100 CSS and HTML power solutions in one handy guide
Plug-in CSS is filled with with ready-to-use CSS and HTML solutions for creating dynamic websites. Save hundreds of hours of programming time! Make your website look great with custom fonts, animated menu systems, individually styled forms, and other effects. This practical guide shows you how to do all of these things and much more using simple style sheet plug-ins.
This practical guide takes you through each example step by step so there’s no need to look up anything elsewhere. Every solution is complete and applicable immediately. The book can be dipped into as required with each chapter being self contained. Plus, you can download all the style sheets and HTML from the book’s companion website.
Plug-in CSS
Gives you 100 ready-to-use CSS and HTML solutions
Solves a single problem or set of problems in each chapter with the entire solution available
Features a companion website with all the book’s ready-to-run examples available for download
Covers all the main dynamic features a webmaster needs to accomplish
About the Author
Robin Nixon (Kent, UK) is a developer and freelance technical writer who has published more than 500 articles in magazines such as , and PC Answers. He is the author of five computing books, including Plug-In PHP: 100 Power Solutions and Plug-in JavaScript: 100 Power Solutions.
Take your database skills to the next level—develop powerful, custom Access 2010 applications using Visual Basic for Applications
Microsoft Access 2010 VBA Macro Programming follows the successful format of Richard Shepherd’s bestseller, Excel VBA Macro Programming, taking the reader through the structure of VBA and how to use it specifically in Access. The book explains, step by step, how to write VBA code–from the basics to dealing with errors and debugging code. This practical guide includes examples that illustrate how to use VBA in Access to do specific tasks. Readers will learn real-world skills by example.
Microsoft Access 2010 VBA Macro Programming features:
Easy-to-understand instructions that explain how to accomplish programming tasks right away
20 practical sample applications
Details on adding custom menus and Access add-ins
About the Author
Richard Shepherd spent the last 20 years developing computer software in blue chip organizations. He is a qualified accountant and the bestselling author of Excel VBA Macro Programming and Excel 2007 VBA Macro Programming.
This hands-on guide shows SharePoint 2010 administrators how to use PowerShell to automate repetitive tasks and conduct remote troubleshooting.
PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators explains how to take advantage of PowerShell─the built-in scripting language─to increase productivity by automating tasks on both local and remote systems. PowerShell is fully integrated into SharePoint 2010, providing administrators with a revolutionary set of tools, including more than 500 new PowerShell commands. This book covers all PowerShell capabilities.
This comprehensive guide provides an introduction to PowerShell for administrators who have never used it before. Specifics on how and why to use PowerShell with SharePoint are included. Real-word scenarios demonstrate the advantages of PowerShell as a tool to solve common problems.
PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators
Covers the latest versions: SharePoint 2010 and PowerShell 2.0
Is written by global SharePoint and PowerShell experts and bloggers
Includes comparisons between PowerShell scripting and built-in SharePoint tools that demonstrate the differences and provide a good understanding of when to use PowerShell
Requires no prior knowledge of PowerShell—provides a good introduction to both PowerShell and SharePoint
Offers extensive PowerShell script examples for download
Practical PowerPivot & DAX Formulas for Excel 2010
Extract actionable BI using Excel 2010 PowerPivot and DAX language
Featuring 200 ready-to-use DAX queries, Practical PowerPivot & DAX Queries for Excel 2010 shows Office and Excel power users how to take advantage of DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)—the new standard language for extracting BI within Excel. An entire section shows how to create tables, pivot tables, and PowerPivot tables in Excel. You can then progress to writing DAX queries and formulas to harness the power of BI.
This solutions-based guide contains more than 200 DAX queries that can be immediately applied across a wide variety of BI-related problems. It begins with fundamental principles and simple queries and rapidly progresses to complex and sophisticated queries. The book is structured as follows:
Query: Introduction and description of query and its use
Syntax: Complete DAX syntax
Result: Screen shot showing the data returned in an Excel 2010 pivot table
Analysis: Analysis of the results and tips for customization
Practical PowerPivot & DAX Queries for Excel 2010
Includes 200+ ready-to-use, easily customizable DAX queries, all available for download
Features a practical and hands-on approach with a minimum of difficult concepts and theory
Explains how to visualize actionable BI
Helps to dramatically improve analysis and decision-making skills
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications The Complete Reference
Leverage SharePoint’s revolutionary software development platform to build business applications
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications: The Complete Reference is the perfect guide for developers who want to use SharePoint to build any type of web application using SharePoint as a platform. In SharePoint 2010, practically all of the additional functionality is aimed at extending this development capability. This book fully covers all of these features. Learn how to build a self-service web portal for customers; create a unified access point for all internal line-of-business applications; deliver e-commerce solutions; and much more.
