In this edition, there is a renewed emphasis on realistic applications and uses of the program features. Much of this is made possible by the all new authoring team of Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard. Thanks to their senior editor positions at PC Computing magazine, both authors have access to PC Computings research on business users from their usability lab. Woody brings in his daily interaction with over 70,000 subscribers to his newsletter (some of the most demanding Office users in existence). Of the various Microsoft Office versions (Standard, Professional Small Business Edition, Premium, and Developer) Small Business Edition is the one with the most recognizable name for consumers. Microsoft has also spent considerable time and money marketing this product to establish this name. By pushing Small Business Edition as the preferred version of Office for preloading by OEMs with Office 97, they have established a large market for this book that will grow with Office 2000. Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition is the premier Small Business Edition Office book for intermediate and advanced users. This edition gives readers the most value for their money by efficiently covering the basics to save more space for more intermediate and advanced coverage.
Ed Bott is an award-winning computer journalist and one of the most widely recognized voices in the computing world, with nearly two decades of experience as a writer and editor at leading magazines like PC World and PC Computing. Currently, he is Senior Contributing Editor for Smart Business (formerly PC Computing), a 1999 National Magazine Award winner with a monthly circulation of more than 1 million. On the Web, Ed is the Guide to Windows on About.com, one of the Internet's leading resources for news, information, and entertainment; he also writes a weekly column for TechRepublic.com. He is the author of a long list of Que books covering Microsoft Windows and Office; in all, Ed has reached more than 650,000 Windows and Office users through his unique combination of expert knowledge and friendly, down-to-earth style. Woody Leonhard describes himself as "a Microsoft Office victim." A contributing editor at PC Computing Magazine, Woody is known for his offbeat writing style and dead-on accurate technical content. He has earned an unprecedented six Computer Press Association awards and, with Ed Bott, two American Business Press awards. Woody is the author of Woody Leonhard Teaches Microsoft Office 2000 and Special Edition Using Microsoft Office 2000 which includes "Woody's Office POWER Pack," the award-winning Office add-on created by Woody1s software company. With 15 (or is it 16?) computer books under his belt, Woody is now the author "Woody's Office Watch" a free (!) weekly electronic newsletter that holds Microsoft's feet to the fire. Woody is also a Tibetan human rights advocate and cofounder of the Tibetan Children's Fund. He lives on top of a mountain in Colorado.