Rating: 
Summary: A poor resource
Review: First off, this book is not put together well - in more ways than one. After just studying the Excel portion, the pages started to come out - no joke. Secondly, this book is more scattered and smothered than Waffle House hash browns - if you catch my drift. There is neither ryhme nor reason as to its construction.Also, is this Microsoft certified? - I don't see the Microsoft logo on the book. I mean, let's call a spade a spade, shall we? This book is weak at best.
Rating: 
Summary: Great Study Guide ... but no book replaces experience
Review: I found this MOUS study guide to be quite helpful. To help you judge for yourself, a bit about me: I am a "power user" of Microsoft Office .. I've used it for many years, and I actually create and teach courses for MS Office products. I bought this book to help me get certified for a few main reasons:
> It was one of very few that covered all 5 exams required for Office 2000 Master certification
> it contained a certification map which describes the various topics covered on each exam, for each level (Expert vs. Core) and its topics are organized in that matter
> it is designed to be a REVIEW tool, with quick, step by step instructions AND brief explanations so that the reader will gain a basic understanding of the topic not just a memorization of steps (it is not a "course" book and will not replace a class if that is what you need). I rate this as a great study guide, as long as you have some prior knowledge of the products. DON'T RELY ON THIS (or any other study guide) IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH MS OFFICE!! P.S. I passed all five exams, in one day. Thanks to this study guide (the only review guide I used) and experience/practice.
Rating:
Summary: Great Study Guide ... but no book replaces experience
Review: I found this MOUS study guide to be quite helpful. To help you judge for yourself, a bit about me: I am a "power user" of Microsoft Office .. I've used it for many years, and I actually create and teach courses for MS Office products. I bought this book to help me get certified for a few main reasons:
> It was one of very few that covered all 5 exams required for Office 2000 Master certification
> it contained a certification map which describes the various topics covered on each exam, for each level (Expert vs. Core) and its topics are organized in that matter
> it is designed to be a REVIEW tool, with quick, step by step instructions AND brief explanations so that the reader will gain a basic understanding of the topic not just a memorization of steps (it is not a "course" book and will not replace a class if that is what you need). I rate this as a great study guide, as long as you have some prior knowledge of the products. DON'T RELY ON THIS (or any other study guide) IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH MS OFFICE!! P.S. I passed all five exams, in one day. Thanks to this study guide (the only review guide I used) and experience/practice.
Rating:
Summary: Great Study Guide ... but no book replaces experience
Review: I found this MOUS study guide to be quite helpful. To help you judge for yourself, a bit about me: I am a "power user" of Microsoft Office .. I've used it for many years, and I actually create and teach courses for MS Office products. I bought this book to help me get certified for a few main reasons:
> It was one of very few that covered all 5 exams required for Office 2000 Master certification
> it contained a certification map which describes the various topics covered on each exam, for each level (Expert vs. Core) and its topics are organized in that matter
> it is designed to be a REVIEW tool, with quick, step by step instructions AND brief explanations so that the reader will gain a basic understanding of the topic not just a memorization of steps (it is not a "course" book and will not replace a class if that is what you need). I rate this as a great study guide, as long as you have some prior knowledge of the products. DON'T RELY ON THIS (or any other study guide) IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH MS OFFICE!! P.S. I passed all five exams, in one day. Thanks to this study guide (the only review guide I used) and experience/practice.
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent Study Guide
Review: I used this guide to prepare for all five exams required for the Office 2000 Master Level Certification and I passed all the exams on my first try. I used several books to learn the applications and prepare for the exams, but I liked this one the best because of the concise instructions and task based approach. The section on Access could have used a little more material, but the coverage is still good, and the coverage of the other applications is excellent. I would highly recommend this book to anyone preparing for the MOUS exams.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent. A Must-Have for Anyone wanting to be certified.
Review: If you are planning on being certified in Office 2000, then this book is for you. I used it to prepare and passed Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access. I am currently using it to prepare for the other tests. This book covers every topic covered on all the exams thoroughly. Each application chapter recaps the topics to be covered on the exams. A seventh chapter covers the MS Office 2000 Integration test which is necessary to pass if you will become a full fledged Office 2000 certified associate. Even if you are not planning on becoming certified in all the MS Office 2000 applications, it is great for just improving yourself in each Office 2000 application of your choice.
Rating: 
Summary: Bad Cross Reference
Review: Items listed under the exams section isn't always on the listed page number. Why not put this together the way you take the tests instead of being all over the place. Doesn't make since. I don't see a MS Office Certification logo on the book.
Rating:
Summary: Office 2000 User Specialist Study Guide
Review: The book (Overall) is a fair book to use as a study guide..BUT in several areas you are not given the correct subject matter to study. Word Expert for example is missing several KEY topics, or they are missed labeled.
Main topics for other MOUS test study are good, I feel a better research job needs to be done, there are other books out there that cover the subject(s) much better.
To me it is NOT worth the price (for what you get out of it).As the book "states" it is a study guide. Would be nice if indeed it was.
Rating:
Summary: Room for improvement
Review: The price of this book must've been determined by its weight because it's hefty in both respects... I tend to agree with some of what is mentioned in Burple's review--there are indeed better guides out there, but most of them are software-specific and don't do all of the Office package in one go. I'm currently using this book in conjunction with others to study for my MOUS exam, and where this book lacks, the other titles supplement. If you don't have a lot of experience with Access, for example, then this book isn't a good choice. Start small and buy a guide tailored to the Office application you specifically need strength in. The book is clear in its instructions and does include exercises to help you practice and test your skills; however, if you're a visaul learner, you'll be sorely dissapointed. The screen shots ARE NOT plentiful. In addition, they're sized so small, they're almost useless. You won't be able to read text in the shots of the dialog boxes, and that's a definite minus. So many of the skills you must master for the test involve knowing how to use these boxes... The CD that's included is a waste, which is the major reason I gave this only 3 stars. The CD is glorified advertising with a little bit of actual practice material as filler. The book even shamelessly states: "And when you need some diversion and want to explore some exciting new software..." The MOUS exam itself is about $100, and this book is no bargain--if I wanted to buy software, then I'd have done so. If the CD included only practice material, then I would bet that the cost of the book would be greatly decreased. I hope that subsequent study manuals by these authors spend more time on design and function in their writing and less time on selling ads (one of the endpapers is an ad for Earthlink internet service).
Rating:
Summary: Everything in one book
Review: This book has everything I need to prepare for all the MOUS exams. It makes it really easy to study for all those features that cross over all of the applications. I think this book is a bargin. Although I may want to consult other references for more in depth coverage of some topics, I can use this book to identify what else I need. Definitely worth the price.
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