THEME: "Learn by Doing"...This theme overall reveals that the text is very hands on through it's mulitple exercises. This allows the student to master skills because they must do it themselves.

REAL WORLD, CASE_DRIVEN: examples/references/cases allow students to better grasp concepts. This forces students to apply their MS Office skills and better prepares them for future jobs. Critical skills in context.

CLEAR LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students begin each lesson with clear learning objectives so they can see the skills they know and move onto the skills they don't. This prevents them from getting lost and also saves the students time.

AUTHOR-GENERATED SUPPLEMENTS: These author-generated supplements ensure consistency among the text and its resources.