Table of Contents

Introduction to Computers. Office 2010 and Windows 7: Essential Concepts and Skills. Word 2010. 1. Creating, Formatting, and Editing a Word Document with Pictures. 2. Creating a Research Paper with Citations and References. 3. Creating a Business Letter with a Letterhead and Table. PowerPoint2010. 1. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Clip Art. 2. Enhancing a Presentation with Pictures, Shapes, and WordArt. 3. Reusing a Presentation and Adding Media. Excel 2010. 1. Creating a Worksheet and an Embedded Chart. 2. Formulas, Functions, and Formatting. 3. What-If Analysis, Charting, and Working with Large Worksheets. Access 2010. 1. Databases and Database Objects: An Introduction. 2. Querying a Database. 3. Maintaining a Database. Outlook 2010. 1. Managing E-Mail Messages with Outlook. 2. Managing Calendars. Appendices. A: Project Planning Guidelines. B: Publishing Office 2010 Web Pages Online. C: Saving to the Web Using Windows Live SkyDrive. Capstone Project: Wee Ones Day Care.

About the Author

Gary B. Shelly wrote and published his first computer education textbook in 1969. More than twenty million copies of Shelly Cashman Series' textbooks have been sold. Gary and a talented group of contributing authors have produced books on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software that are the leading textbooks in the computer technology market today. Gary has hosted the annual Shelly Cashman Institute, a week-long training event focusing on the latest topics in technology, for the past 34 years. Misty E. Vermaat has more than 25 years of experience in the field of computer and information technology. In addition to consulting in the field, she was an Associate Professor at Purdue University Calumet, teaching or developing Microsoft(R) Office, computer concepts, database management, systems analysis and design, and programming courses. Since 1990, Misty has led the development of the Shelly Cashman Series, and has written and co-authored numerous Series textbooks, including many editions of Discovering Computers, Discovering Computers Fundamentals, and Microsoft(R) Word books.