A comprehensive reference covering the major components of Office: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, FrontPage, and Publisher. This edition also includes parts on integrating and automating Office tasks and using the latest Office tools such as Internet connectivity options and voice recognition.Covers the newest features in Microsoft Office XP.

For ClarisWorks users of all level, this title shows how to dress up word processing documents and reports with pictures and charts. Schwartz also offers coverage of database functions and instructions on how to create a Web page with ClarisWorks' HTML conversion feature.

Keep Your Mac Smiling Does your Mac meet all your needs? Want to get the most bang for your upgrading buck? Macworld® Mac® Upgrade and Repair Bible will help you determine current needs, identify bottlenecks, prioritize upgrades, and repair problems. From popping the hood to replace the CPU to maximizing your Mac's multimedia capability, you'll find everything you need in this encyclopedic toolkit to keep your Mac in tip-top condition. The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Mac Maintenance Check out the latest technology — including USB, high-speed Internet, and DVD Speed up your Mac with easy tips for adding RAM, upgrading your processor, replacing the hard drive, and installing a faster modem Improve productivity with cool tools for time-saving telephony, speedy scanning, swifter printing, and more comfortable typing Add multimedia might with 3D cards, MIDI devices, and digital cameras Learn first aid for ailing Macs — from crashes to System Folder conflicts Troubleshoot and repair hardware problems — from SCSI conflicts to multimedia madness to uncooperative Ethernet Keep your PowerBook in top condition Covers G3s, ADSL, FireWire, cable modems, and 3Dfx! CD-ROM loaded with more than 50 shareware, freeware, and demo tools for your Mac, including: Memory Mapper Stufflt Expander CacheSaver TattleTech Super Save Fonts Manager SoundApp Switch Synk 2.5.2 The Block DiskSurveyor Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like—free—but they have no technical support. www.idgbooks.com System Requirements: Mac OS 7.1; 68020 processor; 10-100MB hard disk space; CD-ROM drive

Put the power and productivity of AppleWorks 5 to work as you create exciting, professional-quality documents and presentations. Get the most from every element in this feature-packed productivity suite with AppleWorks 5 For Dummies by Bob LeVitus (known around these parts as Dr. Mac) and Deborah Shadovitz as they guide you through the entire range of the exciting features in AppleWorks 5 and share tons of little-known tips and tricks that can make your work go faster. AppleWorks 5 For Dummies delivers fast and friendly know-how on creating professional-quality reports with charts, tables, spreadsheets, and pictures. Use the AppleWorks basic page layout techniques to create everything from family newsletters to business reports, and enhance your presentations with state-of-the-art digital sound and video. Build an address database, print your own mailing labels, and run the mail merge program to personalize and print form letters. Design a Web page with images, videos, and links to promote your business, organization, or personal perspective on the world, or insert hyperlinks into your desktop documents to take readers straight to the Web.

Mac OS 9 is a big, complicated personal computer operating system. Mac OS 9 For Dummies is a not-so-big, not-very-complicated book that shows you what Mac OS 9 is all about without boring you, confusing you, or otherwise making you uncomfortable. Take a deep breath and get ready to have some fun. Whether you're brand-spanking new to the Mac or a grizzled old Mac-vet, discovering the ins and outs of Mac OS 9 will be easy and fun. Mac OS 9 For Dummies is ready to help you to Master Mac basics Customize your Mac for multiple users Share resources on a network Save time with simple tweaks Automate with AppleScript Harness the advanced Sherlock 2 search engine This book is chock-full of information and advice and explains everything you need to know about Mac OS 9 in language you'll understand. It's also supplemented with tips, tricks, techniques, and steps, served up in generous quantities. Mac OS 9 For Dummies covers all of the following topics, and more: The startup process revealed Desktop and menu basics File management made simple Memory of all kinds Timesaving tips Helpful control tweaks Introduction to AppleScript Internet surfing Troubleshooting In addition to the wealth of tips, tricks, and techniques that you'll find in every chapter, the most useful element of this book just might be the chapter covering every inch of your System Folder. Finally, you can figure out just what each file is and why you need it or don't. If you think your Mac runs like a champ now, just wait'll you see it after spending time with this book.