Visual Communication in Digital Design
The art of visual communication is the arrangement of design elements in a way that is balanced, visually appealing and most importantly, effectively delivers its intended message to the target audience. This full-color tutorial serves as an introduction to understanding this art of visual communication and the creative process of design.
Google Apps for Dummies
Your key to making this revolutionary new approach work for you and your organizationGoogle Apps are Web-based, low-cost (or free!) office productivity tools that do everything those expensive applications do -- and you can access them from any computer with an Internet connection. Google Apps For Dummies boosts your "app-titude" by giving you the low-down on choosing, setting up, and using these nifty and powerful gadgets for work or play. Whether you're an individual who wants to take advantage of iGoogle or an organization looking for an enterprise-wide training solution for users at all levels, this comprehensive, practical guide brings you up to speed with all of the basic information and advanced tips and tricks you need to make good use of every Google Apps's tool and capability. Discover how to: Get productive fast with free or inexpensive Web-based apps Design your perfect Start Page layout Choose among the different editions Use Gmail and Google Talk Work with Google Docs and spreadsheet documents Create and collaborate on documents Import events into your calendar Build dazzling presentations Use Dashboard to create and manage user accounts Create a Web page with a unique domain setting Google Apps are poised to shatter the primacy of the current way of working with PCs, saving businesses, schools, government agencies, and individuals big bucks on software, network infrastructure, and administration.
Beginning XNA 2.0 Game Programming
XNA programming is an increasingly popular way of creating games for the Microsoft Xbox 360 home entertainment system, as well as Windows PCs. The free development tools distributed by Microsoft make it a platform that appeals to both the professional developer looking to create a commercial product and the home enthusiast wanting to put together games in their spare time. This book targets the large hobbyist market and provides readers with a fast-paced introduction to XNA and the C# language that is used with it. It demonstrates how key concepts can be applied in order to create smooth, professional looking results in a range of gaming genres. The aim is to give readers a firm foundation from which they can build to more advanced ideas.
Nintendo Wii Flash Game Creator’s Guide
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Create your own Flash games for the Wii Whip up awesome Wii games using Flash and ActionScript. Nintendo Wii Flash Game Creator's Guide lays out each next-generation technique alongside real-world examples and cut-and-paste code samples. Learn how to design exciting Flash animations, create cool characters, simulate realistic motion, and use the Wii remote control in innovative ways. Plus, you'll get the latest tricks for supercharging your games and tips for distributing them on the Web.Build Flash-based objects, layers, and controlsWork with timelines, keyframes, and .SWF filesDevelop and animate original characters, backgrounds, and landscapesIntegrate unconventional mouse and Wii controller interactivityCreate, modify, and control movie clips using ActionScript 2.0Design radical enemies, custom cursors, and invisible buttonsIncorporate audio, game timers, and score trackingPublish your games to the Web and share them via the Wii's online connection service
Implementing SAP ERP Sales & Distribution
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Your Hands-On Guide to SAP ERP Sales & Distribution Written by senior SAP consultant Glynn Williams, Implementing SAP ERP Sales & Distribution is packed with tested, time-saving tips and advice. Learn how to use SAP ERP Central Component 5.0 and 6.0 to create sales documents and contracts, control material and customer master data, schedule deliveries, and automate billing. You'll also find out how to deliver robust financial and transactional reports, track customer and credit information, and interoperate with other SAP modules.Configure and manage the SAP ERP SD moduleTrack sales, shipping, and payment status using master recordsCreate multi-level sales documents and item proposalsDevelop contracts and rebate agreementsDeliver materials and services requirements to the supply chainPlan deliveries, routes, and packaging using Logistics ExecutionPerform resource-related, collective, and self billingGenerate pricing reports, incompletion logs, and hierarchiesHandle credit limits, payment guarantees, and customer blocksIntegrate user exits, third-party add-ons, and data sharingConfigure pricing procedures and complex pricing condition types
The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers
Pro Excel 2007 VBA
This is a professionals' guide to understanding and implementing the key principles and techniques of programming Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Automating complex spreadsheets, streamlining time-intensive work processes, gaining the competitive edge, and making more money for your businesses: these are all reasons to take Excel to the next level. This book teaches how to do just that, with the author using his own real-life experience to develop the readers' understanding to this professional level. The text teaches the most efficient way to create complex and feature rich VBA code, exposing all the new features and capabilities that make Excel 2007 so exciting. The Excel book market is a multi-million dollar industry with rival 'expert' guides in VBA programming commanding market share as high as 3% for an individual title. The depth and excellence of Apress' Pro series' treatment of this subject allows it to go head-to-head with the best of these rivals.
