Microsoft Works 2000 For Dummies

Congratulations! Instead of blowing several hundred bucks on the biggest and most muscle-bound word processor, database program, spreadsheet program, graphics, and communications software you can find, you're using Microsoft Works 2000 – a program that can do probably everything you need for a lot less trouble and money. Now it's time to stretch out your fingers and get ready to put this software to work. This step-by-step guide is for those people who Want to learn about their software without being bored silly Feel as though there should be a manual to explain the software manual Actually want to get some work done. Soon. Like today. Don't want to wade through a lot of technical gibberish/ Don't think the way computer software engineers seem to think. This book describes how to use all the programs of Microsoft Works 2000, separately and together, plus some introductory things on Windows, disks, and other basics. In this book, you'll explore the following topics and more: Window basics (opening, closing, and painting them shut) Word processing (like food processing, only messier) Spreadsheets (for soft, comfortable naps on your spreadbed) Databases (for storing all your baseless data) Graphics (for charting uncharted waters and general doodling) Calendarification, Calendarizing? (Using a calendar program) Web browsing (for schmoozing the Internet's World Wide Web) Newsgroups (for ranting about your pet peeves) E-mail (for sending and receiving messages and files) "Mail merge" of letters, envelopes, and labels (for doing your very own junk mail) Unlike software manuals, this book doesn't have to deliver a positive message about the software, so it doesn't breathlessly try to show you everything you could possibly do. Nor does it describe, as a manual does, every button and command. Instead, it focuses on the everyday things you have to do, gives you some background, points you toward shortcuts, and steers you around some of the stuff you probably don't need.

After you've taken the time to master the tools included in Microsoft Works 2000 you want a quick reference guide that won't tie you down when searching for new information. Regardless of the Works 2000 module you're using, Microsoft Works 2000 For Dummies Quick Reference helps you find answers -- fast! Clear, step-by-step directions cover everything you need to know about the Works utilities and how they work with the applications... * Break down the differences between each of the tools included in Works 2000 and select the appropriate program based on your needs. * Explore document basics that apply across all tools, including opening, closing, printing, and saving; practice common editing and formatting tasks. * Dive into the word processor and see how its features dress up reports and other documents with special formats. * Use the spreadsheet whenever you need to work with numbers. * Choose the database to help you organize all kinds of information without having to create elaborate database structure. * See how the six Works utilities (Address Book, Calendar, Clip Gallery, WordArt, Note-It, and Microsoft Draw) can help you accomplish specific tasks. Works 2000 also helps you get connected to the World Wide Web with Outlook Express and Internet Explorer. Special sections in Microsoft Works 2000 For Dummies Quick Reference show you how to maximize e-mail and the Internet without taking up gobs of time!

Microsoft Works Suite 2000 is a versatile collection of software that can help you carry out a wide range of word processing and number crunching functions for which you rely on your PC. Equally useful is Microsoft Works Suite 2000 For Dummies, a book that not only helps you complete those functions but also helps you master the tools as well. From Windows basics to using the various components of the Works suite in tandem, this book is thorough in its coverage of the following: * All kinds of data management with spreadsheet and database programs * Word processing basics, such as composing and editing a document, to advanced features, such as incorporating tables, borders, headers, graphics, and footnotes in your works * Microsoft Money, which can help you track your income and expenses, create and stick to a budget, print checks, and calculate your taxes * Making the most of the Internet, from logging on with Internet Explorer to managing e-mail and downloading tons of free stuff from the Web * Microsoft's virtually limitless collection of encyclopedia entries in Encarta * Microsoft Home Publishing, a tool that enables you to create, print, and electronically send greeting cards, posters, banners, and other colorful projects

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"Microsoft Works 2000 Step By Step" helps users learn the products in the Works suite by providing the information they want to learn at their own pace. The book covers each application--Word 2000, Works Spreadsheet, Works Database, Works Calendar and Money Basic--and also shows how to use common elements in the suite.

Find out how to use the integral parts of Microsoft Works--including the word processing, spreadsheet, graphics and communications features--with ease. The book provides easy to follow guidelines for implementing Works, without having to refer back to the software manual.