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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Office 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies


Office 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

By Peter Weverka
Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (January 3, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471782793
ISBN-13: 978-0471782797


Book Description

Revised and updated to cover changes to all of Office's applications and productivity tools.Offers beyond-the-basics coverage of Office word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, e-mail, databases, and desktop publishing.Covers Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, productivity tools such as Microsoft OneNote, and SharePoint.Thoroughly updated to cover the new Office interface as well as new features in each application .


Windows Vista All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

By Woody Leonhard
Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (December 15, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471749419
ISBN-13: 978-0471749417

Book Description

With Vista, Windows has had an extreme makeover. Many of the features that were old friends in Windows XP now look and act differently. And if you’re thinking of upgrading to Vista but haven’t done it yet, wow — there are eight different versions! How do you know which one to choose?
That’s easy — look in Book One of Windows Vista All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. Windows expert Woody Leonhard starts off this everything-you-want-to-know-about -Vista guide by helping you choose the version that fits your needs. He follows that with minibooks Two through Nine, each devoted to one specific area — setting up, securing, and customizing Vista, going online, adding cool hardware, getting the most from multimedia, exploring Vista video, and setting up a network.

Cleaning Windows Vista For Dummies


Cleaning Windows Vista For Dummies

By Allen Wyatt
Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (January 17, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471782939
ISBN-13: 978-0471782933
Book Description
Find out what you should clean, when, and how.

Dump programs you don't need, archive data, and bring order to your desktop.

Here's a handy household hint - getting control of all the clutter on your PC will make it run faster and more efficiently. This book is like a closet full of cleaning tools that help you organize your data and e-mail, archive the stuff you do need to keep, toss old cookies, tune up your file system, and much more.


Microsoft Office Project 2007 For Dummies


Microsoft Office Project 2007 For Dummies


By Nancy C. Muir
Publisher: For Dummies; Pap/Cdr edition (January 3, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0470036516
ISBN-13: 978-0470036518


Book Description

Project 2007 helps you keep your projects on track by providing sophisticated tools for building task outlines and important timing relationships; efficiently assigning people, cost, and material resources; and keeping everyone and everything on schedule. Get an overview of the benefits of Project Server and Project Web Access for communicating with your team and managing your project online.



Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies


Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummie


By Allen G. Taylor
For Dummies
ISBN : 0470290773
PAGES : 396 pages
1st Edition

Product Description
A report is only useful if those who receive it understand what it means. Knowing how to use Crystal Reports gives you the edge in producing reports from your database that really are crystal clear.

Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies is a quick and easy guide to get you going with the latest version of this bestselling report-writing software. In fact, it’s so popular that previous editions have made it a bestseller too. Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies gives you just what you should know to produce the reports you’ll need most often, including how to:

* Pull specific information from your database, sort and group it, and find the details you need
* Use dynamic or cascading prompts
* Troubleshoot and print reports and save time with templates
* View reports on your LAN
* Write formulas to retrieve specific information
* Create and update OLAP reports
* Format reports, control page breaks, and even add graphics or Flash files
* Enhance your reports with charts and maps
* Use Crystal Reports in the enterprise

There’s also a companion Web site with sample reports from the book and links to sites with more related information. With Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies by your side, you’ll soon be able to create reports from simple to spectacular, whenever the need arises.

PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps for Dummies


PHP & MySQL Everyday Apps for Dummies

By Janet Valade
456 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (July 8, 2005)
ISBN-10: 0764575872
ISBN-13: 978-0764575877



Product Description

PHP and MySQL Everyday Apps For Dummies is a one-stop reference providing all you need to build dynamic, real-world, ready-to-use apps with the popular PHP (a scripting language) and MySQL (a database system) software. The book is a hands-on, go-to-guide that

* Walks you through installing the applications files from the CD-ROM and setting up your programming environment

* Contains all the code needed to create seven applications:
o User authentication with HTTP
o User login
o On-line catalog
o Shopping cart
o Content management system
o Web forum
o Building and managing a mailing list (on the CD-ROM)

* Automates the programming process and walks you through building the application from start to finish

* Explains how to write secure code

* Features complete code—not just snippets, but neatly assembled packages with “instant” real-world functionality

* Shows how to build the applications in two forms -- procedural and object-oriented programming -- providing programmers who want to switch to the object-oriented method of coding (which is new in PHP 5!) with the essential know-how

* Includes a companion CD-ROM that contains every line of code in the applications from the book plus a bonus chapter that shows how to build a mailing list

Information on each application includes a discussion of issues, structure of the database, code listings, and an explanation of the code. You can use these applications as is, modify them for use on your Web site, or build your own application using techniques described. If you want real-world Web apps you can use right away, this is the book for you.

