Som det gamle ordsprog siger, starter rejsen på tusind miles med et enkelt skridt. (OK, i dag er det mere sandsynligt, at du starter med at starte bilen, men du forstår ideen.) Komplekse ting bliver gjort enkle, hvis du tager dem et skridt ad gangen. Microsoft Office Professional 2010 er den mest komplette version af Office , der tilbydes til den brede offentlighed i dag, og den kan umiddelbart virke overvældende kompleks. Det er derfor, en bog som Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Trin for trin^{(Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step)} kan glatte vejen til mestring. Lad os se i denne anmeldelse, om det formår at være en virkelig nyttig guide eller ej.

Holder det enkelt

Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Trin for Trin^{(Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step)} følger i formatet med andre bøger i Trin for Trin^{(Step by Step)} -serien, og bevæger sig fra grundlæggende opgaver til mere komplekse, og forklarer alt undervejs. Ligesom andre trin for trin-^{(Step by Step)} bøger, går denne ikke i hver eneste detalje af hver eneste ting, man kan gøre med Office 2010 , men koncentrerer sig om at give folk tillid til de opgaver, de vil udføre oftest.

Faktisk, da dette er en omfattende oversigt over alle komponenterne i Office 2010 , og den skulle passe ind i en bog, der ikke krævede, at bodybuilder-musklerne skulle opfanges, er beskrivelserne af hver komponent mærkbart forkortet. Forfatterne giver en nyttig liste over de andre Trin-for-trin-^{(Step by Step)} bøger, der dækker Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook og Access meget mere detaljeret. Hver af de andre bøgers kapiteloverskrifter er også opført, så du kan beslutte, om en bestemt bog ville være værd at læse. Jeg troede, det var en god idé. Som alle andre softwareopslagsbøger, Microsoft Office Professional 2010 trin for trin^{(Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step)}kan læses i en hvilken som helst rækkefølge, som du føler er mest nyttig – enten lige igennem fra begyndelsen eller ved at gå direkte til den information, du har brug for. Der er også en URL til øvelsesfiler, der skal bruges sammen med materialet i bogen, og en detaljeret forklaring på, hvordan man får hjælp. Forfatterne starter med en introduktion til de ting, der er fælles for alle Office- programmer. Selvom båndet^(Ribbon) har eksisteret i et stykke tid, er det blevet opdateret igen i Office 2010 , så selvom du er en erfaren bruger, er det en god idé at læse kapitlerne kaldet "Ændre visningen af ​​båndet"^{("Modifying the Display of the Ribbon")} og "Arbejd i båndet" Programmiljø." ^{("Working in the Program Environment.")}Båndet _^(Ribbon)er en af ​​de funktioner, der umiddelbart ser håbløst kompleks ud, men som er designet til at gøre arbejdet i Office nemmere og mere ligetil end det gamle menusystem.

Hvis du kommer til Office 2010 fra Office 2003 (eller en endnu tidligere version), vil du helt sikkert gerne læse kapitlet "Arbejd med filer"^{("Work with Files,")} og gennemgå øvelserne med øvelsesfilerne. Microsoft ændrede sit filformat fra og med Office 2007, og der er en liste over de nye formater og en forklaring om kompatibilitet med tidligere versioner. Hvis du har brug for at dele filer med nogen, der bruger en tidligere version, skal du gøre dit arbejde kompatibelt med deres og arbejde med deres filer i kompatibilitetstilstand. Jeg synes ikke bogens forklaring på dette var grundig nok, og den blev placeret i en sidebar-boks til allersidst i en lang beskrivelse af de nuværende filformater, så det ville være meget nemt for læseren at springe over eller gå glip af .

Fokus på praksis

Hele bogen er sat op som en række øvelser, der bruger praksisfilerne til at forklare grundlæggende begreber. Du behøver ikke nødvendigvis at gøre dette, især hvis du allerede har grundlæggende viden; forklaringerne er godt illustreret i bogen. Hvis du allerede kender det grundlæggende, kan du springe meget over hvert kapitel, men kapitlerne kan tjene som en illustreret reference til de måder, hvorpå Office 2010 fungerer. Jeg fandt de konstante "Hvis du vil vide mere om dette, gå til dette afsnit eller se i denne anden bog"^{("If you want to know more about this, skip to this section, or look in this other book")} kommentarer noget irriterende. Selvom jeg kan se logikken bag det, fik det bogen til at virke mere som en "Vælg dit eget eventyr"^{("Choose Your Own Adventure")} -bog end en softwareguide. Kapitlet om Exceler den mest omfattende, og den gør det nemt at forstå næsten alt, hvad den gennemsnitlige person ønsker at gøre med Excel . Her vil jeg klart anbefale at arbejde med øvefilerne, for de er en fantastisk måde at blive fortrolig med programmet på. De andre kapitler fokuserer mere på de helt grundlæggende måder at bruge softwaren på, og udtrykket "simpel" optræder ofte i indholdsfortegnelsen for hvert afsnit.

Måske for simpelt?

Hvis du er en helt nybegynder til Office eller nogen af ​​dets komponenter, er det at holde øvelserne enkle nøglen til at opnå selvtillid, men jeg synes, at afsnittet om OneNote er særligt tyndt, især når det starter med at sige, at færdigheder med OneNote kommer med almindelig brug. Der er endnu ikke en separat Microsoft OneNote 2010 Trin-for-trin^{(Microsoft OneNote 2010 Step by Step)} -bog, der vil forklare dette nyttige program mere detaljeret, så de forkortede instruktioner her er muligvis ikke nok til at hjælpe en ny bruger med at få tillid. Det samme gælder afsnittet om Access . Databaser kan være meget enkle eller meget komplekse, og Microsoft Office Professional 2010 trin for trin^{(Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step)}foreslår ganske rigtigt, at enhver, der har brug for mere information om Access , bør læse den trin for trin-^{(Step by Step)} bog, der er dedikeret til det.

