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It's easy to use and depicts in detail every features of software. This books is a must-have one in hand if you use office 2008 for mac.
If that describes you, this book may be useful. This book was definitely not what I needed. A couple of the other reviews note other simple stuff that he doesn't bother to explain. Apparently, it doesn't work the way is does with Office for Windows, where you can create a new folder as part of the process of saving a file.
If you are new to Macs (as I am) or new to Office (there probably aren't many of those folks around these days), this book is not for you. What's a bit misleading is that some of these Missing Manual books actually do lead you through the basics (I'm thinking here of the iPhone book in particular). His intended audience is apparently people who have fairly complex documents to create and who need to know how do that on a Mac after having already become familiar with OS X. The author assumes that a) you know OS X very well; and b) you know the Windows version of Office very well.
Or if it does work that way, it's not evident. I should probably have bought the For Dummies book, which is what I'm about to do. I was looking for a book that would quickly get me up and running in Office 2008 for Mac after I recently bought my first iMac. He has no explanation of some of the simple stuff I need to know, such as how to create new folders.
The key information is now available to me quickly in the office and on the road. As a reasonably experienced Office 2007 user I was constantly fighting to find solutions to "quirks" with the Office 2008 suite for Mac (i.e., what's the comparable Office 2008 key stroke for F-4 in Excel. I'm not sure it is as useful as a self learning introduction to Office 2008. Time is saved and it's much less frustrating.This book is well suited to quickly finding answers and solutions with Office 2008. Surprise, it's CMD-T). Don't let them fool you, the PC version of Office is much more versatile than the Mac version; but the Mac has more than enough virtues to overcome these deficiencies.After spending too much time looking for answers on the internet (too many threads ending up in dead ends) I decided to purchase the PDF version of this book.
Plus, some of the writing has a humorous edge that makes all that painful learning more palatable. It's paid for itself many times over. "Office 2008 for Macintosh, The Missing Manual" is just that: the manual you should have gotten with the product. They say that MS Word is the most complex program ever, and we've managed to navigate a few of its complexities thanks to this book.
excellent book just what a PC user needs when you start using word on a mac
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