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 instructors and
students.
Microsoft Offi ce 2007 contains more changes in the user interface and feature set than all other previous
versions combined. 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 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 from 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.