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Now you can do the things you do every day with Office ”create reports , manage finances, send e-mail, and make a presentation ”but do them faster, smarter , and better. Dive in! This friendly, focused guide shows the best ways to use the core features in your Office programs, so you spend more time doing and less time learning. Use the quick lists, numbered steps, and helpful examples to accelerate your productivity ”and do the cool things you want to do!

Discover how to:

• Get your e-mail, calendar, and work day under control
• Create professional-looking documents ”from memos and invoices to complex reports
• Use spreadsheets and charts to analyze data and support decision making
• Produce and deliver a compelling presentation with great visuals and special effects
• Communicate and work together more effectively using enhanced collaboration features
• Quickly build a dynamic Web site with data-driven features
• Use XML to make your data go farther
• Share and reuse information among programs to simplify work and get better results

About the Author

Katherine Murray is a columnist on the Microsoft Office Community site on Microsoft.com, the author of First Look Microsoft Office 2003 , and the coauthor of Microsoft Word Version 2002 Inside Out . Katherine also published a weblog that offers tips and techniques for users of Microsoft Office XP and the Microsoft Office System.