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Microsoft Office

Support for my Microsoft Office video training materials.

This site provides limited support for all current editions of my video training materials for Lynda.com covering Microsoft Office for Mac and Windows. Information about my current titles can be found on this page. How-To articles and tips are archived throughout this site; use category and tag links to find the content that interests you.

Please understand that contractually I cannot provide direct support for my Lynda.com materials on this site. If you are a Lynda.com subscriber and have questions about one of my courses, you must use the support feature on the Lynda.com site to ask your question. If it cannot be answered by a member of the Lynda.com staff, it will be forwarded to me.

The material you’ll find on this site is limited to general information and how-to articles related to Microsoft Office products. I cannot answer questions about Office that are beyond the scope of my existing body of work. If you have a question about a specific article on this site, please post it as a comment on that article so it’s accessible to all site visitors. That’s also where I’ll post my response.

Office for Mac 2008: Small Business Projects

Office 2008 DVDIn Office 2008 for Mac: Small Business Projects, author and business owner Maria Langer shows how anyone can build a small business with the tools provided in Microsoft Office 2008. Maria teaches the concepts as she creates documents that every business needs: business cards, letterhead, contact records, and invoices. She demonstrates how the Office applications contain all the functions and features needed to build a strong company identity and communicate with customers. Throughout the course, Maria gives tips from the perspective of a successful small business owner, highlighting the features that she uses every day. Exercise files accompany this course.

Topics include:

  • Building a strong company identity with Word
  • Scheduling and modifying meeting and events in Entourage
  • Creating custom themes for slides in PowerPoint
  • Building a break-even analysis with Excel
  • Creating an invoice template with fixed information using Excel
  • Designing a company flyer or marketing piece using Word templates
  • Organizing contacts and managing projects in Entourage

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Revised January 19th, 2010