Knowhow
KI & Recht kompakt
Das Buch gibt einen kompakten Einblick in alle wesentlichen Rechtsfragen rund um den Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz in Unternehmen oder Produkten. Versierte Autoren mit Praxiserfahrung erläutern die wichtigsten rechtlichen Themen beim Einsatz intelligenter Systeme und behandeln nach einer Einführung in die technischen Grundlagen die Auswirkungen und Besonderheiten Künstlicher Intelligenz in den Bereichen:* Zivilrecht* Vertragsgestaltung* Lizenzierung * Haftung* Immaterialgüterrechte * Datenschutz* Strafrecht* ArbeitsrechtMatthias Hartmann ist Rechtsanwalt und Fachanwalt für IT-Recht. Er beschäftigt sich seit über 20 Jahren mit Rechtsfragen der Künstlichen Intelligenz und berät Hersteller und Nutzer von KI-Systemen als Gründungspartner der auf IT-Recht spezialisierten Kanzlei HK2 Rechtsanwälte. Die weiteren Autoren des Buches sind Experten in ihren jeweiligen Fachbereichen und haben sich intensiv mit den Rechtsfragen beim Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz auseinandergesetzt.Technische Grundlagen.-Künstliche Intelligenz im Zivilrecht.- Haftung am Beispiel automatisierter Fahrzeuge.- KI im Immaterialgüterrecht.-Datenschutz.- Datenschutz in öffentlichen KI-Forschungsprojekten.- KI im Arbeitsrecht.- Künstliche Intelligenz und das Strafrecht.
SketchUp For Dummies
THE FIRST STEP IN MAKING YOUR IDEAS A REALITYSketchUp offers a vast array of tools that help you get your building, woodworking, and design plans out of your head and into a real model. Even if you’ve never dabbled in the software, SketchUp All-in-One For Dummies makes it easy to get started as quickly as the ideas pop into your head!Providing real-world insight from top SketchUp insiders, these six-books-in-one teach you how to tackle the basics of the program and apply those skills to real-world projects. You’ll discover the basics of modeling as they apply to either free or paid versions of SketchUp before diving into creating models to use for making objects, constructing buildings, or redesigning interiors.* Navigate the SketchUp product mix* Get familiar with the basics of modeling* View and share your models* Make your architecture, interior design, and woodworking dreams a realityYou have tons of great ideas—and now you can harness this powerful software to bring them to life.BILL FANE is the author of AutoCAD For Dummies. He spent years as a product designer before becoming an educator focused on design tools. MARK HARRISON is a product manager for Trimble, Inc., SketchUp's parent company. He studies learnability in 3D software. JOSH REILLY is a training manager with Trimble and a longtime SketchUp instructor. INTRODUCTION 1About This Book 1Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 2Beyond the Book 3Where to Go from Here 4PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH SKETCHUP 5CHAPTER 1: THE SKETCHUP SETUP 7Picking a Version of SketchUp 7SketchUp for Schools 9SketchUp Pro 9SketchUp for Web 10Trimble Connect 12Navigating SketchUp 12Customizing settings to see better 13Getting to know your mouse 13Finding your Zen with click-release, click-to-finish 14Working faster with keyboard shortcuts 15Introducing Undo 16Taking the 10-Minute SketchUp Tour 17The SketchUp Frame of Mind 19CHAPTER 2: GETTING A RUNNING START 21Making a Quick Model from Scratch 21Slapping On Some Paint 28Giving Your Model Some Style 31Switching On the Sun 33Sharing Your Masterpiece 35CHAPTER 3: ESTABLISHING THE MODELING MINDSET 37All about Edges and Faces 38Living on the edge 38Facing the facts about faces 39Understanding the relationship between edges and faces 41Drawing in 3D on a 2D Screen 43Giving instructions with the drawing axes 44Keeping an eye out for inferences 44Using inferences to help you model 47Warming Up Your SketchUp Muscles 49Getting the best view of what you’re doing 49Drawing and erasing edges with ease 52Injecting accuracy into your model 53Selecting what you mean to select 57Moving and copying like a champ 60Making and using guides 67Painting your faces with color and texture 70PART 2: MODELING IN SKETCHUP 73CHAPTER 4: BUILDING BUILDINGS 75Drawing Floors and Walls 76Starting out in 2D 77Coming up with a simple plan 82Doing an inside job 83Going from 2D to 3D 90Adding floors to your building 95Inserting doors and windows 104Staring Down Stairs 108The Subdivided Rectangles method 109The Copied Profile method 111Raising the Roof 113Building flat roofs with parapets 115Creating eaves for buildings with pitched roofs 116Constructing gabled roofs 117Making hip roofs 119Sticking your roof together with Intersect Faces 121CHAPTER 5: FALLING IN LOVE WITH COMPONENTS 125SketchUp Groupies 126Working with Components 127What makes components so great? 