Using the Book’s Companion Content

Before you can complete the exercises in this book, you need to copy the book’s practice files to your computer. These practice files, and other information, can be downloaded from here:

http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=223407

Display the detail page in your web browser and follow the instructions for downloading the files.

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Note:

The Microsoft Word 2010, Excel 2010, Access 2010, and SharePoint 2010 programs are not available from this website. You should purchase and install those programs before using this book.

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Practice files are organized by chapter (and by section number when necessary) in folders for Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010, and Microsoft Access 2010. The names of the files you need to work with are provided in the practice tasks.

No practice files are provided for the section about Microsoft SharePoint 2010, although practice tasks you can perform on your own site are described in each chapter. To work through the SharePoint section, you need full access to a SharePoint 2010 team site, and because SharePoint 2010 is a server-based platform rather than a desktop application, you need access to a server or an online environment where SharePoint 2010 is installed or hosted. You can find information about SharePoint hosting services and the SharePoint trial edition at the start of that section of the book. The companion content also includes an appendix that provides an overview of SharePoint and its basic functionality.