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Microsoft® Word 2010, Introductory
by William R. Pasewark Scott G. Pasewark Carolyn Denny Pasewark Jan Pasewark Stogner Beth Pasewark Wadsworth Katherine T. PinardMicrosoft Word 2010 Introductory, part of the Origins Series, is designed for beginning users of Microsoft Office 2010. This self-paced, step-by-step book with corresponding screenshots makes learning easy and enjoyable. Students will learn the new features of excel through a variety of activities, simulations, and case studies. End-of-lesson exercises reinforce the skills covered in each lesson.
Microsoft® Word 2010 Plain & Simple
by Katherine MurrayGet the guide that makes learning Microsoft Word 2010 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to solve a problem or learn new skills, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll create professional-quality documents in no time. Here's WHAT you'll learn: Create professional-looking documents with ease Organize, edit, and format text Apply themes, styles, and other design elements Work with graphics, tables, and charts Take advantage of pre-built templates, or make your own Edit a document with others simultaneously -- online Here's HOW you'll learn it: Jump in whenever you need answers Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts Quick TRY THIS! exercises help apply what you learn right away
Microsoft® Word 2010 Step by Step
by Joan Lambert Joyce CoxExperience learning made easy-and quickly teach yourself how to create impressive documents with Word 2010. With STEP BY STEP, you set the pace-building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Topics include using styles and themes; sharing, printing, and publishing documents; editing images from within Word; using SmartArt® diagrams and charts; creating references, footnotes, indexes, and tables of contents; collaborating with multiple people at the same time on the same document; and turning your ideas into blogs, Web pages, and more.
Microsoft Word 2013: Comprehensive
by Jill MurphyIn today's digital world, knowing how to use the most popular suite of desktop software applications is critical. The book aims to teach new users how to take advantage of this technology and to help experienced users understand how the applications have changed from previous versions. The online student resource center that accompanies this book contains Concepts Review quizzes, student exercise files, and other learning tools.
Microsoft Word 2013 (Learn-by-Doing)
by The Development Team at B.E. Publishing and Martha McGuinnessIncludes over 35 hands-on lessons and unit assessments designed for today's interactive, visual learner.
Microsoft® Word 2013: Comprehensive
by Misty E. VermaatIntroduce your students to the latest that Microsoft Office has to offer with the new generation of Shelly Cashman Series® books! For the past three decades, the Shelly Cashman Series has effectively introduced computer skills to millions of students. With MICROSOFT WORD 2013, we're continuing our history of innovation by enhancing our proven pedagogy to reflect the learning styles of today's students. In this text you'll find features that are specifically designed to engage students, improve retention, and prepare them for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages students to expand their understanding of MICROSOFT WORD 2013 through experimentation, critical thought, and personalization. With these enhancements and more, the Shelly Cashman Series® continues to deliver the most effective educational materials for you and your students.
