Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
Author: Mark H Walker
Microsoft Office is the number-one selling software for the Mac; the Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Entourage applications are more dominant in the Mac world than they are among PC users. And Microsoft has greatly improved and enhanced Office 2004 to take advantage of the latest Mac OX features. In short, Microsoft Office for the Mac is wildly popular and better than ever.
But as incredible and powerful it is, the Office 2004 suite comes without a single page of printed instructions. That means you're left to forge your own path through its countless innovative and useful new features and tools--until now.
"Office 2004 for Mac: The Missing Manual" is the manual that should have been in the box. It's the map that clearly and easily guides both beginners and veterans through this new suite. Mark H. Walker, Franklin Tessler, and Paul Berkowitz deliver all the practical information you need to master the basics and make the most of all four Office 2004 programs--Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Entourage. It's four books in one!
According to Microsoft's own research, the average Office user taps into less than fifteen percent of the suite's features. With first-rate writing, a handcrafted index, and the trademark humor and clarity of every Missing Manual, "Office 2004 for Mac: The Missing Manual" will change that. Because this isn't an authorized book, Walker, Tessler, and Berkowitz candidly point out which features are gems in the rough worthy of your focused attention--and which are junkware that you best continue to overlook.
Whether you're an Office beginner eager to master one or all of the applications in the suite or a longtime Office user looking for detailedcoverage ofwhat's new (and what's removed) in Office 2004 and hoping to implement power-user techniques for better and more efficient work, this funny and friendly, comprehensive guide will prove indispensable.
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Murach's SQL Server 2005 for Developers
Author: Bryan Syverson
The SQL book that most developers don't even know they need - that's how I think of this book.
To be an effective application developer, you need to master SQL for the database you're going to be using. But many developers get by with the SQL they know, never realizing how much they're missing out on.
So this is first a book for developers who use Microsoft SQL Server as their DBMS (though it can help you if you want to master standard SQL, too). No matter how much SQL experience you have, you'll find new features that you haven't been taking advantage of.
In section 1, you'll learn the concepts and terms you need for working with any database. You'll also learn how to use the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Studio to work with queries and databases. At that point, you'll be prepared for rapid progress as you learn SQL.
In section 2, you'll learn all the skills for retrieving data from a database and for adding, updating, and deleting that data. These skills move from the simple to the complex so you won't have any trouble if you're a SQL novice. And they present skills like using outer joins, summary queries, and subqueries that will raise your SQL expertise if you do have SQL experience.
In section 3, you'll learn how to design a database and how to implement that design by using either SQL DDL (Data Definition Language) statements or the Management Studio. When you're done, you'll be able to design and implement your own databases. But even if you're never called upon to do that, this section will give you perspective that will make you a better SQL developer.
Section 4 presents the skills for working with database features likeviews, stored procedures, functions, triggers, cursors, transactions, and security. It also teaches you how to use the enhanced SQL features for working with XML data. These are the features that give a database management system much of its power and that give you an extra edge in your SQL skills.
To complete your SQL Server skills, section 5 shows you how to use the CLR integration feature that's new in SQL Server 2005. This feature allows you to create database objects like stored procedures and user-defined types using any .NET language, like C# or Visual Basic.
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