Includes index.

Using Windows 8 to manage applications and data -- Hardware and software to get you started -- Finding and using information on the web -- Getting news on the web -- Creating documents with microsoft word -- Entering text and saving the document -- Using onenote to research online -- Selecting your research topic and preparing to take research notes -- Writing research papers using word templates and tools -- Preparing to write your research paper -- Communicating with others using the internet -- Communicating through email -- Finding a job using the web, a resume, and a business letter -- Exploring job-hunting strategies -- Using powerpoint to give a presentation -- Using powerpoint to tell a story -- Adding action and sound to a powerpoint presentation -- Adding video, audio, and animation to a presentation -- Managing numbers and text using excel -- Understanding how to use excel -- Organizing data using excel -- Using a table to manage data -- Connecting to the internet and securing a computer -- Connecting a computer to the internet -- Maintaining a computer and fixing computer problems -- Keeping a computer running well -- Buying your own personal computer -- Deciding between an upgrade and a new computer -- Creating and using databases with microsoft access -- Exploring databases and microsoft access -- Authoring your own website -- Creating a website from beginning to end -- Solutions appendix -- Index.