Microsoft Word Introduction and Certification Study Guide: Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019
by Daniel John StineCombining two books in one, Microsoft Word Introduction and Certification Study Guide serves as a training guide for Microsoft Word and a study guide for the Word Certification Exam. Students, professionals, beginners and more experienced users alike can all benefit from this manual. Learn how to create well-formatted, high-quality documents by following along with chapters that focus on six exam topics. These topics closely follow what is needed to ace the exam but also provide comprehensive information for everyday Word users. Careful descriptions and helpful tips for when and how to use important features are provided. Images and screenshots make the steps easy to follow and remember. Each topic starts out with the basics and builds to more complicated steps. Those taking the exam will find practical tips on how to locate a testing center, register for the exam, and get the best score possible, along with study materials including practice exam software and video tutorials for every outcome in the book. Whatever your reason for studying Word, this manual will develop your skills, bolster gaps in your knowledge, and give you the confidence to get certified. Why certification is important Microsoft Word Certification is an easily verifiable way to showcase your willingness to learn new skills and software, and it provides a myriad of other benefits as well. Not only can certification enhance your Word skills, it can help you get hired, boost academic performance, prepare for the demands of a job, open doors to career opportunities, and be more productive and confident working on projects at school, home, or work. Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019) certification is the first step to prove your skill level and open doors to career opportunities. Outline of the book The dual nature of this book helps you build a strong foundation in Word and prepares you for the exam. The first chapter gets you started right away opening Word and learning about the user interface and important terminology. For those interested in taking the exam, it includes how to register for the exam and find an exam center, tips on using your time wisely during the exam, and information on scores and retaking the exam. The next six chapters cover all of the topics you need to become proficient in Word and coincide with the objective domain categories in the Microsoft Word Certification Exam: Manage Documents; Insert and Format Text, Paragraphs, and Sections; Manage Tables and Lists; Create and Manage References; Insert and Format Graphic Elements; and Manage Document Collaboration. Short video tutorials are included for every single outcome in the book, 95 in all, for when you need extra help or learn best by observation. Word practice exam software included Unlike any other Word exam manual available, this book includes Word practice exam software. The final chapter focuses on the practice exam software, which closely mimics the format of the real exam. Custom-built and specially designed by SDC Publications, this practice exam software can be taken multiple times so you are comfortable with the real test software, how to mark and return to questions, question format, live in-application steps, and how the results are presented.
Microsoft XNA 4.0 Game Development Cookbook
by Luke Drumm"Microsoft XNA 4.0 Game Development Cookbook" is a fast-paced cookbook for taking your knowledge of the framework further with advanced game development tasks. Packed with step-by-step instructions and screenshots, the book will solve an experienced developer's everyday coding problems. If you are an XNA developer who has already successfully mastered simple 2D and 3D XNA tasks, dive into "Microsoft XNA 4.0 Game Development Cookbook" for something more challenging. You should be comfortable with the basics of the XNA framework, and have experience with C#.
Microsoft® XNA® Framework Edition: Programming Windows® Phone 7
by Charles PetzoldNOTE: This book is the printed, XNA-focused edition of Programming Windows Phone 7, which is available as a free eBook from the Microsoft Download Center. A Microsoft Silverlight®-focused edition is also available for sale in print (ISBN 978-0-7356-5667-3). The Microsoft eBook covers both XNA and Silverlight in one volume. Bring your game ideas to life--with guidance from a Windows programming legend Begin creating your own game apps for Windows Phone 7--guided by the consummate teacher, award-winning author Charles Petzold. Focusing on the XNA 2D framework and the C# language, you'll learn how to extend your existing skills--mastering core concepts and techniques for this new mobile platform. As always, Charles brings a unique combination of pragmatism and inspiration to his instruction--along with a wealth of hands-on examples. Discover how to: Develop high-performance XNA 2D games Create and animate text and sprites Capture and embed bitmaps, balancing performance issues Support multi-touch input--including tap, drag, flick, and pinch Manipulate bitmaps at the pixel level Apply dynamic textures Work with transforms Put components together for touch-and-play and tilt-and-play games Test-drive your game on Windows Phone Emulator Get code samples on the Web For system requirements, see the Introduction.
Microsoft® XNA® Game Studio 4.0: Learn Programming Now!
by Rob MilesNow you can build your own games for your Xbox 360®, Windows® Phone 7, or Windows-based PC--as you learn the underlying concepts for computer programming. Use this hands-on guide to dive straight into your first project--adding new tools and tricks to your arsenal as you go. No experience required! Learn XNA and C# fundamentals--and increase the challenge with each chapter Write code to create and control game behavior Build your game's display--from graphics and text to lighting and 3-D effects Capture and cue sounds Process input from keyboards and gamepads Create features for one or multiple players Tweak existing games--and invent totally new ones
Microstock Photography: How to Make Money from Your Digital Images
by Douglas FreerBe a part of one of the world's fastest growing imaging phenomenons: microstock photography. Microstock photography provides both professional and amateur photographers an opportunity to diversify their income and expand their artistic visibility by turning day trip photos or photography portfolios into viable business investments.Douglas Freer has written a comprehensive book that details the technical and commercial processes of the microstock industry. A must read for entrants into the microstock photography field, Microstock Photography shows you how to: .Choose the right microstock agency.Shoot work that will sell.Navigate the strict technical requirements.Understand the likely financial returns.Review licensing models.Understand copyright issuesOver 60 illustrations and photographs help you improve your skills, learn new techniques specific to shooting stock photography and better understand what the microstock market demands. Anyone can shoot digital stock photography, but in order to make money and be successful, you need the practical advice that can only be found in this book.
