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Author: Walkenbach, John
ISBN: 1568842163
Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide, 1994, 364 pp., $16.95
Status: Available
Comments: My best-selling book (by far!). This was my first "For Dummies" book, and it was fun to write. There is also an edition for 1-2-3 97. Like the other "For Dummies" books, this is primarily for beginners.
Contents
Part I: First Things First
- Chapter 1: What Is This Thing Called 1-2-3 for Windows?
- Chapter 2: Jump Starting, Breaking, and Stopping
- Chapter 3: Jumping Right In
Part II: Basic Stuff That You Must Know
- Chapter 4: Entering Numbers, Words, and Other Things
- Chapter 5: Let's Have a Look at the Menu and Have a Dialog
- Chapter 6: How to Keep From Losing Your Work
- Chapter 7: The Secret of Formulas
- Chapter 8: Making Formulas More Functional
- Chapter 9: Cutting and Changing Without Screaming and Crying
- Chapter 10: Getting It On Paper
- Chapter 11: In Another Dimension
- Chapter 12: Making 1-2-3 Work Like Your Indentured Servant
Part III: How to Impress the Easily Impressed
- Chapter 13: Fancy Formatting Footwork
- Chapter 14: Impressing Your Boss with Championship Charts
- Chapter 15: Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
- Chapter 16: A Very Expensive Doodle Pad
- Chapter 17: Showing Off with Shortcuts and SmartIcons
Part IV: Faking It
- Chapter 18: The Lowdown on Databases and Lists
- Chapter 19: Cool Formulas You Can Steal
- Chapter 20: Just Enough about Macros to Survive
Part V: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 21: Ten Good Habits You Should Acquire
- Chapter 22: Top Ten Concepts Every 1-2-3 for Windows User Should Understand
- Chapter 23: The Ten Commandments of 1-2-3 for Windows
Part VI: Appendixes
- Appendix A: If You Gottta Install It Yourself
- Appendix B: Glossary