Using Microsoft Publisher 2010

Written to be accessible to all, this book/online guide offers step-by-step instructions and b&w screenshots to guide readers through Publisher, covering designs and layouts, longer documents, tables, printing, publishing online, and bulk mailing. In addition to step-by-step directions, the book also gives a general overview of the interaction between Publisher and Microsoft Word. The companion website offers video walkthroughs of everything from creating a textbox to creating a website. The website also provides audio/podcast 'sidebars' of design ideas, tips for using spreadsheet data in Publisher, and considerations for commercial printing. Posey has received Microsoft's MVP award seven times. (Check Catalog)

Using Microsoft Powerpoint 2010

Filled with illustrations, this practical manual covers editing, formatting and making presentations, as well as techniques for working with images, charts, shapes and animation. Due to the ever growing use of audio and video insertion, eighteen pages are devoted to this subject, many exploring new video editing features. Creation of video presentations is covered, along with Web uploading, and downloading presentations to a portable device. Includes access to a web edition featuring video tutorials and audio sidebars. (Check Catalog)

Using Microsoft Excel 2010

 Intended for beginners, this guide identifies the differences among the Excel versions and explains how to customize the Excel Ribbon interface, enter and format data in Excel, perform calculations with formulas, sort and filter data, and create charts to graphically portray data. A companion website provides video tutorials and audio recordings about specific features. (Check Catalog)

Digital Revolutionaries: The Men and Women Who Brought Computing to Life

In the beginning, there was the computer. And it was big. As big as a room. Sometimes as big as a house. Early computers required teams of white-coated scientists to keep them running, yet one of those giant behemoths could not match the computing power of a single microchip today. From the first massive computers to today's nanotechnology, DIGITAL REVOLUTIONARIES offers a guided tour of the history of computers and a celebration of the human ingenuity that led the world from ENIAC to iMAC. (Check Catalog)