Excel 2002 in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Published 6 September 2001

CorelDraw in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Published 7 December 1995



Office 97 in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Published 30 January 1997

Beginning with an introduction to starting Quicken UK and creating and using files, this book then covers the essential features of this accounting package. Areas covered include the Register, an overview of accounts, setting up accounts, entering and deleting transactions, standing orders, cheques, reconciliation, transferring funds, standard reports and generating customized reports. It also covers using Quicken for budgeting and financial planning for the future. The book also shows how to use Quicken's integrated Web browser.


Office XP Professional in easy steps covers all the essential features of Microsoft's leading office suite. If you want detailed, practical, plain-English information with plenty of helpful, full-colour illustrations - all organised in a concise, clear, easy to understand format - this is the book for you! Office XP Professional in easy steps takes you through the suite's five modules: Word 2002 (word processor); Excel 2002 (spreadsheet); Outlook 2002 (personal/business information manager); PowerPoint 2002 (slide show creator); and Access 2002 (database). Its step by step approach ensures that you learn what you need to know at your own pace. The first chapter ("A common approach") emphasises how the modules work together and shows you how to get started in any of them, quickly and easily. Later chapters take each individual module and explain advanced techniques in a friendly, informative way, using plenty of walkthroughs.
Finally, the book shows you how to use Office XP Professional's mail merge capability to create a letter, format it, insert the appropriate fields and then merge it with a distribution list (for example, an Access database or your Outlook contacts) to produce a highly tailored result which you can then print and/or edit.

Works 7 in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Published 12 December 2002


Access in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Published August 1996
Updated to cover the added features in this version, especially the internet and intranet facilities, this guide starts from the basics, taking the reader through to creating and managing databases. Other areas covered include creating tables, forms, queries, reports and graphs and printing your data, importing web data via forms, exporting and saving forms and reports to HTML.

Excel 2003 in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Published 8 January 2004
Designed to allow the reader to master Microsoft's powerful accounting software in no time, this Excel 2003 guide covers all UK accounting standards. It features full colour screenshots and step-by-step instructions to guide the reader through creating spreadsheets, printing and sending via email, sharing information and creating graphs and charts.


Wordperfect in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Published 30 September 1996

Works 2000 in easy steps is an easy to follow guide covering all the essential features of the latest version of this integrated package. Using concise language, accompanied by clear screen-shot annotations, this book will assist the reader in creating professional looking documents quickly and efficiently. The first chapter shows how Works 2000 provides a common look, to enable the reader to get started quickly in any module. It shows how to create new documents and templates, and open and save existing ones. The reader will also learn how to send Works 2000 documents as email attachments, directly within Works itself. The second chapter is dedicated to the Word Processor. The reader is introduced to the screen, and then learns how to enter and format text and apply Easy Formats. The author also teaches how to insert images with the ClipArt Gallery and third-party pictures, and customise page layout/printing. The third chapter covers the Spreadsheet module. It teaches how to work with data and formulas, and move around within spreadsheets. The author explains how to locate data, and make it more visually effective, and finally customise page layout/printing.
Chapter Four covers the basics of using the Database. It teaches the reader how to work with data and formulas, and how to move around in databases. The author explains how to select and locate data, apply formatting, create reports and customise page layout/printing. The final chapter covers the Calendar. The reader will learn how to view specific dates, switch to different views and insert appointments and events. The author explains how to make appointments, events recurring, set alarms and apply filters. Finally, the reader discovers how to track national/religious holidays, and print out a Calendar. Whether a novice, or upgrading to this integrated package, or a current user wanting to maximise their benefit from Works 2000, this book is ideal for all.


Office 2003 in Easy Steps

by Stephen Copestake

Published 18 December 2003
Office 2003 in easy steps covers all the essential features of the latest version of Microsoft s leading office suite. If you want detailed, practical information with helpful, full-color illustrations all organized in a concise, easy to understand format this is the book for you!