Separate modules offer instructions in the use of software applications. The modules may be used as stand-alone lab manuals or packaged with any other Dryden title through the Dryden Exact program.

Separate modules offer step-by-step instructions in the use of the most popular new software applications. The modules may be used as stand-alone lab manuals or packaged with any other Dryden title through the Dryden Exact program. Many schools use the individual manuals in their adult education programs and/or they bind several manuals together for their hands-on micro applications course. Electronic Learning Facilitators, Inc. (ELF) is a computer education and training company founded in 1981. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, ELF serves a wide variety of governmental, academic, and corporate clients - including the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the National Geographic Society, Georgetown University, IBM, and AT&T. Features: * Jargon-free explanations and easy-to-follow exercises provide the necessary structure and information for a guided, hands-on, approach. * Pedagogically sound features include chapter overviews, objectives, activities, and review questions. * Numerous screen reproductions and illustrations, as well as step-by-step explanations, provide explicit help for self-instruction. * End-of-chapter "Quick Check" review questions help students evaluate their grasp of key skills an concepts. * Each chapter includes numerous interactive "Activities" appropriate to mastering a particular skill. * The instructor's manual includes teaching tips and supplemental activities. * New manuals will be published as new software programs become available. * Each module combines a comprehensive workbook and practical reference manual with a 3.5 data disk to provide a complete learning tool for the student. * The student disk contains template data files for use with many of the advanced exercises. After students have learned the basic data entry procedures, they will not have to waste time on repetitive keystroking tasks.