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Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies


Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies

2nd edition
By David D. Busch
ISBN 0470149272
October 8, 2007
336 Pages,PDF,16.7 MB

Product Description
Walks readers through the hardware, software, and techniques needed to take top-quality digital photos with a digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera Offering more coverage than any other book on the shelf, this full-color guide presents a fun and friendly approach to understanding how an SLR works and how to operate the various controls Covers choosing the right equipment for specific needs, working with lenses, selecting the right format and composition for a shot, editing images using Photoshop, and maximizing print quality More than 300 example photos taken by professional art photographers offer inspiration for first-time or inexperienced SLR users.



Photoshop CS3 for Dummies


Photoshop CS3 for Dummies

By Peter Bauer
416 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (April 23, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0470111933
ISBN-13: 978-0470111932

Product Description
Loaded with the latest Photoshop tips and techniques
The secrets of digital image editing - explained in plain English!
Photoshop CS3 is a powerhouse, and here's the fast and easy way to get up to speed on all the coolest features. This friendly guide helps you get images into Photoshop - and then turn them into dazzling works of art. You'll see how to work in the right file formats, master the Brushes palette, get creative with filters, convert color to grayscale, and more!

* Adjust brightness, improve color, and fix flaws
* Take advantage of the Raw file format
* Composite images with layers and blending modes
* Automate your tasks with scripts and Actions
* Apply the new Smart Filters to Smart Objects



Photoshop CS4 For Dummies


Photoshop CS4 For Dummies

416 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (October 6, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470327251
ISBN-13: 978-0470327258


Product Description
This latest version of Photoshop has a few new tricks up its sleeve and Adobe Photoshop CS4 For Dummies will teach you how to use them. From the basics like getting your images into and out of Photoshop to enhancing, cropping, and color correction, it’s all here!
You’ll get all of the basics of digital images and master the importing and exporting of images. You’ll find out how to create easy enhancements like adding shadows and highlights and making color natural, in addition to learning how to use the Adobe camera raw plug-in. Before you know it, you’ll be making beautiful “art” with Photoshop by combining images, precision edges, dressing up images, painting in Photoshop, and using filters. You can even streamline your work in Photoshop using advanced techniques. Find out how to:

* Import images and use all the tools and processes
* Reduce digital noise, make colors look natural, add highlights and shadows
* Optimize images for print or the Web
* Edit images
* Explore the Painting function and master the daunting Brushes panel
* Add layer styles
* Create on-screen presentations, contact prints, and more

Excel 2007 Data Analysis For Dummies


Excel 2007 Data Analysis For Dummies

# Paperback: 356 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies (February 20, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 047004599X
# ISBN-13: 978-0470045992

Product Description

  • Shows ordinary users how to tap the rich data analysis functionality of Excel, make sense of their organization's critical financial and statistical information, and put together compelling data presentations
  • Now revised with over 30 percent new content to cover the enhancements in Excel 2007, including the completely redesigned user interface, augmented charting and PivotTable capabilities, improved security, and better data exchange through XML
  • Provides thorough coverage of Excel features that are critical to data analysis-working with external databases, creating PivotTables and PivotCharts, using Excel statistical and financial functions, sharing data, harnessing the Solver, taking advantage of the Small Business Finance Manager, and more

