Whether you are an Excel neophyte, a sophisticate who knows the program inside out, or an intermediate-level plodder eager to hone your skills, "Excel: The Missing Manual" is sure to become your go-to resource for all things Excel. Covering all the features of Excel 2002 and 2003, the most recent versions for Windows, "Excel: The Missing Manual" is an easy-to-read, thorough and downright enjoyable guide to one of the world's most popular, (and annoyingly complicated ) computer programs.Never a candidate for "the most user-friendly of Microsoft programs," Excel demands study, practice and dedication to gain even a working knowledge of the basics. Excel 2003 is probably even tougher to use than any previous version of Excel. However, despite its fairly steep learning curve, this marvelously rich program enables users of every stripe to turn data into information using tools to analyze, communicate, and share knowledge. Excel can help you to collaborate effectively, and protect and control access to your work. Power users can take advantage of industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) data to connect to business processes.To unleash the power of the program and mine the full potential of their database talents, users need an authorative and friendly resource. None is more authoritative or friendlier than "Excel: The Missing Manual." Not only does the book provide exhaustive coverage of the basics, it provides numerous tips and tricks, as well as advanced data analysis, programming and Web interface knowledge that pros can adopt for their latest project. Neophytes will find everything they need to create professional spreadsheets and become confident users."Excel: The Missing Manual" covers: worksheet basics, formulas and functions, organizing worksheets, charts and graphics, advanced data analysis, sharing data with the rest of the world, and programming.If you buy just one book about using Excel, this has GOT to be it. This book has all you need to help you excel at Excel.

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Social Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture: A Political Economy Perspective presents a critical analysis of the leading positions in social psychology from the perspective of classical and contemporary theories of consumer culture. The analysis seeks to expand social psychological theory by focusing on the interface between modern western culture (consumer culture) and social behaviour. McDonald and Wearing argue that if social psychology is to play a meaningful role in solving some of society's most pressing problems (e.g. global warming, obesity, addiction, alienation, and exclusion) then it needs to incorporate a more comprehensive understanding and analysis of consumer culture. Wide-ranging and challenging, the book offers a fresh insight into critical social psychology appropriate for upper undergraduate and postgraduate courses in personality, social psychology, critical and applied psychology. It will also appeal to those working in clinical, counselling, abnormal, and environmental psychology and anyone with an interest in the integration of social psychology and theories of consumer culture.

The dominant spreadsheet program and one of the most widely used software applications in the world, Microsoft Excel is unbelievably powerful - and can be downright intimidating. If you're new to Excel or among the many existing Excel users who are dazed and confused by all that the program can do (and by how little it has actually done for you), "Excel for Starter: The Missing Manual" is your ideal resource. For everyone who wants to quickly get up to speed on Excel to create, organize, and present household and/or office data and information, this smart new guide delivers just the essentials: it concentrates on the must-have information and the best, most practical Excel features that people like you can use to maximize your productivity and minimize your spreadsheet confusion and frustration. "Excel for Starters: The Missing Manual" demystifies spreadsheets, and explains how to use them most effectively and efficiently. Clear explanations (with lots of examples), step-by-step instructions, helpful illustrations, and timesaving advice guide you through all the most common and useful features of Excel 2002 and 2003 - including how to build spreadsheets, add and format information, print reports, create charts and graphics, and use basic formulas and functions. Sure, there are plenty more thorough, more massive Excel books on the bookstore shelves. But why wade your way through a swamp of details you'll never need - or want - to use? Let author Matthew MacDonald, an educator and software developer who also wrote the highly popular "Excel: The Missing Manual", be your trusted guide as you learn which Excel features will serve you best and which are best ignored. Utterly practical and refreshingly funny, this down-to-earth guide gives you nothing more (and nothing less) than what you need to make Excel do exactly what you want it to do. It's a quick read you'll want to keep on hand for reference again and again.

