The goal of the Exploring Series is to teach more than just the steps to follow to accomplish a task. Exploring also teaches you the theoretical foundation you need to understand when and why to apply the skills you learn in this class. This way, you achieve a deeper understanding of each application and can apply this critical thinking beyond Office and the classroom.
Exploring is a book you can use as a tool to easily identify essential information, and Iearn it efficiently.
Dr. Robert T. Grauer, Creator of the Exploring Series
Bob Grauer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the University of Miami, where he is a multiple winner of the Outstanding Teaching Award in the School of Business, most recently in 2009. He has written numerous COBOL texts and is the vision behind the Exploring Office series, with more than three million books in print. His work has been translated into three foreign languages and is used in all aspects of higher education at both national and international levels. Bob Grauer has consulted for several major corporations including IBM and American Express. He received his Ph.D. in operations research in 1972 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
Mary Anne Poatsy, Series Editor
Mary Anne is a senior faculty member at Montgomery County Community College, teaching various
computer application and concepts courses in face-to-face and online environments. She holds a B.A.
in psychology and education from Mount Holyoke College and an M.B.A. in finance from Northwestern
University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Mary Anne has more than 12 years of educational experience. She is currently adjunct faculty at
Gwynedd-Mercy College and Montgomery County Community College. She has also taught at Bucks
County Community College and Muhlenberg College, as well as conducted professional training. Before
teaching, she was vice president at Shearson Lehman in the Municipal Bond Investment Banking
Department.
Michelle Hulett, Word Author
Michelle Hulett received a B.S. degree in CIS from the University of Arkansas and an M.B.A. from
Missouri State University. She has worked for various organizations as a programmer, network administrator, computer literacy coordinator, and educator. She currently serves as a Senior Instructor in the CIS department and Director of International Business Programs at Missouri State University.
When not teaching or writing, she enjoys flower gardening, traveling (Alaska and Hawaii are favorites), hiking, canoeing, and camping with her husband John, dog Dakota, and any friends or neighborhood kids who tag along.
Cynthia Krebs, PowerPoint Author
Cynthia Krebs is the Director of Business and Marketing Education and a professor in the Digital Media
Department at Utah Valley University (UVU). In 2008, she received the UVU College of Technology and
Computing Scholar Award. She has also received the School of Business Faculty Excellence Award twice
during her tenure at UVU. Cynthia teaches the Methods of Teaching Digital Media class to future teachers, as well as classes in basic computer proficiency, business presentations, business graphics, and introduction to digital media.
Cynthia is active in Utah Business and Computer Education Association,Western Business Education
Association, the National Business Education Association, and the Utah Association of Career and
Technical Educators. In 2009/2010, she served on the Executive Board of UACTE, as President of UBCEA,
and as Computer Workshop Chair for WBEA. She was awarded the WBEA Outstanding Educator at the