128Exploring the Components panel 132Creating your own components 138Editing, exploding, and locking component instances 140Discovering Dynamic Components 142Poking around to see what happens 147Taking Advantage of Components to Build Better Models 148Modeling symmetrically: Good news for lazy people 148Modeling with repeated elements 155CHAPTER 6: GOING BEYOND BUILDINGS 159Extruding with Purpose: Follow Me 160Using Follow Me 160Making lathed forms 162Creating extruded shapes 164Subtracting from a model with Follow Me 169Modeling with the Scale Tool 174Getting the hang of Scale 174Scaling profiles to make organic forms 177Making and Modifying Terrain 183Creating a new terrain model 184Editing an existing terrain model 192Building a Solid Tools Foundation 199Understanding solids 200Checking out the Solid Tools 202Putting the Solid Tools to work 204CHAPTER 7: KEEPING YOUR MODEL ORGANIZED 209Taking Stock of Your Tools 210Seeing the Big Picture: The Outliner 211Taking a good look at the Outliner 212Making good use of the Outliner 213Discovering the Ins and Outs of Tags 214What Tags are — and what they’re not 214Navigating the Tags panel 215Tag, you’re it! 216Staying out of trouble 217Putting It All Together 218CHAPTER 8: MODELING WITH TEXTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND CAD FILES 223Painting Faces with Image Files 224Applying textures to flat faces 224Controlling color and transparency 232Applying textures to curved surfaces 233Modeling Directly from a Photo: Introducing Photo-Matching 238Choosing a Match Photo–friendly image 238Modeling by photo-matching 239Making your matched photo reappear (or disappear) 245Adding Geographic Data 246Working with Imported CAD files 249Importing a CAD file into SketchUp Pro 249Cleaning up imported CAD data 252Modeling on top of imported CAD data 256CHAPTER 9: 3D PRINTING WITH SKETCHUP MODELS 263Building Up a View of 3D Printing 264Knowing Your 3D Printers 265Fused deposition modeling (FDM) 265Stereolithography (SLA) 266Fused powder modeling (FPM) 266Designing for Successful 3D Printing 267Building a model in layers 267Designing to avoid support material 268Bridging 269Preparing a SketchUp Model for 3D Printing 270Peeking inside a model 270Knowing what makes a solid model 271Using Solid Tools to combine groups 272CleanUp3 and Solid Inspector2 273Combining groups with Intersect Faces 275Checking a model’s normals 277Size matters! 278Breaking your model into arts 279Exporting Your SketchUp File 2843D printing services 284Using Your 3D Printer 285Print early, print often 285Inside your model 286Going beyond Basic 3D Printing 287Designing Parts that connect 287Testing your model’s moving Parts 291Designing Things That Move 292Captive joints 292Pins 293Gears 293Assemblies 294PART 3: VIEWING YOUR MODEL IN DIFFERENT WAYS 295CHAPTER 10: WORKING WITH STYLES AND SHADOWS 297Styling Your Model’s Appearance 298Choosing how and where to apply styles 298Applying styles to your models 299Editing your styles 301Creating a new style 318Saving and sharing styles you make (Desktop only) 319Working with Shadows 322Discovering the shadow settings 322Adding depth and realism 324Creating accurate shadow studies (Desktop only) 328CHAPTER 11: PREPARING MODELS FOR PRESENTATION 333Exploring Your Creation on Foot 334These tools were made for walking 334Stopping to look around 337Setting your field of view 337Taking the Scenic Route 339Creating scenes 340Moving from scene to scene 342Modifying scenes after you make ’em 344Mastering the Sectional Approach 352Cutting plans and sections 353Animating sections with scenes 361PART 4: SHARING WHAT YOU’VE MADE 363CHAPTER 12: CREATING IMAGES, PRESENTATIONS, AND DOCUMENTS IN LAYOUT 365Building a LayOut Document 366Customizing a document’s pages and layers 368Adding and editing text 370Inserting SketchUp model views 372Adding photos and other graphics 379Drawing with LayOut’s vector tools 380Create clipping masks to emphasize details 384Annotating with labels 385Displaying dimensions 387Creating tables 392Creating Your Own Templates 394Putting Together Your Own Scrapbooks 395Getting Your Document out the Door 396Printing your work 396Exporting a PDF or image files 396Exporting a DWG or DXF file 398Going full-screen 399CHAPTER 13: OTHER WAYS TO SHARE YOUR WORK 401Exporting Images from SketchUp for Web 402Making Sure You Export Enough Pixels 405Exporting Enough Pixels for a Digital Presentation 407Printing from SketchUp for Web 407Printing to Scale in SketchUp for Web 408Making Movies with Animation Export 410Getting ready for prime time 410Exporting a movie 411Figuring out the Animation Export Options settings 413Exporting a CAD File 415Preparing your file 415Exporting a 2D DWG file 416Exporting a 3D DWG file 417Working with the 3D Warehouse 418Why use 3D Warehouse? 418Getting to the 3D Warehouse 419Find, preview, and download models 420Uploading a model 420Managing models online 421PART 5: THE PART OF TENS 425CHAPTER 14: TEN SKETCHUP TRAPS AND THEIR WORKAROUNDS 427SketchUp Won’t Create a Face Where You Want It To 427Your Faces Are Two Different Colors 429Edges on a Face Won’t Sink In 430SketchUp Crashed, and You Lost Your Model 431SketchUp is Sooooo Slooooooooow 432You Can’t Get a Good View of the Inside of Your Model 434A Face Flashes When You Orbit 435You Can’t Move Your Component the Way You Want 435Bad Stuff Happens Almost Every Time You Use the Eraser 436All Your Edges and Faces Have Different Tags 437CHAPTER 15: TEN SKETCHUP QUICK WINS 439Setting Your Click Style to Click-Move-Click 439Customizing Shortcuts 440Using the Inference Locking Force 442Transporting Yourself across Space and Time 444Rounding Off Edges with the Arc Tool 445Using the Scale Tool to Set Length for Simple Objects 446Ten Extensions for Dummies 447Getting SketchUp on Your Smartphone 450Turning Off Your Profiles 453Connecting with the SketchUp Community 453Index 455