Office 2008 for Macintosh
Still the top-selling software suite for Mac users, Microsoft Office has been improved and enhanced to take advantage of the latest Mac OS X features. You'll find lots of new features in Office 2008 for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage, but not a page of printed instructions to guide you through the changes. Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual gives you the friendly, thorough introduction you need, whether you're a beginner who can't do more than point and click, or a power user who's ready to tackle a few advanced techniques. To cover Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage, this guide gives you four superb books in one -- a separate section each for program! You can manage your day and create professional-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in no time. Office 2008 has been redesigned so that the windows, toolbars, and icons blend in better with your other Mac applications. But there are still plenty of oddities. That's why this Missing Manual isn't shy about pointing out which features are gems in the rough -- and which are duds. With it, you'll learn how to: Navigate the new user interface with its bigger and more graphic toolbars Use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage separately or together Keep track of appointments and manage daily priorities with the My Day feature Create newsletters, flyers, brochures, and more with Word's Publishing Layout View Build financial documents like budgets and invoices with Excel's Ledger Sheets Get quick access to all document templates and graphics with the Elements Gallery Organize all of your Office projects using Entourage's Project Center Scan or import digital camera images directly into any of the programs Customize each program with power-user techniques With Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual, you get objective and entertaining instruction to help you tap into all of the features of this powerful suite, so you can get more done in less time.
Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.IF EVIL'S YOUR NAME, THEN THESE ARE YOUR GAMES!Always wanted to be a genius game creator? This Evil Genius guidegoes far beyond a typical programming class or text to reveal insider tips for breaking the rules and constructing wickedly fun games that you can tweak and customize to suit your needs!In Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius, programming wunderkind Ian Cinnamon gives you everything you need to create and control 57 gaming projects. You'll find easy-to-follow plans featuring Java, the most universal programming language, that run on any PC, Mac, or Linux computer.Illustrated instructions and plans for an awesome mix of racing, board, shoot 'em up, strategy, retro, and puzzle gamesGaming projects that vary in difficulty-starting with simple programs and progressing to sophisticated projects for programmers with advanced skillsAn interactive companion website featuring a free Java compiler, where you can share your projects with Evil Geniuses around the globeRemoves the frustration-factor-all the parts you need are listed, along with sourcesRegardless of your skill level, Programming Video Games for the Evil Genius provides you with all the strategies, code, and insider programming advice you need to build and test your games with ease, such as: Radical RacingScreen SkierWhack an Evil GeniusTic-Tac-Toe BoxingSnake PitSpace DestroyersBomb DiffuserTrapperOiramJava ManMemoryIan Says
The Ultimate CSS Reference
A complete and thorough and up-to-date reference guide for CSS.Stop wasting time doing Internet searches only to find inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete information. CSS: The Ultimate Reference includes all the ins-and-outs you need to know including compatability information for all major browsers, lists of useful hacks, known bugs in CSS, and much more - all presented in a beautiful, full color layout that will have you coming back over and over again.Coverage includes: CSS 2.1 syntax and specifications, including features from current CSS 3 working drafts that are implemented in one or more major browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera), and useful browser-specific featuresA clear and concise guide to the CSS cascade, including compatability information, known bugs and useful CSS hacksA media type guide, with coverage of which media types apply in which user agents under what conditions.A quick-reference guide to currently supported at-rules (@import, @media, etc.).An alphabetical property reference
Advanced Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
This is the only book that will help an intermediate PowerPoint user improve their skills to an advanced level. In doing so, they can benefit both professionally and personally. This is not a comprehensive book that will bore you with every detail of PowerPoint, but a guide to specific actions you can take to create the ultimate presentation. The book covers the powerful formatting engine new to PowerPoint 2007, and how it can be used for applying soft shadows, reflection, and glows to make a presentation look attractive. It also covers PowerPoint's new 3D engine. The book goes into deep technical detail about the Office 2007 theme engine and how color schemes, effect schemes, and font schemes work; as well as the new PowerPoint XML file format, showing you how to edit PowerPoint files without using PowerPoint at all. The authors walk through programming a macro and explain how to format shapes, diagrams, charts, text, tables with gradient and picture fills and different kinds of lines (e.g. a beveled compound line with a diamond arrowhead). Also covered are those all important slide show shortcuts that few people know about like -- seeing your private notes while presenting on a projector, starting the slide show from the current slide without fumbling through the user interface, and how to black out the slide show screen with one key press.
