Kako stara poslovica kaže, putovanje od tisuću milja počinje jednim korakom. (U redu, danas je vjerojatnije da ćete početi paljenjem automobila, ali shvatite.) Složene stvari postaju jednostavne ako ih radite korak po korak. Microsoft Office Professional 2010 najpotpunija je verzija sustava Office koja se danas nudi široj javnosti i na prvu se može činiti iznimno složenom. Zato knjiga poput Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Korak po korak^{(Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step)} može olakšati put do majstorstva. Pogledajmo u ovoj recenziji hoće li to biti uistinu koristan vodič ili ne.

Održavanje jednostavnosti

Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Korak po korak^{(Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step)} slijedi u formatu ostalih knjiga iz serije Korak po korak^{(Step by Step)} , prelazeći s osnovnih zadataka na složenije, objašnjavajući sve na putu. Kao i druge knjige Korak po korak^{(Step by Step)} , ova ne ulazi u sve posljednje stvari koje se mogu učiniti s Officeom 2010^{(Office 2010)} , već se usredotočuje na to da ljudima pruži povjerenje u zadacima koje će najčešće obavljati.

Zapravo, budući da je ovo sveobuhvatan pregled svih komponenti u sustavu Office 2010^{(Office 2010)} , a morao se uklopiti u knjigu koja nije zahtijevala podizanje mišića bodybuildera, opisi svake komponente primjetno su skraćeni. Autori pružaju koristan popis drugih knjiga Korak po korak^{(Step by Step)} koje s mnogo više detalja pokrivaju Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook i Access . Navedeni su i naslovi poglavlja svakog od tih drugih knjiga, tako da možete odlučiti bi li određena knjiga bila vrijedna čitanja. Mislio sam da je ovo dobra ideja. Kao i svi softverski priručniki, Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Korak po korak^{(Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step)}može se čitati bilo kojim redoslijedom za koji smatrate da je najkorisniji - bilo izravno od početka ili izravnim odlaskom na informacije koje su vam potrebne. Tu je i URL za datoteke za vježbanje koje će se koristiti zajedno s materijalom u knjizi, te detaljno objašnjenje kako dobiti pomoć. Autori započinju s uvodom u stvari koje su zajedničke svim Office programima. Iako traka^(Ribbon) postoji već neko vrijeme, ponovno je ažurirana u Officeu 2010^{(Office 2010)} pa je, čak i ako ste iskusan korisnik, dobra ideja pročitati poglavlja pod nazivom "Izmjena prikaza vrpce"^{("Modifying the Display of the Ribbon")} i "Rad u Programsko okruženje." ^{("Working in the Program Environment.")}Vrpca _^(Ribbon)jedna je od onih značajki koje na prvu izgledaju beznadno složene, ali koje su osmišljene kako bi rad u Officeu^(Office) učinio lakšim i jednostavnijim od starog sustava izbornika.

Ako dolazite u Office 2010 iz Officea 2003^{(Office 2003)} (ili čak starije verzije), sigurno ćete htjeti pročitati poglavlje pod nazivom "Rad s datotekama"^{("Work with Files,")} i proći kroz vježbe s datotekama za vježbanje. Microsoft je promijenio format datoteke počevši od Officea 2007^{(Office 2007)}, a tu je i popis novih formata i objašnjenje o kompatibilnosti s ranijim verzijama. Ako trebate dijeliti datoteke s nekim tko koristi stariju verziju, morat ćete svoj rad učiniti kompatibilnim s njihovim i raditi s njihovim datotekama u načinu kompatibilnosti. Mislim da objašnjenje u knjizi o tome nije bilo dovoljno temeljito, i da je postavljeno u okvir bočne trake na samom kraju dugog opisa trenutnih formata datoteka, tako da bi čitatelju bilo vrlo lako preskočiti ili propustiti .

Usredotočite se na praksu

Cijela je knjiga postavljena kao niz vježbi pomoću datoteka za vježbanje za objašnjenje osnovnih pojmova. Ne morate to nužno učiniti, pogotovo ako već imate osnovno znanje; objašnjenja su dobro ilustrirana u knjizi. Ako već znate osnove, možete preskočiti puno svakog poglavlja, ali poglavlja mogu poslužiti kao ilustrirana referenca na načine na koje Office 2010 radi. Konstantni komentari "Ako želite saznati više o ovome, preskočite na ovaj odjeljak ili pogledajte u ovoj drugoj knjizi"^{("If you want to know more about this, skip to this section, or look in this other book")} bili su mi pomalo neugodni. Iako mogu vidjeti logiku iza toga, knjiga je više izgledala kao knjiga "Odaberi svoju avanturu"^{("Choose Your Own Adventure")} nego kao softverski vodič. Poglavlje o Excelu^(Excel)je najopsežniji i olakšava razumijevanje gotovo svega što bi prosječna osoba htjela učiniti s Excelom^(Excel) . Ovdje bih svakako preporučio rad s datotekama za vježbanje, jer su one izvrstan način da se upoznate s programom. Ostala poglavlja se više fokusiraju na vrlo osnovne načine korištenja softvera, a izraz "jednostavan" često se pojavljuje u sadržaju za svaki odjeljak.

Možda previše jednostavno?

