From the Back Cover

All the tips, tricks, and techniques to boost your Office productivity and uncover creative possibilities

Ready to make your slide shows sing? How about spicing up Word docs? Want to unlock those nuggets hidden in your data? This guide quickly shows you how, walking you through everything you need to know about Office 2011for Mac. You'll build spreadsheets, design stunningpresentations, create amazing Word files, and managee-mail in no time!

Step into basic training — discover how to install Office 2011, then learn about all the new features available in the latestrelease

Unlock your creative side — incorporate impressive formatting effects, utilize the best templates, and define your own style so you can design visually stunning Word documents

Dive into the world of numbers — get up to speed on Excel and start crunching those figures in order to effectively analyze and present your data

Make your presentations stand out — create slide shows that captivate your audience, using the new and improved toolsavailable in PowerPoint

Get organized and stay connected — find out how to better manage your e-mail, keep track of your appointments, saveyour contacts, and much more

Open the book and find:

All about what's new and goodin Office 2011

Tips for working with the Ribbon, toolbars, and palettes

Ways to enhance Word documents with templates and graphics

How to design slide shows tocreate powerful presentations

Methods for crunching data in Excel to uncover key information

Steps for sending, receiving, and managing your Outlook e-mail

Secrets to boost your productivity

Advice on customizing Office 2011 for your needs

Learn to:

Create great documents, communicate your ideas, and add visual interest with Styles

Punch up your presentations with charts, graphics, and narration

Build spreadsheets, crunch numbers, and format charts

Configure e-mail settings, manage your contacts, and organize your calendar

About the Author

Bob LeVitus, aka Dr. Mac, is a leading authority on the iPad, iPhone, and Mac OS X. One of the Mac community's most trusted gurus for almosttwenty years, he has written or co-written more than 55 books. Bob isalso a columnist for the Houston Chronicle and The Mac Observer.