The smart way to learn Microsoft Office Professional 2013—one step at a time! Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to get more done with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, and Publisher. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Determine the best Office tool for specific tasks Use Office efficiently on touch-enabled devices Create attractive documents, publications, and presentations Manage your e-mail, calendar, meetings, and communications Put your business data to work with Excel and Access Organize and share your notes and ideas with OneNote

The smart way to learn Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013—one step at a time! Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to get more done with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Use Office anywhere with touch-enabled devices Save time and work more easily with templates Make professional-looking documents and presentations Build spreadsheets to calculate and visualize data Organize and share your best ideas with OneNote Work with friends using social media and the cloud

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to stay organized and stay connected using Outlook 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you them! Includes downloadable practice files and a companion eBook. Set up your email and social media accounts Send, search, filter, and organize messages Manage one or more calendars, and share your schedule Help protect your inbox and outbox Create and track tasks, to-do lists, and appointments

Your hands-on guide to Visual Basic fundamentals Expand your expertise—and teach yourself the fundamentals of Microsoft Visual Basic 2013. If you have previous programming experience but are new to Visual Basic 2013, this tutorial delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques. Discover how to: Master essential Visual Basic programming techniques Begin building apps for Windows Store, Windows Phone 8, and ASP.NET Design apps using XAML markup, touch input, and live tiles Tackle advanced language concepts, such as polymorphism Manage data sources including XML documents and web data Create a Windows Phone 8 app that manages key lifecycle events

Experience learning made easy - and quickly teach yourself how to manage the complete project life cycle with Project 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace - building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Work with Project 2013 on your PC or touch-enabled device Build and fine-tune your project plan Schedule tasks and milestones, and assign resources Track progress and costs, and manage variances Troubleshoot delays and budget overruns Customize Gantt chart views, tables, and calendars Learn project-management best practices

The smart way to learn Microsoft SharePoint 2013—one step at a time! Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to boost team collaboration with SharePoint 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Customize your team site’s layout, features, and apps Manage and share ideas, documents, and data Capture and organize content into lists and libraries Automate business processes with built-in workflows Use social features to communicate and collaborate Publish content using enhanced web content management

Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to create compelling presentations with PowerPoint 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you them! Includes downloadable practice files and a companion eBook. Work with PowerPoint on your PC or touch-enabled device Design, organize, and polish your slides Create professional-looking charts and graphics Engage your audience with animation, audio, and video Customize themes and templates Prepare for your presentation

The smart way to learn Microsoft Visio 2013—one step at a time! Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to create professional-looking business and technical diagrams with Visio 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Create dynamic organization charts with Visio Make charts with wizards or build them by hand Build drawings using Visio themes and effects Use data-driven drawings in Microsoft SharePoint Import, manipulate, and visualize business data Draw and then execute SharePoint 2013 workflows

The smart way to learn Windows 8.1—one step at a time! Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to navigate and use Windows 8.1. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Navigate with ease using the new Start screen Search your files, music, and the web—all at once Store, access, and manage data in the cloud with SkyDrive Explore improvements in Internet Explorer 11 Stay in touch using Mail, Calendar, People, and Skype Customize your computing experience with PC settings

The smart way to learn Excel 2013—one step at a time! Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to manage, analyze, and present data with Excel 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you them! Includes downloadable practice files and companion eBook. Discover how to: Work with Excel 2013 in touch mode Write formulas, create macros, and organize data Present data visually and add images to worksheets Consolidate multiple sets of data into a single workbook Analyze data using the Quick Analysis Lens Collaborate with colleagues and present workbooks online