Microsoft Press Releases "First Look: Microsoft Office 2010” for Free Download

For a limited time, Microsoft Press has released First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 as a free e-book download.

First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 Overview:

Part I - Envision the Possibilities  Office 2010 ushers in a new era in productivity software by making the reliable tools you’ve come to expect from Microsoft easier to use and more powerful than ever. In this part of the book, you’ll get the big picture view of how Office 2010 improves the way you work every day.

This part of First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 includes the following chapters:

• Chapter 1: Welcome to Office 2010
• Chapter 2: Express Yourself Effectively and Efficiently
• Chapter 3: Collaborate in the Office and Around the World

Part II - Hit the Ground Running  Each of the applications in Office 2010 offers new ways to communicate your ideas more visually and effectively, features that enable you to collaborate easier than ever before, and ways to access your work from anywhere, anytime. Whether you spend your time in Office 2010 generating content, managing projects, or analyzing financial data, you will discover new capabilities that streamline your tasks, add professional impact, and add flexibility and creativity along the way.

This part of the book introduces you to the new features in each application and gives you some hands-on experience with different elements so that you can get up to speed quickly with this new release:

• Chapter 4: Create and Share Compelling Documents with Word 2010
• Chapter 5: Create Smart Data Insights with Excel 2010
• Chapter 6: Manage Rich Communications with Outlook 2010
• Chapter 7: Produce Dynamic Presentations with PowerPoint 2010
• Chapter 8: Organize, Store, and Share Ideas with OneNote 2010
• Chapter 9: Collaborate Effectively with SharePoint Workspace 2010
• Chapter 10: Create Effective Marketing Materials with Publisher 2010
• Chapter 11: Make Sense of Your Data with Access 2010

Part III - Next Steps with Office 2010  Now that you have explored the new features in each of the core Office 2010 applications, this part of the book helps you answer the question, “What next?” Because Office 2010 is an integrated suite of applications, you can use the programs together gracefully to get more out of the files you create and share. This part also spotlights the security measures you’ll find in Office 2010 and introduces various ways you can learn more about the programs and increase your own proficiency.

You’ll find the following chapters in this closing part of First Look: Microsoft Office 2010:

• Chapter 12: Putting It All Together
• Chapter 13: Security in Office 2010
• Chapter 14: Training Made Easy

Download First Look: Microsoft Office 2010