Book Review: Office 2010 QuickSteps

Title: Microsoft Office 2010 QuickStepsAuthors: Carole Matthews, Marty Matthews, and John Cronan
Publisher: McGraw Hill
ISBN: 9780071741606

The book is organized into 14 chapters.

1. Stepping into Office
2. Working with Documents
3. Formatting a Document
4. Customizing A Document
5. Entering and Editing Data
6. Formatting a Worksheet
7. Using Formulas and Functions
8. Creating the Presentation
9. Working with Slides
10. Working with Notes, Masters, and Slide Text
11. Using Outlook and Receiving E-mail
12. Creating and Sending E-mail
13. Scheduling and the Calendar
14. Printing, Using Mail Merge, and Graphics

These chapters cover the basics of using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and the Office Web Apps. As the book's name implies, the method of accomplishing the tasks covered in each chapter are presented as a numerical list of ‘QuickSteps’. The 300+ page book is written in an easy style with many screen shots. The book also includes numerous Notes, Tips, and Need-to-know Facts sprinkled throughout.

While this book may not make you an Office 2010 guru, it will let you, as the back cover states, “get up to speed on Office 2010 in no time”.

You may purchase this book from Barnes & Noble