Social Psychology and Theories of Consumer Culture: A Political Economy Perspective presents a critical analysis of the leading positions in social psychology from the perspective of classical and contemporary theories of consumer culture. The analysis seeks to expand social psychological theory by focusing on the interface between modern western culture (consumer culture) and social behaviour. McDonald and Wearing argue that if social psychology is to play a meaningful role in solving some of society's most pressing problems (e.g. global warming, obesity, addiction, alienation, and exclusion) then it needs to incorporate a more comprehensive understanding and analysis of consumer culture. Wide-ranging and challenging, the book offers a fresh insight into critical social psychology appropriate for upper undergraduate and postgraduate courses in personality, social psychology, critical and applied psychology. It will also appeal to those working in clinical, counselling, abnormal, and environmental psychology and anyone with an interest in the integration of social psychology and theories of consumer culture.

This book is the most comprehensive and up to date introduction to ASP.NET ever written. Focusing solely on Visual Basic, with no code samples duplicated in other languages, award winning author Matthew MacDonald introduces you to the very latest thinking and best practices for the ASP.NET 4.5 technology. Assuming no prior coding experience, you'll be taught everything you need to know from the ground up. Starting from first principals, you'll learn the skills you need to be an effective ASP.NET developer who is ready to progress to more sophisticated projects and professional work. You'll be taught how to use object orientation and code-behind techniques to lay out your code clearly in a way other developers can easily understand. You'll learn how to query databases from within you web pages, spice up your layouts using ASP.NET AJAX and deploy your finished websites to production servers. You'll also learn how to debug your code when things go wrong and the performance and scalability issues that can affect your web projects as they grow. What you'll learn Learn everything you need to know to build ASP.NET 4.5 applications with confidence. Dive into the deepest, broadest, introductory ASP.NET coverage available. Be guided by an award winning author who will steadily progress your knowledge from first principals to advanced techniques over the course of the book. Who this book is for

This book is ideal for anyone new to .NET development who wants to learn how ASP.NET 4.5 works. No prior programming knowledge is assumed and all concepts are explained from first principals. Table of Contents Part 1: Introducing .NET 1. The .NET Framework 2. The C# Language 3. Types, Objects, and Namespace Part 2: Developing ASP.NET Applications 4. Visual Studio 5. Web Form Fundamentals 6. Web Controls 7. Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing 8. State Management Part 3: Building Better Web Forms 9. Validation 10.Rich Controls 11.User Controls and Graphics 12.Styles, Themes, and Master Pages 13.Website Navigation Part 4: Working with Data 14.ADO.NET Fundamentals 15.Data Binding 16.The Data Controls 17.Files and Streams 18.XML Part 5: Website Security 19.Security Fundamentals 20.Membership 21.Profiles Part 6: Advanced ASP.NET 22.Advanced ASP.NET Components 23.Caching 24.LINQ and the Entity Framework 25.ASP.NET AJAX 26.Deploying ASP.NET Applications

This book is the most comprehensive and up to date introduction to ASP.NET ever written. Focussing solely on C#, with no code samples duplicated in other languages, award winning author Matthew MacDonald introduces you to the very latest thinking and best practices for the ASP.NET 4.5 technology. Assuming no prior coding experience, you'll be taught everything you need to know from the ground up. Starting from first principals, you'll learn the skills you need to be an effective ASP.NET developer who is ready to progress to more sophisticated projects and professional work. You'll be taught how to use object orientation and code-behind techniques to lay out your code clearly in a way other developers can easily understand. You'll learn how to query databases from within you web pages, spice up your layouts using ASP.NET AJAX and deploy your finished websites to production servers. You'll also learn how to debug your code when things go wrong and the performance and scalability issues that can affect your web projects as they grow. What you'll learn Learn everything you need to know to build ASP.NET 4.5 applications with confidence. Dive into the deepest, broadest, introductory ASP.NET coverage available. Be guided by an award winning author who will steadily progress your knowledge from first principles to advanced techniques over the course of the book. Who this book is for

