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Title: Microsoft Office 2001 for Macs for Dummies by Tom Negrino ISBN: 0-7645-0702-8 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: disappointing
Comment: Admittedly, I used Office 98 and bought this book primarily because it is the only one now available. I had a number of questions, including what did the new shapes the cursor assumed mean, and do. Almost none of my questions were answered. There were not nearly enough visual images or screenshots to make explanations clear, and the level was so basic that I'm not sure who would get that much out of the book, rather than Office's own help system. It's a shame, because the help in this version of Office seems useless, far worse than the previous version. Maybe some of the upcoming books will be better.
Rating: 5
Summary: Making a big program digestible
Comment: Microsoft outdid itself making this program really work right on a Mac, and ultimately in most respects, better than on its own Windows operating system.
But while compared to recent Mac versions, this software gem is far superior in intuitiveness, ease of use, powerful features and logical organization, it's still one massive suite of programs to digest, let alone master. Tom Negrino has done it again, getting the all-but-overwhelming to make sense, letting you put down the book feeling like you really knew it already (except you didn't). It's that comfortable and well written.
My first exposure to the "Dummies" series was back in the early '70s, when near bottom after a business crash, I was faced with either working on my own car (inconceivable) or taking busses in Los Angeles (a fate worse than death). Auto Repair for Dummies saved my butt. A boy from Beverly Hills High could actually gap his spark plugs and adjust the timing on the first try!
Since that great, empowering experience, I've bought a raft of Dummy books over the years, some good, some better. A few I've found too "cute", and some overly simplistic.
Tom Negrino's style, however, is just right - light but informative, friendly but not forcing humorous metaphors, and best of all, I got that empowered feeling again from a Dummy's book, just like my very first exposure to the series. He writes with simplicity while succeeding in not talking down to the reader, even an advanced computer user.
As a Mac professional (I troubleshoot and support Mac systems in the LA area) I've not only recommended Office 2001 to all my clients, but also this book. Its comprehensible to the neophyte, while filled with plenty of substance for even advanced users.
While there's plenty of on-screen help to go with Office, I'm one of zillions who've never been very comfortable with a digital manual. Give me paper, a well-laid out organization, and a killer index, and I'm a happy guy. That's what I got when I bought this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: A good overview of Office 2001 for Mac
Comment: I found this book to be a better-than-average example of the Dummies genre. The author gives a good amount of information about Word, Excel, Powerpoint and the new Entourage. There's even information on how to synchronize your Palm handheld to Entourage, which helped me a lot when I did a recent trip. You'll be able to find most of what you need in this book, as it works quite well as a reference to those "How do I do that?" questions. This isn't the all-inclusive guide to Office 2001, but then this is a Dummies book, not one of the much thicker (and much more expensive) Bible series. Especially considering that Office 2001 doesn't come with ANY printed manual, this book should serve you well.
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Title: Word 2001 for Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) by Maria Langer ISBN: 0201730189 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 22 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Microsoft Office 2001 for Macintosh Visual Quickstart Guide by Dan Henderson, Sandra Soares ISBN: 0201729261 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 05 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
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Title: Office 2001 for Mac: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series) by Gene Steinberg ISBN: 0072131683 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 23 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual by David Reynolds, Nan Barber ISBN: 0596000812 Publisher: Pogue Press Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Macworld Microsoft Office 2001 Bible by Bob LeVitus, Dennis R. Cohen ISBN: 0764534629 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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