A fully illustrated, up-to-date, and start-to-finish guide to using Windows 11 devices
Tired of tech books that tell you what to do but never actually show you how to use your latest devices?
Then Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 11, 2nd Edition is for you. This book walks you through exactly how to get things done in Microsoft's newest Windows updates with crystal-clear, high-resolution screenshots and pictures that won't leave you scratching your head and wondering, Why didn't that work?
Teach Yourself Visually Windows 11 is a complete, start-to-finish visual tour of Windows 11. It will take you from What do I do first? to Windows guru, one picture and instruction at a time.
Looking for help on how to set up your Windows 11 tablet, laptop, or desktop computer for the first time? Teach Yourself Visually Windows 11 has got you covered with the visual interface explanations, Wi-Fi connection assistance, and Microsoft account setup directions you need to make that PC come alive.
And that's just chapter one.
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 11 will also guide you through how to customize your PC, get connected to--and stay safe on--the web, message and email your friends and family, find specific files on your hard drive, check the weather forecast, secure your device against hackers and looky-loos, and pretty much everything else you can think of. You'll find:
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 11 is the easiest, most intuitive, most fun, and most effective guide for everyone who prefers show over tell and who's ready to master their Windows 11 tablet, laptop, or desktop PC.
Welcome to the most comprehensive foundational guide available on the topic of C# coding and .NET. This book goes beyond do this, to achieve this to drill down into the core stuff that makes a good developer, great. This expanded 11th edition delivers loads of new content on Entity Framework, Razor Pages, Web APIs and more. You will find the latest C# 10 and .NET 6 features served up with plenty of behind the curtain discussion designed to expand developers' critical thinking skills when it comes to their craft. Coverage of ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, and more sits alongside the latest updates to the new unified .NET platform, from performance improvements to Windows Desktop apps on .NET 6, updates in XAML tooling, and expanded coverage of data files and data handling. Going beyond the latest features in C# 10, all code samples are rewritten for this latest release.
Dive in and discover why this essential classic is a favorite of C# developers worldwide. Gain a solid foundation in object-oriented development techniques, attributes and reflection, generics and collections, and numerous advanced topics not found in other texts (such as CIL opcodes and emitting dynamic assemblies). Pro C# 10 with .NET 6 will build your coding confidence putting C# into practice, and exploring the .NET universe and its vast potential on your own terms.What You Will Learn
Who This Book Is For
Developers of any level who want to either learn C# and .NET or want to take their skills to the next level.
Amazing! Provides easy-to-follow explanations and examples. I remember reading the first version of this book; this is a 'must-have' for your collection if you are learning .NET!
- Rick McGuire, Senior Application Development Manager, Microsoft
Phil is a journeyman programmer who brings years of experience and a passion for teaching to make this fully revised and modernized 'classic' a 'must-have'. Any developer who wants full-spectrum, up-to-date coverage of both the C# language and how to use it with .NET and ASP.NET Core should get this book.
- Brian A. Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies and Microsoft MVPPara muchos de nosotros, Excel no es m s que una hoja de c lculo b sica, algo que usamos en alguna situaci n extra a, pero para otros es parte de su d a a d a. Microsoft Excel es m s que una hoja de c lculo, es una herramienta esencial para los negocios. De hecho, ser a justo decir que es la herramienta m s importante que una empresa podr a tener a su disposici n. Algunos de los usos de Excel incluye extracci n de datos en gr ficos, us ndolos para identificar problemas y marcas, obteniendo datos de diferentes archivos y otras fuentes, para que est todo al alcance y mucho m s.
Las bases de Excel est n en las f rmulas y funciones, usadas para ordenar y recuperar datos, para hacer c lculos y para analizar informaci n, todo en un simple formato de cuadr cula. Son estas f rmulas y funciones que generan los m s grandes dolores de cabeza para los usuarios inexpertos y es para ellos es esta gu a --c mo usarlas y un vistazo a los usos m s comunes de ellas-- dado que hay m s de 400 funciones y no mucho menos de f rmulas, es imposible que pueda explayarme en cada una. Igualmente, no tienes que conocerlas todas Excel tiene una opci n de Asistente de Funciones que te acompa ar para tener la mejor funci n para lo que est s haciendo y una funci n de autocompletar que te ayudar con las f rmulas.
