Microsoft Office 2003 in 10 Simple Steps or Less

Introduction.

Part 1: Outlook: Getting Started.

Task 1: Connecting Outlook to the Internet.

Task 2: Setting Up a POP3 E-mail Account.

Task 3: Setting Up an HTTP E-mail Account.

Task 4: Tailoring the Outlook Interface.

Task 5: Customizing the Outlook Today Screen.

Task 6: Finding Information with an Advanced Search.

Task 7: Digging Deeper with Advanced Search.

Part 2: Outlook: E-mail Basics.

Task 8: Creating an E-mail Message.

Task 9: Sending Attachments.

Task 10: Receiving Attachments.

Task 11: Creating a Custom Signature.

Task 12: Creating Formatted E-mail Messages.

Task 13: Using Stationery to Adopt a Fresh Look for Your Messages.

Task 14: Printing E-mail Messages.

Part 3: Outlook: Organizing E-mail.

Task 15: Organizing Messages with Multiple Folders.

Task 16: Using Rules to Manage Your Inbox.

Task 17: Foiling Spammers.

Task 18: Taming Your Inbox with AutoArchive.

Task 19: Using the Organize Inbox Wizard.

Task 20: Sorting and Grouping Messages.

Task 21: Creating an Auto-Response.

Task 22: Managing Multiple Accounts.

Task 23: Managing Account Groups.

Part 4: Outlook: Protecting E-mail.

Task 24: Protecting Yourself against Viruses.

Task 25: Acquiring and Setting Up Digital Certificates.

Task 26: Encrypting Messages in Outlook.

Part 5: Outlook: Managing Contacts.

Task 27: Creating a New Contacts Entry.

Task 28: Creating a New Contacts Entry, Part 2.

Task 29: Customizing the Contacts Interface.

Task 30: Creating a Distribution List.

Task 31: Organizing your Contacts with Categories and Folders.

Task 32: Printing Custom Contacts Sheets.

Task 33: Creating Labels with Mail Merge.

Task 34: Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Contacts List.

Task 35: Creating a vCard.

Part 6: Outlook: Using the Calendar.

Task 36: Setting Up Calendar.

Task 37: Creating an Appointment.

Task 38: Working with Advanced Appointments and Meetings Functions.

Task 39: Sharing an Appointment.

Task 40: Creating Recurring Appointments.

Task 41: Printing Your Schedule.

Part 7: Outlook: Notes and Tasks.

Task 42: Working with Tasks.

Task 43: Organizing Tasks.

Task 44: Sharing Tasks with Others.

Task 45: Creating Notes.

Task 46: Organizing and Printing Notes.

Part 8: Outlook: Advanced Concepts.

Task 47: Backing Up Your Outlook Data.

Task 48: Slimming Down Outlook Files.

Task 49: Moving Outlook’s PST File Location.

Part 9: Common Elements: Print, Edit, and More.

Task 50: Getting Help in Office.

Task 51: Viewing and Adding File Meta Information.

Task 52: Printing Basics.

Task 53: Performing a Spell Check.

Task 54: Fix Text on the Fly with AutoCorrect.

Task 55: Changing Language Settings.

Task 56: Researching from the Research Task Pane.

Part 10: Common Elements: Graphics and Media.

Task 57: Creating Dazzling Titles and Headlines with WordArt.

Task 58: Spicing Up Documents with Clip Art.

Task 59: Stocking and Managing Your Own Clip Art Library.

Task 60: Drawing Your Own Pictures.

Task 61: More on AutoShapes.

Task 62: Adding a Diagram to Illustrate Information.

Part 11: Common Elements: Importing and Connecting.

Task 63: Importing Images and Photos.

Task 64: Bringing in Graphics from a Scanner.

Task 65: Using OCR to Scan Paper Documents into Digital Format.

Task 66: Managing and Editing Imaging for Annotation.

Task 67: Using Smart Tags to Get More Work Done.

Task 68: Inserting Information from Other Applications Using Objects.

Task 69: Sending Office Files through E-mail.

Part 12: Common Elements: Security and Input.

Task 70: Recovering Failed Office Applications.

Task 71: Saving Your Office Settings with the Save My Settings Wizard.

Task 72: Setting Up the Speech Module.

Task 73: Protecting Documents with Microsoft IRM.

Task 74: Password-Locking Documents.

Task 75: Recording a Simple Macro.

Part 13: Word: Building Documents.

Task 76: Setting Up Your Workspace.

Task 77: Creating a Simple Document.

Task 78: Writing a Letter or Other Document from a Template.

Task 79: Formatting a Simple Document.

Task 80: Adding Symbols and Special Characters.

Task 81: Using AutoText to Do the Typing for You.

Task 82: Adding Headers, Footers, and Page Numbers.

Task 83: Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists.

Task 84: Keeping Your Formatting Consistent with Styles.