MicroStrategy Quick Start Guide: Data analytics and visualizations for Business Intelligence
by Fernando Carlos Rivero EsquedaBuild reporting applications and dashboards using the different MicroStrategy objectsKey FeaturesLearn the fundamentals of MicroStrategyUse MicroStrategy to get actionable insights from your business dataCreate visualizations and build intuitive dashboards and reportsBook DescriptionMicroStrategy is an enterprise business intelligence application. It turns data into reports for making and executing key organization decisions. This book shows you how to implement Business Intelligence (BI) with MicroStrategy. It takes you from setting up and configuring MicroStrategy to security and administration.The book starts by detailing the different components of the MicroStrategy platform, and the key concepts of Metadata and Project Source. You will then install and configure MicroStrategy and lay down the foundations for building MicroStrategy BI solutions. By learning about objects and different object types, you will develop a strong understanding of the MicroStrategy Schema and Public Objects. With these MicroStrategy objects, you will enhance and scale your BI and Analytics solutions.Finally, you will learn about the administration, security, and monitoring of your BI solution.What you will learnSet up the MicroStrategy Intelligence Server and client toolsCreate a MicroStrategy metadata repository and your first ProjectExplore the main MicroStrategy object types and their dependencies Create, manipulate, and share ReportsCreate and share DashboardsManage Users and GroupsWho this book is forThis book is for Business Intelligence professionals or data analysts who want to get started with Microstrategy. Some basic understanding of BI and data analysis will be required to get the most from this book.
Microsystems Dynamics
by Vytautas Ostasevicius Rolanas DaukseviciusIn recent years microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have emerged as a new technology with enormous application potential. MEMS manufacturing techniques are essentially the same as those used in the semiconductor industry, therefore they can be produced in large quantities at low cost. The added benefits of lightweight, miniature size and low energy consumption make MEMS commercialization very attractive. Modeling and simulation is an indispensable tool in the process of studying these new dynamic phenomena, development of new microdevices and improvement of the existing designs. MEMS technology is inherently multidisciplinary since operation of microdevices involves interaction of several energy domains of different physical nature, for example, mechanical, fluidic and electric forces. Dynamic behavior of contact-type electrostatic microactuators, such as a microswitches, is determined by nonlinear fluidic-structural, electrostatic-structural and vibro-impact interactions. The latter is particularly important: Therefore it is crucial to develop accurate computational models for numerical analysis of the aforementioned interactions in order to better understand coupled-field effects, study important system dynamic characteristics and thereby formulate guidelines for the development of more reliable microdevices with enhanced performance, reliability and functionality.
Microtechnology for Cell Manipulation and Sorting
by Wonhee Lee Peter Tseng Dino Di CarloThis book delves into the recent developments in the microscale and microfluidic technologies that allow manipulation at the single and cell aggregate level. Expert authors review the dominant mechanisms that manipulate and sort biological structures, making this a state-of-the-art overview of conventional cell sorting techniques, the principles of microfluidics, and of microfluidic devices. All chapters highlight the benefits and drawbacks of each technique they discuss, which include magnetic, electrical, optical, acoustic, gravity/sedimentation, inertial, deformability, and aqueous two-phase systems as the dominant mechanisms utilized by microfluidic devices to handle biological samples. Each chapter explains the physics of the mechanism at work, and reviews common geometries and devices to help readers decide the type of style of device required for various applications. This book is appropriate for graduate-level biomedical engineering and analytical chemistry students, as well as engineers and scientists working in the biotechnology industry.
