This book has been designed to lead you step by step through tasks you’re likely to want to perform in Microsoft Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010, Outlook 2010, Access 2010, and Publisher 2010. These programs are available as part of the Microsoft Office Professional 2010 software suite.
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See Also This book, Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step by Step, includes a selection of instructional content for each program in the Office Professional 2010 software suite. For more complete coverage of the features of each of these programs, refer to the corresponding program-specific Step by Step book.
Each chapter of this book includes self-contained topics that teach you about specific program features. Most topics conclude with a step-by-step exercise in which you practice using the program. The following features of this book will help you locate specific information:
Detailed table of contents Scan the listing of the topics and sidebars within each chapter.
Chapter thumb tabs Easily locate the beginning of each chapter by looking at the colored blocks on the odd-numbered pages.
Topic-specific running heads Within a chapter, quickly locate a topic by looking at the running heads at the top of odd-numbered pages.
Glossary Look up the meaning of a word or the definition of a concept. The glossary for this book is available as online companion content. For more information, see go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=192155.
Detailed index Look up specific tasks and features in the index, which has been carefully crafted with the reader in mind.
You can save time when reading this book by understanding how the Step by Step series shows exercise instructions, keys to press, buttons to click, and other information. These conventions are listed in the following table.
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SET UP |
This paragraph preceding a step-by-step exercise indicates the practice files that you will use when working through the exercise. It also indicates any requirements you should attend to or actions you should take before beginning the exercise. |
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CLEAN UP |
This paragraph following a step-by-step exercise provides instructions for saving and closing open files or programs before moving on to another topic. It also suggests ways to reverse any changes you made to your computer while working through the exercise. |
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1 2 |
Blue numbered steps guide you through hands-on exercises in each topic. |
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1 2 |
Black numbered steps guide you through procedures in sidebars and expository text. |
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See Also |
This paragraph directs you to more information about a topic in this book or elsewhere. |
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Troubleshooting |
This paragraph alerts you to a common problem and provides guidance for fixing it. |
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Tip |
This paragraph provides a helpful hint or shortcut that makes working through a task easier. |
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Important |
This paragraph points out information that you need to know to complete a procedure. |
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Keyboard Shortcut |
This paragraph provides information about an available keyboard shortcut for the preceding task. |
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Ctrl+B |
A plus sign (+) between two keys means that you must press those keys at the same time. For example, “Press Ctrl+B” means that you should hold down the Ctrl key while you press the B key. |
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Pictures of buttons appear in the margin the first time the button is used in an exercise. | |
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Black bold |
In exercises that begin with SET UP information, the names of program elements, such as buttons, commands, windows, and dialog boxes, as well as files, folders, or text that you interact with in the steps, are shown in bold black type. |
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Blue bold |
In exercises that begin with SET UP information, text that you should type is shown in bold blue type. |