Task 85: Formatting Your Text into Newsletter-Style Columns.

Part 14:Word: Working with Graphics and Media.

Task 86: Adding Visual Appeal with Themes and Watermarks.

Task 87: Adding Charts to Visualize Numerical Data.

Task 88: Using Tables to Display Information.

Task 89: Wrapping Text around Graphics.

Task 90: Adding Dynamic Information with Fields.

Task 91: Inserting Links to Web Pages, E-mail Addresses, or Other Documents.

Part 15: Word: Crafting and Organizing Documents.

Task 92: Organizing Long Documents Using Style Headings.

Task 93: Organizing (and Reorganizing) Long Documents Using Outlines.

Task 94: Navigating Long Documents with the Document Map.

Task 95: Building a Table of Contents.

Task 96: Creating Footnotes.

Task 97: Creating Cross-References.

Task 98: Creating an Index.

Task 99: Creating a Master Document.

Part 16: Word: Editing and Proofing Documents.

Task 100: Controlling Formatting with AutoFormat.

Task 101: Tracking Changes in a Working Document.

Task 102: Customizing the Revision Environment.

Task 103: Comparing Documents.

Task 104: Reviewing Finished Documents.

Task 105: Making Global Changes.

Task 106: Tapping Word’s Print Savvy.

Task 107: Printing Mailing Labels.

Task 108: Creating a Birthday Card.

Task 109: Turning Documents into Web Pages.

Part 17: Excel: Basics.

Task 110: Performing Simple Input.

Task 111: Tailoring the Work Environment.

Task 112: Creating and Formatting a Simple Table.

Task 113: Formatting Inside Cells.

Task 114: Formatting a Table.

Task 115: Adding Formulas and References to a Table.

Task 116: Working with Numbers.

Task 117: Working with Dates and Times.

Task 118: Using Conditional Formatting.

Part 18: Excel: Working with Worksheets.

Task 119: Creating a Formatted Form.

Task 120: Creating Headers and Footers.

Task 121: Working with Functions.

Task 122: Summarizing Data with Conditional Formulas.

Task 123: Managing Multiple Sheets.

Task 124: Creating a Summary Sheet.

Task 125: Building a Summary Table.

Task 126: Troubleshooting Formulas.

Part 19: Excel: Charts and Graphs.

Task 127: Graphing Data.

Task 128: Creating a Two-Axis Graph.

Task 129: Building a 3-D Chart.

Task 130: The Power of Pie Charts.

Task 131: Tweaking Your Chart Appearance.

Part 20: Excel: Organizing Data.

Task 132: Building a Foundation Table.

Task 133: Grouping and Outlining Excel Data.

Task 134: Finding and Managing Data with AutoFilter.

Task 135: PivotTable Magic.

Task 136: Finding Data with the LOOKUP Function.

Task 137: Doing What-If Analysis with Scenarios.

Task 138: Using Smart Tags to Perform Actions.

Task 139: Creating a Web Query.

Task 140: Linking to Databases.

Part 21: Excel: Collaborations and Revisions.

Task 141: Tuning Printouts in Excel.

Task 142: Making Web Pages from Excel.

Task 143: Managing Changes and Revisions.

Task 144: Constraining Excel Input.

Task 145: Protecting Spreadsheets and Portions of Spreadsheets.

Part 22: PowerPoint: Building a New Presentation.

Task 146: Creating a New Presentation.

Task 147: Customizing the Work Environment.

Task 148: The Ground Up: Creating a New Presentation.

Task 149: Creating a Foundation for Your Presentation.

Task 150: Creating a New Slide with a Specific Layout.

Task 151: Creating a Graph in a PowerPoint Slide.

Task 152: Embedding and Linking Data.

Task 153: Creating and Refining a Table.

Task 154: Adding Video to a PowerPoint Slide.

Part 23: PowerPoint: Bringing Slides to Life.

Task 155: Bringing Slides to Life with Animation.

Task 156: Setting Up Cool Slide Transitions.

Task 157: Fun with Action Buttons.

Task 158: Adding Music to Your Presentations.

Task 159: Recording Audio for Your Slides.

Task 160: Orchestrating Multiple Media Elements.

Task 161: Putting Live Data into Presentations.

Part 24: PowerPoint: Advanced Presentation Concepts.

Task 162: Importing a Word Outline into Presentations.

Task 163: Adding a Logo Using Master Slides.

Task 164: Creating a Narration Track for Your Presentation.

Task 165: Creating Timings for Your Slideshow.

Task 166: Tailoring Presentations for Unattended Playback.

Part 25: PowerPoint: Presentation Output.

Task 167: Saving Presentations for the Web.

Task 168: Preparing Package Presentations for Delivery on CD.

Task 169: Tweaking Speaker Notes.

Task 170: Customizing Handout Masters.

Task 171: Working with Headers and Footers.