Excel 2007 Dashboards and Reports For Dummies


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perback: 318 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies (March 4, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470228148
# ISBN-13: 978-0470228142
Product Description
What’s the use of putting out reports that no one reads? Properly created dashboards are graphical representations that put data in a context for your audience, and they look really cool! How cool? You’ll find out when you see the dazzling examples in Excel 2007 Dashboards & Reports For Dummies. And, before long, everyone’s eyes will be riveted to your dashboards and reports too!
This revolutionary guide shows you how to turn Excel into your own personal Business Intelligence tool. You’ll learn the fundamentals of using Excel 2007 to go beyond simple tables to creating dashboard-studded reports that wow management. Get ready to catch dashboard fever as you find out how to use basic analysis techniques, build advanced dashboard components, implement advanced reporting techniques, and import external date into your Excel reports. Discover how to:
  • Unleash the power of Excel as a business intelligence tool
  • Create dashboards that communicate and get noticed
  • Think about your data in a new way
  • Present data more effectively and increase the value of your reports
  • Create dynamic labels that support visualization
  • Represent time and seasonal trending
  • Group and bucket data
  • Display and measure values versus goals
  • Implement macro-charged reporting
Using Excel 2007 as a BI tool is the most cost-efficient way for organizations of any size create powerful and insightful reports and distribute throughout the enterprise. And Excel 2007 Dashboards and Reports for Dummies is the fastest you for you to catch dashboard fever!

Excel 2007 VBA Programming For Dummies


Excel 2007 VBA Programming For Dummies

# Paperback: 384 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies (February 20, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470046740
# ISBN-13: 978-0470046746
Product Description
Step-by-step instructions for creating VBA macros
Harness the power of VBA and create custom Excel applications
Make Excel 2007 work for you! This clear, nonintimidating guide shows you how to use VBA to create Excel apps that look and work the way you want. Packed with plenty of sample programs, it explains how to work with range objects, control program flow, develop custom dialog boxes, create custom toolbars and menus, and much more.

Discover how to
* Grasp essential programming concepts
* Use the Visual Basic(r) Editor
* Navigate the new Excel user interface
* Communicate with your users
* Deal with errors and bugs


Excel 2007 Just the Steps For Dummies


Excel 2007 Just the Steps For Dummies

# Paperback: 240 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies (February 12, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470039213
# ISBN-13: 978-0470039212

Product Description
  • Completely updated to reflect the many changes in the latest release of Excel, this helpful book presents readers with concise instructions for carrying out common Excel 2007 tasks
  • An easy-to-navigate design features a two-column layout and is packed with step-by-step directions and illustrations that incorporate the notable changes to Excel 2007
  • Readers can pick the task, find it fast, and get it done quickly, all while gaining a clear understanding of Excel 2007 enhancements, such as a new user interface, improved charting and PivotTable capabilities, and better data exchange with XML

Excel 2007 Workbook For Dummies


Excel 2007 Workbook For Dummies

# Paperback: 408 pages
# Publisher: For Dummies (September 4, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470169370
# ISBN-13: 978-0470169377
Product Description
From formulas to functions to the latest features - practice and plan Excel tasks with ease.
See how to
  • Set up, format, and edit basic spreadsheets
  • Manage and secure your Excel data
  • Create formulas and functions for finance, date and time, math, text, and more
  • Master data analysis with pivot tables
  • Save and share your spreadsheet data


AutoCAD 2008 3D Modeling Workbook For Dummies




AutoCAD 2008 3D Modeling Workbook For Dummies
By Lee Ambrosius
Paperback: 366 pages
Publisher: For Dummies; Pap/DVD edition (August 13, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0470097639
ISBN-13: 978-0470097632


Product Description
  • AutoCAD 2007 features a new 3D rendering engine that greatly enhances the program's 3D functionality-and makes this industry-standard drafting program even more difficult to master, even for veteran users
  • This focused For Dummies workbook gives people the practice they need to get up to speed on the new 3D features, with dozens of problems and step-by-step solutions for modeling, shadowing, and lighting
  • Topics covered by the problems include 2D geometric construction, 3D solid modeling, 3D surface modeling, rendering and imaging, dimensioning and drafting, and model interchange
  • Used by architects, engineers, and draftspeople, AutoCAD is the #1 computer-aided design (CAD) software in the world, with an installed base of 6.7 million users
  • The accompanying DVD provides videos that illustrate select problems and solutions presented in the workbook