Table of Contents

Student Success Guide.
COMPUTER CONCEPTS
Understanding Essential Computer Concepts
WINDOWS 8
Unit A: Getting Started with Windows 8
Unit B: Understanding File Management.
OFFICE 2013
Unit C: Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2013.
WORD.
Unit D: Creating a Document.
Unit E: Enhancing a Document.
Unit F: Adding Special Elements to a Document.
EXCEL.
Unit G: Creating and Enhancing a Worksheet.
Unit H: Using Complex Formulas, Functions, and Tables.
Unit I: Working with Charts.
ACCESS.
Unit J: Creating a Database.
Unit K: Working with Data.
Unit L: Creating Database Reports.
POWERPOINT.
Unit M: Creating a Presentation.
Unit N: Polishing and Running a Presentation.
INTEGRATION.
Unit O: Integrating Office Programs.
Appendix A: Working in the Cloud.
Appendix B: Integrating Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access 2013.
Appendix C: SAM Projects
Capstone Projects.
Glossary.
Index.

About the Author

Barbara Clemens has been a software product manager, editor, writer, and teacher since 1984. She has worked with educational publishers Addison-Wesley and Course Technology to create software textbooks for colleges and universities. She has edited, revised, and written many Microsoft Office texts and recently co-authored a textbook titled Upgrading to Office 2007. She holds a B.A. in English, an M.A. in English as a Second Language, and a Masters in Business Administration. She has worked as a university English instructor, computer trainer, and consultant, and is known for teaching computer software using careful, clear, and understandable instructions. She wrote and currently teaches a course called What's New in Microsoft Office 2007 for Ed2Go, a division of Cengage Learning. Marjorie S. Hunt has been managing, writing, editing, and publishing books on Microsoft Office applications for almost 15 years. She began her retail publishing career at Microsoft Press, but has also written academic textbooks for Cengage Learning Course Technology.