Clean Agile - Deutsche Ausgabe
Die Essenz der agilen SoftwareentwicklungZurück zu den Ursprüngen: Die agilen Werte und Prinzipien effektiv in der Praxis umsetzen Lernen Sie aus Uncle Bobs jahrzehntelanger Erfahrung, worauf es bei der agilen Softwareentwicklung wirklich ankommt Die ursprünglichen agilen Werte und Prinzipien kurz und prägnant für den Praxiseinsatz erläutert Von den unternehmerischen Aspekten über die Kommunikation im Team bis zu den technischen Praktiken wie Test-Driven Development (TDD), einfaches Design und Pair Programming Fast 20 Jahre nach der Veröffentlichung des agilen Manifests ruft der legendäre Softwareentwickler Robert C. Martin (»Uncle Bob«) dazu auf, sich wieder auf die ursprünglichen Werte und Prinzipien zurückzubesinnen, die den eigentlichen Kern der agilen Softwareentwicklung ausmachen und die für die Praxis von zentraler Bedeutung sind. Mit Clean Agile lässt er alle an seiner jahrzehntelangen Erfahrung teilhaben und räumt mit Missverständnissen und Fehlinterpretationen auf, die im Laufe der Jahre entstanden sind. Dabei wendet er sich gleichermaßen an Programmierer und Nicht-Programmierer. Uncle Bob macht deutlich, was agile Softwareentwicklung eigentlich ist, war und immer sein sollte: ein einfaches Konzept, das kleinen Softwareteams hilft, kleine Projekte zu managen – denn daraus setzen sich letztendlich alle großen Projekte zusammen. Dabei konzentriert er sich insbesondere auf die Praktiken des Extreme Programmings (XP), ohne sich in technischen Details zu verlieren. Egal, ob Sie Entwickler, Tester, Projektmanager oder Auftraggeber sind – dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, worauf es bei der Umsetzung agiler Methoden wirklich ankommt. Aus dem Inhalt: Ursprünge der agilen Softwareentwicklung Agile Werte und Prinzipien Der richtige Einsatz von Scrum Agile Transformation Extreme Programming Unternehmensbezogene Praktiken: User Stories, Velocity, kleine Releases und Akzeptanztests Teambezogene Praktiken: gemeinsame Eigentümerschaft, kontinuierliche Integration und Stand-up-Meetings Technische Praktiken: TDD, Refactoring, einfaches Design und Pair Programming Zertifizierung und Coaching Software Craftsmanship
G Suite For Dummies
GET FAST ANSWERS TO YOUR G SUITE QUESTIONS WITH THIS FRIENDLY RESOURCEG Suite For Dummies is the fun guide to the productivity suite that’s quickly winning over professional and personal users. This book shares the steps on how to collaborate in the cloud, create documents and spreadsheets, build presentations, and connect with chat or video. Written in the easy-to-follow For Dummies style, G Suite For Dummies covers the essential components of Google’s popular software, including:* Google Docs for word processing* Gmail for email* Google Calendar for scheduling and day planning* Google Sheets for spreadsheet functionality* Google Drive for data storage* Google Hangouts and Google Meet for videoconferencing and calling capability The book helps navigate the G Suite payment plans and subscription options as well as settings that ensure your own privacy and security while operating in the cloud. Perfect for anyone hoping to get things done with this tool, G Suite For Dummies belongs on the bookshelf of every G Suite user who needs help from time to time.PAUL MCFEDRIES has worked, programmed, and even talked to computers large and small since 1975. Primarily a writer, he has worked as a programmer, consultant, and database and website developer. His more than 95 books have sold 4+ million copies worldwide. INTRODUCTION 1About This Book 1What You Can Safely Ignore 2Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 3Beyond the Book 4Where to Go from Here 4PART 1: KEEPING YOUR AFFAIRS IN ORDER 5CHAPTER 1: G SUITE: THE 50¢ TOUR 7What is G Suite? 