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Join an estimated 85% of the U.S. Linux market in using Red Hat's Linux distributions by learning it from a Fedora authority. "Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Fedora 4 All in One" is a starter kit that will help you install, configure, and use Red Hat's Fedora 4 distribution and desktop applications. The easy-to-understand, step-by-step instructions will also show you how to: Use the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and other leading applications. Troubleshoot hardware issues and install new components. Set up a small Linux-based network to share files and resources. Also included is a DVD, which will provide you with the complete Fedora Core Linux distribution, OpenOffice.org desktop suite, and the leading applications for e-mail, Web browsing, and graphics. Find out how you can safely and reliably use Linux and Linux-based applications to accomplish your day-to-day work in the office and at home with "Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Fedora 4 All in One."

This step-by-step guide helps readers through the basics of running software, customizing the desktop, and connecting to the Internet. It includes technical tips on troubleshooting and optimizing the system.

Are you a visual learner? If so, then this book is for you.

In this work, the author uses the visual approach to cover the new features of Acrobat PDF 5, including tighter web integration and easier data exchange in Adobe PDF files through support for the extensible markup language (XML), support for industry standard protocols like Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC) that connect Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) forms with back-end databases, and easier data exchange in Adobe PDF files.

Automating transactions, reconciling checking accounts, tracking investments, drawing budget graphs and charts, protecting Quicken files, exporting financial data to tax software--it's all covered in full color in this fabulous illustrated guide.

Aimed at the beginning or intermediate user, Teach Yourself Visually FrontPage 2002 is a full-colour tutorial with jargon-free instructions and over 500 screenshots. With more than 300 full-colour pages, the book covers the basics and beyond and uses a step-by-step approach to show you how to create and format FrontPage documents; add graphics, sound and video; and troubleshoot problems effectively. Additional coverage includes: formatting text and images; scanning images; placing tables; hyperlinks; sound and video; building forms; using auto thumbnails; watermarking; fixing broken links; and even preparing images for animation.

Touted as the only book to use a full-color visual approach to online investing, this "Teach Yourself" guide is ideal for those who are new to investing or the Internet. Visual maps highlight the various investment instruments. Each concept or task is broken down into screen shots and diagrams.

This is the only full color guide to Fireworks that helps readers create exciting, interactive Web pages in no time with this Visual alternative.

Demonstrates the word processing program's updated features and explains how to use the software to edit documents, check spelling and grammar, insert tables and graphics, and create a Web page.