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The Shelly Cashman Series® offers the fi nest textbooks in computer education. We are
proud of the fact that our series of Microsoft Offi ce 4.3, Microsoft Offi ce 95, Microsoft
Offi ce 97, Microsoft Offi ce 2000, Microsoft Offi ce XP, and Microsoft Offi ce 2003 textbooks
have been the most widely used books in education. With each new edition of our Offi ce
books, we have made signifi cant improvements based on the software and comments made
by the instructors and students.
Microsoft Offi ce 2007 contains more changes in the user interface and feature set
than all other previous versions combined. Learning how to use Offi ce 2007 will create an
unprecedented demand for computer training in schools throughout the country in 2007
and 2008.
Recognizing that the new features and functionality of Microsoft Offi ce 2007 would
impact the way that students are taught skills, the Shelly Cashman Series development
team carefully reviewed our pedagogy and analyzed its effectiveness in teaching today’s
Offi ce student. An extensive customer survey conducted in the Fall of 2005 produced
results confi rming what the Series is best known for: its step-by-step, screen-by-screen
instructions, its project-oriented approach, and the quality of its content.
We learned, though, that students entering computer courses today are different
than students taking these classes just a few years ago. Students today read less, but need
to retain more. They need not only to be able to perform skills, but to retain those skills
and know how to apply them to different settings. Today’s students need to be continually
engaged and challenged to retain what they’re learning.
As a result, we’ve renewed our commitment to focusing on the user and how they learn
best. This commitment is refl ected in every change we’ve made to our Offi ce 2007 books. |