8What You Get with G Suite 9Using Apps Online — Really? Here are the FAQs 10Introducing Online Collaboration 14Going Mobile 15CHAPTER 2: TAMING THE EMAIL BEAST 17Rhymes with Email: Getting to Know Gmail 17Touring the Gmail app 18Touring the Gmail Inbox 19Showing your good side: Adding a profile photo 20The Outbox: Sending an Email Message 22The basics: Composing and sending a message 22Easier addressing: Using the Contacts app 24Inserting attachments and other hangers-on 25Creating a signature 25Scheduling a send 27Undoing a send 28The Inbox: Handling Incoming Messages 29Refreshing your messages 29Reading your messages 29Easier reading with the Reading pane 30Attending to attachments 32Responding to a message 33Creating a task from a message 34Setting up a vacation responder 34Selecting messages 36Dealing with the Onslaught 37Cleaning out your inbox 37Labeling your messages 38Muting a conversation 42Snoozing a conversation 42Searching for messages 44Filtering your messages 45CHAPTER 3: PLACES TO GO, PEOPLE TO SEE: MANAGING YOUR CALENDAR 47Navigating the Calendar Window 48Changing the Calendar View 50Time Traveling: Changing the Date 51Setting Your Social Schedule: Entering Events 52Adding an event 53Editing an event 55Lather, rise, repeat: Creating a repeating event 56Scheduling an all-day event 59Psst: Setting up event notifications 60Nudge, nudge: Creating a reminder 62Things to do: Creating a task 63Going Calendar Crazy: Adding Even More Calendars 66CHAPTER 4: FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN: MANAGING YOUR CONTACTS 69Eyeballing the Contacts App 70What’s with those “other” contacts? 71Configuring the Contacts columns 72Changing the sort order 73Populating Your Contacts List 74Adding a contact from scratch 74Adding a contact from Gmail 75Going legit: Turning an “other” contact into a real contact 76Adding multiple contacts all at once 77Importing contacts 78Managing Your Contacts 79Editing a contact 80Grouping contacts with labels 81Merging duplicate contacts 82Exporting contacts 83Deleting contacts 84Doing Stuff with Your Contacts 85Emailing a contact 85Emailing a contact who has multiple addresses 86Emailing multiple contacts 86Calling a contact 87Surfing to a contact’s website 87PART 2: MAKING STUFF: DOCUMENTS, SPREADSHEETS, AND MORE 89CHAPTER 5: GETTING STARTED WITH DOCS 91Opening Docs 92Touring the Google Docs Home Page 92Creating a Shiny, New Document 94Checking Out the Document Screen 94Dealing with Documents 96Saving your work — just kidding! 96Naming a new document 97Opening an existing document 97Saving a copy of a document 99Learning Some Editing Basics 100Navigating with the keyboard 100Selecting text 102Deleting stuff 102Deleting characters 103Fooling around with special characters 104Stating your case: Uppercase versus lowercase 106Adding links 106Setting tab stops 107Search and Ye Shall Replace 108Finding stuff 108Some notes on searching 109Finding-and-replacing stuff 110Checking Spelling and Grammar 111Handling spelling slip-ups 111Handling grammar gaffes 112CHAPTER 6: LOOKING GOOD: FORMATTING DOCUMENTS 115Making Your Characters Look Good 115Getting familiar with fonts 116Formatting with fonts 118Avoiding the ransom note look 120Copy text formatting by “painting” it 121Making Your Lines and Paragraphs Look Good 121Getting your text ducks in a row: Aligning paragraphs 121Breathing room: Changing the line spacing 123Giving paragraphs some elbow room 125Keeping stuff together 125Indenting paragraphs 126Using Styles to Make Looking Good Look Easy 128Style advantages 129Applying default Docs styles to avoid reinventing the style wheel 130Updating a default style to taste 132Saving your updated styles 132Telling Docs to use your updated styles 133Resetting the default styles 133Making Lists, Checking Them Twice 133Putting your affairs in order with numbered lists 133Scoring points with bulleted lists 135Image is Everything: Adding Graphics 137Inserting an image from your PC 138Inserting an image from the web 139Inserting an image from Drive 139Inserting an image from Photos 140Inserting an image from a URL 140Inserting a photo from your PC’s camera 140Setting a few image options 141CHAPTER 7: FIDDLING WITH DOCUMENT LAYOUT 143Building a Table with Your Bare Hands 143What is a table? 144Inserting a table 145Populating a table 145Adjusting column widths 146Selecting table cells 147Setting table properties 147Inserting a new row or column 149Deleting a row or column 150Merging table cells 150Headers and Footers from Head to Toe 151Adding a header 151Adding a footer 153Opening the header or footer for editing 154Creating a unique first-page header and footer 154Creating unique odd and even page headers and footers 154Changing the Page Setup 156Setting the page margins 156Changing the page orientation 158Changing the paper size 158Adding a page break 159Adding a section break 159Working with Columns, Just Like the Pros 161Getting text into columns, Part 1: The easy way 161Getting text into columns, Part 2: The ever-so-slightly-harder way 162Entering text in columns 163Show Your Work: Adding Footnotes 164CHAPTER 8: GETTING STARTED WITH SHEETS 167Opening Sheets 168Touring the Google Sheets Home Page 168Creating a New Spreadsheet 170Checking Out the Spreadsheet Screen 170Dealing with Spreadsheets 172Sheets saves your work for you 172Naming a new spreadsheet 173Opening an existing spreadsheet 173Saving a copy of a spreadsheet 174Understanding Sheet Cells 174Entering Data 175Entering text 175Entering numbers 176Entering dates and times 177Navigating a sheet 179Editing cell contents 180Working with Ranges 180Understanding ranges 180Selecting a range 181Specifying a range input in a dialog box 184Working with named ranges 185Filling a range with data 187Filling a range with a