Teach Yourself VISUALLY PCs - Softcover

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Elaine Marmel is President of Marmel Enterprises, LLC, an organization which specializes in technical writing and software training. Elaine spends most of her time writing; she has authored and co-authored over 50 books about Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word for Windows, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Quicken for Windows, Quicken for DOS, Microsoft Word for the Mac, Microsoft Windows, 1-2-3 for Windows, and Lotus Notes.
From 1994 to 2006, she also was the contributing editor to monthly publications Inside Timeslips, Inside Peachtree, and Inside QuickBooks.
Elaine left her native Chicago for the warmer climes of Arizona (by way of Cincinnati, OH; Jerusalem, Israel; Ithaca, NY; Washington, DC, and Tampa, FL) where she basks in the sun with her PC, her cross-stitch projects, her dog, Josh, and her cats, Watson and Buddy. For many years, she sang barbershop harmony with two International Championship choruses.

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Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 150 common PC tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on your computer in no time.

You'll learn to:

• Work with Windows® 7

• Manage files and folders

• Install and use common software

• Access music, photos, and video

• Use the Internet and e-mail

• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step

• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks

• Step-by-step instructions

• Hundreds of color photos