About the Authors

Jerry Joyce is a marine biologist who has conducted research from the Arctic to the Antarctic and has published extensively on marine-mammal and fisheries issues. He developed computer programs in association with these studies to simplify real-time data entry, validation, and analysis that substantially enhanced the quality of the research. He has also had a long-standing relationship with Microsoft: Prior to co-authoring twelve books about Microsoft Windows, Word, and Office, he was the technical editor for numerous books published by Microsoft Press, and he wrote manuals, help files, and specifications for various Microsoft products. Jerry is a Seattle Audubon volunteer and an environmental-representative member of the Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Council and the Washington State Ballast Water Working Group.

Marianne Moon has worked in the publishing world for many years as proofreader, editor, and writersometimes all three simultaneously. She has been proofreading and editing Microsoft Press books since 1984 and has written and edited documentation for Microsoft products such as Microsoft Works, Flight Simulator, Space Simulator, Golf, Publisher, the Microsoft Mouse, and Greetings Workshop. In another life, she was chief cook and bottlewasher for her own catering service and wrote weekly food and cooking articles for several newspapers. When she's not chained to her computer, she likes gardening, cooking, traveling, writing, and knitting sweaters for tiny dogs. She volunteers for Seattle Audubon's History Committee, and there's a children's book in her head that she hopes will find its way out one of these days.

Marianne and Jerry own and operate Moon Joyce Resources, a small consulting company. They've been friends for 25 years, have worked together for 21 years, and have been married for 15 years. They are co-authors of the following books:

Microsoft Word 97 At a Glance

Microsoft Windows 95 At a Glance

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 At a Glance

Microsoft Windows 98 At a Glance

Microsoft Word 2000 At a Glance

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional At a Glance

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition At a Glance

Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Microsoft Word Version 2002 Plain & Simple

Microsoft Office System Plain & Simple2003 Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Plain & Simple

Microsoft Windows XP Plain & Simple2nd Edition

Microsoft Office Word 2007 Plain & Simple

The 2007 Microsoft Office System Plain & Simple

If you have questions or comments about any of their books, please visit www.moonjoyce.com.