Dom

Mens Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Step By Step er lige så velskrevet og ligetil som de andre bøger i serien, forsøger den at gøre for meget på for lille plads. Øvelsesfilerne er meget nyttige, og øvelserne kan helt sikkert hjælpe læseren med at få de nødvendige færdigheder, men instruktionerne er bestemt rettet mod nybegynderen i stedet for at hjælpe folk med grundlæggende viden med at lære mere. Hvis du gerne vil se, om forklaringerne er, hvad du har brug for, vil jeg anbefale at tjekke denne bog ud af dit lokale bibliotek. For Office 2010 -komponenterne, hvor der er udgivet fulde trin for trin-^{(Step by Step)} bøger, tror jeg, du ville blive meget gladere for at læse dem i stedet for. Lad os håbe, at Microsoft Press vil frigive bøger til 2010-versionerne afOneNote og Publisher før den næste version af Microsoft Office frigives.

Book Review - Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step

As the old saying goes, the journey of a thousand miles starts with a sіngle step. (OK, nowadaуs it's more likely to begin by starting the car, but you get the idea.) Complex things are made simple if you take them one step at a time. Microsoft Office Professional 2010 is the most full-featured version of Office that's offered to the general public today, and it may seem overwhelmingly complex at first. That's why a book like Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step can smooth the way to mastery. Let's see in this review if it manages to be a truly helpful guide or not.

Keeping it simple

Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step follows in the format of other books in the Step by Step series, moving from basic tasks to more complex ones, explaining everything along the way. Like other Step by Step books, this one doesn't go into every last detail of every last thing one can do with Office 2010, but concentrates on giving people confidence with the tasks they'll do most often.

In fact, since this is a comprehensive overview of all the components in Office 2010, and it had to fit into a book that didn't require bodybuilder muscles to pick up, the descriptions of each component are noticeably abbreviated. The authors provide a helpful list of the other Step by Step books that cover Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, and Access in much greater detail. Each of those other books' chapter headings are listed as well, so you can decide whether a particular book would be worth reading. I thought this was a good idea. Like all software reference books, Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step can be read in any order that you feel is most helpful—either straight through from the beginning, or by going directly to the information you need. There's also a URL for practice files to be used along with the material in the book, and a detailed explanation of how to get help. The authors begin with an introduction to the things that are common to all Office programs. While the Ribbon has been around for a while, it's been updated again in Office 2010 so, even if you're an experienced user, it's a good idea to read the chapters called "Modifying the Display of the Ribbon" and "Working in the Program Environment." The Ribbon is one of those features that looks hopelessly complex at first, but which has been designed to make working in Office easier and more straightforward than the old menu system.

If you're coming to Office 2010 from Office 2003 (or an even earlier version) you will definitely want to read the chapter called "Work with Files," and go through the exercises with the practice files. Microsoft changed its file format starting with Office 2007, and there's a list of the new formats and an explanation about compatibility with earlier versions. If you need to share files with someone using an earlier version you will need to make your work compatible with theirs and work with their files in compatibility mode. I don't think the book's explanation of this was thorough enough, and it was placed in a sidebar box at the very end of a long description of the current file formats, so it would be very easy for the reader to skip over or miss.

Focus on practice

The whole book is set up as a series of exercises using the practice files to explain basic concepts. You don't necessarily have to do this, especially if you already have basic knowledge; the explanations are well illustrated in the book. If you do already know the basics, you can skip over a lot of each chapter, but the chapters can serve as an illustrated reference to the ways in which Office 2010 works. I found the constant "If you want to know more about this, skip to this section, or look in this other book" comments somewhat annoying. While I can see the logic behind it, it made the book seem more like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book than a software guide. The chapter on Excel is the most extensive, and it makes it easy to understand almost anything the average person would want to do with Excel. Here I would definitely recommend working with the practice files, because they're a great way to become familiar with the program. The other chapters focus more on the very basic ways to use the software, and the term "simple" appears often in the table of contents for each section.

Maybe too simple?

If you are a complete newcomer to Office or any of its components, keeping the exercises simple is the key to gaining confidence, but I think the section on OneNote is particularly skimpy, especially when it starts out by saying that skill with OneNote comes with regular use. There is not, as yet, a separate Microsoft OneNote 2010 Step by Step book that would explain this useful program in better detail, so the abbreviated instructions here may not be enough to help a new user gain confidence. The same goes for the section on Access. Databases can be very simple or very complex, and Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step quite rightly suggests that anyone needing more information on Access should read the Step by Step book devoted to it.

Verdict

While Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Step By Step is just as well written and straightforward as the other books in the series, it tries to do too much in too small a space. The practice files are very useful and the exercises can definitely help the reader gain needed skills, but the instructions are definitely geared toward the newcomer rather than on helping people with basic knowledge learn more. If you'd like to see if the explanations are what you need, I'd recommend checking this book out of your local library. For the Office 2010 components where full Step by Step books have been published, I think you'd be much happier reading those instead. Let's hope Microsoft Press will release books for the 2010 versions of OneNote and Publisher before the next version of Microsoft Office is released.

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