This book is ideal for anyone new to .NET development who wants to learn how ASP.NET 4.5 works. No prior programming knowledge is assumed and all concepts are explained from first principals. Table of Contents 1. The .NET Framework 2. The C# Language 3. Types, Objects, and Namespaces 4. Visual Studio 5. Web Form Fundamentals 6. Web Controls 7. Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing 8. State Management 9. Validation 10.Rich Controls 11.User Controls and Graphics 12.Styles, Themes, and Master Pages 13.Website Navigation 14.ADO.NET Fundamentals 15.Data Binding 16.The Data Controls 17.Files and Streams 18.XML 19.Security Fundamentals 20.Membership 21.Profiles 22.Advanced ASP.NET Components 23.Caching 24.LINQ and the Entity Framework 25.ASP.NET AJAX 26.Deploying ASP.NET Applications

Silverlight 5 is the latest iteration of Microsoft's cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor, it rides atop the .NET Framework for maximum ease of use and coding efficiency. The new technology carries forward much of the work that has been done before and augments it in many important respects, including support for H.264 video, major improvements to the graphics engine (including true 3D rendering), and much richer data-binding options for interfacing with other applications Pro Silverlight 5 in C# is an invaluable reference for professional developers who want to discover the new features of Silverlight. Author Matthew MacDonald 's expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you're most productive inno matter what the target platform. As you learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D and 3D drawing, animations, and media playback, you'll experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlightall of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next-generation Windows applications. Pro Silverlight 5 in C#is a comprehensive tutorial, written from professional developer to professional developer. Please note: the print version of this title is black & white; the eBook is full color. What you'll learn To develop rich media applications using Silverlight across browsers and platforms To create a project, set up a layout, and use controls To handle both 2D and 3D drawing, animation, and media playback through Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) To integrate web services support To use Silverlight in conjunction with ASP.NET and its interactions with HTML Who this book is for

This book is for .NET developers encountering Silverlight for the first time. No prior knowledge of WPF or ASP.NET is assumed. Table of Contents Introducing Silverlight XAML Layout Dependency Properties and Routed Events Elements The Application Model Navigation Shapes and Geometries Brushes and Transforms Animation Sound, Video, and Deep Zoom Styles and Behaviors Templates and Custom Controls Browser Integration ASP.NET and Web Services Data Binding Data Controls File Access Multithreading Networking Out-of-Browser Applications

Mastering the development of .NET 4.0 applications in C# is less about knowing the Visual C# 2010 language and more about knowing how to use the functionality of the .NET framework class library most effectively. Visual C# 2010 Recipes explores the breadth of the .NET Framework class library and provides specific solutions to common and interesting programming problems. Each recipe is presented in a succinct problem/solution format and is accompanied by a working code sample to help you understand the concept and quickly apply it.

When you are facing a Visual C# 2010 problem, this book likely contains a recipeprovidingthe solutionor at least points you in the right direction. Even if you are simply looking to broaden your knowledge of the .NET framework class library, Visual C# 2010 Recipes is the perfect resource to assist you.

This is an updated reference for .NET 4.0 programmers. All code samples come as stand-alone Visual Studio 2010 solutions for your convenience. What you'll learn Clear, concise answers to myriad problems that occur during day-to-day C# 2010 development How to write code according to Microsoft's best practice guidelines Answers to questions covering everything from workflow to XML processing Who this book is for

While there are few developers who do not stand to learn something from this book's concise, solution-oriented format, it is primarily aimed at emerging software professionals taking their first steps into the IT marketplace. These newly qualified and relatively inexperienced developers will gain the most from the book's comprehensive content and fast-access design, which is aimed at helping them cope with the problems and pitfalls that regularly occur when learning a new technology. Table of Contents Application Development Data Manipulation Application Domains, Reflection, and Metadata Threads, Processes, and Synchronization Files, Directories, and I/O XML Processing Windows Forms Graphics, Multimedia, and Printing Database Access Networking Security and Cryptography Unmanaged Code Interoperability Commonly Used Interfaces and Patterns Windows Integration Parallel Programming Using LINQ Windows Presentation Foundation

