Microsoft Office 2000 seems destined to become standard equipment in workplaces all over the world, which means you may have to know how to use it if you expect to remain computer-literate in the future. Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2000 provides you with a guided tour of the standard features you will need to master in Microsoft"s new productivity suite. The author dedicates the majority of the book to Word, the most used component of Office 2000. Excel gets second billing, followed by Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access. Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2000 won"t make you an expert at using these programs, but it will enhance your familiarity with them, making you more confident in exploring each independently. Two-page spreads address single tasks throughout the book, such as formatting text in Word or creating a new electronic mail message in Outlook. The author illustrates each task with a series of screen shots and labels the steps in the relevant procedure. He also includes a page of background information on each task, along with a set of FAQs. It all results in a series of easy-to-follow, though sometimes cramped, recipes for getting work done with Office 2000. --David Wall