Who Should Not Read This Book

If all of your work is completely contained within the Office suite itself, you probably don't need this book unless you have a particularly tricky problem integrating information among the programs. If, for instance, you just create Word documents using templates, you may even be able to create XML documents using those templates without reading this book. Similarly, developers who create self-contained spreadsheets and databases will most likely not need to learn about these technologies.

If you have never used Microsoft Office or XML before, you may want to consider exploring those technologies in greater depth before reading this book.