Step by Step

Experience learning made easy—you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

Step by Step guides the reader through a series of lessons which that teach the fundamentals and core features and tasks of the technology. Designed for the beginner to intermediate home and business users of Microsoft technologies, Step by Step books include:

  • Numbered steps to guide readers through hands-on exercises.
  • The SET UP icon precedes a step-by-step exercise and indicates which practice files (available through download) to use.
  • The CLEAN UP icon follows a step-by-step exercise, with instructions for saving and closing open files or programs before moving to the next topic.
  • TIP callouts share a helpful hint or shortcut.
  • IMPORTANT points out must-know information.
  • TROUBLESHOOTING callouts show readers how to fix common problems.
  • NOTE sidebars provide additional detail or context on a task or topic.