So That's How! 2007 Microsoft® Office System: Timesavers, Breakthroughs, & Everyday Genius

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By Evan Archilla, Tiffany Songvilay

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Released: January 2007

Pages: 240

Turn your productivity drains into productivity gains! With this practical (and fun) guide, you’ll discover the best ways to tackle your daily work with the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The authors have taught thousands of people to get better results with less effort. Now these efficiency experts let you steal from their “tip jar” full of timesaving shortcuts and other brilliant ideas. You’ll explore what’s new in your favorite Microsoft Office programs—and transform the way you work.

Get timesavers, breakthroughs, & everyday genius to:

Take control of your inbox, calendar, and everyday information deluge
Create stunning documents that leave them asking “How’d you do that?”
Make meetings less frustrating and more productive for everyone
Change the way you capture, share, and act on digital notes
Simplify document sharing—and make collaboration painless
Find new ways to boost your mobile productivity

PLUS—See “Tips & Tricks” in action on CD.Get 20 videos from the authors’ popular training series!

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Drinking From the Fire Hose: Tips and Tricks for Managing Information Overload
1. Chapter 1 I Can See Clearly Now—Easy Ways to Read, Sort, and Store Ever-Increasing Quantities of E-Mail
  1. The New Look of Outlook
  2. No Pane, No Gain
  3. We Like Short Sorts
  4. Junkyard Dog 2.0
  5. Tip Jar
2. Chapter 2 Search and Destroy—Find and Act on Important E-Mail Messages
  1. Finding and Acting on E-Mail
  2. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (In My Mailbox)
  3. Forget the String Around Your Finger
  4. Now That I Have Your Attention. . .
  5. Attachment Detachment
  6. Tip Jar
We’ve Got to Start Meeting Like This: An End-to-End Solution for More Effective Meetings
1. Chapter 3 Smile on Your Brother—Better Ways to Organize Meetings with Customers and Colleagues
  1. I Will Meet Them, Sam and Pam
  2. Sharing Is Caring
  3. I Will Meet Them Anywhere
  4. What Not to Share
  5. Tip Jar
2. Chapter 4 Prepare for Takeoff—Create and Customize an Online Gathering Place for Meeting Attendees
  1. Destination: "Same Page"
  2. Create a Meeting Workspace
  3. Get to Know Your Workspace
  4. Customize Your Workspace
  5. Tip Jar
3. Chapter 5 Take Note!—Capture, Share, and Act on Meeting Information
  1. Where Oh Where Have My Little Notes Gone?
  2. Organize This
  3. Type, Write, Record
  4. Action!
  5. Search Me
  6. Tip Jar
All Work and No Play. . .(You Know the Rest): Create More Professional-Looking Documents in Less Time
1. Chapter 6 Frustration-Free Formatting—Get the Most from the New Document Structure and Formatting Capabilities of the 2007 Microsoft Office System
  1. Our Hero
  2. Office Word 2007—A New-Fashioned Love Song
  3. Office Excel 2007—Your Wish Is on My List
  4. Office PowerPoint 2007—It Has a Great Sense of Humor
  5. Tip Jar
2. Chapter 7 Easy on the Eye Candy—Create Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations That Pop
  1. The Land of "Awes"
  2. Art Appreciation
  3. Straight from the Chart
  4. Show and Tell
  5. Tip Jar
Trust Exercises: Letting Go Through Controlled Collaboration
1. Chapter 8 Prepare to Share—Share Any Document with Confidence
  1. It’s My Document, I’ll Share What I Want To
  2. Uncross Your Fingers
  3. Tip Jar
2. Chapter 9 Life in the Sandbox—Better Ways to Distribute, Review, and Manage Shared Work
  1. \\attachments\fileshares\gone
  2. As the Document Turns
  3. This Is Your Lifecycle
  4. Tip Jar
You Can Take It With You: Working Remotely With or Without Your PC
1. Chapter 10 Your PC or Mine—Access Your Information from Any Internet-Connected Computer
  1. Have Laptop, Will Travel with Office Outlook 2007
  2. No Laptop? No Problem with Outlook Web Access
  3. Tip Jar

Appendix Conclusion
Appendix About the Authors

Title:

So That's How! 2007 Microsoft® Office System: Timesavers, Breakthroughs, & Everyday Genius

By:

Evan Archilla, Tiffany Songvilay

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Microsoft Press

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January 2007

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Drinking From the Fire Hose: Tips and Tricks for Managing Information Overload

Chapter 1 I Can See Clearly Now—Easy Ways to Read, Sort, and Store Ever-Increasing Quantities of E-Mail

Chapter 2 Search and Destroy—Find and Act on Important E-Mail Messages

We’ve Got to Start Meeting Like This: An End-to-End Solution for More Effective Meetings

Chapter 3 Smile on Your Brother—Better Ways to Organize Meetings with Customers and Colleagues

Chapter 4 Prepare for Takeoff—Create and Customize an Online Gathering Place for Meeting Attendees

Chapter 5 Take Note!—Capture, Share, and Act on Meeting Information

All Work and No Play. . .(You Know the Rest): Create More Professional-Looking Documents in Less Time

Chapter 6 Frustration-Free Formatting—Get the Most from the New Document Structure and Formatting Capabilities of the 2007 Microsoft Office System

Chapter 7 Easy on the Eye Candy—Create Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations That Pop

Trust Exercises: Letting Go Through Controlled Collaboration

Chapter 8 Prepare to Share—Share Any Document with Confidence

Chapter 9 Life in the Sandbox—Better Ways to Distribute, Review, and Manage Shared Work

You Can Take It With You: Working Remotely With or Without Your PC

Chapter 10 Your PC or Mine—Access Your Information from Any Internet-Connected Computer

Appendix Conclusion

Appendix About the Authors

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