Excel 2007 PivotTables Recipes
Excel's PivotTables and PivotCharts features have long been admired by the historically small community that made use of them, but Microsoft has made great efforts in the 2007 release of Office to expose them and make them more evident to users. In this book, Debra Dalgleish, Microsoft Office Excel MVP since 2001 as well as an expert and trainer in Excel, presents tips and techniques that can't be found in Excel's Help section. She carefully explains the most confusing features of PivotTables so that they can be used to their full potential. PivotTables Recipes will enable users to take real-world scenarios from the author, customize the PivotTables and supporting code around them, and use them directly in their work. It is a must-have resource for anyone who frequently uses Excel.
QuickBooks 2008: The Missing Manual
There have been many improvements to QuickBooks over the years, but the program's documentation is not one of them. Luckily, QuickBooks 2008: The Missing Manual picks up where QuickBook's help resources leave off. With this book, you don't just learn how to use the software, you learn why and when to use specific features. And you get basic accounting advice so that it all makes sense to you along the way. With its Simple Start, Basic, Pro, Premier, and industry-specific Enterprise editions, QuickBooks can handle many of the financial tasks companies face, but the price you pay is an overabundance of features. With this book, you get advice on which features you need to use to get your work done efficiently, along with step-by-step instructions on how to use them. QuickBooks 2008: The Missing Manual helps you: Get more out of QuickBooks whether you're a beginner or an old pro. Learn how QuickBooks can help you boost sales, control spending, and save on taxes. Set up and manage your files to fit your company's specific needs. Use QuickBooks reports to evaluate every aspect of your enterprise. Follow the money all the way from customer invoices to year-end tasks. Discover new tips and tricks on the best timesaving options for your business. Build budgets and plan for the future to make your business more successful. And a lot more. This book is designed to accommodate readers at every technical level. If you're a first-time QuickBooks user, special boxes with the title "Up To Speed" provide the introductory information you need to understand the topic at hand. For advanced users, there are similar boxes called "Power Users' Clinic" that offer more technical tips, tricks, and shortcuts for the experienced QuickBooks fan. For a topic as complicated as accounting software, why trust anything else?
Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual
Quicken is one of the many convenient ways to keep track of personal finances, but many people are unaware of Quicken's power and end up using only the basic features. And sometimes Quicken seems to raise more questions than it answers: Return of capital from stock? "Net worth"? What are they and why do you need to know about them? Luckily, Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual picks up where Quicken's help resources leave off. You'll find step-by-step instructions for using Quicken on your Windows PC, including useful features such as budgeting, recording investment transactions, and archiving Quicken data files. You also learn why and when to use specific features, and which ones would be most useful in a given situation. Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual helps you: Set up Quicken to take care of your specific needs Follow your money from the moment you earn it Make deposits, pay for expenses, track the things you own and how much you owe Take care of financial tasks online, and quickly reconcile your accounts Create and use budgets and track your investments Generate reports to prepare your tax returns and evaluate your financial fitness And a lot more. This book is designed to accommodate readers at every technical level. If you're a first-time Quicken user, special boxes with the title "Up To Speed" provide the introductory information you need to understand the topic at hand. For advanced users, there are similar boxes called "Power Users' Clinic" that offer more technical tips, tricks, and shortcuts for the experienced Quicken fan. For a topic as important as your personal finances, why trust anything else?
