Sample chapters

LINQ to SQL: Querying Data

• Nov 23, 2010
• This chapter from Programming Microsoft LINQ in .NET Framework 4 covers LINQ to SQL features used to query data.

Maintaining State and Sequencing Operations in Windows Communication Foundation 4

• Nov 23, 2010
• The issue of sequencing operations should naturally lead you to consider the need to maintain state information between operations. In this chapter from Windows Communication Foundation 4 Step by Step, you will investigate some of these issues and see how you can resolve them.

Advanced Diagnostic Tools in Windows 7

• Oct 25, 2010
• In this chapter from Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out, Mike Halsey covers some of the advanced tools that come with Windows 7, describing the features and capabilities of each one and explaining how you can use them to help you troubleshoot your Windows 7 system.

Storing Data in Memory in Microsoft ADO.NET 4

• Oct 25, 2010
• This chapter from Microsoft ADO.NET 4 Step by Step introduces the DataRow class and its role in data storage within each data table.

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.

Designing a Client Life Cycle for Windows 7 Desktop Administrators

• Oct 11, 2010
• This chapter from MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-686): Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Administrator covers designing and managing a licensing strategy, designing a client hardware platform and migrating user profiles.

Create Compelling SmartArt Diagrams and Charts in Microsoft Word 2010

• Oct 8, 2010
• In this chapter from Microsoft Word 2010, you learn about SmartArt, the diagramming tool that is included as part of Word 2010, and find out how to add and enhance charts in your Word document. What’s more, the charts you add interact easily with Excel 2010, so you can use simple worksheet sections or complex calculations as part of the charts you create.

Microsoft PowerPivot for Excel 2010: Date Calculations in DAX

• Oct 5, 2010
• In this chapter from Microsoft PowerPivot for Excel 2010: Give Your Data Meaning, learn how to create a Dates table for a PowerPivot model and how to use that table to support several types of calculations: number of working days, aggregation and comparison over time, and closing balance over time.

Inside OneNote 2010

• Sep 27, 2010
• OneNote really is a digital replacement for a traditional loose-leaf notebook in which you can save class notes, academic research, meeting minutes, or just about anything else you might be tempted to put on a piece of paper. In this chapter from Microsoft Office 2010 Inside Out, learn about the features and capabilities of OneNote 2010.

Advanced ASP.NET Programming for Windows Identity Foundation

• Sep 15, 2010
• This chapter from Programming Windows Identity Foundation takes a concrete approach to WIF programming, tackling many important problems and scenarios you might encounter when securing ASP.NET applications.

Using Windows PowerShell to Perform and Automate Farm Administrative Tasks in Microsoft SharePoint 2010

• Sep 3, 2010
• This chapter from Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrator's Companion explores the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell and how to use Windows PowerShell to accomplish some basic administrative tasks.

Analyzing Microsoft Excel 2010 Data with PivotTable Reports

• Aug 31, 2010
• This chapter from Microsoft Excel 2010 Inside Out introduces PivotTables in Excel 2010, explaining everything from their creation to formatting to grouping and charting.

How to Change Workbook Appearance in Microsoft Excel 2010

• Aug 25, 2010
• In this chapter from Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step by Step, you'll learn how to change the appearance of data, apply existing formats to data, make numbers easier to read, change data's appearance based on its value, and add images to worksheets in Microsoft Excel 2010.

Automating a Client Application Using Macros in Microsoft Access 2010

• Aug 15, 2010
• With this chapter from Microsoft Access 2010 Inside Out, you'll learn about user interface macros — various types of actions you can define in macros, building both simple macros and macro with multiple defined actions, managing macros and creating submacros, using embedded and temporary macros, debugging macros, and understanding un-trusted actions.

Customizing and Securing Microsoft Word 2010

• Aug 15, 2010
• Katherine Murray discusses the customization and security features of Microsoft Word 2010, in this chapter from Microsoft Word 2010 Plain & Simple.

Using RSS Feeds in Microsoft Outlook 2010

• Aug 15, 2010
• In this chapter from Microsoft Outlook 2010 Inside Out, learn how to use RSS feeds in Microsoft Outlook 2010, including configuring RSS, adding RSS Feeds to Outlook, using your RSS feeds, adding an OPML file to Outlook, managing Your RSS Feeds, setting RSS properties, and creating rules for RSS feeds.

Create Databases and Simple Tables

• Jul 15, 2010
• In this chapter from Microsoft Access 2010 Step by Step, you’ll create a database from a template and create a table manually. Then you’ll adjust the display of a data table to fit your needs.

Create Simple Reports in Microsoft Access 2010

• Jul 15, 2010
• In this chapter from Microsoft Access 2010 Step by Step, you’ll create a report in Access 2010 by using a wizard. After modifying the layout and content of the report, you’ll see how it will look when printed.

Designing High Availability with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

• Jul 15, 2010
• This chapter from Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Best Practices details the steps to achieving high availability for your Exchange Servers, including availability planning, planning failovers, and risk mitigation.

Enhance Message Content in Microsoft Outlook 2010

• Jun 29, 2010
• This chapter from Microsoft Outlook 2010 Step by Step reviews formatting techniques and shows how to set default fonts for new messages and message responses, and create an e-mail signature that’s automatically included in all new messages. It then describes how to insert and modify pictures, Clip Art, and shapes, and use the new Screenshot and Screen Clipping tools to capture images of content displayed on your screen.