Silverlight is Microsoft's cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor, Silverlight4 rides atop the .NET framework for maximum ease of use and coding efficiency. The technology carries forward much of the work that has been done before and augments it in many important respects, including support for H.264 video, major improvements to the graphics engine (including true 3D rendering), and much richer data-binding options for interfacing with other applications Pro Silverlight4 in VB is an invaluable reference for professional developers who want to discover the features of Silverlight. Author Matthew MacDonald's expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you're most productive inno matter what the target platform. As you learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D and 3D drawing, animations, and media playback, you'll experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlightall of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next-generation Windows applications. In this book, MacDonald provides a comprehensive tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer. What you'll learn Develop rich media applications using Silverlight across browsers and platforms Create a project, set up a layout, and use controls Handle both 2D and 3D drawing, animation, and media playback through Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Integrate web services support Use Silverlight in conjunction with ASP.NET and its interactions with HTML Who this book is for

.NET developers encountering Silverlight for the first time. No prior knowledge of WPF or ASP.NET is assumed. Table of Contents Introducing Silverlight XAML Layout Dependency Properties and Routed Events Elements The Application Model Navigation Shapes and Geometries Brushes, Transforms, and Bitmaps Animation Sound, Video, and Deep Zoom Styles and Behaviors Templates and Custom Controls Browser Integration ASP.NET Web Services Data Binding Data Controls File Access Multithreading Networking Out-of-Browser Applications

The most up-to-date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you'll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 4 in VB 2010 guides you through Microsoft's latest technology for building dynamic web sites. This book will enable you to build dynamic web pages on the fly, and assumes only the most basic knowledge of Visual Basic.

The book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right up to the most advanced techniques, such as querying databases from within a web page and tuning your site for optimal performance. Within these pages, you'll find tips for best practices and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles you need to know in order to be effective with ASP.NET. The book also emphasizes the invaluable coding techniques of object orientation and code-behind, which will start you off on the track to building real-world web sites right from the beginningrather than just faking it with simplified coding practices.

By the time you've finished the book, you will have mastered the core techniques and have all the knowledge you need to begin work as a professional ASP.NET developer. Table of Contents The .NET Framework The C# Language Types, Objects, and Namespaces Visual Studio Web Form Fundamentals Web Controls Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing State Management Validation Rich Controls User Controls and Graphics Styles, Themes, and Master Pages Website Navigation ADO.NET Fundamentals Data Binding The Data Controls Files and Streams XML Security Fundamentals Membership Profiles Component-Based Programming Caching LINQ and the Entity Framework ASP.NET AJAX Deploying ASP.NET Applications

The most up-to-date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you'll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 4 in C# 2010 guides you through Microsoft's latest technology for building dynamic web sites. Learn how to build sophisticated web pages quickly and easily using the most powerful tools available.

Starting with the basics, this book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right through to advanced techniques - such as making database queries from within a web page, tuning your website for optimal performance and deploying your website to production servers.

Within these pages, you'll find tips for best practices and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles you need to know in order to be effective with ASP.NET. The book also fully explains the crucial coding techniques of object-orientation and code-behind on which your future as a successful ASP.NET developer relies. What you'll learn How to build well-structured ASP.NET 4 applications including how to incorporate data from databases, XML files, web services, and other services. A solid understanding of key ASP.NET concepts such as master pages, themes, state management, session state, and error handling, and of which techniques work best in which situations. How to improve the user experience of your pages through the use of ASP.NET AJAX. Who this book is for

This book is ideal for anyone new to .NET development who wants to learn how ASP.NET works. No prior programming knowledge is assumed and all concepts are explained from first principals Table of Contents Part 1: Introducing .NET The .NET Framework The C# Language Types, Objects, and Namespaces Part 2: Developing ASP.NET Applications Visual Studio Web Form Fundamentals Web Controls Error Handling, Logging, and Tracing State Management Part 3: Building Better Web Forms Validation Rich Controls User Controls and Graphics Styles, Themes, and Master Pages Website Navigation Part 4: Working with Data ADO.NET Fundamentals Data Binding The Data Controls Files and Streams XML Part 5: Website Security Security Fundamentals Membership Profiles Part 6: Advanced ASP.NET Advanced ASP.NET Components Caching LINQ and the Entity Framework ASP.NET AJAX Deploying ASP.NET Applications

Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug-in that frees your code from the traditional confines of the browser. It is a rules-changing, groundbreaking technology that allows you to run rich client applications right inside the browser. Even more impressively, it is able to host true .NET applications in non-Microsoft browsers (like Firefox) and on non-Microsoft platforms (like Mac OS X).