Using Microsoft Office Visio 2007
THE ONLY VISIO 2007 BOOK YOU NEED "This book makes Visio as much fun as a video game." Bob and Joy Schwabach, "On Computers," Universal Press Syndicate We crafted this book to grow with you, providing the reference material you need as you move toward Visio(R) 2007 proficiency and the use of more advanced features. If you buy only one book on Visio(R) 2007, Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Visio(R) 2007 is the only book you need. - Working with shapes, stencils, and themes - Using the Data Graphics feature for extra customization - Importing content from Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project - Displaying data as text, data bars, icons, and color-coding using Data Graphics - Creating custom stencils, icons, and templates - Storing and displaying employee information in organization charts - Customizing the layout of organization charts - Creating database models, flowcharts, and Gantt charts - Connecting shapes in network drawings - Using digital ink and animation - Creating macros - Handling guides and rulers - Working with layers - Getting the most from ShapeSheets
Beginning Game Development With Python and Pygame
Beginning Game Development with Python and Pygame provides readers with an introductory resource for learning how to create compelling games using the open source Python programming language and Pygame games development library. Authored by industry veteran and Python expert Will McGugan, readers are treated to not only a comprehensive, practical introduction to games development using these popular technologies, but also capitalize upon numerous tips and tricks Will has accumulated over his career of both creating games for some of the world's largest gaming developers and his own products.
Excel 2007 Pocket Guide
Moving to Excel 2007 is not a routine upgrade. Microsoft's radical redesign of the application's user interface has led to confusion among many who people who have relied on Excel for years. Our new edition of the Excel 2007 Pocket Guide has been written from the ground up to help newcomers and longtime users alike find their way around without getting lost. With this book in hand, you'll be able to find your favorite Excel tools quickly. It's packed with information to guide beginners through the basics of creating spreadsheets and entering data, while providing advanced users with information on formulas, pivot tables, and more. Inside, you'll find: A visual guide to the new "Ribbon" interface that helps users find familiar tools A section designed to give beginners enough information to dive right in and start creating rich Excel workbooks immediately Quick answers about how to perform specific tasks in Excel, such as working with files, editing data, formatting, summarizing and displaying data Convenient techniques for connecting data across worksheets and projects Help for moving from the basics of spreadsheet construction to more advanced features This edition also includes an extensive reference on commonly used formulas, which reveal at a glance the many possibilities Excel 2007 provides for easy calculation. Tasks in the book are presented as answers to "How do I..." questions -- such as "How do I change the formatting of part of a cell's contents?" -- followed by concise instructions for performing the task. You'll learn ways to customize Excel to fit your needs, and how to share workbooks and collaborate with others. And much more. Don't let Excel 2007 baffle you. Pick up this convenient pocket guide and learn to navigate this redesigned application with ease.
