A savvy guide to Office 2011 for Mac users

Mac users, you don't have to give up one ounce of cool to use Office 2011 on your Mac. Here's the hip guide you need to get the most out of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Get started with Office 2011, find out what features are shared between apps, and start creating stylish Word docs, lively PowerPoint presentations, awesome Excel reports, and totally organized Outlook lists and calendars. And you'll love the portable size-just perfect for keeping this guide on hand while you work.

• Features facts, tips, and secrets to help you get the most of out of Office  2011 for Mac
• Provides the key tools and shortcuts you need to accomplish tasks, without bogging you down in too much detail
• Covers how to get started with Office, an overview of shared features, and how to use each application in the Office 2011 suite
• Helps you create smart Word docs, organize your calendar and contacts with Outlook, build compelling PowerPoint presentations, and use Excel formulas and functions to generate reports and analyze data

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The Genius is in.

You don't have to be a genius to use Office for Mac 2011. But if you want to get the very most out of it, put this savvy Portable Genius guide to work. Want to discover how great Microsoft's ribbon is? Turn Word into a full desktop publishing app? Celebrate the return of Outlook for the Mac? Record audio directly into PowerPoint presentations? You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, full-color screenshots, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you loads of time and let you enjoy Office for Mac 2011 to the max.

Dwight Spivey is a software and support engineer for Konica Minolta, where he works with Mac operating systems, applications, and hardware, as well as laser printers. He teaches classes on Mac usage, writes training and support materials for Konica Minolta, and is a Mac OS X beta tester for Apple.

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