Office 2008 for Mac: Small Business Projects

In Office 2008 for Mac: Small Business Projects, author and business owner Maria Langer shows how anyone can build a small business with the tools provided in Microsoft Office 2008. Maria teaches the concepts as she creates documents that every business needs: business cards, letterhead, contact records, and invoices. She demonstrates how the Office applications contain all the functions and features needed to build a strong company identity and communicate with customers. Throughout the course, Maria gives tips from the perspective of a successful small business owner, highlighting the features that she uses every day. Exercise files accompany this course.

Topics include:

• Building a strong company identity with Word
• Scheduling and modifying meeting and events in Entourage
• Creating custom themes for slides in PowerPoint
• Building a break-even analysis with Excel
• Creating an invoice template with fixed information using Excel
• Designing a company flyer or marketing piece using Word templates
• Organizing contacts and managing projects in Entourage