The Non-Designer’s Design Book
Design and typographic insights from the author of The Non-Designer's book series (over 700,000 copies in print!) This book offers decades of experience from one of the greatest computer book authors. Here in one volume, Robin Williams has joined together a new edition of her classic The Non-Designer's Design Book--in glorious full color for the first time--and her best-selling The Non-Designer's Type Book. Robin uses her straightforward and lighthearted style to define the principles that govern good design and type as well as the logic behind those principles. Using numerous examples, you'll learn what looks best and why on your way to designing beautiful and effective projects. Whether you are a Mac user or a Windows user, a type novice or an experienced graphic designer, you will find inspiration and direction for the design quandaries and conundrums you are sure to encounter! These essential guides to design and type will teach you about: The four principles of design that underlie every design project Categories of type Working with color How to combine typefaces for maximum effect Readability and legibility The proper typographic treatment of punctuation Letter spacing, line spacing, and paragraph spacing Special characters and accent marks
Beginning Pivot Tables in Excel 2007
Using a PivotTable in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a quick and exciting way to slice and dice a large amount of data. This book explains what PivotTables are and how readers can benefit from using them. It is for experienced Excel users (all 65 million of them) who want to learn how to use Excel 2007 Pivot Tables for fast data analysis. The author is an internationally recognized Excel authority. Her web site on Excel, contextures.com, has over 175,000 visitors a month. The book focuses on practical tips and techniques that will help any Excel user quickly analyze large amounts of data. The chapters are problem-focused, each expanding on skills learned in earlier sections.
Peachtree for Dummies
Not feeling too peachy about computerizing your accounting system? Relax! Peachtree For Dummies, 3rd Edition will show you how to set up your company in Peachtree and then use it to pay bills, invoice customers, pay employees, produce financial reports, and more. You'll quickly discover how Peachtree can save you time, effort, and money so that you no longer have to do your accounting by hand or pay someone else to do it for you. Publishing to coincide with the latest release of Peachtree, this third edition is revised to cover the newest updates and enhancements made to the most recent version of Peachtree. Veteran authors Elaine Marmel and Diane Koers break down the capabilities of Peachtree Premium Accounting, from building an effective chart of accounts, to customizing forms and modifying reports, to setting up default information that will save you time down the line. You'll also discover how to: Work with purchase orders Sell products and services Generate invoices Track project costs Produce income statements Back up and restore data Balance accounts Manage inventory Handle customer prepayments Pay for purchase orders with a credit card Keep your account information safe Packed with examples of everyday, real-life situations, Peachtree For Dummies, 3rd Edition is the reference you need so that you can put Peachtree to work for you and get the job done quickly and correctly.
Dynamic Learning
Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional is like having access to a top-notch team of your very own instructors. Written by product experts and trainers who have produced many of Adobe's training titles, the book takes you step-by-step through the process of learning to use Flash CS3 like a pro. This full-color book is organized into lessons, with easy-to-follow instructions, tips, examples, and review questions at the end of every lesson. Each lesson is self-contained, so you can go through the entire book sequentially or just focus on individual lessons. Topics covered include: What's new in Flash CS3 Professional Flash CS3 jumpstart Drawing tools Modifying and transforming graphics Working with symbols and the library ActionScript Working with video and audio The DVD that is included with the book includes video tutorials and all of the files you'll need to complete the lessons, from the starting images and elements to the final, completed Flash animations. A free Instructor's Guide is available online.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X for Pilots
Get ready to take flight as two certified flight instructors guide you through the pilot ratings as it is done in the real world, starting with Sport Pilot training, then Private Pilot, followed by the Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and Air Transport Pilot. They cover the skills of flight, how to master Flight Simulator, and how to use the software as a learning tool towards your pilot's license. More advanced topics demonstrate how Flight Simulator X can be used as a continuing learning tool and how to simulate real-world emergencies.
Excel Hacks
Millions of users create and share Excel spreadsheets every day, but few go deeply enough to learn the techniques that will make their work much easier. There are many ways to take advantage of Excel's advanced capabilities without spending hours on advanced study. Excel Hacks provides more than 130 hacks -- clever tools, tips and techniques -- that will leapfrog your work beyond the ordinary. Now expanded to include Excel 2007, this resourceful, roll-up-your-sleeves guide gives you little known "backdoor" tricks for several Excel versions using different platforms and external applications. Think of this book as a toolbox. When a need arises or a problem occurs, you can simply use the right tool for the job. Hacks are grouped into chapters so you can find what you need quickly, including ways to: Reduce workbook and worksheet frustration -- manage how users interact with worksheets, find and highlight information, and deal with debris and corruption. Analyze and manage data -- extend and automate these features, moving beyond the limited tasks they were designed to perform. Hack names -- learn not only how to name cells and ranges, but also how to create names that adapt to the data in your spreadsheet. Get the most out of PivotTables -- avoid the problems that make them frustrating and learn how to extend them. Create customized charts -- tweak and combine Excel's built-in charting capabilities. Hack formulas and functions -- subjects range from moving formulas around to dealing with datatype issues to improving recalculation time. Make the most of macros -- including ways to manage them and use them to extend other features. Use the enhanced capabilities of Microsoft Office 2007 to combine Excel with Word, Access, and Outlook. You can either browse through the book or read it from cover to cover, studying the procedures and scripts to learn more about Excel. However you use it, Excel Hacks will help you increase productivity and give you hours of "hacking" enjoyment along the way.
