Ebook: Learn Office 2011 for Mac OS X

Office for Mac remains the leading productivity suite for Mac, with Apple’s iWork and the free OpenOffice.org trailing far behind.  And now it's being updated with a cleaner interface and more compatibility with Exchange and SharePoint.  Learn Office 2011 for Mac OS X offers a practical, hands-on approach to using Office 2011 applications to create and edit documents and get work done efficiently. You'll learn how to customize Office, design, create, and share documents, manipulate data in a spreadsheet, and create lively presentations. You'll also discover how to organize your email, contacts, and tasks with the new Outlook for Mac. Conveying information quickly and concisely, the book brings you from beginner or intermediate to an experienced and confident user. This book provides the best combination of accessible and focused coverage of the Office 2011 applications. Rather than cover every little-used feature, the book covers real-world usage, putting emphasis on practical tasks and troubleshooting common problems, such as sharing documents with Windows users and older versions of Office. What you’ll learn How to use the common features of the Office applications—creating files, editing text and graphics, and customizing the applications to suit your needs. Create all kinds of word processing documents with Microsoft Word. Create worksheets and analyze data with Excel. Use PowerPoint to create persuasive presentations and present them in person or via the Internet. Use Outlook—now on the Mac for the first time—to keep e-mail, contacts, appointments, notes, and tasks organized. Who this book is for Beginning and intermediate users looking to get up to speed quickly with the Office 2011 applications and use them productively, both online and offline. Table of Contents Getting Up to Speed with the Office Applications Learning Common Tools Across the Office Suite Working with Text Using Pictures and Shapes in Your Documents Customizing Office to Suit You Entering Text and Using Views Adding Style: Formatting Your Documents Creating Complex Documents and Layouts Creating Business Documents with Mail Merge Revising and Reviewing Documents Printing, Securing, and Sharing Documents Creating Workbooks and Entering Data Formatting Your Worksheets Creating Powerful and Persuasive Charts Crunching Numbers with Formulas and Functions Creating Simple Databases and Solving Business Problems Manipulating Data with PivotTables Starting to Build a Presentation in PowerPoint Creating Clear and Compelling Slides Adding Life and Interest to a Presentation Delivering a Presentation Live or Online Using E-mail Effectively Keeping Your Contacts in Order Managing Your Calendar Working with Tasks and Notes