series of values 187Copying a range 188Moving a range 188Formatting a Cell 189Formatting the cell font 189Aligning cell data 190Applying a numeric, date, or time format 191Using the Paint Format tool 192Working with Columns and Rows 193Adjusting the column width 193Adjusting the row height 194Hiding columns and rows 196Inserting columns and rows 196Deleting columns and rows 197CHAPTER 9: CRUNCHING NUMBERS 199Building Formulas 199Creating a simple formula 200Understanding formula operators 201Avoiding problems with cell references 202Using Functions for More Powerful Formulas 206Entering functions directly 207Entering functions via the Function menu 208Using a Range as a Database 209Sorting a range 209Filtering a range 211Visualizing Data with Charts 213Getting to know the chart elements 213How Sheets converts sheet data into a chart 214Creating a chart 216Moving a chart to its own sheet 217Editing the chart 217Building Pivot Tables 218Understanding pivot tables 219Exploring pivot table features 220Building a pivot table 221Adding multiple fields to a pivot table area 224Pivoting a field to a different area 225Grouping pivot table values 225Filtering pivot table values 227CHAPTER 10: CREATING EYE-POPPING PRESENTATIONS 229Opening Slides 230Touring the Google Slides Home Page 230Creating a New Presentation 232Checking Out the Presentation Screen 232Dealing with Presentations 234Slides saves your work for you 234Naming a new presentation 234Opening an existing presentation 234Saving a copy of a presentation 235Applying a presentation theme 235Working with Slides 237Adding a slide to the presentation 237Adding data to a slide 239Selecting slides 242Rearranging slides 242Changing the layout of a slide 242Changing the slide background 243Working with the Master Slide 243Formatting Slide Text 245Formatting with fonts 245Aligning paragraphs 246Slide formatting considerations 247Animating Your Slides 249Learning a few animation guidelines 249Setting up a slide transition 250Animating slide objects 252Running a Slide Show 253Starting the slide show 253Navigating slides 253Navigating the slide show from the keyboard 255PART 3: COLLABORATING WITH YOUR TEAM 257CHAPTER 11: COLLABORATING ON FILES 259Sharing a File 259Sharing a file for editing 261Sharing a file for commenting and suggesting 262Sharing a file for viewing 263Sharing a link to a file 264Emailing your collaborators 267Setting an access expiration date 267Changing a user’s sharing access 268Removing a user’s sharing access 269Dealing with Shared Files 269Responding to a sharing invitation 269Viewing which files have been shared with you 270Working on a Shared File 271Making suggested edits to a shared Docs document 273Adding comments to a file 274Requesting edit access 275Chatting with your fellow collaborators 276Viewing a file’s sharing activity 276Reviewing a Shared File 278Accepting or rejecting suggested changes in Docs 278Working with comments 280CHAPTER 12: COLLABORATING WITH CALENDAR 281Inviting Guests to a Meeting 282Inviting guests to a new meeting 282Inviting guests to an existing meeting 283Controlling your guest list 284Coordinating attendee schedules 286Getting suggested meeting times 287Responding to a Meeting Invitation 288Sharing Your Calendar 289Controlling access to your calendar in your organization 289Making your calendar available to the public 290Making your calendar unavailable to other G Suite apps 291Sharing your calendar on an ad hoc basis 291Sharing your calendar with only specific people 292Subscribing to a Shared Calendar 294Importing Events 295Exporting Events 296CHAPTER 13: SETTING UP VIDEO MEETINGS 297What Do You Need to Use Meet? 298Allowing Meet to use your camera and microphone 299Making sure Meet is using the equipment you want 300Starting a Video Meeting 302Starting a video meeting from the Meet home page 302Starting a video meeting from Gmail 303Adding people to your video meeting 305Scheduling a video meeting with Calendar 306Joining a Video Meeting 307Joining a video meeting from the Meet home page 308Joining a video meeting from Gmail 309Dialing in to a video meeting and using the phone for audio 309Customizing Video Meeting Settings 311Changing the meeting layout 311Messing around with meeting participants 312Displaying captions 313Sharing Resources During a Video Meeting 314Chatting with meeting participants 314Presenting your screen 315CHAPTER 14: CHATTING WITH YOUR TEAM 319Chatting, G Suite Style 319Chatting with Gmail 320Chatting with Docs, Sheets, and Slides 320Chatting with Meet 322Chatting with Google Chat 322Exchanging Messages 323Formatting chat text 324Messing around with messages 325Collaborating with Chat 326Chatting with a group 326Uploading a file to a chat 327Adding a video meeting to a chat 328More Collaboration: Congregating in a Chat Room 329Creating a room 330Managing a room 331Robotexting: Chatting with Bots 332Adding a bot 333GIPHY: Animated GIF fun and frivolity 334Meet: Managing your meetings 335Google Drive: Getting file alerts 337CHAPTER 15: COLLABORATING WITH GROUPS 339Why Create a Group? 