Part of the Illustrated Series, this text offers a quick visual step-by-step approach for learning how to work with programs, manage files, and customize the Windows environment using Microsoft Windows 98 Millennium Edition. Patrick Carey received his M.S. in Biostatistics from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked as a researcher in the General Clinical Research Center designing and analyzing clinical studies. He co-authored his first textbook with Kenneth Berk on using Excel as a statistical tool. He and his wife Joan founded Carey Associates, Inc., a software textbook development company. He has since authored or co-authored over 20 academic and trade texts for the software industry. Besides books on data analysis, Carey has written on the Windows operating system, web page design, database management, the Internet, browsers, and presentation graphics software. Patrick, Joan, and their five young sons live in Madison, Wisconsin.