Microwave Active Devices and Circuits for Communication (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #533)
by Subhash Chandra BeraThe book discusses active devices and circuits for microwave communications. It begins with the basics of device physics and then explores the design of microwave communication systems including analysis and the implementation of different circuits. In addition to classic topics in microwave active devices, such as p-i-n diodes, Schottky diodes, step recovery diodes, BJT, HBT, MESFET, HFET, and various microwave circuits like switch, phase shifter, attenuator, detector, amplifier, multiplier and mixer, the book also covers modern areas such as Class-F power amplifiers, direct frequency modulators, linearizers, and equalizers. Most of the examples are based on practical devices available in commercial markets and the circuits presented are operational. The book uses analytical methods to derive values of circuit components without the need for any circuit design tools, in order to explain the theory of the circuits. All the given analytical expressions are also cross verified using commercially available microwave circuit design tools, and each chapter includes relevant diagrams and solved problems. It is intended for scholars in the field of electronics and communication engineering.
Middle Eastern Diasporas and Political Communication: New Approaches (Routledge Studies on Middle Eastern Diasporas)
by Ehab Galal Mostafa Shehata Claus Valling PedersenThis edited book explores the development and reconfiguration of Middle Eastern diasporic communities in the West in the context of increased political turmoil, civil war, new authoritarianism, and severe constraints on media in the Middle East. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating political and intercultural communication, the contributors investigate the rationale for diasporic politics, as well as the role of the transnational media in shaping diasporic political mobilization. This analysis of the media, situated within specific case studies, encompassing Afghani, Armenian, Bahraini, Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian, Tunisian, and Turkish diasporic communities, reveals the variegated ways it influences diasporic politics and facilitates political action, as well as its influence on democratic actors residing in the Middle East. These new insights into Middle Eastern diasporas, political communication, and political mobilization are based on developments in the Middle East since 2011, and ultimately highlight how diaspora groups in the West relate to the situation in the Middle East, particularly in their countries of origin. The book is important reading for students and researchers working in political/intercultural communication and diasporic politics, as well as those with a general interest in the Middle East.
Middle Tech: Software Work and the Culture of Good Enough (Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology #36)
by Paula BialskiWhy software isn&’t perfect, as seen through the stories of software developers at a run-of-the-mill tech companyContrary to much of the popular discourse, not all technology is seamless and awesome; some of it is simply &“good enough.&” In Middle Tech, Paula Bialski offers an ethnographic study of software developers at a non-flashy, non-start-up corporate tech company. Their stories reveal why software isn&’t perfect and how developers communicate, care, and compromise to make software work—or at least work until the next update. Exploring the culture of good enoughness at a technology firm she calls &“MiddleTech,&” Bialski shows how doing good-enough work is a collectively negotiated resistance to the organizational ideology found in corporate software settings.The truth, Bialski reminds us, is that technology breaks due to human-related issues: staff cutbacks cause media platforms to crash, in-car GPS systems cause catastrophic incidents, and chatbots can be weird. Developers must often labor to patch and repair legacy systems rather than dream up killer apps. Bialski presents a less sensationalist, more empirical portrait of technology work than the frequently told Silicon Valley narratives of disruption and innovation. She finds that software engineers at MiddleTech regard technology as an ephemeral object that only needs to be good enough to function until its next iteration. As a result, they don&’t feel much pressure to make it perfect. Through the deeply personal stories of people and their practices at MiddleTech, Bialski traces the ways that workers create and sustain a complex culture of good enoughness.
Middleware Management with Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 10g R5
by Arvind Maheshwari Debu PandaThis book is a hands-on tutorial detailing Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control's management of Middleware. It is a 'how-to', and provides best practices, tips, and troubleshooting guidelines for managing middleware with Oracle Enterprise Manager. This book is targeted at Middleware Administrators, IT Architects, and System Administrators who want to monitor, diagnose, and maximize the system performance of Oracle [if gte mso 9] Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ![endif]--[if gte mso 9] ![endif] Fusion Middleware solutions. The book assumes basic knowledge of middleware/application server management. It can also be used by Database Administrators who want to become Middleware Administrators.