Silverlight is still new and evolving fast, and you need a reliable guidebook to make sense of it. What you'll learn

This 176 page book is meant to give you a sense of what you, as a programmer, can expect from Silverlight in terms of what the user is going to see. The emphasis here is on understanding what Silverlight has to offer. While there is some code given, that is not the point of the book. The point is to be ably to quickly understand what functionality is available to you, what options you might have without getting bogged down in much code. Who is this book for?

We assume that you are a programmer and that you have an understanding of XAML. However, if you do ignore the code that exists in the book, then any lay person or even an administrator, can come to grips with the visual element of Silverlight.
Related Titles from Apress Pro WPF: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 3.0 Pro Silverlight 2 Silverlight 2 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

Visual Basic 2008 Recipes is a book of ready-made coding solutions for programmers who don't want spend a lot of time reading. Each chapter addresses a specific problem-domain such as multimedia, database access, XML manipulation, etc. Each chapter then presents a number of common problems, with a solution following each problem. Readers appreciate the recipe format, because they can look up a problem, read one to three pages, implement the solution, and then get on with their work. Recipe books are ideal for those who want to spend their days doing, not reading.

Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation provides the foundation for building applications and high-quality user experiences in Windows Vista. WPF blends application user interface, documents, and media content to provide richer control, design, and development of the visual aspects of Windows programs. Author Matthew MacDonald shows you how WPF really works. His no-nonsense, practical advice will get you building high-quality WPF applications quickly and easily. MacDonald will take you through a thorough investigation of the more advanced aspects of WPF, and its relation to other elements of the WinFX stack and the .NET Framework 3.5, to complete your understanding of WPF and VB 2008. WPF's functionality extends to support for Tablet PCs and other forms of input device, and provides a more modern imaging and printing pipeline, accessibility and UI automation infrastructure, data-driven UI and visualization, as well as the integration points for weaving the application experience into the Windows shell. What you'll learn WPF basics: XAML, layout, control essentials, and data flow WPF applications: Navigation, commands, localization, and deployment Advanced controls: Custom controls, menus, toolbars, and trees WPF documents: Text layout, printing, and document packaging Graphics and multimedia: Drawing shapes, sound and video, animation, geometric transformations, and imaging Who is this book for? Developers encountering WPF and .NET 3.5 for the first time in their professional lives. About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder. You have gotten the job, now you needto hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career. Related Titles Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Fourth Edition Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Third Edition Pro WPF in C# 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation with .NET 3.5, Second Edition Pro Silverlight

*The first advanced book offering important .NET 2.0 insights into C# and Windows Forms *Explains taking .NET controls to highest level for programmers, with advanced customizations *Follows the successful formula of the previous edition (1590590457), examining all the .NET controls from old staples to the new .NET 2.0 controls

Microsoft Silverlight allows you to create rich multimedia interfaces with the power and flexibility of Flash, but with the extensibility and the great tools that .NET offers. With Silverlight and ASP.NET Revealed, you'll learn to use Microsoft's Silverlight technology in conjunction with ASP.NET and Visual Studio 2008 (codename Orcas). You will ultimately incorporate Silverlight into an ASP.NET web site and use the ASP.NET controls that render Silverlight content. But you'll also get the basics of Silverlight, too, making this book a must-read for any web developer curious about Silverlight. What you'll learnWho this book is for

Silverlight and ASP.NET Revealed assumes a deep knowledge of ASP.NET, but no knowledge of Silverlight. Table of Contents Understanding Silverlight Creating a Silverlight Project Silverlight Essentials Silverlight and ASP.NET Drawing in 2D Animation

Visual Basic 2005 has established itself over the last twelve months as the language of choice for first-time developers moving onto the .NET 2.0 Framework. The language's clear syntax and helpful user-friendly features naturally appeal to developers just starting out on their coding careers.

This book is designed to help this large audience of emerging talents during their first few years in the industry. It is packed with solutions to the common problems that professionals in the field encounter day-in day-out. The book collates these problems and explains their available solutions providing the reader with a succinct explanation of the issues they are facing and a break-down of how the problem can be solved. A complete fully-working code sample is provided for each recipe to put the reader's development back on track.

"Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005: From Novice to Professional" steers you through the maze of ASP.NET web programming concepts. You will learn language and theory simultaneously, mastering the core techniques necessary to develop good coding practices and enhance your skill set.

This book provides thorough coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from beginning to advanced techniques, such as querying databases from within a web page and performance-tuning your site. You'll find tips for best practices and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles.

The book also emphasizes the invaluable coding techniques of object orientation and code-behind, which will enable you to build real-world websites instead of just scraping by with simplified coding practices. By the time you finish this book, you will have mastered the core techniques essential to professional ASP.NET developers.

I absolutely love the book. This is the first book I have read that uses a cookbook style approach of presenting many common development problems and their solutions. -- David Hayden, .NET Developer

Mastering .NET development is as much about understanding the functionality of the .NET Framework as it is about the syntax and grammar of your chosen language. "Visual C# 2005 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach" recognizes this fine balance. This book meets your need for fast, effective solutions to the difficulties you encounter in your coding projects.

The recipes included in this book have been chosen and written with emerging pros in mind. The book features an equal balance of code and text. The supplied code gives you everything you need to solve the problem at hand, while the accompanying text provides supporting information.

This is a fully up-to-date reference for .NET 2.0 programmers. All code comes as a stand-alone Visual Studio 2005 solution. The book even covers advanced concepts that take you past basic recipe solutionsyoull be able to distill entire concepts and theories.

"Pro ASP.NET 1.1 in VB.NET" aims to be the definite reference for working developers in the field. Its compendium format covers every topic you are likely to come across in your day-to-day work, from handling data through to configuration and deployment.

The books goal is to act firstly as a tutorial guide that can be read from cover-to-cover, then secondly as a reference book that you can scan quickly to retrieve the answer to a specific problem as you work.

This book puts to use hard-won, real-world VB .NET experience, and demonstrates it clearly through numerous diagrams, screenshots, and working code samples. -->What you'll learn-->-->Who this book is for-->

This comprehensive reference is ideal for seasoned ASP.NET developers who perform real work on a daily basis.

'ASP.NET 1.1 Solutions Toolkit' is a collection of reusable ASP.NET components, all of which serve two purposes. First, the components may be used as they are (or with minor modifications) to add exciting features to your own ASP.NET web sites. Second, each component's design and implementation is discussed.

"Pro ASP.NET 1.1 in C#" aims to be the definitive reference for working developers in the field. Its compendium format covers every topic you are likely to come across in your day-to-day work, from handling data through to configuration and deployment.

The books goal is to act first as a tutorial guide that you can read from cover to cover, and second as a reference book that you can scan quickly to retrieve the answer to a specific problem as you work.

This comprehensive reference is ideal for seasoned ASP.NET developers who perform real work on a daily basis. This book puts to use hard-won, real-world ASP.NET and C# experience, and demonstrates it clearly through numerous diagrams, screenshots, and working code samples.

This book assumes only basic knowledge of VB .NET (although it contains a review of what is needed for those coming from a different background). But, by the end of it, the reader will have mastered the core knowledge needed to begin work as a professional ASP.NET developer. It places special emphasis on the techniques such as code behind, that professionals need. more scalable, faster and is arguably the best thing Microsoft has ever done in the Web development space. The recently released 1.1 version should spur adoptions (since many people wait for the 1.1 version of any Microsoft technology) ASP.NET, like its predecessor allows a Web site builder to dynamically build Web pages on the fly by inserting queries to a relational database in the Web page. ASP.NET is different than its predecessor in that it allows use of modern languages like VB .NET instead of scripting languages and it encourages correct programming style by allowing the separation of the design from the operational code.

* Edit standard XML files with all the tools of Word and Excel (like formulas and the spell checker) * Take existing Word or Excel documents, transform all or part of them into XML, and "plug" them into business processes. * Mine the data in an Office document, using custom macros or applications-on any platform. * Create rich Word or Excel documents programmatically, without even needing to have Office installed. * Create smart documents that have built-in user guidance and validation rules to prevent errors.