The friendly and practical approach of this book will help newcomers to digital photography and computing to easily learn the basics they will need when using a digital camera with a laptop or desktop PC. It is assumed that your PC uses Windows Vista, however, if it is a Windows XP machine the vast majority of this book will still apply. This book is written in plain English, avoiding technical jargon and all illustrations are in full colour. It is suitable for all age groups from youngsters to the older generation.

Among the many topics explained are how to:

• Understand the basic features of a digital camera
• Transfer photographs from your digital camera to your computer
• View your photographs
• Save, sort and file your photographs
• Manipulate, crop and carry out simple corrections to enhance your photographs
• Copy your photographs on to a CD
• Print your photographs
• E-mail your photographs to friends and family all around the world.

This  book will help you quickly get to grips, gain confidence and expand your horizons in the fascinating hobby of digital photography.

PLEASE NOTE

This book is printed on high quality non-reflective long grain paper for easy opening and reading.

 Paperback: size198 X130mm, spine 7.2mm

The practical and friendly approach of this book will help newcomers to easily learn and understand the basics of spreadsheets. This  book is based on Microsoft’s Excel 2007 spreadsheet, but the vast majority of the book will still apply to earlier versions of Excel. The book is written in plain English, avoiding technical and mathematical jargon and all illustrations are in full colour. It is suitable for all age groups from youngsters to the older generation.

Among the many topics explained are how to:

• Install the software
• Use the exciting new features of Excel 2007
• Create and use a spreadsheet
• Enter, edit and format text, numbers and formulae
• Insert, delete and hide columns and rows
• Save and print a spreadsheet
• Present the information on a spreadsheet as a graph or chart
• Manage and safeguard Excel files on disc
• Use Excel as a simple database for names and addresses

This  book will help you to quickly gain confidence and get to grips with using spreadsheets. In fact you will wonder how you ever managed  without them.

PLEASE NOTE

This book is printed on high quality non-reflective long grain paper for easy opening and reading.

Paperback: size198 X130mm, spine 7.2mm

Laptop computers have rapidly fallen in price, increased in specification and performance and become much lighter in weight. They can be used practically any where, then stored out of sight when not in use.  Therefore, it is not surprising that their sales now far exceed desktop machines and  are also becoming increasingly popular with the older generation of computer users.

The friendly and practical approach of this book will help you to understand and get the most from your laptop PC in an easy and enjoyable way.

The book is divided into five chapters:

• LAPTOP BASICS AND SELECTION covers the pros and cons of laptops for various uses and applications. It also offers advice on selecting the right machine for you.
• SETTING UP YOUR LAPTOP covers unpacking, connecting and getting your   machine operational. Also covers charging using mains power and adjusting the screen, touch pad etc.
• USING YOUR LAPTOP PC covers the installation and configuring of applications software. Also covered are using external drives, printers ,expansion cards and     docking stations etc.
• INTERNET SECURITY covers connecting to the Internet using Wi-Fi and general security matters such as Firewalls, encryption, antivirus etc.
• TROUBLESHOOTING covers using System Restore. Backing up data. Battery and power management. Possible keyboard   difficulties and screen problems etc.

PLEASE NOTE

This book is printed on high quality non-reflective long grain paper for easy opening and reading.

Paperback: size198 X130mm, spine 7.2mm

If you have recently bought a new desktop or laptop PC it will almost certainly have Windows Vista as its operating system.  Windows Vista manages the available resources of a computer and also ‘controls’ the programs that run on it.

To get the most from your computer, it is important that you have a good understanding of Vista. This book will help you achieve just that. It is written in a friendly and practical way and is suitable for all age groups from youngsters to the older generation. It has been assumed that Vista is installed and running on your computer.

 Among the numerous topics explained are:

• The Vista environment with its many windows
• How to organise your files, folders and photos
• How to use Internet Explorer for your Web browsing
• How to use Microsoft Mail for your e-mails
• How to control your PC and keep it healthy
• How to use Vista’s Accessibility features if you have poor eye sight or difficulty in using the keyboard or mouse

And much more besides…

 This book will give you a better understanding of Microsoft’s amazing Windows Vista operating system.

PLEASE NOTE

This book is printed on high quality non-reflective long grain paper for easy opening and reading.

Paperback: size198 X130mm, spine 7.2mm