Excel In A Minute, Steps for Performing Basic Tasks in Microsoft Excel 365
By Diane L. Martin
About the Book
This book is for anyone interested in learning Microsoft Excel 365 fast. Readers will find the book chock-full of illustrations, directional arrows, and screenshots. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions guide readers through important Excel functions. Included in the text are practice exercises to reinforce chapter lessons, a glossary, large screenshots, and directional arrows. Additionally, this edition includes coverage of popular advanced concepts such as Pivot Tables, Sparklines, and Charts.
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Office In A Minute, Steps for Performing Basic Tasks in Microsoft Office 365
By Diane L. Martin
About The Book
This new fourth edition is targeted at individuals who need to learn Microsoft Office quickly. Coverage includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Microsoft’s email application, Outlook. Readers eager to prepare for using the application at home or in the workplace will find this book covers all the important features necessary to get them up to speed quickly. To facilitate learning, the book also contains more than 100 functions and illustrations. In addition, there are more than a dozen practice exercises to help users reinforce newly acquired skills. Preparing for a new job, presentation, or work project is a cinch with Office In A Minute.
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The Manic Manager, How to Avoid Becoming the Manager Everybody Loves to Hate
by Diane L. Martin, JD, SPHR
About The Book
Author Diane Martin has just penned her newest book, The Manic Manager; How to Avoid Becoming the Manager Everybody Loves to Hate. The book is targeted at anyone responsible for managing others and is interested in becoming a more effective and inspirational leader. Manic Manager is the term Martin uses to describe the type of manager who can be described as mercurial, unorganized, biased, and cannot communicate effectively. Martin herself has had plenty of experience with manic managers. She spent more than 15 years in the field of business and legal technology before migrating to higher education. The Manic Manager guides the reader through important topics including hiring, recruiting, training, coaching, performance appraisal, and compensation.
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All About That Face
By Lisa Emerson, Nicole Houff, Diane Martin, Sharon Cunningham, and Pabboo Redfeather
About The Book
What is it about that 11 and ½ inch tall doll Barbie that inspires doll collectors everywhere? Any avid Barbie Doll collector will tell you it is all about that mesmerizing face, those oh so fabulous fashions, her to-die-for real estate, and her wonderful coterie of friends. She’s the doll that has everything. Read how five collectors from around the country have taken their love of Barbie and created vibrant dioramas depicting various facets of Barbie’s life. With a little imagination, they have designed and built toy stores, wedding chapels, yoga studios, and merry-go-rounds. With a little help from their smartphones, digital cameras, and personal computers they have put Barbie everywhere from London streets to a NASA launchpad. There are more than 75 colorful illustrations.
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Office In A Minute, Steps for Performing Basic Tasks in Microsoft Office 2013
By Diane L. Martin
About the Book
“This new 2013 edition is targeted to individuals who need and want to learn Microsoft’s Office 2013 quickly. While coverage includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, new to this third edition is coverage of Microsoft’s email application, Outlook. Readers eager to prepare for using the application in the workplace will find this book covers all the important basics necessary to get them up to speed quickly.” Like the author’s 2010 edition, chapter timings, directional arrows, and practice exercises have been included to make learning Office both fun and easy to use.
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Office In A Minute, Steps for Performing Basic Tasks in Microsoft Office 2010
By Diane L. Martin
About the Book
Written as a tutorial for the Microsoft Office novice, and purchaser of its 2010 Office Home and Student edition, the book is chock full of large illustrations and directional arrows designed to take the reader step-by-step through important yet basic steps in using Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint applications. Readers will learn more than 35 different functions per application.
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An Older Adult’s Guide to the Internet and E-Mail
By Diane L. Martin
About the Book
This easy-to-read primer is targeted to older adults who have little to no experience with the Internet and are eager to get their hands on a basic book about all things Internet. Using a step-by-step approach, the author, a computer instructor with more than 15 years of experience, guides readers through Internet concepts, vocabulary, and available resources. Readers will learn how to use search engines, download data, identify social media sites, and set up and use an email account. Each chapter includes hands-on practice exercises to reinforce newly acquired skills.
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Windows In A Minute, Steps for Performing Basic Tasks in Microsoft Windows 8.1
By Diane L. Martin
About the Book
Readers will learn how to work with version 8.1 of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Subjects include how to navigate the Metro and desktop views, launch and manage apps, pin apps to the desktop, work with the Charms bar, view devices, and share data with others. Included are chapters on using the newest edition of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, and computer maintenance and security.
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