Straightforward guidance on the AI tool that's built into Windows, Microsoft 365, and more

Microsoft is enhancing all its most widely used productivity software--including Windows and apps like Word and Excel--with the power of AI. And now you can learn to make the most of this revolutionary new tool with Microsoft Copilot For Dummies!

You'll discover how to write Copilot-friendly prompts, enhance output with integrated Copilot tools, and how to apply Copilot functions to project management and other specific tasks and disciplines. In the book, you'll find out how to:

• Use text or your voice to prompt reliable results from Microsoft Copilot
• Customize Microsoft Copilot to respond to your unique needs and demands
• Add plug-ins to the Microsoft Copilot service to extend its functionality even more

Learn to supercharge your efficiency with Microsoft Copilot For Dummies. This book is perfect for professional and home users of Windows, Microsoft 365, and other Microsoft products and software who want to increase their productivity. Grab a copy today!

Boost your coding output and accuracy with artificial intelligence tools

Coding with AI For Dummies introduces you to the many ways that artificial intelligence can make your life as a coder easier. Even if you're brand new to using AI, this book will show you around the new tools that can produce, examine, and fix code for you. With AI, you can automate processes like code documentation, debugging, updating, and optimization. The time saved thanks to AI lets you focus on the core development tasks that make you even more valuable. Learn the secrets behind coding assistant platforms and get step-by-step instructions on how to implement them to make coding a smoother process. Thanks to AI and this Dummies guide, you'll be coding faster and better in no time.

• Discover all the core coding tasks boosted by artificial intelligence
• Meet the top AI coding assistance platforms currently on the market
• Learn how to generate documentation with AI and use AI to keep your code up to date
• Use predictive tools to help speed up the coding process and eliminate bugs

This is a great Dummies guide for new and experienced programmers alike. Get started with AI coding and expand your programming toolkit with Coding with AI For Dummies.

The go-to guide for learning coding from the ground-up

Adding some coding know-how to your skills can help launch a new career or bolster an old one. Coding All-in-One For Dummies offers an ideal starting place for learning the languages that make technology go. This edition gets you started with a helpful explanation of how coding works and how it's applied in the real-world before setting you on a path toward writing code for web building, mobile application development, and data analysis. Add coding to your skillset for your existing career, or begin the exciting transition into life as a professional developer--Dummies makes it easy.

• Learn coding basics and how to apply them
• Analyze data and automate routine tasks on the job
• Get the foundation you need to launch a career as a coder
• Add HTML, JavaScript, and Python know-how to your resume

This book serves up insight on the basics of coding, designed to be easy to follow, even if you've never written a line of code in your life. You can do this.

A comprehensive roadmap to using AI in your career and in your life

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. Major software organizations like Microsoft, Google, and Apple have built AI directly into products and invited the world to become part of the AI revolution. And it's impossible to use these tools to their fullest potential without understanding the basics of what AI is and what it can do.

Artificial Intelligence All-in-One For Dummies compiles insight from the expert authors of AI books in the For Dummies series to provide an easy-to-follow walkthrough for anyone interested in learning how to use AI. You'll learn how to put artificial intelligence to work for you and your company in a wide variety of situations, from creating office assistants to managing projects and marketing your products.

Inside the book:

• How to prompt AI platforms like ChatGPT and Copilot while avoiding hallucinations and other bugs
• Strategies for adding artificial intelligence tools to your company's existing workflows to improve efficiency and generate new opportunities
• Techniques to improve your programming capabilities with AI or create new AI-powered tools

Perfect for professionals curious about the potential and pitfalls associated with generative artificial intelligence, Artificial Intelligence All-in-One For Dummies shows you exactly how AI works and how you can apply it in your own professional and personal life.

A developer's resource to learning one of the most-used scripting languages

JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies saves you shelf space by offering a complete introduction to JavaScript and how it's used in the real world. This book serves up JavaScript coding basics before diving into the tools, libraries, frameworks, and runtime environments new and experienced coders need to know. Start by learning the basics of JavaScript and progress through the techniques and tools used by professional JavaScript developers, even if you've never written code before. You also get the details of today's hottest libraries and frameworks--React.js, Vue.js, Svelte, and Node.js.

• Learn the basics of web and application development with the JavaScript language
• Grasp the similarities and differences between React.js, Vue.js, and Svelte
• Discover how to write server-side JavaScript and how to access databases with Node.js
• Gain a highly marketable skill, with one of the most popular coding languages
• Launch or further your career as a coder with easy-to-follow instruction
• This is the go-to Dummies guide for future and current coders who need an all-inclusive guide JavaScript.

This is the go-to Dummies guide for future and current coders who need an all-inclusive guide to the world of JavaScript.

A technology book for kids

Learning how to code can be like learning a foreign language.This book serves as an excellent guide to help you start writing in the odd-looking languages that make the web work. Follow simple steps as you work with real code to build your own web robots.

• Create your robot--write code that builds your robot's body and structure
• Give your bot some style--add code lines that customize your robot's color and shape
• Get your robot moving--finish off your robot with code that teaches it how to dance

Technology Requirements:
Hardware - PC or tablet with Internet connection running Windows 7 or higher or Mac with Internet connection running Mac OS X 10.7 or higher

Software - Web browser to access JSFiddle.net: Google Chrome(TM), Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge, or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 9.0 or higher

Have big dreams? Kick start them with JavaScript

If we've learned one thing from the Millennial generation, it's that no one is too young to make history online. JavaScript For Kids For Dummies introduces pre-teens and early teens alike to the world of JavaScript, which is an integral programming language that drives the functionality of websites and apps. This informative, yet engaging text guides you through the basics of coding with JavaScript, and is an essential resource if you want to expand your technology skills while following easy, step-by-step instructions. Through small, goal-oriented projects, you learn key coding concepts, while actually creating apps, games, and more. This hands-on experience, coupled with the presentation of ideas in a simple style, allows you to both learn and retain JavaScript fundamentals.