Asumo que tienes conocimientos b sicos de Excel y que sabes abrir una Hoja Nueva, cambiar pesta as y hacer una entrada de datos, entre otras cosas b sicas. Si no es as , te recomiendo familiarizarte con lo b sico de Excel antes de comenzar con este libro. Tambi n vas a necesitar usar Excel 2013 o posterior para esta gu a. Sin mucho m s, sumerjamonos en el mundo de Excel y sus f rmulas y funciones.
In today's fast-paced world, more and more organizations require rapid application development with reduced development costs and increased productivity. This practical guide shows application developers how to use Power Apps, Microsoft's low-code, no-code application framework that helps developers make apps faster, modernize business processes, and solve tough challenges.
Author Arpit Shrivastava provides a comprehensive overview of designing and building cost-effective applications with Microsoft Power Apps. You'll learn how to design robust apps with minimal code and familiar tools such as drag-and-drop controls and Excel-like formulas, and connect them to external data sources.
With this book, you'll:
Enhance and upgrade your Excel knowledge with this comprehensive guide to formulas in Excel. Over 150 of the most useful Excel functions are covered with numerous practical examples of their use. This book is fully updated and includes examples of the most recently released functions in 2022. It is written in a manner that you can read it cover-to-cover or pick it up and learn something new in just 5 minutes.
The book begins with a primer on Excel formulas and functions. Starting from a basic level, but diving into intricate detail and building a solid understanding of the fundamentals. It may not always be sexy, but learning why, in addition to how, is important to truly understanding Excel formulas. Having strong fundamentals is the most advanced skill.
The book covers all the most popular functions in Excel including VLOOKUP, SUMPRODUCT, COUNTIFS, MATCH, SORT and so much more. You will learn how to return multiple results with a single formula. Harness the power of the dynamic array engine and functions such as SEQUENCE, SORTBY, UNIQUE, XLOOKUP and FILTER to create top N Lists, models and reports that would seem impossible without array formulas. In the final chapter, we discover the amazing LAMBDA function in Excel. Create your own Excel functions to simplify future Excel formulas and share them with others.
In this book, the formulas are not only written to return values to the grid, but also for use with other Excel features such as charts and Conditional Formatting, to take them to another level. Practice files are provided to follow all examples shown in the book.
What Will You Learn
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Break the vicious circle of designs perpetuating the errors of the past and just click next and accept the defaults implementations preventing a secure and reliable future. This book looks at the typical patterns and antipatterns in Active Directory (AD) design, deployment, and operations and provides an approach to building and operating AD that is based on engineering (analyzing and fulfilling requirements) rather than design (formulating requirements).
The book starts with an historical overview of AD and its future 25 years later. You then learn about the challenges that organizations running AD are facing today followed by understanding how to avoid them while learning modern requirements for more efficient and effective AD performance. After that, you go through business requirements influencing the AD topology along with ways to engineer information lookup to protect high-value objects. The book looks at two main protocols and the many dialects that AD offers to engineer an authentication service that fulfills modern requirements while leaving insecure legacy configurations behind. Managing AD from both the security and usability perspectives is discussed next in the book. Building, operating, and transitioning to a modern AD is demonstrated in detail. The book guides you with the next steps of your journey to achieve a secure and reliable AD.
After reading this book, you will be able to bridge the gap between the two approaches by analyzing real-world business requirements, explaining the decision-making process in both design and engineering, and ultimately providing concrete engineering guidelines for typical implementation scenarios.
What Will You Learn
Who This Book Is For
Active Directory (AD) architects and consultants who need to provide design and engineering advice to customers; AD administrators tasked with modernizing and securing AD in their organizations; security architects wishing to learn the AD design patterns to watch out for
Excel VBA in easy steps, 4th
edition neatly demonstrates VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
Macro programming in a clear and concise manner, so you can get more from the
popular Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application. This 4th edition is
updated for Microsoft 365. Areas covered include:
Use this guide to learn the key features
constructively and get more out of Microsoft Excel - in easy
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Understand .NET memory management internal workings, pitfalls, and techniques in order to effectively avoid a wide range of performance and scalability problems in your software. Despite automatic memory management in .NET, there are many advantages to be found in understanding how .NET memory works and how you can best write software that interacts with it efficiently and effectively. This book is your comprehensive guide to writing better software by understanding and working with memory management in .NET, from Framework up to .NET 8.
