About The Book Features for active learning help students learn by doing, and immerse them in the world of Microsoft Office. Workshop Objectives list : the learning objectives to be achieved as students work through the workshop. Page numbers are included for easy reference. These are revisited in the Concepts Check at the end of the workshop. Active text box represents the active portion of the workshop and helps students quickly identify what steps they need to follow to complete the workshop Prepare Case. This is easily distinguishable from explanatory text by the blue shaded background. Active Text Starting and ending files : these appear before every case in the text. Starting Files identify exactly which Student Data Files are needed to complete each case.

Ending Files are provided to show students the naming conventions they should use when saving their files. Each file icon is color coded by application. Side note conveys a brief tip or piece of information aligned visually with a step in the workshop, quickly providing key information to students completing that particular step. Consider This offers critical thinking questions and topics for discussion, set apart as a boxed feature, allowing students to step back from the project and think about the application of what they are learning and how these concepts might be used in the future. Soft Skills icons appear with other boxed features and identify specific places where students are being exposed to lessons on soft skills. Study aids help students review and retain the material so they can recall it at a moment''s notice. Quick Reference boxes summarize generic or alternative instructions on how to accomplish a task. This feature enables students to quickly find important skills.

Concept Check review questions appear at the end of the workshop, which require students to demonstrate their understanding of the objectives. Visual Summary offers a review of the objectives learned in the workshop using images from the completed solution file, mapped to the workshop objectives with callouts and page references, so students can easily find the section of text to refer to for a refresher. MyITLab(tm) icons identify which cases from the book match those in MyITLab(tm). Blue Box Video icons appear with each Active Text box and identify the brief video, demonstrating how students should complete that portion of the Prepare Case. The real world focus reminds students that what they''re learning is practical and useful the minute they leave the classroom. Real World Success features in the workshop opener share anecdotes from real former students, describing how knowledge of Office has helped them get ahead or be successful in his or her life. Real World Advice box offers notes on best practices for general use of important Office skills. The goal is to advise students as a manager might in a future job.

Business Application Icons appear with every case in the text and clearly identify which business application students are being exposed to, i.e., Finance, Marketing, Operations, etc. Real World Interview Video icons appear with the Real World Success Story in the workshop opener and feature a real businessperson discussing how he or she actually uses the skills in the workshop on a day-to-day basis. Also available with MyITLab The way students discover Microsoft Office 2013 should be just as easy--and just as cool--as it is to work in our new cloud-based, accessible, streamlined interface. To help you move your students to this new environment, we''ve enhanced MyITLab for Office 2013 with powerful new features and the latest Office 2013 content. MyITLab enables the most open, realistic, high-fidelity simulations of Office applications to help students understand concepts more thoroughly. And, coming from Pearson, you can be confident you have an experienced partner that is committed to providing the content, resources, and expertise for the best digital learning tools-now and into the future.

With MyITLab for Office 2013, you''ll be able to: Offer Office 2013 training and tutorials in a new, easy-to-use design Engage students with new cloud-based, HTML5 Office 2013 simulations that mirror the content in your Pearson textbook, do not require any downloads or installations, and can be translated into 8 languages Extend learning in, and beyond, the classroom--the Pearson eText and all simulations are fully compatible with any tablet, laptop, or iPad® Empower all students to experience MyITLab using content that has full accessibility compliance with ADA 508 guidelines Enhance your course with Grader projects you create from scratch, or borrow and assign projects from a global library of MyITLab users Connect with other educators, the Pearson team, and a special Faculty Advisor Network to exchange ideas and advice on Office 2013, your courses, MyITLab, and more Break through to the next level of learning using the new MyITLab for Office 2013 with the support of the Pearson team. We''re with you every step of the way to make a seamless transition to teaching with Microsoft Office 2013.