340Investigating the Groups Home Page 340Understanding Group Roles 342Finding a Group 344Joining a Group 345Joining a group directly 346Asking to join a group 347Leaving a group 348Posting Messages 348Responding to Posts 349Creating a Group 350Preparing to add a group 350Creating the group 350Adding more people directly to the group 354Inviting people to your group 355Managing group requests and invitations 355CHAPTER 16: COLLABORATING WITH FORMS AND NOTES 357Gathering Info with Forms 358Loading the Forms website 358Touring the Forms home page 358Creating a new form 360Touring the form screen 360Fabricating a form 360Constructing a quiz 362Adding form collaborators 362Sending your form 363Checking out the form responses 365Sharing Notes 365Checking out the Keep home page 365Creating a new note 367Adding note collaborators 368PART 4: THE PART OF TENS 371CHAPTER 17: TEN TIPS FOR WORKING FROM HOME 373Set Your Working Hours 374Show Your Availability 375Tell Chat to Chill for a While 377Keep Up the Face-to-Face Communication 378Know Which Communications Tools to Use 379Add Time Zones in Your Calendar 379Configure Calendar for Speedy Meetings 381Read Email from Another Account 382Handle Microsoft Office Documents 385Set Up Your Video Conference Space 387CHAPTER 18: TEN REALLY USEFUL GMAIL SETTINGS 389Five Splendiferous Send Settings 390Sending a message as plain text 390Setting the default reply behavior 391Replying and archiving in one fell swoop 392Setting the default text style 393Preventing Gmail from creating contacts automatically 393Five Stupendous Read Settings 394Turning off Conversation view 394Adding importance markers 395Setting the maximum page size 396Managing notifications 396Indicating messages sent only to you 398CHAPTER 19: TEN WAYS TO ENHANCE PRIVACY AND SECURITY 401Make Sure Your Wi-Fi Network is Locked Up Tight 402Secure Your Google Account with a Strong Password 404Enable Google’s 2-Step Verification 406Set Up Your Contact Verification Methods 407Hide Images in Gmail Messages 409Blocking Senders in Gmail 411Choose Who Can See Your Personal Info 412Manage Your Activity Controls 413Manage Your Devices 415Manage Third-Party Apps 416Appendix: Glossary of G Suite Terms 419Index 427
VR Integrated Heritage Recreation
Create assets for history-based games. This book covers the fundamental principles required to understand and create architectural visualizations of historical locations using digital tools. You will explore aspects of 3D design visualization and VR integration using industry-preferred software.Some of the most popular video games in recent years have historical settings (Age of Empires, Call of Duty, etc.). Creating these games requires creating historically accurate game assets. You will use Blender to create VR-ready assets by modeling and unwrapping them. And you will use Substance Painter to texture the assets that you create.You will also learn how to use the Quixel Megascans library to acquire and implement physically accurate materials in the scenes. Finally, you will import the assets into Unreal Engine 4 and recreate a VR integrated heritage that can be explored in real time. Using VR technology and game engines, you can digitally recreate historical settings for games.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Create high-quality, optimized models suitable for any 3D game engine* Master the techniques of texturing assets using Substance Painter and Quixel Megascans* Keep assets historically accurate* Integrate assets with the game engine* Create visualizations with Unreal Engine 4WHO IS THIS BOOK FORGame developers with some experience who are eager to get into VR-based gamesDR. ABHISHEK KUMAR is Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Institute of Science at Banaras Hindu University. He is an Apple Certified Associate, Adobe Education Trainer, and certified by Autodesk. He is actively involved in course development in animation and design engineering courses for various institutions and universities as they will be a future industry requirement.Dr. Kumar has published a number of research papers and covered a wide range of topics in various digital scientific areas (image analysis, visual identity, graphics, digital photography, motion graphics, 3D animation, visual effects, editing, composition). He holds two patents in the field of design and IoT.Dr. Kumar has completed professional studies related to animation, computer graphics, virtual reality, stereoscopy, filmmaking, visual effects, and photography from Norwich University of Arts, University of Edinburg, and Wizcraft MIME & FXPHD, Australia. He is passionate about the media and entertainment industry, and has directed two animation short films.Dr. Kumar has trained more than 50,000 students across the globe from 153 countries (top five: India, Germany, United States, Spain, Australia). His alumni have worked for national and international movies such as Ra-One, Krissh, Dhoom, Life of Pi, the Avengers series, the Iron Man series, GI