JavaScript has been heralded as 'the programming language of the web, ' and many kids are interested in learning how to use it; however, most schools don't offer coding classes at this level, and most families can't afford the high cost of coding classes through a summer camp. But this can't stop you from developing your JavaScript coding skills This fun text is all you need to get started on your JavaScript journey.

• Explore the basics of JavaScript through the creation of a calculator app
• Deepen your understanding of HTML, arrays, and variables by building a grocery shopping app
• Learn conditional logic through the development of a choose your own adventure game
• Discover loops and strings by creating a lemonade stand app and MadLibs-style game

JavaScript For Kids For Dummies brings pre-teens and early teens into the world of coding by teaching them one of the key Web design languages.

Quickly learn the most widely used front-end development language with ease and confidence

React JS Foundations: Building User Interfaces with ReactJS - An Approachable Guide walks readers through the fundamental concepts of programming with the explosively popular front-end tool known as React JS.

Written by an accomplished full-stack engineer, speaker, and community organizer, React JS Foundations teaches readers how to understand React and how to begin building applications with it. The book:

• Explains and clarifies technical terminology with relevant and modern examples to assist people new to programming understand the language
• Helps experienced programmers quickly get up to speed with React
• Is stocked throughout with practical and applicable examples of day-to-day React work

Perfect for beginner, intermediate, and advanced programmers alike, React JS Foundations will quickly bring you up to speed on one of the most useful and widely used front-end languages on the web today. You can start building your first application today.

A little birdy told us you needed to know more about Mastodon

Ready to escape the drama of existing social media platforms and try something new and awesome in the world of social media? In Mastodon For Dummies, experienced tech trainers Chris Minnick and Mike McCallister show you exactly how to use Mastodon, the hot decentralized social media offering on the web and destination for thousands of social media migrants. Learn how to sign up for the service on your choice of server and get familiar with the rules of what's sure to become your new favorite app. You'll discover how to connect with other people, attract your own followers, and make yourself right at home in the Mastodon community.

In the book, you'll find:

• Easy-to-follow instructions on how to choose the Mastodon server that suits you best
• Instructions for establishing new connections on a new social platform and learning the rules of the road
• Tips for conducting business on Mastodon and making a home for your home-based business or brand on the social media service
• Step-by-step guides on launching your very own server

If you're ready to leave old social platforms in the rear-view and try something new, grab a copy of Mastodon For Dummies.

Music for Losers straddles the lines between historical fiction, dark comedy, and adventure. While it introduces Leon Czolgosz, the infamous assassin of President William McKinley, as a key character, the story is much broader, focusing predominantly on the eccentric life of Peter T. Lundlehart III, an heir to a vast empire and a man of questionable genius. The book portrays Czolgosz not just as an anarchist but as a complex individual, grappling with his own understanding of anarchism and struggling for acceptance within the anarchist community.

The novel delves deep into the psyche of its characters, particularly Peter T. Lundlehart III, whose life is a rollercoaster of audacious and often humorous escapades. From his controversial and somewhat horrifying surgical demonstrations at Harvard Medical School, leading to his expulsion, to his subsequent adventures across America, Peter's journey is filled with moments of wit, peril, and a relentless quest for self-discovery. His interactions with various characters, including a chimpanzee named Bongo in a Wild West bar, showcase his unique and often misguided approach to both human and animal behavior.

Furthermore, the book explores the contrast between Peter's flamboyant escapades and Leon Czolgosz's more introspective journey, examining the motivations and events that may have led Czolgosz to commit one of the early 20th century's pivotal moments in American politics. These parallel narratives intertwine to create a rich tapestry that offers insights into the era's social and political landscapes.

With its offbeat humor and quirky style, Music for Losers is reminiscent of the works of Tom Robbins and Kurt Vonnegut. The novel is not only an entertaining foray into the lives of its unique characters but also a thoughtful exploration of themes like identity, ambition, and the pursuit of knowledge amidst the changing landscapes of early 20th-century America. This satirical, vividly imagined narrative is both an adventure through historical America and a study of one man's eccentric aspirations, making it a captivating read for those who enjoy historical fiction with a twist of humor and a touch of the absurd.

Mike O'Malley, the misfit younger brother of a famous clown, has risen through the ranks from cleaning up after elephants to apprentice clown to business manager of the Great Western Circus of the Americas. But when his grandiose ideas for modernizing the circus end up destroying it instead, he's forced into hiding by the furious clown cabal. Mike manages to avoid the certain and swift justice of the International Clown Court for twenty years. It's not until his secret protector dies and he's betrayed by his own sister that Mike is forced to go on the run. While attempting to escape to the only clown-free city in America, he gives a ride to an amateur con woman, Jordan LeBlanc, and they both end up in a secret clown jail underneath Minneapolis. Jordan devises an escape plan, but the price of its success is that Mike must confront his past, or perish.

Author Chris Minnick exposes the gritty events and strange characters that inhabit a small traveling circus in his first novel, FERMENT. Set in the recent past, the book provides a glimpse of what life might be like in the final days of a once-great institution of American entertainment. FERMENT bounces between past and present and between the ordinary and the extraordinary with playful and deceivingly simple language. The mysteries of the circus bubble up throughout the story's twists and turns as the reader is drawn into a troubled world of people, institutions, and morals on the edge of collapse.Minnick's style has been compared to that of Kurt Vonnegut or Charles Bukowski. Readers who enjoy reading about quirky, raw characters and unfamiliar situations will love Ferment.