Excel Magic
"John Sweet is on the 'Right Page' with his Excel book. It is much harder to simplify than to complicate information. Time is a valued commodity; people want to learn quickly. This book gets right to the point...gets results. Congratulations, John." Carole Golay Wantz, Entrepreneur, Artist and Book Reviewer "I have been a computer power user for over a decade and have seen help manuals on many programs. Excel Tips and Time Savers is the most helpful yet." Stuart Urmston, President, Shuco, Inc. "The "Magic" of shortcuts, for the less than courageous computer user, is a gift. This book illustrates instructions and has an index that works, making it user friendly...a great resource for getting a job done." Jo Lucas, Columbus Office Supply, Inc., Columbus, Indiana "A handy, helpful guide that will increase your skills and productivity. John Sweet has been 'in the trenches' and knows what he is talking about!" Paul Flatley, President/Owner, Flatley Employment Services "We are an investment company that uses Excel constantly. Software tips for everyday users, who are not professional software engineers, are of great value to our staff and our company." Thomas F. Wratten, President, Principal Commercial Acceptance, LLC "Got a computer problem? John Sweet has the answer. No more 'Dummies' books for me." John P. Rosar, Vice President Marketing (retired), Dunham Lehr Inc. Existing technical books are too lengthy and dull to be suitable as references for beginning and intermediate Excel users. I cut through the clutter and provide precise, useful information users want and need.
Pro LCS
Live Communications Server (LCS) is a recent release in Microsoft's core server suite that enables unified communications across an office through a variety of devices, including phones, web conferences, and the Internet. LCS integrates with Office, Exchange Server, and Active Directory, making it a one-stop shop for a Microsoft-driven business that needs a suite of communications features. This book, written by a freelance LCS expert and a Microsoft product manager on the LCS team, provides straightforward technical information that only those with detailed knowledge of the problems customers have experienced in deploying and managing Live Communications Server can provide. The book is practical, guided, and comprehensive.
Excel for Scientists and Engineers
Microsoft Excel hilft Ihnen bei der Bew瓣ltigung, Auswertung und Dokumentation allt瓣glich anfallender Berechnungen! - beiliegende CD-ROM (f羹r MacIntosh und Windows) stellt Templates, Makros und andere n羹tzliche Tools zur Verf羹gung - zeigt, wie man Excel effektiv zur Abarbeitung immer wiederkehrender Datenverarbeitungsschritte einsetzt sowie Daten und Graphiken 羹bertr瓣gt - mit Beispielen aus Chemie, Biochemie, Physik, Technik, Biologie, Medizin
Charts and Graphs for Microsoft Office Excel 2007
It is easy to create a bad looking chart in Excel. This book teaches you how to unlock the beautiful formatting options available to make incredible looking charts. The first section will talk about how to decide which chart type to use. Subsequent chapters will walk through each chart type, how to create them, how to utilize them, and special options available for each chart. The book discusses themes, colors, creating metallic charts, shadows, transparency, etc. The book also handles anything graphical in Excel. It will show the new In-Cell Data Bar charts available in Excel 2007. A section will talk about creating business flowcharts with IGX Graphics and how to display product pictures in Excel, and a section on VBA will cover creating 100's of charts using the macro language. "More than a how-to and reference, this book also provides the why-tos and when-tos, with serious consideration given to layout best practices and design possibilities-a very well-rounded resource." -Kathy Villella, CEO, PowerFrameworks.com Implementing 1-Click Charting Incorporating Drag & Drop and Dynamic Charts Creating Amazing Effects Using Charting Templates and Macros Mastering Glow, Shadow, Sparklines, Dashboards, and More Eliminating Chart Junk Structuring Spreadsheets with Business Diagrams, SmartArt Graphics, and Pivot Charts Develop your Charting expertise instantly with proven techniques After 15 years with no updates to the Excel