If you've ever accidentally wandered into a Microsoft Access database, you know it's not the easiest environment to navigate. With the full-color Teach Yourself Microsoft(r) Access 2000 VISUALLY(r), you'll read less and learn more as you discover the whole world of databases, tables, controls, forms, queries, reports, and even back-ends for web sites. Work at your own pace through well organized, task oriented instructions, then feast your weary eyes on an abundant supply of illustrations and full-color screenshots. Set up a masterful database and organize your information today.

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something--and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to navigate PowerPoint(R) 2000, from getting up and running to integrating sound and video and preparing presentations for the Web. Full-color screen shots demonstrate each taskSuccinct explanations walk you through step-by-stepTwo-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modulesSidebars offer practical tips and tricks Teach Yourself Visually(TM) "I commend your efforts and your success. I teach in an outreach program for the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, TX. Your Teach Yourself Visually(TM) books are incredible and I use them in my computer classes. All my students love them!" --Michele Schalin (Lockhart, TX)

Teach Yourself Excel 97 Visually

by Ruth Maran

Published 5 February 1999
Ditch those antiquated user manuals and visualize stress-free computer instruction with Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 97 VISUALLY, the latest installment in the award-winning 3-D Visual series from maranGraphics and IDG Books Worldwide. Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 97 VISUALLY offers complete worksheet, workbook, and spreadsheet coverage including active cells, functions, formulas, charts, conditional formatting, macros, text effects, and 3-D graphics. The Maran team also discusses Excel and the Internet. With a user-friendly interface and over 300 pages of full-color graphics with instructional call-outs, Teach Yourself Microsoft Excel 97 VISUALLY will take the sting out of spreadsheet computing.

Presents a way to learn Excel 2000 and then advance further with minimal reading. The book shows readers how to get up and running with the latest version of Microsoft Excel, and then goes on to cover such topics as using workbooks, integrating graphics with Excel, and working with Excel databases.

This book allows the reader to master the art of fast and effective learning--see it, learn it, do it! Readers will learn computers and the Internet with the proven visual method used successfully by more than 2 million people. Step-by-step screen shots and bite-sized explanations trace tasks from start to finish, making mix-ups impossible and building expertise fast.

Teach Yourself Office 97 Visually

by Ruth Maran

Published 28 February 1997
The "Teach Yourself" method offers readers the quickest, easiest route to real-world computer skills. Step-by-step screen shots and bite-sized explanations trace tasks from start to finish, making mixups impossible. This book teaches how to integrate the applications within Office for powerful computing.

Ruth Maran brings the bestselling 3D Visual treatment to Windows NT 4 Workstation, the emerging desktop interface of the corporate world. Full color adds emphasis, organization, and structure to each double-page spread, and the volume is packed with tips and techniques for extra efficiency.

This teach-yourself guide provides an introduction for serious users looking to get up to speed quickly on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Step-by-step lessons on connections, installation and browsing on the Web lead on to informing the reader on how to maximize the Internet to work, bank, shop, correspond and more. Topics begin and end on double-page spreads. This should promote faster learning and improve memory retention.


Teach Yourself HTML Visually

by Ruth Maran

Published 1 January 1999
HTML is the markup language that designed for creating Web pages. But how do you learn the code, techniques, and cascading stylesheets when you can't see what you're building? Armed with Teach Yourself HTML Visually, you get the building blocks you need to master links, embedded images, sounds and video, and frames to create a dynamic site with visual appeal. With a graphical format and step-by-step examples, Teach Yourself HTML Visually will help you can take on HTML and enhance your Web site at your own pace.

Aimed specifically at beginners and intermediate users, this book provides simple screen sheets, as well as straightforward instructions on all aspects of Windows '95.

Teach Yourself Word 97 Visually

by Ruth Maran

Published 29 December 1997
Quickly and painlessly teaching readers absolutely everything they need to know to get up to speed with Microsoft Word 97 quickly and easily, this lavishly illustrated guide contains step-by-step lessons on creating and editing documents, formatting text, printing documents, and much more.

With over 300 pages in full color, here is the easiest way to learn networking and to implement a network. This title graphically illustrates networking concepts and functions, including architecture, tools, and administration and security issues. Task-based spreads provide instant information on any networking operation

This guide to Access 97 gives step-by-step lessons on creating and using tables and forms, setting field properties, setting up powerful relationships, and building in Internet connectivity and more. Users are shown how to perform the difficult tasks of setting field properties, creating and designing forms, creating queries and reports and creating Internet connectivity with databases quickly and comprehensively.

Each topic in Teach Yourself Windows 2000 Professional VISUALLY is clearly illustrated with 3D drawings and backed up with clear, concise, jargon-free text. Two-page color spreads provide practical, up-to-date information on key topics, including:

Windows basics, from starting up your machine to organizing the contents of your desktop and locking your computerCreating, editing, formatting, saving, and printing documents and picturesWorking with commands to manage, access, and store files and foldersCustomizing Windows to your own needs and preferencesPlaying games, videos, and music on your computerUsing your computer to send and receive faxes, work on a network, browse the Web, and exchange electronic mail

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Learn to use all of PowerPoint 97's basic features, from creating and editing presentations and designing unique backgrounds and text treatments to creating stunning graphics and integrating sound and video.