Middleware Management with Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 10g R5: LITE
by Debu Panda Arvind MaheshwariWritten by senior members of the Oracle team, this book is a hands-on tutorial detailing Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control's management of Middleware. The material has been carefully selected from Packt's fuller 350 page "Middleware Management with Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 10g R5". If you are a Middleware or System Administrator or an IT Architect who wants to maximize the system performance of Oracle Fusion Middleware solutions, then this book is for you. You'll also find it helpful if you are a DBA who wants to become a Middleware Administrator. You should have basic knowledge of middleware/application server management.
Middleware Solutions for the Internet of Things
by Flávia C. Delicato Paulo F. Pires Thais BatistaAfter a brief introduction and contextualization on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Web of Things (WoT) paradigms, this timely new book describes one of the first research initiatives aimed at tackling the several challenges involved in building a middleware-layer infrastructure capable of realizing the WoT vision: the SmartSensor infrastructure. It is based on current standardization efforts and designed to manage a specific type of physical devices, those organized to shape a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), where sensors work collaboratively, extracting data and transmitting it to external networks to be further analysed and processed. Middleware Solutions for the Internet of Things describes this infrastructure and its RESTful-based programming model that allows developers create applications without having specific knowledge about physical devices or networking environments. It is also shown, step by step, how to create a Web Mashup application using SmartSensor.
Migrants, Refugees, and the Media: The New Reality of Open Societies (Global Interdisciplinary Studies Series)
by Sai Felicia Krishna-HenselThe large-scale movements of refugees and economic migrants from conflict zones to more stable societies have resulted in challenges, both for new entrants and their hosts. This fascinating volume brings together a collection of media analyses focused on immigration issues to examine how migration has been represented to the public. Case studies exploring media coverage of migrants and refugees in Europe enable the reader to better understand the complexity of the process through a range of unique and unexplored dimensions of immigration analysis, including strategic framing theory, game structure analysis, migration maps and routes, television narratives, rumour-based communication, and state-bred campaigns. The insights into the perspective of migrants, the general public and policy makers provide innovative methodological and theoretical analysis on population movements which will be of interest to scholars, students, and policy makers working in the fields of migration studies, international relations, peace and security studies, and social and public policy.
Migrating a Two-Tier Application to Azure: A Hands-on Walkthrough of Azure Infrastructure, Platform, and Container Services
by Peter De TenderUnderstand and build a proof of concept by migrating a multi-tiered .NET Core web application to the Azure public cloud, leveraging different Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS), Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Azure Container offerings. These include Azure Container Instance (ACI), Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), and CI/CD pipeline deployments using Azure DevOps. After a first chapter in which you set up the baseline for the lab scenarios, you will start with the basics of automating Azure resource deployments using Visual Studio and powerful Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates. Next, you’ll learn about the importance of performing proper assessments and the tools Microsoft offers to help in this migration preparation phase. After that, you will validate the virtual machine deployment and learn about SQL Server database migration to SQL Azure PaaS, as well as deploying and migrating web applications to Azure Web Apps. After covering these foundational platform components, the next chapters focus on the core concepts and advantages of using containers for running business workloads. These labs are based on Docker, Azure Container Registry (ACR), ACI, and Web App for Containers, and show you how to enable container orchestration and cloud-scale using AKS. In the last part of the book, you will work with Azure DevOps, the Microsoft application lifecycle environment, building a CI/CD pipeline to publish workloads using the DevOps principles and concepts. You’ll see the integration with the rest of the Azure services, closing with a module on overall Azure monitoring and operations and what tools Azure has available to assist your IT teams in this challenge.What You Will Learn Use Azure to enable digital transformation Carry out Azure automated deployments using ARM templates and Azure DevOps Run VM-based workloads on Azure Migrate VM-based workloads to Azure platform services Monitor Azure running workloads with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics Who This Book Is For Anyone who wants to learn about different Azure architectures by going through hands-on exercises.