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Web Applications: The Complete Reference:
Defines best practices covering the entire project lifecycle
Explains which development tool best suits each task
Provides step-by-step, real-world examples with downloadable sample code
Features comprehensive coverage of all the new SharePoint 2010 features
Helps to builds the skills required to use SharePoint as a development platform, both from a software development perspective and from a project management perspective
Written by a former member of the SharePoint development team, this is a step-by-step guide to mastering the latest release of this integrated suite of server capabilities.
In How to Do Everything: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Stephen Cawood—one of the people who helped build SharePoint—offers advice from his many years of working with SharePoint customers, cutting to the core and focusing on key features to get you up to speed quickly. You’ll get easy-to-follow tutorials on blogs, wikis, MySites, Web parts, taxonomy, document management, workflow, publishing sites, team sites, and much more. Take full advantage of the content management, enterprise search, collaboration, and information-sharing capabilities of SharePoint 2010 with help from this practical guide.
How to Do Everything: Microsoft SharePoint 2010:
Covers the key new features, including new out-of-the-box web parts and SharePoint taxonomy
Contains step-by-step examples that walk you through the most common SharePoint tasks
Explains how to use SharePoint Workspace to work with SharePoint offline
Includes valuable advice from SharePoint experts
Functions as a handy reference to learn new features and as a refresher
A full-color, step-by-step guide to all the key features of SharePoint 2010
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 QuickSteps starts you up on SharePoint 2010 right away, including SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010, and SharePoint Workspace 2010. Color screenshots and clear instructions make it easy to ramp up on the latest release of Microsoft’s integrated collaboration suite. Follow along and quickly learn how to plan, build, administer, and secure a SharePoint site and integrate it with Microsoft Office 2010. Get up to speed on SharePoint 2010 in no time with help from this practical, fast-paced guide.
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 QuickSteps
Offers full-color coverage of the key capabilities of the entire SharePoint suite
Features high production quality, breadth of coverage, and a low price
Includes color screenshots on every page with step-by-step explanations
Business Intelligence with Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007
Deliver BI Solutions with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
Maximize the powerful BI tools available in PerformancePoint 2007 with help from this practical guide. You will learn how to collect and store data, monitor progress, analyze performance, distribute dynamic reports, and create maintainable projects and forecasts. Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides full details on creating scorecards and dashboards, performing advanced analysis on data, and setting up business plans. You will also learn how to integrate PerformancePoint with ProClarity, Excel 2007, and SQL Server Reporting Services.
Configure, deploy, and secure all the PerformancePoint components
Create KPIs, scorecards, reports, and dashboards with the Dashboard Designer
Create business models with the Planning Business Modeler and create budgets and forecasts with Excel 2007
Enable advanced data analysis with PerformancePoint Server and ProClarity tools
Take advantage of the enhanced analytic capabilities of Excel 2007
The ultimate guide to Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
This comprehensive guide takes you through the planning and implementation lifecycle of a Project Server installation. You will learn how to utilize this powerful software to set up and manage projects, allocate human as well as financial resources, track progress, and adjust activities quickly to accommodate project changes and updates.
Endorsement
“Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is an extremely advanced and dynamic toolset requiring fundamental organizational inspection. Rob and Dave provide an equally deep and unique perspective of this powerful solution.” –Daniel T. Renier, Principal Consultant, Milestone Consulting Group, Inc.
Extract and analyze mission-critical enterprise data using Microsoft Office 2007
This authoritative volume is a practical guide to the powerful new collaborative Business Intelligence tools available in Office 2007. Using real-world examples and clear explanations, Microsoft Office 2007 Business Intelligence: Reporting, Analysis, and Measurement from the Desktop shows you how to use Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint, and PerformancePoint with a wide range of stand-alone and external data in today’s networked office. You will learn how to analyze data and generate reports, scorecards, and dashboards with the Office tools you’re already using to help you in your everyday work.
Create Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts and apply Conditional Formatting
Convert Excel spreadsheets into Excel Tables with Conditional Formatting and Charting
Connect external data to Excel using Office Data Connections and SharePoint
Create SharePoint dashboards that display data from multiple sources
Add Key Performance Indicators and Excel Services reports to your dashboards
Harness advanced SQL Server 2005 data analysis tools with the Excel Data Mining Add-In and Visio Cluster Diagrams
Generate integrated PerformancePoint Scorecards
Create Visio PivotDiagrams and Windows Mobile spreadsheets
All of the examples in the book can be downloaded for free by doing the following: go to www.mhprofessional.com. Click on the Computing tab. Click on the Downloads page. Click on the book’s title to download the examples.
Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007: A Beginner’s Guide
Set up and administer a SharePoint Server 2007 environment
Get started on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 quickly and easily with help from this step-by-step guide. Using clear instructions, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: A Beginner’s Guide shows you how to set up and configure SharePoint Server, collect and store data, build lists and libraries, and enable enterprise search capabilities. You’ll learn how to create portals and Web pages, secure your SharePoint Server 2007 environment, and optimize performance. Microsoft Office 2007 integration techniques are also covered.
Install and configure SharePoint Server 2007
Secure your SharePoint Server network and data
Easily locate files and folders using the Search feature
Simplify data collection using forms and workflows
Logically organize content into lists and libraries
Monitor, maintain, and back up your SharePoint Server environment
Build Web applications and portals from reusable, modular Web Parts
Improve efficiency using customized views and metadata schemes
Seamlessly integrate with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007: The Complete Reference
The definitive guide to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Deploy and manage Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in the enterprise with help from this one-stop resource. Through detailed instructions, screenshots, and code samples, this comprehensive guide shows you, step-by-step, how to use SharePoint Server and make the most of all its powerful tools and utilities.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: The Complete Reference explains how to develop a customized installation plan, configure the server for optimal performance, and administer users, documents, and content. You’ll get full details on designing feature-rich portals and collaboration sites, creating user-friendly forms and workflows, using modular Web Parts, and incorporating business data.
Install and configure SharePoint Server for the entire enterprise
Manage the server from the Central Administration site
Design SharePoint Server portals, websites, lists, and document libraries
Work with SharePoint Web Parts or build your own
Ensure cross-site consistency using site columns and content types
Create site definitions and templates using SharePoint Designer and Visual Studio
Build custom workflows using SharePoint Designer
Extend SharePoint Server using the Object Model and Event Receivers
Import and map enterprise information using the Business Data Catalog
Use the advanced services of Office Search and Excel Web Services
Endorsement
“This well-planned and well-written book offers a comprehensive reference for IT professionals, application developers and business analysts working with SharePoint applications.” – James A. Robertson, MCSD.NET, Senior Software Engineer, Applied Information Sciences
Visualizing Information with Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007
Create and distribute data-connected Microsoft Office Visio diagrams and reports
Get full details on the powerful features of Microsoft Office Visio 2007 inside this comprehensive volume. Written by Visio expert David Parker, Visualizing Information with Microsoft Office Visio 2007 demonstrates how to effectively visualize, explore, and communicate complex business information. Learn to use PivotDiagrams, Data Graphics, and Smart Tags, as well as link data to shapes and create meaningful Visio documents and reports. Plus, you’ll get vital security information, time-saving tips, troubleshooting techniques, and downloadable macros and code samples.
Essential Skills for Database Users and Professionals
Create shapes and link them to data
Summarize and analyze information using PivotDiagrams
Use Data Graphics, Smart Tags, and SmartShapes to reinforce information
Generate robust Excel, HTML, and XML reports
Create custom, reusable templates, stencils, and masters
Update and enhance diagrams with Reviewer’s comments and markups
Integrate Visio diagrams with other Windows applications
Publish and securely distribute Visio documents and summaries
Extend functionality using VBA macros, add-ins, and wrapper applications
New in the bestselling QuickSteps series, this full-color guide is the fastest, easiest way to master the collaborative power of the latest release of Outlook
Using lots of full-color graphics while keeping text to a minimum, Microsoft Office Outlook 14 QuickSteps makes it easy for readers to learn how tomaximize Outlook’s communication and collaboration features. Readers can easily find exactly the answers they are looking for without having to read the whole book. The text can be read from beginning to end, or readers can jump in anywhere and find just what they need. In clear, straightforward language, the author shows how to use the more advanced collaborative feature built into the new version of Outlook. Readers will be able to troubleshoot common problems with Outlook’s email and synchronization features.
Features
Provides quick answers to “How do I…?” questions with step-by-step solutions to common problems
Introductions and explanatory text are kept to a minimum. Fast steps and lots of full-color illustrations help readers immediately accomplish their goals
Oblong trim and oversize format make it easy for the book to lie open at the computer while the user follows along
Graphic icons lead readers to useful tips and reminders and warn them away from common pitfalls
Sidebars provide valuable information above-and-beyond the task at hand without breaking the flow of the main text
With its colorful graphics and easy-to-follow instructions, QuickSteps empowers any computer user to learn the key features of the new operating system
Sidebars provide valuable information above-and-beyond the task at hand without breaking the flow of the main text
High production values, loads of information, and an ultra-low price make this the best value on the market
Marty Matthews (Langley, WA) is the author or coauthor of more than 70 books—including the bestselling Windows XP QuickSteps and its sequel Windows Vista QuickSteps (McGraw-Hill)—as well as co-creator of the QuickSteps series. He specializes in explaining complex topics to beginners.
