Description:
Standard equipment on the iMac, AppleWorks 5 helps you complete almost any general office task or personal project. Whether you're writing a letter or creating a budget, AppleWorks (formerly called ClarisWorks) includes an application that can help you. AppleWorks 5 for Dummies shows you how to get the most out of the iMac's suite of productivity software. The key to using AppleWorks efficiently begins with familiarizing yourself with the interface elements that all of its programs have in common. That's the first order of business in AppleWorks 5 for Dummies, an organizational decision that helps streamline the remainder of the book. After covering the suite as a unit, the authors proceed to cover AppleWorks's word processor, spreadsheet, and database programs in succession. They also take care to explain how (and why) to embed tables, graphs, pictures, and multimedia elements in various kinds of AppleWorks documents. Throughout, authors LeVitus and Shadovitz use the Dummies style to maximum effect, communicating a lot of detailed information without overwhelming the reader or getting bogged down in unimportant details. They present most of the information in stepped procedures, so it's likely you'll find the section that explains precisely what you need to do to achieve a particular result. --David Wall
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