Joe 3D, 300, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Prince of Persia, Titanic 3D, the Transformers series, Bahubali 1 & 2, London Has Fallen, Warcraft, Aquaman 3D, Alita, and more.CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO BOOKChapter Goal: In this chapter we will introduce the readers to the book and its concepts.Sub TopicsScope of this bookTopics coveredCHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWAREChapter Goal: In this chapter the readers will be introduced to the software applications that we will use throughout the book for creating our scene and everything related to it. Software that we will use are Blender, Substance Painter, Quixel Bridge and Unreal Engine 4.Sub TopicsBlenderSubstance PainterQuixel Bridge Unreal Engine 4CHAPTER 3: ACQUIRING RESOURCES FOR OUR PROJECTChapter Goal: In this chapter we will explore how we can acquire various resources that we will require for creating our project.Sub TopicsWebsites for getting texturesCollecting ReferencesCreating basic planCHAPTER 4: DESIGN VISUALIZATIONChapter Goal: We will learn the basic tools of the software which we are going to use for heritage recreation. After that we will create a white box level using Blender and UE4.Sub TopicsBasics of BlenderBasics of Substance PainterCreating White Box sceneCHAPTER 5: MODELLING OUR SCENEChapter Goal: In this chapter we will start modelling our scene. We will create optimized game ready models that can be used within any game engine.Sub TopicsModelling the TempleModelling the ground assets and stairsModelling additional assetsCHAPTER 6: UNWRAPPING THE MODELSChapter Goals: In this chapter we will create UV map for our models and explore in detail the UV editing tools provided by Blender.Sub TopicsUnwrapping the TempleUnwrapping the various ground assets and stairsUnwrapping the remaining smaller assetsCHAPTER 7: TEXTURING ASSETS USING SUBSTANCE PAINTERChapter Goal: We will now see how we can texture our assets using Substance Painter which is an industry standard tool for texturing.Sub TopicsA quick introduction Substance PainterTexturing our Larger structuresTexturing the smaller assetsCHAPTER 8: CREATING FOLIAGEChapter Goal: Here we will see how we can create game ready foliage like grasses, bushes and trees.Sub TopicsCreating grassCreating BushesCreating TreesCHAPTER 9: EXPORTING TO UNREAL ENGINE 4Chapter Goal: We will see in this chapter how to export assets to Unreal Engine 4.Sub TopicsBasics of Unreal Engine 4Creating lightmap UVsExporting models from BlenderExporting textures from Substance PainterCHAPTER 10: IMPORTING INTO UNREAL ENGINE 4Chapter Goal: In this chapter the readers will see how we can import assets into Unreal Engine 4 and set them up for use.Sub TopicsImport settingsExploring properties editorCHAPTER 11: MATERIAL SETUP IN UNREAL ENGINE 4Chapter Goal: Readers will now learn how to create materials with the imported textures that can then be applied to the meshes.Sub TopicsSimple material setupComplex material setupWorking with Master and Instanced materialsCHAPTER 12: INTEGRATION WITH VRChapter Goal: We will assemble the scene and write scripts for gameplay part of our scene. We will set up our scene to work with VR devices and bake everything into executable file.Sub TopicsCreating landscapeAssembling sceneCreating gameplay scriptsBuilding our scene into an executable
Attribution of Advanced Persistent Threats
An increasing number of countries develop capabilities for cyber-espionage and sabotage. The sheer number of reported network compromises suggests that some of these countries view cyber-means as integral and well-established elements of their strategical toolbox. At the same time the relevance of such attacks for society and politics is also increasing. Digital means were used to influence the US presidential election in 2016, repeatedly led to power outages in Ukraine, and caused economic losses of hundreds of millions of dollars with a malfunctioning ransomware. In all these cases the question who was behind the attacks is not only relevant from a legal perspective, but also has a political and social dimension.Attribution is the process of tracking and identifying the actors behind these cyber-attacks. Often it is considered an art, not a science.This book systematically analyses how hackers operate, which mistakes they make, and which traces they leave behind. Using examples from real cases the author explains the analytic methods used to ascertain the origin of Advanced Persistent Threats.DR. TIMO STEFFENS was involved in the analysis of many of the most spectacular cyber-espionage cases in Germany. He has been tracking the activities and techniques of sophisticated hacker groups for almost a decade.Advanced Persistent Threats.- The attribution process.-Analysis of malware.- Attack infrastructure.- Analysis of control servers.- Geopolitical analysis.- Telemetry - data from security products.- Methods of intelligence agencies.- Doxing.- False flags.- Group set-ups.- Communication.- Ethics of attribution.
