Platinum Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000 [With CDROM]

This book contains all the information one would expect from an endeavor to comprehensively explain an intricate and complex suite of programs. Better editing would have reduced the size of the tome and made it more readable, hence only four stars. My book came with a CD that would not run on my computer. Laura Stewart, the author, and Macmillan took this problem very seriously. Macmillan worked diligently to promptly provide a fully functional CD. These people know what they are doing.

Most manuals and technical books are very tedious and a dry read. This one is not. There has been great effort to make this book user friendly and still convey the changes accurately. I found the descriptions of changes in Access and Excel, in which I work most extensively, very well planned and explained. I also like the VBA snippets.

Moving up from Office 97 to Office 2000 is a major jump in power applications. I looked at least 14 books on Office 2000, and I got the Platinum Edition from QUE. It has more depth and visuals than any other book I looked at, and with it I can get a lot more out of Office 2000 than I knew the program had. Five Stars!!!

This book is a comprehensive yet also richly detailed body of knowledge about implementing and using Office 2000 that excels on a number of levels. 1) It is a great reference manual: I've gone to it with specific questions and immediately found straight-forward, clear, and concise answers. 2) It's a superb learning tool for mastering new concepts: I'm an experienced computer professional but am just starting to move my clients to browsing the corporate intranet for a number of reports we share. For people like me it's an invaluable guide for adapting to and succeeding in the rapidly changing "webification" of the office environment. 3) It is the most comprehensive yet detailed volume I've found for getting up to speed with the new productivity tools in the Office 2000 suite of products. 4) It's chock full of tips from seasoned professionals and liberally sprinkled with productivity macros you can create on the spot, even if you don't know Visual Basic. I heartily endorse this book. Dr. Tim Pyron (author, "Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 98")

Platinum Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000 has an incredible wealth of information to provide for even the seasoned user. Even I was astonished at the level of expertise and in depth coverage. Besides complete coverage of every application in the Office Suite, I found the VB snippets, the extra information on the interoperablity between the different operating systems to be most helpful. Great book, great buy. Especially for people who want the really great tips, tricks and secrets that can't be found anywhere else. For me it has been the best investment I've made all year!