Kathy Ivens (Philadelphia, PA) has been a computer consultant since 1984. She has authored, co-authored, contributed to, and ghost written more than forty volumes on computer subjects. She is a frequent contributor to national magazines on computer topics, writing reviews and articles, and is a contributing editor for Windows 2000 Magazine and Windows NT Magazine. Conrad Carlberg (S. Carlsbad, CA) is a former Microsoft MVP for Excel.
"""Microsoft Corporation has shipped the first beta version of its next Office applications suite, with officials calling the upgrade the most significant and innovative release of Office ever."" - Peter Gallie, eWeek, August 30, 2000"""