Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Step by Step

Table of Contents

Introducing Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac; Program Overview; New Features; Let’s Get Started!; Features and Conventions of This Book; Using the Companion Content; Practice Files; Bonus Web Content; Minimum System Requirements; Getting Help; Getting Help with This Book and Its Companion Content; Getting Help with an Office 2008 Program; About the Author; Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI); America’s Finest Publishing Team; Quick Reference; Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac; Office 2008 Keyboard Shortcuts; Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac; Word 2008 Keyboard Shortcuts; Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac; Excel 2008 Keyboard Shortcuts; Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 for Mac; PowerPoint 2008 Keyboard Shortcuts; Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac; Entourage 2008 Keyboard Shortcuts; Part I: Office Basics; Chapter 1: Explore and Manage the Office Interface; 1.1 Start an Office Program; 1.2 Find Your Way Around File Windows; 1.3 Give Instructions in an Office Program; 1.4 Use and Configure Program-Specific Features and Functions; 1.5 Personalize Program Functionality; 1.6 Practice Working with Windows and Commands; 1.7 Key Points; Chapter 2: Practice Basic Office File Skills; 2.1 Open, Save, and Close Office Files; 2.2 Practice Opening, Saving, and Closing Office Files; 2.3 View Office Files; 2.4 Find and Replace Content and Formatting; 2.5 Practice Replacing Content and Formatting; 2.6 Print Office Files; 2.7 Key Points; Chapter 3: Work in Office Programs; 3.1 View and Move Around in Word Documents; 3.2 Move Around in Document Content; 3.3 Practice Viewing and Moving Around in Documents; 3.4 Practice Moving Around in Document Content; 3.5 View and Move Around in Excel Workbooks; 3.6 Practice Viewing and Moving Around in Workbooks; 3.7 View and Move Around in PowerPoint Presentations; 3.8 Practice Viewing and Moving Around in Presentations; 3.9 Key Points; Part II: Create Basic Office Files; Chapter 4: Create Word Documents; 4.1 Create a Basic Document; 4.2 Practice Creating and Populating Documents; 4.3 Create a Document from a Project Template; 4.4 Work with Word Publications; 4.5 Work with Word Notebooks; 4.6 Practice Creating Documents from Project Templates; 4.7 Create a Personalized Project Template; 4.8 Practice Creating Custom Templates; 4.9 Key Points; Chapter 5: Create Excel Workbooks; 5.1 Create a Basic Workbook; 5.2 Enter Data on a Sheet; 5.3 Resize Columns and Rows; 5.4 Fill Cells with a Series of Data; 5.5 Practice Creating and Populating Workbooks; 5.6 Create a Workbook or Sheet from a Project Template; 5.7 Practice Creating Workbooks and Sheets from Templates; 5.8 Key Points; Chapter 6: Create PowerPoint Presentations; 6.1 Create a Basic Presentation; 6.2 Add Slides to a Presentation; 6.3 Practice Inserting Slides from Other Presentations; 6.4 Add Content to Slides; 6.5 Create a Presentation from the Project Gallery; 6.6 Practice Creating Presentations; 6.7 Create a Presentation from a Word Document; 6.8 Practice Exporting and Importing Presentation Outlines; 6.9 Key Points; Part III: Work with Office File Content; Chapter 7: Work with Word Document Content; 7.1 Edit Document Text; 7.2 Practice Manipulating Text; 7.3 Automatically Display Current Information in a Document; 7.4 Work with Office Themes; 7.5 Practice Applying Themes and Color Schemes; 7.6 Work with Styles; 7.7 Manage Document Templates; 7.8 Practice Applying and Modifying Styles and Document Templates; 7.9 Check Spelling and Grammar; 7.10 Key Points; Chapter 8: Work with Excel Sheet Content; 8.1 Edit Worksheet Data; 8.2 Restrict the Content Allowed in a Cell; 8.3 Automatically Format Cells Based on Content; 8.4 Create Charts in Workbooks; 8.5 Practice Creating Charts from Worksheet Data; 8.6 Create Charts in Documents and Presentations; 8.7 Manage Sheets; 8.8 Practice Working with Sheets and Data; 8.9 Key Points; Chapter 9: Create Excel Formulas; 9.1 Understand Functions; 9.2 Create Simple Formulas; 9.3 Reference Worksheets and Workbooks; 9.4 Use Absolute and Relative References; 9.5 Reference Named Cells and Ranges; 9.6 Practice Creating Formulas; 9.7 Key Points; Chapter 10: Work with PowerPoint Slide Content; 10.1 Format Slide Text; 10.2 Customize a Slide Background; 10.3 Add a Watermark to a Slide; 10.4 Practice Formatting Slide Backgrounds; 10.5 Change the Layout of a Slide; 10.6 Change Standard Slide Settings; 10.7 Run a Slide Show; 10.8 Key Points; Part IV: Enhance Office File Content; Chapter 11: Format Office File Content; 11.1 Control Page Setup; 11.2 Insert Page and Section Breaks; 11.3 Format Paragraphs; 11.4 Add Borders and Shading; 1111111.5 Practice Changing the Size and Appearance of Paragraphs; 11.6 Format Characters; 11.7 Practice Formatting Characters; 11.8 Format Worksheet Cells and Cell Contents; 11.9 Key Points; Chapter 12: Create and Insert Graphics; 12.1 Insert and Modify Shapes; 12.2 Insert Commercial Clip Art; 12.3 Insert Symbols as Text or Graphics; 12.4 Insert Your Own Photos; 12.5 Practice Inserting and Modifying Images; 12.6 Create Professional Diagrams; 12.7 Practice Creating and Modifying Diagrams; 12.8 Key Points; Chapter 13: Review Word Documents; 13.1 Revise a Document; 13.2 Give Feedback on Document Content; 13.3 Practice Reviewing Documents; 13.4 Key Points; Chapter 14: Add Finishing Document Elements; 14.1 Add Professional Cover Pages; 14.2 Practice Adding Cover Pages; 14.3 Add Headers and Footers; 14.4 Practice Adding Headers and Footers; 14.5 Create a Table of Contents; 14.6 Practice Creating Tables of Contents; 14.7 Create an Index; 14.8 Practice Creating Indexes; 14.9 Create a Bibliography; 14.10 Key Points; Part V: Stay In Touch and On Time; Chapter 15: Communicate Online; 15.1 Work in Entourage; 15.2 Personalize Entourage; 15.3 Connect to Your E-Mail Account; 15.4 Create and Send E-Mail Messages; 15.5 Practice Creating and Sending E-Mail Messages; 15.6 Enhance Message Content; 15.7 Reply To and Forward Messages; 15.8 Practice Responding to Messages; 15.9 Delete Messages; 15.10 Practice Deleting Messages; 15.11 Key Points; Chapter 16: Manage Contacts and Schedules; 16.1 Work in the Address Book; 16.2 Work with Contact Records; 16.3 Work with Contact Groups; 16.4 Flag Items for Follow Up; 16.5 Assign Categories to Items; 16.6 Work in the Calendar; 16.7 Schedule a Calendar Event; 16.8 Practice Working with Your Calendar; 16.9 Search for Information; 16.10 Key Points; Glossary; Choose the Right Book for You; Resources from Microsoft Press;

Joan Lambert is the author of more than a dozen books on Windows and Office, including several popular STEP BY STEP titles from Microsoft Press.