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Browse the tables below for links to websites that offer useful
information in the form of hints, tips, tricks, and techniques for Microsoft
Access,
Excel,
FrontPage,
Outlook,
PowerPoint, and
Word, as well as
Office itself. Many of the sites
listed also have sample files you can download. And we list a few sites
of related interest.
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Office-Related Websites
Office
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Microsoft
Office Home
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The official home page for
Microsoft Office contains specifications, hardware requirements, and
pricing information. It's also the gateway to the many Office-related pages on Microsoft's Web
site.
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Microsoft Office Templates Home |
Introduced in the summer of 2000, the Microsoft Office Template Gallery contains dozens of
professionally-prepared document templates, organized by subject. |
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Microsoft
Office Clip Art and Media Home
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Microsoft's on-line clip art gallery has hundreds of
clips available for download. Downloaded clips go directly into your
on-disk clip art gallery. |
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Microsoft
Office Online Assistance Center
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This is the official �tips and
tricks� center for Microsoft Office. It contains tips and articles for all
programs in the Microsoft Office family.
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Microsoft
Office Resource Kit Home
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This is the online version of the
Microsoft Office Resource Kit, published by Microsoft Press. It's an indispensable reference for system
administrators or anyone interested in what's "under the Hood"
in the Microsoft Office applications.
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Microsoft
Office Specialist Home
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Shortly after Microsoft released Office 97, they
introduced the Certified Microsoft Office User Program, a set of standards
that allowed people to earn certificates attesting to their proficiency in
using the different applications in the suite. Candidates take an exam
given in the application and, if successful, receive a certificate from
Microsoft. In the fall of 1997, Microsoft changed the name of the program
to "Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)." If you're
interested in the program, this page has all the
information you need.
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Computertips.com |
This site offers a nice
collection of tips on Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Office. |
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mjyOnline |
Computer technology writer
Michael J. Young has written several books on Microsoft Office. Now he
brings us this site as a companion to those books, featuring book
descriptions, errata, downloadable sample files, and links. This site is
worth visiting even if you've never read any of the books, because it
includes a nice selection of useful tips. |
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Office-Addins.com |
A wide range of add-ins and
tools for Excel, Outlook, and other Office applications. |
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Safari Software |
Office Tips, software and
more! Visit this site for tips on Excel, Outlook, and Word, written with
a wry sense of humor. |
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Access
| Microsoft
Access Home |
The official home page for Microsoft
Access contains
product information, pricing, hardware requirements, and frequently-asked
questions; tips and tricks, how-to articles, templates, and downloads; and
links to articles from Microsoft's Knowledge Base. |
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Allen Browne's Tips for Access Users |
Access expert Allen Browne presents an extensive collection of tips,
advice, and links. The tips are divided into "Tips for Casual Users" and
"Tips for Serious Users." |
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Applecore Pages on Microsoft Access |
Access guru "Applecore"
brings us this site. It's somewhat Spartan in appearance but
well-organized and full of useful information. We especially liked the
step-by-step Access tutorial. |
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DataOverTheWeb |
A nice little site with a lot of good information and advice from an
experienced Access consultant. Check out the articles and
online
training videos. |
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Helen Feddema's Home
Page |
Author and Access expert
Helen Feddema, also known as "The Access Archon," brings us this
complete collection of her columns. She also has code samples and
database files for download, a list of her publications, some book
reviews, and links to other sites. |
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Microsoft Access Help Center |
This site comes to us from the UK. It features
over 60 tips, plus a
discussion forum. |
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MS Access Tips from BPro Inc |
South Dakota-based consulting firm BPro Inc. presents this page of useful
tips. |
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Simply-Access.com |
A nice site from "Down
Under" with a little bit of everything: A free Access tutorial, tips,
links to online forums, and a weekly newsletter. The
Help section is the best part of this site. |
Excel
| Microsoft
Excel Home
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The official home page for Microsoft Excel contains
product information, pricing, hardware requirements, and frequently-asked
questions; tips and tricks, how-to articles, templates, and downloads; and
links to articles from Microsoft's Knowledge Base. |
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bettersolutions.com |
A well-organized, visually appealing site with much useful information for
Excel users at all levels. Check out their pages devoted to worksheet
functions, macros, shortcut keys, toolbars, and menus. Also has pages on
Microsoft Word. |
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Contextures Excel Tips and Techniques |
Excel expert Debra Dalgleish presents this collection of useful tips.
