Reaching out to Mac Office 2008 Users

Microsoft Press recently released a book on Mac Office 2008. The book is Microsoft® Office 2008 for Mac Step by Step. Part of the popular Step by Step series and based on the Home and Student Edition, this book covers

• Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac
• Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 for Mac
• Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac
• Microsoft Messenger for Mac.

Author, Joan Preppernau, also includes coverage of features new to 2008, such as

• Office Toolbox. Common to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, the Toolbox contains most of the tools for tasks such as formatting and inserting graphics.
• Elements Gallery. Another common feature, use this gallery to perform many tasks in all three programs.
• Themes. Enable you to create documents, worksheets, and presentations with a common look.
• SmartArt graphics. Create professional-looking diagrams of processes and relationships in any document,  worksheet, or presentation.
• New file formats (Office Open XML Formats). These file formats make it easy to share files with Windows-based computers, as well as reduce file sizes and improve data recovery.

It’s been a couple of years since we had a book on Mac Office, so we’re very excited about this release and also want to hear what you think! Feel free to drop a line.

Posted by Sandra Haynes