Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies®

Introduction

Welcome to Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies. We set out to make this book specifically for Mac users who for one reason or another spend a fair amount of time working in Office. Long-time Mac aficionados, recent switchers, and newbies will find valuable tips, advice, and how-to instruction throughout.

Office 2008 has more features than ever before. The only problem is you might not know where to find them! Plenty of workarounds and shortcuts exist, and this book explains everything in the language you converse in each day: plain English.

With this book, you can broaden your own expertise with Office. As you discover new aspects of Office products, you'll create better documents and you can accomplish more tasks in less time.

We also offer simple, straightforward explanations to help you quickly understand in-depth topics, such as performing mail merge using Word and exporting a PowerPoint presentation as a movie, without feeling overwhelmed. We want Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies to be an enjoyable experience, and we hope you grow your knowledge in a friendly, helpful way.

About This Book

We start with all the basic information that you'd expect, such as a look at the interface and options. We then go beyond the basics, providing you with new, quicker ways to do what you do all the time and helping you discover valuable tools that you may have been unaware of.

This book is organized as a series of self-contained minibooks, with each ...