We love the way this page is laid out, making it very easy to locate a
specific tip. Some of the tips are better characterized as short
articles, with many screenshots to guide you along. Most impressive! |
| David
McRitchie's Excel Pages
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Excel expert David
McRitchie publishes this huge site. It contains lots of useful material in the
form of tips, tricks, and articles on all aspects of Excel. |
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Duncan Carran:
Excel Tips and Guides |
A nice little independent
site dedicated to all things Excel. Small but growing, and worth keeping
an eye on. |
Excel Help
Page
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Certified Public Accountant John F. Lacher brings us
this fine site. Its free features include downloadable
sample files and recommended reading. |
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Excel Online
Training |
An attractive site that
features detailed, step-by-step instructions, numerous screenshots, and Flash
movie demonstrations to deliver clear, no-nonsense training. Be sure to visit the pages devoted to Excel's
Worksheet Functions. |
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Excel Templates, Training and Add-ins |
From OzGrid Business
Applications comes this very large site with huge
amounts of free content for Microsoft Excel, and a discussion forum for
all Microsoft Office Applications. |
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Exceltip.com |
Certified Public Accountant
Joseph Rubin brings us this huge site. Look through its attractive pages
for an Excel tutorial, a well-organized collection of tips (you can
bookmark your favorite tips!), and a forum. |
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Jon Peltier's Excel Pages |
Want to learn about Excel
charts? Then visit this site from Excel expert Jon Peltier. Its
well organized, attractive pages present lots of useful
information, with downloadable sample files, and links to chart-related pages
on other sites. We can't wait until Jon finishes his "evolving"
chart tutorial! |
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Mathtools.net |
This gigantic portal site
reminds us that Excel is not only for business professionals but for
scientists, engineers, and mathematicians as well. Look here for links
to hundreds of Excel-related Web pages. |
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MrExcel.com
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This site features a well-organized collection of tips and
articles. Users at all skill
levels will find something useful here. Definitely worth a visit. |
| Pearson
Software Consulting, LLC
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Excel
expert Chip Pearson brings us this
site, which features a veritable treasure trove of material. No brief tips
here; rather, Pearson treats each topic at length, with examples, code
samples, and the occasional download. All the material is carefully
indexed by subject. One of the best. |
| Stephen
Bullen's Excel Page
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Excel expert Stephen Bullen
created and has published this extensive collection of Excel utilities,
offered here for download.
While some of the material shows its age (just who needs Excel 97
utilities anymore?) most of it is still interesting and useful. |
| The
Spreadsheet Page
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Author and Excel expert John Walkenbach
offers a wealth of material, including tips for users, tips for
developers, frequently-asked questions, downloadable files, and links to
Excel-related resources. |
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Synkronizer |
Synkronizer compares,
updates and synchronizes Excel spreadsheets. |
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FrontPage
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Microsoft
FrontPage Home |
The official home page for Microsoft
FrontPage contains
product information, pricing, hardware requirements, and frequently-asked
questions; tips and tricks, how-to articles, templates, and downloads; and
links to articles from Microsoft's Knowledge Base. |
Outlook
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Microsoft
Outlook Home |
The official home page for Microsoft
Outlook contains
product information, pricing, hardware requirements, and frequently-asked
questions; tips and tricks, how-to articles, templates, and downloads; and
links to articles from Microsoft's Knowledge Base. |
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Outlookhelp |
Outlook expert Robert
Sparnaaij ("Roady" in the Outlook newsgroups) brings us frequently-asked
questions, how-to articles, downloads, and add-ins for Microsoft Outlook.
Worth a look. |
| Slipstick Systems Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center |
This site features tips,
articles, product reviews, utilities, and other
resources for Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange. Users, administrators,
and developers will all find useful information here. |
PowerPoint
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Microsoft
PowerPoint Home |
The official home page for Microsoft
PowerPoint contains
product information, pricing, hardware requirements, and frequently-asked
questions; tips and tricks, how-to articles, templates, and downloads; and
links to articles from Microsoft's Knowledge Base. |
| Ellen Finkelstein: PowerPoint tips & tutorials |
Author and PowerPoint
expert Ellen Finkelstein offers this extensive collection of PowerPoint
resources, including downloadable excerpts from her books, links to her
online presentations and articles, and PowerPoint tips. |
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Indezine |
This attractive site is a
veritable treasure trove of PowerPoint resources. Visit it for links,
articles, templates, and product reviews. |
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PoweredTemplates |
Visit this site for a large
selection of attractive, professionally-designed PowerPoint templates,
downloadable for free. |
| powerpointbackgrounds.com |
The eight free online
tutorials on these pages make this a "must-see" site. There
is also an attractive collection of PowerPoint hints and tips, links to
PowerPoint resources and a glossary of PowerPoint terms.
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| PowerPoint
Tips & Tricks |
A Bit Better brings us this
collection of "Power Pointers," or PowerPoint tips and tricks,
frequently-asked questions, links to PowerPoint resources, and a user
forum. |
| Rindsberg
Digital Photography (RDP) |
Author and PowerPoint expert Steve Rindsberg, of Rindsberg Digital
Photography, offers answers to frequently
asked questions in the "PowerPoint FAQ" section of this site. |
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Sonia Coleman's Digital Studio |
Visit PowerPoint expert
Sonia Coleman's site for tips and tricks, tutorials, and
a huge collection of templates for download. You'll also find
frequently-asked questions and useful links to PowerPoint resources. |
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Word
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Microsoft
Word Home
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The official home page for Microsoft
Word contains
product information, pricing, hardware requirements, and frequently-asked
questions; tips and tricks, how-to articles, templates, and downloads; and
links to articles from Microsoft's Knowledge Base. |
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All About Microsoft Word |
Author J. W. Olsen hosts
this site, where he offers tips, advice, and selected chapters from his
latest book. He also sponsors the "All About Microsoft Word Email
Discussion Group," an informal support network. |
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Microsoft Word MVP FAQ Site |
The official site for Microsoft Word's Most Valuable Professionals
contains pages and pages of frequently asked questions, tutorials,
downloads, samples and links for all versions of Word since Word 97. A
"must-see" site. |
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ShaunaKelly.com |
Word expert Shauna Kelly
brings us this site. It's rich in content, well organized, and visually
very appealing. We really like her step-by-step "basic concepts"
tutorial. |
Of Related Interest
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Microsoft
Help and Support |
This is the home page for Microsoft's
Help and Support Center. You can search Microsoft's extensive Knowledge Base from
here. |
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Microsoft
Press
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This is an overview page for Microsoft Press, which
publishes lots of books about Microsoft Office (now, why doesn't that
surprise us?). |
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