Thoroughly vetted by the .NET Team at Microsoft, this book contains valuable troubleshooting scenarios designed to help diagnose challenging memory problems. You will also benefit from a multitude of .NET memory management rules to live by that introduce methods for writing memory-aware code and the means for avoiding common, destructive pitfalls.
What You'll Learn
Who This Book Is For
.NET developers, solution architects, and performance engineers
Coding for
Beginners in easy steps, 2nd edition will appeal to
anyone, of any age, who wants to begin coding computer programs. Use this guide
to help you quickly create a programming environment on your computer, then, in
easy steps, learn how to:
All features are illustrated
using the Python language color-coding convention, and all code is available to
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Includes comparison examples in
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Become a master of productivity with Copilot for Microsoft 365! Copilot and the technology behind it are so new that you'll need a thorough walkthrough from start to finish or you'll be left behind. If it feels overwhelming now, it's only going to get worse as more companies race to compete in releasing their generative AI apps. It doesn't matter if you are young or old, fresh from the university or an industry veteran--generative AI is here to stay, and managers will expect their employees to know how to use it. Beginners wondering what Microsoft Copilot is will walk away with a thorough understanding of what it does, what it will cost, how to access and use it, and what enterprise-grade security it offers.
This book contains a brief introduction to generative AI for readers who are unfamiliar with the overall concept or have little to no experience chatting with AI. It discusses large language models, responsible AI, and how Copilot integrates with Microsoft Graph and enterprise data such as email, calendar, chats, meetings, contacts, and documents. You will learn what subscriptions are covered and enjoy chapters on how to make use of Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft Graph-grounded chat to increase productivity that's specific to data within your organization.
Author Jess Stratton's practical examples are clear and will reassure you that Copilot and generative AI is a tool to help you be the best professional you can be, instead of replacing you. Written by a professional trainer who makes learning fun with clear step-by-step examples and screenshots, you will enjoy this book and discover how Copilot for Microsoft 365 can help you solve problems, accomplish tasks faster, and communicate better.
What You Will Learn
Who This Book Is For
End users, managers, stakeholders, decisions makers, Microsoft 365 users who get overwhelmed starting projects or who would like to gain more time back in their day, and anyone who would like to learn some Internet history and discover what all the fuss is about over generative AI
For companies and individuals already using Microsoft365 and other Microsoft technologies, this book is designed to reveal how to fully utilize these platforms for effective Knowledge Management without needing to rely on additional third-party tools. It addresses a common issue where organizations find themselves with overlapping technology capabilities for managing knowledge. This situation arises because many companies are not fully aware of the capabilities they already possess within their existing Microsoft tools. Knowledge management firms capitalize on this gap by offering white-labeled, branded applications with user-friendly interfaces, selling them to companies that could achieve the same results with what they already own, if only they knew how to use them properly. By mastering the use of Microsoft technologies for Knowledge Management, organizations can save significant amounts of money that would otherwise be spent on unnecessary external solutions.
Whether your objective is to optimize Knowledge Management processes or align these tools with your organization's business processes, this book is designed to serve as a valuable resource, offering practical guidance and strategies to empower your endeavors. By the end of this book, readers will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions regarding the utilization of Microsoft technologies for Knowledge Management and organizational design.
What You Will Learn
Who This Book Is For
Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Knowledge Officers, Chief Digital Officers, Directors of Knowledge Management, Knowledge Managers, SharePoint Administrators, Digital Transformation Consultants
For many of us, Excel is nothing more than a basic spreadsheet, something we may use on the odd occasion, but for some, it is part of our daily lives. Microsoft Excel is more than just a spreadsheet; it is an essential tool for businesses. In fact, it would be fair to say that it is probably one of the most important tools that a business could have at its disposal. Some of the best uses for Excel include extracting data into charts, using it to identify problems and trends, bringing all the data together from multiple files and other sources so it's all in one easy-to-use place and much more.
The basis of Excel lies in formulas and functions, used for storing data and retrieving it, for doing calculations, and for analyzing data, all in one simple grid format. It is these formulas and functions that provide the biggest headaches for inexperienced users and that is what my guide is all about - how to use them and a look at some of the most commonly used ones. Given that there are more than 400 functions alone and not much less in the way of formulas, I couldn't possibly go over every single one of them. You don't need to know them all though; Excel has a built-in Function Wizard that helps you to get the best function for what you are doing and built-in Formula Intellisense helps with formulas.
Without further ado, let's immerse ourselves in the world of Excel formulas and functions.
