Laura Stewart is an experienced technical writer and software instructor. She is a certified Microsoft Office Expert Specialist in Excel and PowerPoint, and an award winning Microsoft Office 2000 Beta tester. Laura has written several computer reference books for QUE including: Using Microsoft Excel 97 (Second Edition), Migrating to Office 95 & 97: A Corporate Users Reference Guide, Easy Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, and Easy Microsoft Excel 97. She has also been a contributing author on several other QUE books, including: Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 98, Teach Yourself Microsoft Project 98, Special Edition Using Microsoft PowerPoint 97, and Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 95. With more than 7 years experience as a professional instructor of computer application classes, Laura has become an expert at explaining difficult software application concepts. At the same time, her engaging teaching style keeps the classes interesting and fosters an interactive learning experience for her students. Laura teaches a wide variety of spreadsheet, project management, database, and graphic applications primarily for Productivity Point International, a leader in computer software training solutions. Additionally, she frequently provides consulting on Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.