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Credits

Acquisitions Editor

Aaron Black

Project Editor

Jade L. Williams

Technical Editor

Vince Averello

Copy Editor

Marylouise Wiack

Director, Content Development & Assembly

Robyn Siesky

Vice President and Executive Group Publisher

Richard Swadley

About the Author

Paul McFedries is a full-time technical writer. He has been authoring computer books since 1991 and has more than 85 books to his credit, including Windows 8 Visual Quick Tips, Excel Data Analysis Visual Blueprint, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Excel 2013, Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X Mavericks, The Facebook Guide for People Over 50, iPhone 5s and 5c Portable Genius, and iPad 5th Generation and iPad mini 2 Portable Genius, all available from Wiley. Paul’s books have sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. Paul is also the proprietor of Word Spy (http://www.wordspy.com), a website that tracks new words and phrases as they enter the English language. Paul invites you to drop by his personal website at www.mcfedries.com, or you can follow him on Twitter @paulmcf and @wordspy.

Author’s Acknowledgments

It goes without saying that writers focus on text and I certainly enjoyed focusing on the text that you will read in this book. However, this book is more than just the usual collection of words and phrases designed to educate and stimulate the mind. A quick thumb through the pages will show you that this book is also chock full of treats for the eye, including copious screen shots, meticulous layouts, and sharp fonts. Those sure make for a beautiful book and that beauty comes from a lot of hard work by Wiley’s immensely talented group of designers and layout artists.

They are all listed in the Credits section on the previous page, and I thank them for creating another gem. Of course, what you read in this book must also be accurate, logically presented, and free of errors. Ensuring all of this was an excellent group of editors that I got to work with directly, including project editor Jade Williams, copy editor Marylouise Wiack, and technical editor Vince Averello. Thanks to all of you for your exceptional competence and hard work. Thanks, as well, to Wiley Acquisitions Editor Aaron Black for asking me to write this book.

How to Use This Book

Who This Book Is For

This book is for the reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for readers who want to expand their knowledge.

The Conventions in This Book

001 Steps

This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented steps give you the result.

002 Notes

Notes give additional information — special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross-reference to a related area of the book.

003 Icons and Buttons

Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.

004 Tips

Tips offer additional information, including warnings and shortcuts.

005 Bold

Bold type shows command names, options, and text or numbers you must type.

006 Italics

Italic type introduces and defines a new term.

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