IBM Lotus Symphony For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 8. August 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
380 pages
978-0-470-29079-8 (ISBN)
Description
Here's how you can be more productive and spend less on software!
If "free" is music to your ears, Lotus Symphony is playing your song! This open source productivity suite lets you create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations just like Microsoft Office. And this book shows you how to use the templates, build Web pages and exciting presentations, make Symphony play in tune with Office, and much more.
* Tune up -- learn your way around Symphony and what to consider when switching from another office suite
* Document everything -- create cool documents with indexes, tables of contents, cross-references, and more
* Go figure -- format spreadsheets and set up your own calculations using formulas you create and functions provided in Lotus Spreadsheets
* Present like a pro -- create professional-looking presentations with animations, multimedia, charts, and page transitions
* It works with Office -- import Word, Excel(r), and PowerPoint(r) files into your Symphony creations
Bonus CD includes
* The IBM Lotus Symphony software
* See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.
Open the book and find:
* How to switch to Lotus Symphony
* A guided tour of the user interface
* Ways to create, save, and edit documents
* How to use references and ranges in spreadsheets
* Secrets for formatting with templates and styles
* Everything you need to know about using Office files in Symphony
* Tips for rehearsing and playing presentations
* How to turn documents into Web pages
If "free" is music to your ears, Lotus Symphony is playing your song! This open source productivity suite lets you create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations just like Microsoft Office. And this book shows you how to use the templates, build Web pages and exciting presentations, make Symphony play in tune with Office, and much more.
* Tune up -- learn your way around Symphony and what to consider when switching from another office suite
* Document everything -- create cool documents with indexes, tables of contents, cross-references, and more
* Go figure -- format spreadsheets and set up your own calculations using formulas you create and functions provided in Lotus Spreadsheets
* Present like a pro -- create professional-looking presentations with animations, multimedia, charts, and page transitions
* It works with Office -- import Word, Excel(r), and PowerPoint(r) files into your Symphony creations
Bonus CD includes
* The IBM Lotus Symphony software
* See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.
Open the book and find:
* How to switch to Lotus Symphony
* A guided tour of the user interface
* Ways to create, save, and edit documents
* How to use references and ranges in spreadsheets
* Secrets for formatting with templates and styles
* Everything you need to know about using Office files in Symphony
* Tips for rehearsing and playing presentations
* How to turn documents into Web pages
More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-29079-8 (9780470290798)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rob Tidrow has worked in the technology industry for the past 15 years. He has authored or coauthored over 30 books on a wide variety of computer and technical topics, including Microsoft Windows Vista, Wireless Networking technologies, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Outlook, Windows 2003 Server, and Microsoft Internet Information Server.
Content
Foreword.
Introduction.
Part I: Introducing IBM Lotus Symphony.
Chapter 1: Starting IBM Lotus Symphony.
Chapter 2: Switching to IBM Lotus Symphony.
Chapter 3: Getting Help from Lotus Symphony.
Part II: Using IBM Lotus Symphony Documents the Word Processor Application.
Chapter 4: Creating a Document.
Chapter 5: Formatting for Style.
Chapter 6: Designing Complex Documents.
Chapter 7: Working with Other Document Types.
Part III: Using IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets -- the Spreadsheet Application.
Chapter 8: Creating a Spreadsheet.
Chapter 9: At Home on the Range.
Chapter 10: Printing Spreadsheets.
Chapter 11: Adding Spice to Your Spreadsheets.
Chapter 12: Making Calculations.
Part IV: Using IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations -- the Presentation Application.
Chapter 13: Creating a Presentation.
Chapter 14: Modifying a Presentation.
Chapter 15: Making Presentations Picture-Perfect.
Chapter 16: Animating for a Purpose.
Chapter 17: Creating Web Pages.
Chapter 18: Presenting a Screen Show.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Reasons To Use IBM Lotus Symphony.
Chapter 20: Ten Places to Look for Support for Lotus Symphony.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Installing IBM Lotus Symphony.
Appendix B: Function Reference.
Appendix C: About the CD.
Index.
Introduction.
Part I: Introducing IBM Lotus Symphony.
Chapter 1: Starting IBM Lotus Symphony.
Chapter 2: Switching to IBM Lotus Symphony.
Chapter 3: Getting Help from Lotus Symphony.
Part II: Using IBM Lotus Symphony Documents the Word Processor Application.
Chapter 4: Creating a Document.
Chapter 5: Formatting for Style.
Chapter 6: Designing Complex Documents.
Chapter 7: Working with Other Document Types.
Part III: Using IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets -- the Spreadsheet Application.
Chapter 8: Creating a Spreadsheet.
Chapter 9: At Home on the Range.
Chapter 10: Printing Spreadsheets.
Chapter 11: Adding Spice to Your Spreadsheets.
Chapter 12: Making Calculations.
Part IV: Using IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations -- the Presentation Application.
Chapter 13: Creating a Presentation.
Chapter 14: Modifying a Presentation.
Chapter 15: Making Presentations Picture-Perfect.
Chapter 16: Animating for a Purpose.
Chapter 17: Creating Web Pages.
Chapter 18: Presenting a Screen Show.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Reasons To Use IBM Lotus Symphony.
Chapter 20: Ten Places to Look for Support for Lotus Symphony.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Installing IBM Lotus Symphony.
Appendix B: Function Reference.
Appendix C: About the CD.
Index.