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January, 2009
Independent Publishers Group

Practical Office solutions for the self-employed or freelancer
Our book Microsoft Office 2007 for Independent Contractors and Freelancers is now available
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Microsoft Office 2007 for Independent Contractors and FreelancersA practical guide for the fast-growing segment of freelancers and independent contractors. Written especially for those who are looking for efficient solutions for everyday tasks such as creating estimates, offers, invoices or budgets and for the easy creation of business cards, brochures, newsletters and company presentations.
No time to take a course in business administration?
Work instead through this Visual Steps book at home and in your own tempo! Do the chapters that specifically apply to your business. As you follow each step, the results appear directly on your computer screen. In a few short hours you can complete an entire course. You will end up with a series of useful documents that can be directly applied to your business.

In this issue:
Practical Office solutions for the self-employed or freelancer
Free Downloads
Adobe Reader 9
About The Visual Steps™ Concept
Visual Steps Catalog
Where to buy our products
 
   

Microsoft Office 2007 for Independent Contractors and Freelancers
ISBN 978 90 5905 295 6
Book type: Paperback
Nr of pages: 408 pages
Price: US $24.95, Canada $27.95
Table of contents |  Sample chapter
Website www.visualsteps.com/office2007freelance

Characteristics of this book:
- practical, useful topics
- geared towards the needs of the self-employed, independent contractor or freelancer
- clear instructions that anyone can follow
- handy, ready-made templates available on the website


Do an entire course in just a few short hours

   

Topics covered in this book:

Excel 2007

estimates, quotes, invoices
projects, schedules, mileage tracking

Word 2007

letterhead, newsletters and mailing labels

Publisher 2007

business cards, brochures, websites

PowerPoint 2007

company presentations

Outlook 2007

customer, vendor and contact information
organize and archive mail

Business Contact Manager 2007 

project administration
manage leads and prospects

Windows Vista and XP

computer maintenance
back-ups and security

What do you need:
Microsoft Office 2007Microsoft Office 2007
Windows Vista/XP

Prior experience:
Basic knowledge of Windows and Microsoft® Office.


Includes ready-made templates


Use directly in your own business

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Free Downloads

As a service to our customers, we provide useful information guides available as free downloads. Subjects range from a short introduction to computers, quick reference guides to software programs and a short guide to digital photo editing. We add new documents regularly, so check this webpage back often! Here is our latest free download.


Adobe Reader 9
Learn how to open, view and print PDF files
The Tips, Table of Contents, Sample Chapters and other how-to articles found on the Visual Steps websites are in the PDF format. PDF (Portable Document Format) is a universal file format that preserves the fonts, images, graphics, and layout of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it. You can open, view and print these files with the program called Adobe Reader.
We have created the Adobe Reader 9 Guide to help you learn about this program. The guide illustrates in an easy, step-by-step manner how to download and install Adobe Reader 9. Learn how to zoom in and out within the document, search for text, how to use bookmarks and how to print.

Adobe Reader 9 is available for Windows Vista and Windows XP.

Do you already have Adobe Reader installed on your computer but you know someone who doesn't? Share information about this program with someone you know by printing this PDF document.

The guide contains 32 pages. You can open and print this PDF file using the free program Adobe Reader. You can read more about Adobe Reader here.

 
 

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The Visual StepsTM Concept

  • Start rightaway learning in a friendly, fun, hands-on manner
  • Each product features easy to understand, visually oriented, step by step instructions
  • Extensive use of screen shots and illustrations
  • Large print format, easy on the eyes
  • Each book follows the same methodology
  • More than one million copies have been sold
 

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The Visual Steps Catalog

                 

Microsoft Office 2007 for Independent Contractors and Freelancers
ISBN 978 90 5905 295 6
Price: US: $24.95
Canada: $27.95
Learn more
Interesting Online Applications for SENIORS
Interesting Online Applications for SENIORS
ISBN 978 90 5905 285 7
Price: US: $22.95
Canada: $24.95
Learn more
Windows Vista for SENIORS
Windows Vista for SENIORS
ISBN 978 90 5905 274 1
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
More Windows Vista for SENIORS
More Windows Vista for SENIORS
ISBN 978 90 5905 055 6
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
Internet and E-mail for SENIORS with Windows Vista
Internet and E-mail for SENIORS with Windows Vista
ISBN 978 90 5905 284 0
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
 
                 
Photos, Video and Music for SENIORS with  Windows Vista
Photos, Video and Music for SENIORS with Windows Vista
ISBN 978 90 5905 065 5
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
  Switching to Windows Vista for SENIORS
Switching to Windows Vista for SENIORS
ISBN 978 90 5905 045 7
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
  Windows XP for Seniors
Windows XP for SENIORS
ISBN 978 90 5905 044 0
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
  More Windows XP for Seniors
More Windows XP for SENIORS
ISBN 978 90 5905 114 0
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
  Internet and E-mail for Seniors with Windows XP
Internet and E-mail for SENIORS
with Windows XP
ISBN 978 90 5905 054 9
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
 
         
Microsoft Word 2003 for SENIORS
Microsoft Word 2003 for SENIORS
ISBN 978 90 5905 184 3
Price: US: $19.95
Canada: $26.95
Learn more
 
Digital Photo Editing for SENIORS

This book is bundled with a CD-ROM containing the full version of the digital photo editing program ArcSoft PhotoStudio version 5.5.


Digital Photo Editing for SENIORS
ISBN 978 90 5905 064 8
Price: US: $24.95
Canada: $33.95
Learn more

This book is an all-in-one solution, bundled with a CD-ROM containing the full version of the digital photo editing program ArcSoft PhotoStudio version 5.5.

 

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Where to buy our products

Our books are distributed by Independent Publishers Group (www.ipgbook.com) and are available in bookstores across the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. If a particular title is not available at your local book store, ask to have them place an order for you.

The Visual Steps books may be purchased online from any of the following booksellers:

in the USA
Amazon
Barnes & Noble

in Canada
Amazon (Canada)
Indigo Books & Music

in the United Kingdom
Amazon (UK)


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