Sample chapters
- Mar 15, 2012
- In this chapter from Windows Internals, Part 1, 6th Edition, learn how every aspect of the design and implementation of Microsoft Windows was influenced in some way by the stringent requirements of providing robust security.
Microsoft® Excel® 2013: Using Power View
- Mar 15, 2013
- In this chapter from Microsoft® Excel® 2013: Building Data Models with PowerPivot, you learn the capabilities of Power View. We are not going to explain all the features in great detail, at least partly because there are plenty of good books and resources where you can learn much more information about Power View. Our goal here is to introduce this new tool and show the most important information about the role it plays in graphical exploration.
Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013 Developer Reference: Data Provisioning
- May 15, 2013
- This chapter from Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013 Developer Reference explores the rules for custom lists and the tools that SharePoint 2013 provides to create them. To learn how these tools behave in a real-world scenario, you will investigate how to define a custom list of contacts that can use custom forms and can be browsed through specific list views. The list in this case study will be based on two content types: Customer and Supplier.
Mitigate threats using Azure Defender
- By Yuri Diogenes, Jake Mowrer, Sarah YoungSep 24, 2022
In this sample chapter from Exam Ref SC-200 Microsoft Security Operations Analyst, you will learn how to mitigate threats, manage rules, and understand how to investigate and automate response with Microsoft Azure Defender.
- By Daniil MaslyukNov 5, 2022
In this sample chapter from Exam Ref PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst, you will explore the skills necessary to design, develop, and optimize data models.
- By Daniil MaslyukApr 21, 2021
In this sample chapter from Exam Ref DA-100 Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI, you will review skills to design, develop, and optimize data models, and how you can use DAX to enhance data models.
Models, Views, and Controllers
- Feb 2, 2017
In this sample chapter from ASP.NET Core Application Development: Building an application in four sprints, the author team recaps the basics of models, views, controllers, middleware, and dependency injection.
Modify the structure and appearance of text
- By Curtis Frye, Joan LambertOct 25, 2022
In this sample chapter from Microsoft Office Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365), you will learn how to apply paragraph and character formatting, structure content manually, create and modify lists, apply styles to text, and change a document’s theme.
Modify the structure and appearance of text
- By Joan LambertMar 28, 2019
In this sample chapter from Microsoft Word 2019 Step by Step, walk through procedures related to applying character and paragraph formatting, structuring content manually, creating and modifying lists, applying styles to text, and changing a document’s theme.
Modify the Structure and Appearance of Text in Microsoft Word 2016
- Jan 11, 2016
- This chapter from Microsoft Word 2016 Step By Step guides you through procedures related to applying character and paragraph formatting, structuring content manually, creating and modifying lists, applying styles to text, and changing a document’s theme.
Monitoring and Auditing Windows Server 2012
- May 15, 2013
- In this chapter from Administering Windows Server 2012 Training Guide: MCSA 70-411, you will learn how to monitor and configure auditing for computers running the Windows Server 2012 operating system.
Monitoring and Performance in Windows 7
- Oct 21, 2009
- This chapter from MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-680): Configuring Windows 7 (Corrected Reprint Edition) looks at monitoring resources and performance on a computer running Windows 7. It considers the various tools that tell you what resources are available on a computer and report problems encountered in using a resource. The chapter discusses performance monitoring, establishing baselines and logs, and determining where bottlenecks might occur before they happen. It looks at checking the potential of the computer to perform resource-intensive tasks and how to capture both local events and events on other computers.
Monitoring Exchange Server 2010
- Oct 15, 2010
- In this chapter from MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-662): Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, you will look at monitoring Exchange databases and database statistics, how you configure message tracking and monitor transport queues and mail flow, and how you test and monitor connectivity for the various protocols that implement connectivity between both clients and servers and between the various Exchange Server roles.
Moving from Virtual Server 2005 R2 to Hyper-V
- Jun 10, 2009
- Moving from Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 to Hyper-V involves migrating both the Virtual Server host and the virtual machines. This chapter from Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit will provide you with guidance about what should be moved, how to move it, when to move it, and other important considerations you need to be aware of during the process.
Negotiating Achievable Commitments in Software Project Management
- Aug 8, 2007
- This chapter from Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools presents several ways to improve your ability to make and keep achievable project commitments.
New SSIS 2012 Designer Features
- Sep 15, 2012
- This chapter, from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services, provides an overview of the new features and productivity enhancements in the Integration Services designer for SQL Server Data Tools.
Objective group 2. Insert and format text, paragraphs, and sections
- By Joan LambertMay 26, 2020
In this sample chapter from MOS Study Guide for Microsoft Word Exam MO-100, author Joan Lambert covers the skills tested in the Microsoft Office Specialist exam for Microsoft Word 2019 relating to formatting document content.
Objective group 2. Manage data cells and ranges
- By Joan LambertApr 16, 2020
In this sample chapter from the MOS Study Guide for Microsoft Excel Exam MO-200, author Joan Lambert explains the skills tested in the section of the Microsoft Office Specialist exam for Microsoft Excel 2019 related to managing cells and cell content in worksheets. This includes manipulating data in worksheets, formatting cells and ranges, defining and referencing named ranges, and summarizing data visually.
Objective group 2. Manage slides
- By Joan LambertOct 1, 2020
In this sample chapter from MOS Study Guide for Microsoft PowerPoint Exam MO-300, author Joan Lambert covers the skills relating to creating and managing slides (rather than slide content).
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