Analyze company data quickly and easily using Microsoft's powerful data tools. Learn to build scalable and robust data models, clean and combine different data sources effectively, and create compelling and professional visuals.
Beginning Power BI is a hands-on, activity-based guide that takes you through the process of analyzing your data using the tools that that encompass the core of Microsoft's self-service BI offering. Starting with Power Query, you will learn how to get data from a variety of sources, and see just how easy it is to clean and shape the data prior to importing it into a data model. Using Power BI tabular and the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), you will learn to create robust scalable data models which will serve as the foundation of your data analysis. From there you will enter the world of compelling interactive visualizations to analyze and gain insight into your data. You will wrap up your Power BI journey by learning how to package and share your reports and dashboards with your colleagues.
Author Dan Clark takes you through each topic using step-by-step activities and plenty of screen shots to help familiarize you with the tools. This third edition covers the new and evolving features in the Power BI platform and new chapters on data flows and composite models. This book is your hands-on guide to quick, reliable, and valuable data insight.
What You Will Learn
Business analysts, database administrators, developers, and other professionals looking to better understand and communicate with data
Learn and explore the capabilities of Microsoft Fabric, the latest evolution in cloud analytics suites. This book will help you understand how users can leverage Microsoft Office equivalent experience for performing data management and advanced analytics activity.
The book starts with an overview of the analytics evolution from on premises to cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and now software as a service (SaaS version) and provides an introduction to Microsoft Fabric. You will learn how to provision Microsoft Fabric in your tenant along with the key capabilities of SaaS analytics products and the advantage of using Fabric in the enterprise analytics platform. OneLake and Lakehouse for data engineering is discussed as well as OneLake for data science. Author Ghosh teaches you about data warehouse offerings inside Microsoft Fabric and the new data integration experience which brings Azure Data Factory and Power Query Editor of Power BI together in a single platform. Also demonstrated is Real-Time Analytics in Fabric, including capabilities such as Kusto query and database. You will understand how the new event stream feature integrates with OneLake and other computations. You also will know how to configure the real-time alert capability in a zero code manner and go through the Power BI experience in the Fabric workspace. Fabric pricing and its licensing is also covered.
After reading this book, you will understand the capabilities of Microsoft Fabric and its Integration with current and upcoming Azure OpenAI capabilities.
What You Will Learn
Who This Book Is For
Citizen users and experts in the data engineering and data science fields, along with chief AI officers
Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Lists, an indispensable tool within the Microsoft 365 suite for tracking and organizing information. This book is your comprehensive guide, from the fundamentals to the advanced capabilities of Microsoft Lists, and will help you improve productivity and foster collaboration. Whether you're making a basic to-do list or managing a complex inventory system, Lists is built for a broad spectrum of users, from beginners to professionals, catering to diverse enterprise and consumer use cases.
The book provides thorough coverage of a wide array of topics, from the history of the product and initial setup to the entire set of features it offers. Insights are presented on using templates, optimizing columns, managing your lists, mastering the views, JSON features, and the various sharing and collaboration tools to utilize the product for maximum productivity. The book includes the latest features, such as commenting, Lists forms, real-time presence, and an in-depth look at the mobile experience.
This guidebook is designed to transform your approach to information tracking and management. It offers practical examples, scenarios, and step-by-step instructions, complemented by rich visuals. The book is ideal for enterprises seeking to boost team productivity and also for individuals who wish to manage information with friends and family.
What You Will Learn
Who This Book Is For
Business professionals. IT administrators, and individuals keen on leveraging Microsoft Lists within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
Discover and learn how to use Copilot with Windows 11. This book will help you understand the AI-driven functionalities within Copilot and how they can elevate both your productivity and creativity.
The book begins with the evolution of Generative AI and Microsoft Copilot, including steps to work with the AI chatbot using Windows 11, Microsoft Edge, and Skype, in addition to the web. The book provides a detailed understanding of plugins, including the creation of AI songs. You will also learn the process involved with Image creation and the working of Microsoft Designer.
You will master the use of the Copilot Windows app, followed by coverage of devices with Copilot key and trending Copilot+ PCs. You also will learn about important terms associated with AI and Copilot and additional resources. After reading this book, you will be able to work with Copilot features in Windows 11 and make the most of them.
What You Will Learn
Who This Book Is For
Windows administrators and Copilot enthusiasts