How 11: A Handbook for Office Professionals

I've loved this book since a Business English class where it was a requirement. It makes it SO easy to find your topic. I no longer work in an office, but whenever I have personal correspondence that needs to be "perfect", I find myself still reaching for this little gem.

If you are looking for a great informative handbook to keep available at your desk in the office, I recommend How 9 Handbook. This is by far an excellent handbook to have. How 9 handbook gives you information on grammar usage, memos, reports, and business documents. The numbers listed on the front of the book, helps in finding the material you need easily. Clark & Clark hit a home run with this book. Also, if you need a little refresher course to enhance your skills, I recommend the How 9 Workbook. Try them both for yourself!! Every office worker should have one.

I have used the How series since spring 1983, when I took my first office technology course in college, and our required reference manual was How 5. I am now up to How 8. This book is comprehensive, easy to understand, gives good examples, and is well indexed for ease in quickly looking up what you have a question on. I really love the "Words Often Confused and Misused" chapter, which helps you use the correct word in text (affect/effect; assure/ensure/insure, etc.). I highly recommend this book to all secretaries; clerks; report writers; journalists; anyone who works with the written word and needs to produce an intelligent-looking product where correct punctuation, capitalization, formatting and word use are important.

Are you a grammar-handicapped? Then this is the perfect book for you. It's basically a guide to business communication - whether it's letters, resumes, or job applications. There's a neato reference index where you can look up anything in the book - whether it's a question about where to put a comma or the things you should cover in your resume. All grammatical terms are defined in a very understandable way. Rules are bright red for easy reading, and lots of good examples are given. It's easy to use and very convenient. Everyone in my family uses it now - me for my office work, my daughter for school reports, and my wife for official letters. It's the best way to sharpen and shape up your official communication.

This book was required reading for a college course; however, had I found the book on my own I would have felt I struck gold! How 9 is the tool to keep right on your desk...allowing you to either learn or refresh skills from grammer and punctuation to proper format of an email correspondence or business letter.