More than any other, this book offers systematic, real-world guidance for experienced Word users, based upon the types of print and electronic documents you actually create, and the productivity challenges you actually face. It goes far beyond the basics, offering hundreds of advanced tips and techniques for maximizing productivity, automating short and long documents, using Word's powerful Web content creation capabilities, and much more. It also includes practical coverage of Word's latest features for collaboration and XML-based integration with other software and processes. Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Word 2003 reflects the insights of one of the world's most experienced and best-selling Word authors, offering objective guidance on both troubleshooting and the feature "gotchas" that Microsoft doesn't publicize.
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Bill Camarda (http://www.billcamarda.com) is a consultant and writer who specializes in helping leading technology companies deploy and market advanced computing and Internet technologies and services. His 17 previous books include Que's best-selling Special Edition Using Word 2002, Special Edition Using Word 2000, and Special Edition Using Word 97, as well as Microsoft Office Deployment and Administration and Microsoft Office Administrator's Desk Reference.
About the Contributing Authors Patricia Cardoza didn't plan on spending her life working with computers. She graduated from the University of California, Davis with a degree in Environmental Sciences, but every job she has ever had has involved computers. Finally, in 1996, she stopped fighting the inevitable and took a job as an IT manager for a telecommunications company in Sacramento, California. For the past five years, she's been working as the co-network administrator, Exchange administrator, programmer, and resident Outlook expert for a box company in central California. In 2001, Microsoft awarded Patricia Most Valuable Professional status for Microsoft Outlook.
For the past four years, Patricia has been writing about Exchange and Outlook for various online technical journals, including TechRepublic, .NET Magazine, and Microsoft's Office Communities page. She takes on small independent consulting projects in her spare time, mostly related to programming Outlook forms and Access databases. Patricia is also a gadget geek and loves playing with the latest wireless devices. She is currently implementing an 802.11g network in her home and has a Pocket PC Phone Edition that goes everywhere with her. Patricia wrote Chapter 27 and revised Chapters 30 and 32.
J. Boyd Nolan is a senior software developer working for NetIQ Corporation. Boyd has been in the computing industry for over 15 years, with experience including system/network administration, database administration and development, and general application development. He has experience architecting and developing security and auditing applications, as well as large-scale n-tier Web applications for business and engineering uses. He holds bachelor and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner!). Boyd currently lives in Norman, Oklahoma, with the two loves of his life: his wife, Lisa, and son, Justin. Boyd wrote Chapter 25 and revised Chapter 35.
Faithe Wempen, M.A., is a Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor and an A+ certified PC technician. A 12-year veteran in the computer book publishing industry, she is the author of more than 70 books on computer operating systems, office applications, and hardware/A+ certification. She teaches Computer Information Technology and Technical Communications courses at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis and is in the process of developing a graduate-level course in writing effective software documentation. She also co-owns Sycamore Knoll Bed and Breakfast (http://www.sycamoreknoll.com) in Noblesville, Indiana. Faithe revised Chapters 24 and 34.