New in the bestselling QuickSteps series, this full-color guide is the fastest, easiest way to get up and running on the latest release of Microsoft’s powerful database application for home and professional users.
Using lots of full-color graphics while keeping text to a minimum, Microsoft Office Access 14 QuickSteps makes it easy for readers to learn how to use Microsoft’s powerful database program. Readers can easily find exactly the answers they are looking for without having to read the whole book. The essential features of the program are covered, including the Ribbon interface and enhanced collaborative features, and the book shows how to make the most of Access’s improved interoperability with other applications. Readers will learn how to create great-looking reports that incorporate charts, graphics, and other material from programs in the Office suite. Timesaving, troubleshooting, and analysis techniques are also included.
Features
The book combines simplified tutorials with ready reference materials, making it like a recipe book for Access users
Expository text is kept to a minimum so readers can focus on learning just the steps they need to know to accomplish their goals
Full-color graphics and headings throughout keep the materials lively and visually interesting for the reader
Graphical icons guide readers to useful tips and reminders, bonus information related to the topic being covered, and warnings about common errors and pitfalls
The oversize, oblong trim makes it possible to show graphics and text side by side, and the book lies open so readers can follow along as they type
With its colorful graphics and easy-to-follow instructions, QuickSteps empowers any computer user to learn the key features of the new operating system
Sidebars provide valuable information above-and-beyond the task at hand without breaking the flow of the main text
High production values, loads of information, and an ultra-low price make this the best value on the market
Easy-to-follow coverage of Access 2010:
Creating a Database
Modifying Tables and Fields
Working in the Datasheet
Retrieving Information
Creating Forms and Using Controls
Working with Reports
Preparing Your Data for Presentation
Securing and Administering Access Extending Access
About the Author
John Cronan (Everett, WA) has worked with computers for more than 25 years and has written about them for more than a dozen years. In addition to authoring the present work, he has contributed to more than 25 other titles, including Microsoft Office Excel 2007 QuickSteps, Microsoft Office Access 2007 QuickSteps, eBay QuickSteps, Second Edition, and Build an eBay Business QuickSteps, Second Edition
Review
1. September 2010 issue of SciTech Book News, which is published by Book News, Inc.
2. October 2010 issue of Tucson Computer Science eJournal
Founded in 1982, the Tucson Computer Society (TCS) is a group of more than 600 home users, business people, and entrepreneurs who share problems, solutions, ideas, and information about a wide range of personal computer PC hardware and software. To read the review (Page 11-12) , please click HERE
Robin Nixon has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s (his first computer was a Tandy TRS 80 Model 1 with a massive 4KB of RAM!). During this time he has written in excess of 500 articles for many of the U.K.’s top computer magazines.
Robin started his computing career in the Cheshire homes for disabled people, where he was responsible for setting up computer rooms in a number of residential homes, and for evaluating and tailoring hardware and software so that disabled people could use the new technology – sometimes by means of only a single switch operated by mouth or finger.
After writing articles for computer magazines about his work with disabled people, he eventually worked full time for one of the country’s main IT magazine publishers, where he held several roles including editorial, promotions, and cover disc editing.
With the dawn of the Internet in the 1990s, Robin branched out into developing websites. One of these presented the world’s first radio station licensed by the music copyright holders, and was featured in several news reports on TV and radio networks in the United Kingdom. In order to enable people to continue to surf while listening, Robin also developed the first known pop-up windows.
Robin lives on the southeast coast of England with his wife Julie, a trained nurse, and five children, where he also finds time to foster three disabled children, as well as working full time from home as a technical author.
Robin has contributed an article to “The Daily Tip” section on “IT World,” and Plug-In PHP is one of the featured books on the company’s web site. For a look at the article, please click HERE.
This practical resource contains 100 ready-to-run PHP plug-ins you can use to create dynamic Web content. The book begins by showing you how to install, configure, and use a powerful web development environment. Then, each chapter in Plug-In PHP offers complete, working examples for specific end results you can achieve right away. In this time-saving tool, all of the code is extensively documented along with tips for adapting it for your own requirements.
Robin Nixon (UK) is a developer and freelance technical writer who has published more than 500 articles in magazines such as PC Plus, PCW, Web User, .net, PC Advisor, and PC Answers. He is the author of 3 computing books, including the upcoming Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript (O’Reilly).