not advertised as for power users)Microsoft® Office Word 2007 Inside Out . If you need a good solid reference about how to get up to speed fast with Word and to do work in an efficient way, then this is your book. If you need your ego enhanced by someone's "For Experts" guide, then this is probably not your best choice at all. Try these instead: Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 Microsoft Word 2007 Bible Office 2007 Bible

Very Useful For Experienced Users

This book has been very useful as the transition to Word 2007 was undertaken. The folks at Microsoft took what many of us have used for 20+ years and shuffled all the commands around in almost random directions. Thus trying to print an envelope was a task, as was formatting numbering on section heads. Unlike the big "fat" books, which go on forever, this book, and the others in the series, take the approach of visually showing you where the folks in Redmond hid the stuff you had used for decades. Thus you can use the index, go to the page, look at the picture and now you see where they hid table sorting, or adjusting the width of tables, or how to modify the table of contents so it included five sections and not three! The books features are simple: 1. It has a good index, especially if you are an experienced office user 2. It explains simply and uses the picture, because all you want as an experienced user is to find the command the folks in Redmond so elegantly hid. 3. The material is collected in a logical format and you frequently come away with several added tips, and possibly some new insight This book is a God send for the experienced user who does not want to read through dozens of pages of words, for the user who really knows what they want and how it works, just show me where it is. Good Job!

MS Office Word 2007 Plain & Simple

Very helpful book with all color pages which really makes reviewing items easier.

Great for Novice

I just took a job where I need to know Word and Excel backward and forwards. I thought I knew Word before but quickly found out it could do a lot more than I'd ever dreamed and I needed a good reference. I choose these books (I puchased the companion Excel 2002 book also) for both the color diagrams, examples and clear, non-confusing way it is written. Even if you thought you knew Word 2002 it is worth the price of admission to see all the fabulous features you can utilize to make your document a work of art.