This total-immersion manual shows readers at a variety of skill levels how to use basic skills in applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access to create and publish lively and attractive Web pages. It provides a hands-on tutorial that walks them step by step, mouse-click by mouse-click, keystroke by keystroke through each stage of the Web page development process. The well-illustrated, spiral-bound manual contains easy-to-read, appealingly formatted procedural explanations and step-by-step exercises in a Notes/Exercise format. An accompanying CD-ROM contains data files and a Web page album with 50 sample quality Web pages.Create a Web Page with Word 2002. Create a Web Page with PowerPoint 2002. Create a Web Page with Excel 2002. Create a Web Page with Access 2002.For anyone who want to develop skill in using various Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access) to create Web pages.

This Book is Designed for You . . .If you have a basic proficiency in Microsoft Office XP or are just beginning to learn Office and would like to begin creating Web pages.Until now, publishing Web pages has been a fairly technical undertaking, which typically could only be handled by HTML gurus, Webmasters, or system administrators. The Web publishing features of Office XP change all that. This book shows you how to use basic skills in applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access to create and publish lively and attractive Web pages.You will learn how to: Save any type of Office XP document as a Web page ready to post on the World Wide Web. Add hyperlinks to any type of Office XP document. Create professional-quality Web pages using Office XP templates and wizards. Jazz up Web pages with backgrounds, borders, and graphics. Add animation and multimedia effects such as scrolling text, video clips, and sound clips to your Web pages.This book assumes that you have some general knowledge and experience with computers, and that you already know how to perform the following tasks: Use a mouse (double-click, etc.). Make your way around Microsoft applications (copy, paste, print, etc.). Install and run programs. About Microsoft Office XP ProfessionalMicrosoft Office XP Professional includes Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint , Outlook , and several other programs, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. Each of the applications and utilities included in the package can be used separately or the applications can be used together to produce professional-looking documents. If you are using the standard Microsoft Office XP suite package, Access and some bonus applications will not be included. Bonus applications are not covered in this book.The following software applications will be covered inLearning to Create a Web Page with Office XP: Word 2002,a word processing program, used for creating and editing documents. PowerPoint 2002,a presentation graphics program, used for creating visual presentations. Excel 2002,a spreadsheet program, used for analyses and graphing of numerical data. Access 2002,a database program, used for organizing and sorting information.The information created in one application can be shared with other applications. For instance, a worksheet created in Excel, or a database created in Access, can easily be incorporated into a document that is created in Word. Data created in Word, Excel, or Access can be incorporated into PowerPoint. What Do I Need to Use This Book. . .This book assumes that you have Microsoft Office XP Professional installed on your computer system and access to browser applications such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.(If you do not currently have one of these applications, contact your Internet Service Provider for instructions on how to download them.) Because Office XP is a Microsoft application, some Web page features and effects created using Office work better when viewed in the Internet Explorer browser. Explorer is the recommended browser for completing the exercises in this book, though other browsers will work for completing and viewing all but a few of the exercise steps.Though you do not have to be connected to the Internet to use this book, an Internet connection is recommended, either through your school, your office, or an online service such as America Online or MSN. This book does not cover how to connect to the Internet.Please read over the following list of "must haves" to ensure that you are ready to be connected to the Internet. A computer (with a recommended min