Migrating Applications to IPv6: Make Sure IPv6 Doesn't Break Your Applications
by Dan YorkIf IPv6 is to be adopted on a large scale, the applications running on desktop systems, laptops, and even mobile devices need to work just as well with this protocol as they do with IPv4. This concise book takes you beyond the network layer and helps you explore the issues you need to address if you are to successfully migrate your apps to IPv6. It's ideal for application developers, system/network architects, product managers, and others involved in moving your network to IPv6. Explore changes you need to make in your application's user interface Make sure your application is retrieving correct information from DNS Evaluate your app's ability to store and process both IPv6 and IPv4 addresses Determine if your app exposes or consumes APIs where there are IP address format dependencies Work with the network layer to ensure the transport of messages to and from your app Incorporate IPv6 testing into your plans, and use the correct IPv6 addresses in your documentation
Migrating Applications to the Cloud with Azure: Re-architect and rebuild your applications using cloud-native technologies
by Sjoukje Zaal Amit Malik Sander Rossel Jason Marston Mohamed WaliModernize your apps with Microsoft Azure by moving web, desktop, and mobile apps to the cloud Key Features Decide which migration strategy is most suitable for your organization and create a migration roadmap Move existing infrastructure to Azure and learn strategies to reduce cost, increase storage, and improve ROI Design secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions with the help of practical examples Book Description Whether you are trying to re-architect a legacy app or build a cloud-ready app from scratch, using the Azure ecosystem with .NET and Java technologies helps you to strategize and plan your app modernization process effectively. With this book, you'll learn how to modernize your applications by using Azure for containerization, DevOps, microservices, and serverless solutions to reduce development time and costs, while also making your applications robust, secure, and scalable. You will delve into improving application efficiency by using container services such as Azure Container Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and more. Next, you will learn to modernize your application by implementing DevOps throughout your application development life cycle. You will then focus on increasing the scalability and performance of your overall application with microservices, before learning how to add extra functionality to your application with Azure serverless solutions. Finally, you'll get up to speed with monitoring and troubleshooting techniques. By the end of this book, you will have learned how to use the Azure ecosystem to refactor, re-architect, and rebuild your web, mobile, and desktop applications. What you will learn Use DevOps and containerization technologies to modernize your applications and infrastructure Build microservices using Azure Service Fabric Develop scalable applications using Azure Functions Manage and deploy your application code and database connectivity Secure and monitor your applications in Azure effectively Design for high availability and disaster recovery Who this book is for This book is for.NET and Java developers who want to modernize their applications using Azure. Solution architects and experienced developers interested in modernizing legacy applications using Azure will also find this book useful. Some prior understanding of cloud computing concepts will be beneficial.
Migrating ASP.NET Microservices to ASP.NET Core: By Example
by Iris ClassonMigrate your existing microservice cluster from ASP .NET to ASP .NET Core. While improved performance and cross-platform support are evident, this book helps you cut through the noise to determine how, when, and to what extent a migration is needed.Microsoft’s introduction of .NET Core has created a lot of excitement, but also a lot of confusion for developers accustomed to ASP applications and services. This book gives you specific steps to embark on a partial or full SaaS microservices system migration, factoring in limited resources, time, and finances. In addition to practical advice and real-world examples, many mishaps will be shared, providing you with a complete 360-degree view of a migration.As a developer intimately familiar with the migration process, author Iris Classon shares prescriptive guidance on every part of the system—from code, dependencies, editors, integration, and the deployment pipeline to a distribution model. You will come away with all the information you need to plan and prepare your migration to ASP.NET Core.What You’ll LearnConduct an in-depth, pre-migration analysis of your system Know the differences between ASP .NET and ASP .NET CorePlan for and execute a full or partial migration to ASP .NET Core Understand the continuous integration and deployment process Gain insight on tools and templates that will accelerate and facilitate the migration processLeverage a real-world migration example, complete with genuine challengesMigrate specific components such as logging, authentication, data access, and moreWho This Book Is ForDevelopers who are considering or are tasked with migrating an existing microservice cluster from ASP.NET to ASP.NET Core. Experience with C#, Web API, ASP.NET, Visual Studio, and PowerShell is helpful.