Ako ste potpuni pridošlica u Officeu^(Office) ili bilo kojoj od njegovih komponenti, jednostavnost vježbi je ključ za stjecanje samopouzdanja, ali mislim da je odjeljak o OneNoteu^(OneNote) posebno škrt, pogotovo kada počinje izjavom da vještina s OneNoteom^(OneNote) dolazi s redovitim koristiti. Još uvijek ne postoji zasebna knjiga Microsoft OneNote 2010 Korak po korak^{(Microsoft OneNote 2010 Step by Step)} koja bi detaljnije objasnila ovaj korisni program, tako da skraćene upute ovdje možda neće biti dovoljne da pomognu novom korisniku da stekne samopouzdanje. Isto vrijedi i za odjeljak Access . Baze podataka mogu biti vrlo jednostavne ili vrlo složene, a Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Korak po korak^{(Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step)}sasvim opravdano sugerira da svatko tko treba više informacija o Accessu^(Access) treba pročitati knjigu Korak po korak^{(Step by Step)} posvećenu tome.

Presuda

Iako je Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Step By Step jednako dobro napisan i jednostavan kao i ostale knjige u nizu, pokušava učiniti previše u premalom prostoru. Datoteke za vježbanje su vrlo korisne i vježbe definitivno mogu pomoći čitatelju u stjecanju potrebnih vještina, ali upute su definitivno usmjerene na pridošlice, a ne na pomoć ljudima s osnovnim znanjem da nauče više. Ako želite vidjeti jesu li objašnjenja ono što vam treba, preporučam da ovu knjigu nabavite u lokalnoj knjižnici. Za komponente sustava Office 2010 u kojima su objavljene pune knjige ^{(Office 2010)}Korak po korak^{(Step by Step)} , mislim da bi vam bilo puno sretnije čitati ih. Nadajmo se da će Microsoft Press izdati knjige za verzije 2010OneNote i Publisher prije objave sljedeće verzije Microsoft Officea^{(Microsoft Office)} .

Book Review - Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step

As the old saying goes, the journey of a thousand mileѕ starts with a single ѕtep. (OK, nowadays it's more likely to begin by startіng the car, but you get the idea.) Comрlex things are made simple if you take them one step at a time. Microsoft Office Professional 2010 is the most full-featured version of Office that's offered to the general public today, and it may seem overwhelmingly complex at first. That's why a book like Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step can smooth the way to mastery. Let's see in this review if it manages to be a truly helpful guide or not.

Keeping it simple

Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step follows in the format of other books in the Step by Step series, moving from basic tasks to more complex ones, explaining everything along the way. Like other Step by Step books, this one doesn't go into every last detail of every last thing one can do with Office 2010, but concentrates on giving people confidence with the tasks they'll do most often.

In fact, since this is a comprehensive overview of all the components in Office 2010, and it had to fit into a book that didn't require bodybuilder muscles to pick up, the descriptions of each component are noticeably abbreviated. The authors provide a helpful list of the other Step by Step books that cover Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, and Access in much greater detail. Each of those other books' chapter headings are listed as well, so you can decide whether a particular book would be worth reading. I thought this was a good idea. Like all software reference books, Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step can be read in any order that you feel is most helpful—either straight through from the beginning, or by going directly to the information you need. There's also a URL for practice files to be used along with the material in the book, and a detailed explanation of how to get help. The authors begin with an introduction to the things that are common to all Office programs. While the Ribbon has been around for a while, it's been updated again in Office 2010 so, even if you're an experienced user, it's a good idea to read the chapters called "Modifying the Display of the Ribbon" and "Working in the Program Environment." The Ribbon is one of those features that looks hopelessly complex at first, but which has been designed to make working in Office easier and more straightforward than the old menu system.

If you're coming to Office 2010 from Office 2003 (or an even earlier version) you will definitely want to read the chapter called "Work with Files," and go through the exercises with the practice files. Microsoft changed its file format starting with Office 2007, and there's a list of the new formats and an explanation about compatibility with earlier versions. If you need to share files with someone using an earlier version you will need to make your work compatible with theirs and work with their files in compatibility mode. I don't think the book's explanation of this was thorough enough, and it was placed in a sidebar box at the very end of a long description of the current file formats, so it would be very easy for the reader to skip over or miss.

Focus on practice

The whole book is set up as a series of exercises using the practice files to explain basic concepts. You don't necessarily have to do this, especially if you already have basic knowledge; the explanations are well illustrated in the book. If you do already know the basics, you can skip over a lot of each chapter, but the chapters can serve as an illustrated reference to the ways in which Office 2010 works. I found the constant "If you want to know more about this, skip to this section, or look in this other book" comments somewhat annoying. While I can see the logic behind it, it made the book seem more like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book than a software guide. The chapter on Excel is the most extensive, and it makes it easy to understand almost anything the average person would want to do with Excel. Here I would definitely recommend working with the practice files, because they're a great way to become familiar with the program. The other chapters focus more on the very basic ways to use the software, and the term "simple" appears often in the table of contents for each section.

Maybe too simple?

If you are a complete newcomer to Office or any of its components, keeping the exercises simple is the key to gaining confidence, but I think the section on OneNote is particularly skimpy, especially when it starts out by saying that skill with OneNote comes with regular use. There is not, as yet, a separate Microsoft OneNote 2010 Step by Step book that would explain this useful program in better detail, so the abbreviated instructions here may not be enough to help a new user gain confidence. The same goes for the section on Access. Databases can be very simple or very complex, and Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step By Step quite rightly suggests that anyone needing more information on Access should read the Step by Step book devoted to it.

Verdict

While Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Step By Step is just as well written and straightforward as the other books in the series, it tries to do too much in too small a space. The practice files are very useful and the exercises can definitely help the reader gain needed skills, but the instructions are definitely geared toward the newcomer rather than on helping people with basic knowledge learn more. If you'd like to see if the explanations are what you need, I'd recommend checking this book out of your local library. For the Office 2010 components where full Step by Step books have been published, I think you'd be much happier reading those instead. Let's hope Microsoft Press will release books for the 2010 versions of OneNote and Publisher before the next version of Microsoft Office is released.

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