Microsoft Office Links
By Sean McManus
About my Microsoft Office links
Here you can find all the links from my book Microsoft Office for the Older and Wiser, together with a few additional resources you might find helpful. You can use this page to visit all the websites mentioned in the book, so that you don't have to spend time typing in links and don't run the risk of mistyping them.
If you want to bookmark this webpage, try CTRL+D.
Frontmatter
- www.pcwisdom.co.uk - John Wiley's site for promoting this book series.
- www.wildmoodswings.co.uk - Mood surfing game. You tell it how you feel and it will find a site that's suitable for your mood.
- www.sean.co.uk - Homepage of this website
Introduction
- How to buy Microsoft Office
- Home and Student edition of Office 2010 at Amazon.co.uk
- Microsoft's accessibility center - Includes advice on using the keyboard and mouse.
- Play word game Hangman - A good way to familiarise yourself with where the letters are on the keyboard.
Chapter one: Word
Chapter two: Word
Chapter three: Word
Chapter four: Excel
- Download the example files for this chapter
- Bob Frankston - co-creator of VisiCalc, often credited as the first spreadsheet program
- Dan Bricklin - co-creator of VisiCalc, often credited as the first spreadsheet program
Chapter five: Excel
- Download the example files for this chapter
- Currency converter
- Tips for picking a secure password - from my book Social Networking for the Older and Wiser
Chapter six: Word and Excel
- Download the example files for this chapter
- Ribbon Hero - Microsoft's free game to help you master the ribbon controls. See Microsoft's official video below.
Chapter eight: PowerPoint
Chapter nine: OneNote
- Download the example files for this chapter
- How to use your web browser - appendix from my book Social Networking for the Older and Wiser
- The Recipe Blog
Chapter ten: Email
- Download the example files for this chapter
- How to use your web browser - appendix from my book Social Networking for the Older and Wiser
- Hotmail
- Download Windows Live Mail
- Tips for picking a secure password - from my book Social Networking for the Older and Wiser
- Download Adobe Reader
- Download Excel Viewer
- Download PowerPoint Viewer
- Download Word Viewer
- Windows Live (Live.com)