charting engine, Microsoft has provided a complete rewrite of the chart rendering engine in Excel 2007. However, no amount of soft glow or glass bevel effects will help you communicate your point if you use the wrong chart type. This book helps you choose the right charting type and shows you how to make it look great. This book shows you how to coax Excel to create many charts you might not have believed were possible. You'll learn techniques that allow you to ditch the Microsoft defaults and actually create charts that communicate your point. You'll learn why the Excel stock charts are so restrictive and how you can easily turn any line chart into a stock chart-without any limitations. You'll also learn how to add invisible series to make columns float in midair. Learn how to create charts right in Excel cells using the new Excel 2007 data bars-or even the decades-old REPT function! In no time, this book will have you creating charts that wow your audience and effectively communicate your message. Master effective visual display of data Choose the right chart type to convey your message Learn time-saving workarounds Create charts that most people think you can't create with Excel Understand what a Radar chart is and when you might use it Summarize a million rows of data in a single pivot table chart Present data graphically without charts Employ SmartArt graphics to show process or relationship charts Utilize VBA to create charts Put your data on a map Export your charts to the web or PowerPoint Detect chart lies ABOUT THE AUTHOR Bill Jelen is MrExcel! He is principal behind the leading Excel website, MrExcel.com. He honed his Excel wizardry during his 12-year tenure as a financial analyst for a fastgrowing public computer firm. Armed with only a spreadsheet, he learned how to turn thousands of rows of transactional data into meaningful summaries in record time. He is an accomplished author of books on Excel and is a regular guest on The Lab on TechTV Canada. You can find Bill at your local accounting group chapter meeting entertaining audiences with his humorous and informative Power Excel seminar. His website hosts more than 12 million page views annually. Introduction 1 Introducing Charts in Excel 2007 2 Customizing Charts 3 Creating Charts That Show Trends 4 Cre
How to Write and Publish Your Own Ebook in As Little As 7 Days
How to write and publish your own OUTRAGEOUSLY Profitable eBook in as little as 7 days even if you can't write, can't type and failed high school English class! Discover the secrets to having your own, outrageously profitable ebook written and published as quickly as ... only 7 days from today!
Office 2007
Quickly learn the most useful features of Microsoft Office 2007 with our easy to read four-in-one guide. This fast-paced book gives you the basics of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access so you can start using the new versions of these major Office applications right away. Unlike every previous version, Office 2007 offers a completely redesigned user interface for each program. Microsoft has replaced the familiar menus with a new tabbed toolbar (or "ribbon"), and added other features such as "live preview" that lets you see exactly what each option will look like in the document before you choose it. This is good news for longtime users who never knew about some amazing Office features because they were hidden among cluttered and outdated menus. Adapting to the new format is going to be a shock -- especially if you're a longtime user. That's where Office 2007: The Missing Manual comes in. Rather than present a lot of arcane detail, this quick & friendly primer teaches you how to work with the most-used Office features, with four separate sections covering the four programs. The book offers a walkthrough of Microsoft's redesigned Office user interface before taking you through the basics of creating text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases with: Clear explanations Step-by-step instructions Lots of illustrations Plenty of friendly advice It's a great way to master all 4 programs without having to stock up on a shelf-load of different books. This book has everything you need to get you up to speed fast. Office 2007: The Missing Manual is truly the book that should have been in the box.
