Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual (ISBN 0596000812)

Blown Away:
I have been a Wordperfect user forever, I had it on the Atari platform and then I got the Mac version when I switched to Macintosh computers. I was pretty disappointed when Wordperfect dead-ended. I have been using 3.5e for the last little while, but the world has taken to Word and I, until now, refused to go along. One major sticking point on changing from Wordperfect to Word was that Word could not jump from start of file to end without me having to use two hands. I had learned to hit either the "home" or "end" keys and Word bugged the hell out of me because I had to use the command key as well. A minor annoyance to most, but to me this was big! I bought Office 2001 for Dummies and got no help. The best I got was to use icons for start and end. A bit of an improvement, but still not what my fingers and brain had become instinctively used to. I have had the Missing Manual for Office 2001 for a day and I was able to assign the keyboard to do it my way: The Old WordPerfect Way! Thank you all of you. This book paid for itself with that one tip. I have been browsing the Missing Manual, and it is overwhelming - in a satisfying way. It has so much more than the average computer manual. Best of all, it explains it in sufficient detail that I can actually do what the authors are writing about without the usual frustration. In the past, it has been my experience, that most manuals were written by computer programmers for their buddies to read, or else were so basic as to be useless. If you're using Office 2001 on the Mac, get the Missing Manual. Jim Miller Victoria, BC

It's Worth the Money!:
I picked up this book a couple of weeks back and I have to say that I love it enough that I am going to go back and pick up the OS 9 Missing Manual. The book is well laid-out, it's clearly written, it's up to date (for now) and I found out enough info for Excel that made it worth the money to buy it. The book is aimed at someone who is relatively familiar with the Mac operating system but not with Office 2001. It starts from the beginning but does not coddle you. I think it even goes so far as Excel macro programming but I have yet to go so far. I used to be a computer bookstore manager(Toronto Computer Books) and I've seen a LOT of books in my time. This is one that I would actually pay for full price! :-)

Things I didn't know I could learn:
This book exceeded my expectations. It is written in that clear way that helps you to understand processes that are after all, usually pretty hard to understand. The many sidebars of tips are especially helpful and reading it made me want to try out some of the new stuff mentioned.

EVERYTHING You Need to Know about Office 2001:
I work with Microsoft Word and Excel everyday and thought I was knowledgeable about the software. However, this book describes many features that I never realized were available. The writing is crystal-clear and addressed to users of the software, not to computer intelligentsia. The text is supported by examples and graphics that make even the most exotic features understandable. The chapters on Word and Excel have provided me with a number of timesaving features that I did not realize existed. Just incorporating Command-Z into my keystroke repertoire and a couple other features alone is worth the price of the book. I have no doubt that this is the best-written and most comprehensive text available on this subject. Neither Microsoft nor any other software provider that I have seen has ever offered anything so well done. I recommend it without reservation.

What You Always Should Have Known About Office:
I work with Microsoft Word and Excel everyday and thought I was knowledgeable about the software. However, this book presents much more than I ever realized was available. The writing is crystal-clear and addressed to users of the software, not to computer intelligentsia. The text is supported by examples and graphics that make even the most exotic features understandable. The chapters on Word and Excel have provided me with a number of timesaving features that I did not realize existed. Just incorporating Command-Z into my keystroke repertoire and a couple other features alone is worth the price of the book. I have no doubt that this is the best-written and most comprehensive text available on this subject. Neither Microsoft nor any other software provider that I have seen has ever offered anything so well done. I recommend it without reservation.