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- San Mateo, CA--March 10, 1992--IDG Books Worldwide today announced the
- publication of Macworld Guide to Microsoft Word 5, a complete guide to
- Word 5 for beginning through advanced users. Written by Jim Heid, Macworld
- magazine's award winning "Getting Started" columnist, it's organized by
- topic, so users can quickly look up information on particular tasks
- without reading the book sequentially.
-
- "Jim Heid not only shows you how to work smarter but also helps you learn
- more effectively with his thoughtful and concise presentation," said
- Adrian Mello, Executive Editor, Macworld magazine. "You'll find no better
- guide to Microsoft Word."
-
- The book's topics are organized into four sections, "Word Basics," "Editing
- and Proofing," "Advanced Formatting," and "Streamlining Your Work." This
- last section shows users how to manage documents on their hard disk,
- create templates, exchange information with other programs, and customize
- Word for their needs.
-
- Within each topic, an Overview provides a summary of the task at hand, the
- Step-by-Step section gives concise, step-by-step instructions for
- mastering specific functions, and Quick Tips provide tips and insights to
- help users maximize the power of Word.
-
- The guide also includes a unique task index that helps users quickly find
- specific instructions for particular tasks, and a pull-out Quick Reference
- Card of Word 5 shortcuts and tips. The book's lay-flat binding allows
- users to easily refer to the book while working at their computer.
-
- The Macworld Guide to Microsoft Word 5 is the newest addition to IDG Books'
- Macworld Series of books, which includes the critically acclaimed Macworld
- Complete Mac Handbook, also by Jim Heid, the national bestseller Macworld
- Guide to System 7, and Macworld Read Me First Book. Macworld Books are
- authorized by Macworld, the largest circulation Macintosh magazine in the
- world.
-
- IDG Books publishes high quality computer books that bring extra value and
- skill-building instruction to the reader. The company applies the
- technical, market, and editorial knowledge of IDG, the leading publisher
- of technology periodicals, to provide timely and useful computer books
- that meet the needs of computer users of all levels.
-
- Headquartered in Boston, MA, International Data Group is the world's
- largest publisher of computer-related information and the leading global
- provider of information services on information technology. International
- Data Group publishes over 178 computer publications in more than 55
- countries, including such titles as PC World, lnfoWorld, Macworld, LOTUS &
- Computerworld. Thirty million people read one or more International Data
- Group publications each month.
-
- Macworld Guide to Microsoft Word 5 by Jim Heid
- ISBN: 1-878058-39-8
- Price: $22.95 USA, $29.95 Canada,
- Pub. Date: February '92
- Specs: 448 pages, 7 3/8 x 9 l/4"
- Text printed on recycled paper.
- IDG Books are available wherever computer books are sold, or direct from
- the publisher at (800) 762-2974, 7a.m.-5p.m. PST. For reseller discounts
- and information, contact IDG Books at (415) 312-0626.
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