Part 26: Publisher: Basics.

Task 172: Using the Publisher Wizard.

Task 173: Entering Text into Your Ready Template.

Task 174: Changing Your Stock Information.

Task 175: Fine-Tuning the Interface.

Task 176: Creating a Master Page.

Task 177: Importing Content for Design in Publisher.

Part 27: Publisher: Layouts.

Task 178: Building a Layout from Scratch.

Task 179: Using Advanced Text Effects.

Task 180: Adding Design Gallery Objects to a Publication.

Task 181: Creating a Captioned Photo 414

Task 182: Adding 3-D Effects and Shadows to Objects.

Task 183: Building a Table.

Task 184: Managing Text Boxes and Images.

Task 185: Aligning and Fine-Tuning Object Layouts.

Part 28: Publisher: Printing and Proofing.

Task 186: Printing Addresses on Publications Using Mail Merge.

Task 187: Printing Business Cards.

Task 188: Checking Your Publication.

Task 189: Commercial Printing Options.

Part 29: Publisher: Simple Web Site Creation.

Task 190: Using the Publisher Wizard to Create a Web Site.

Task 191: Customizing the Navigation Bar.

Task 192: Creating an Online Form.

Task 193: Setting Web Defaults.

Task 194: Creating a Web-Based Mailing.

Part 30: FrontPage: Creating a Web Page.

Task 195: Launching FrontPage and Starting a Simple Web Page.

Task 196: Testing and Tuning the Interface.

Task 197: Laying the Foundation: Creating a Table.

Task 198: Entering and Formatting Text.

Task 199: Building a Navigation Bar with Links.

Task 200: Linking within a Page.

Task 201: Manipulating Table Cells.

Part 31: FrontPage: Graphics and More.

Task 202: Working with Layout Tables and Cells.

Task 203: Working with Layers.

Task 204: Managing Frames.

Task 205: Spinning a New Web.

Task 206: Setting Up a Discussion Board.

Part 32: FrontPage: Working with Images.

Task 207: Placing and Editing a Photo.

Task 208: Manipulating Images.

Task 209: Creating Links and Hotspots in Images.

Task 210: Managing Images and Thumbnails.

Task 211: Creating a Page Background.

Task 212: Creating a Button.

Part 33: FrontPage: Themes and Styles.

Task 213: Using Canned Themes for Quick Designs.

Task 214: Modifying Themes.

Task 215: Modifying Styles for Consistent and Compelling Text.

Task 216: Using Transitions to Spice Up Page Loads.

Task 217: Creating Interactivity with Dynamic HTML.

Part 34: FrontPage: Creating a Form.

Task 218: Creating a Form to Collect Data.

Task 219: Tuning the Online Form.

Task 220: Validating and Constraining Data Entry.

Task 221: Creating a Database Using Wizards.

Task 222: Working with Web Components.

Part 35: Access: Working with Tables.

Task 223: Creating a New Database with the Wizard Interface.

Task 224: Setting Field Properties in a Table.

Task 225: Entering Data into the Access Table.

Task 226: Creating a New Table from Existing Data Sources.

Task 227: Creating Relationships among Tables.

Task 228: Creating a Query.

Task 229: Performing Calculations in Queries.

Part 36: Access: Form Basics.

Task 230: Creating a Simple Form with the Wizard.

Task 231: Tuning a Form by Hand.

Task 232: Adding Controls to a Form.

Task 233: Adding an Option Group to a Form.

Task 234: Performing Calculations and Setting Conditional Formatting.

Task 235: Adding Graphics and Logos to Your Form.

Task 236: Creating a Subform.

Part 37: Access: Building Reports.

Task 237: Creating a Report.

Task 238: Tuning a Report Layout Using the Design View.

Task 239: Tweaking the Report Design.

Task 240: Creating Charts Using the Chart Wizard.

Task 241: Creating Labels from an Access Database.

Part 38: Access: Utility Belt.

Task 242: Compacting and Repairing Database Files.

Task 243: Analyzing Performance.

Task 244: Securing Databases.

Task 245: Accessing Your Database over the Web.

Task 246: Moving Access Data to Word or Excel.

Task 247: Adding Smart Tags to Your Database.

Part 39: InfoPath: Basics.

Task 248: Creating Forms with InfoPath.

Task 249: Continuing the Creation Process with More Controls.

Task 250: Saving and Publishing InfoPath Forms.

Task 251: Entering Data in InfoPath Forms.

Task 252: Adding Visual Flair to Your Forms.

Part 40: Picture Library: Basics.

Task 253: Loading and Adding Files in Picture Manager.

Task 254: Exploring the Picture Manager Interface.

Task 255: Tweaking Photos in Picture Manager.

Task 256: Manipulating Photo Positioning and Detail.

Task 257: Sharing Images.

Task 258: Exporting and Compressing Images.

Index.