This practical computer book from Visual Steps will help you accomplish everyday tasks more quickly and efficiently. You will learn how to work with the most essential features in the Microsoft Office programs Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Create professional looking documents in Word by using Quick Styles and document themes. Use Artistic Effects to apply a wide range of special effects to images inserted into your documents. Choose from a variety of templates to create your own custom greeting cards or booklets. In this step by step book you will learn how to keep track of your family finances by creating a budget spreadsheet in Excel. Choose from a variety of built-in formulas to automatically calculate and analyze columns of data. You can also use Excel as a database to maintain lists. You will also learn to create a beautiful slideshow in PowerPoint. You can liven up your presentations by adding text, illustrations, audio clips, video clips and voice messages to your slides. You can then share your presentation with family or friends by sending it in an e-mail, or copying it to a USB stick. Please note: You will need to have Office 2016 or higher or Office 365 already installed on your computer in order to work with this book. Learn how to: Create letters, greeting cards and brochures in Word | Create a budget spreadsheet, manage, store and filter information in Excel | Create a slide show with audio, video and transition effects in PowerPoint Suitable for: Word, Excel and PowerPoint version 2016 or higher or Office 365 Windows 10, 8 or 7