Summary

The O'Leary series is an ideal way to develop computer application skills. Its design emphasizes the step-by-step visual approach with screen captures for every concept. Enhanced tips boxes put the tips into one of three categories: Additional Information providing brief asides with expanded discussion of the features; Having Trouble giving procedural tips advising students of possible problems and how to overcome them; and Try It This Way offering alternative methods of performing a procedure. A new appendix includes a MOUS preparation table with page references to the MOUS skills covered in the text and a discussion of how to use them to prepare for the exam, and a data file reference section. A running case-study provides the student with real-world capabilities for each of the software applications. Each lab builds upon the gained knowledge of the previous lab with a single case study running throughout each application text.