Zoom For Dummies
ZOOM INTO THE NEW WORLD OF REMOTE COLLABORATIONWhile a worldwide pandemic may have started the Zoom revolution, the convenience of remote meetings is here to stay. Zoom For Dummies takes you from creating meetings on the platform to running global webinars. Along the way you'll learn how to expand your remote collaboration options, record meetings for future review, and even make scheduling a meeting through your other apps a one-click process. Take in all the advice or zoom to the info you need - it's all there!* Discover how to set up meetings* Share screens and files* Keep your meetings secure* Add Zoom hardware to your office* Get tips for using Zoom as a social toolAward-winning author Phil Simon takes you beyond setting up and sharing links for meetings to show how Zoom can transform your organization and the way you work.PHIL SIMON is a frequent keynote speaker, dynamic trainer, recognized technology authority, and college professor-for-hire. He is the award-winning author of ten books, most recently Slack For Dummies and Zoom For Dummies. He consults organizations on matters related to communications, strategy, data, and technology. His contributions have appeared in The Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, and many other prominent media sites. He hosts the podcast Conversations About Collaboration.INTRODUCTION 1About This Book 2Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 4Beyond the Book 5Where to Go from Here 5Thank You 6PART 1: STAYING CONNECTED WITH ZOOM 7CHAPTER 1: COMMUNICATING AND COLLABORATING BETTER WITH ZOOM 9Introducing Zoom 9Discovering Zoom’s origins 10Understanding what Zoom does 11Reviewing the numbers behind Zoom’s rapid ascent 13Assessing how COVID-19 changed Zoom’s trajectory 14Reviewing Zoom’s industry awards and recognition 16Analyzing Zoom’s competitive landscape 17Reaping the Benefits of Zoom’s Tools 23Zoom solves some of today’s key communications problems 23Zoom makes people more productive 24Zoom just works 25Zoom is affordable 26Zoom is flexible and interoperable 26Zoom stays in its lane 27Zoom lets people rediscover their humanity 28CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW ZOOM’S SUITE OF COMMUNICATION TOOLS 29Zoom’s Core Services 30Ready to Go 31Zoom Meetings & Chat 31Zoom Video Webinars 37Some Assembly Required 39Zoom Rooms 39Zoom Phone 43PART 2: COMMUNICATING AND COLLABORATING IN ZOOM 45CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP ZOOM 47Taking Your First Steps 47Creating a new Zoom account 48Modifying your Zoom plan 52Downloading and installing the Zoom desktop client 54Signing in to the Zoom desktop client 56Completing your Zoom profile 57Getting to know the Zoom UI 58Reviewing Zoom Account Management 59Adding new users to your Zoom account 60Deactivating existing accounts 61Deleting existing users from your Zoom account 62Unlinking users from your Zoom account 63Unlocking the power of Zoom user groups 64Discussing the Importance of Zoom Roles 67Reviewing Zoom’s default roles 67Creating new user roles 68Changing an existing user’s role 69CHAPTER 4: CONNECTING WITH OTHERS VIA ZOOM MEETINGS 71Getting Started with Zoom Meetings 72Reviewing Zoom’s meeting-specific roles 72Locating your personal Zoom information 74Augmenting your Zoom meetings 75Hosting Zoom Meetings 78Inviting others to your current meeting 80Planning a future Zoom meeting 82Letting others in to your current meeting 89Joining others’ Zoom meetings 90Putting your best foot forward 93Performing Mid-Meeting Actions 95Reviewing your recording options 95Using virtual backgrounds 97Managing and interacting with meeting participants 99Launching live polls 100Using breakout rooms during meetings 102Sharing content with meeting participants 105Putting a Bow on Your Meeting 115Viewing meeting transcriptions 116Accessing your recorded meetings 117CHAPTER 5: GETTING TO KNOW THE OTHER SIDE OF ZOOM MEETINGS & CHAT 121Managing Your Zoom Contacts 122Adding contacts to your Zoom directory 123Removing an existing contact from your Meetings & Chat directory 125Inviting an existing Zoom contact to a new meeting 126Adding internal contacts to an existing meeting 126Performing contact-specific actions 127Understanding User Status in Zoom 128Getting familiar with Zoom’s status icons 129Changing your status in Meetings & Chat 130Staying current with Zoom notifications 133Chatting in Zoom 134Exchanging messages with your individual Zoom contacts 134Holding group chats 136Creating threads in Zoom 139Saving message drafts 141Editing and deleting your messages 141Referencing other Zoom members in a group discussion 142Adding some flair to your messages 143Uploading and sharing files in Zoom 146Sending screen captures 148Performing message-specific actions 149Searching in Zoom 150Performing basic Zoom searches 150Performing more advanced Zoom searches 153Performing searches with wildcards 155PART 3: BECOMING A ZOOM POWER USER 157CHAPTER 6: GETTING EVEN MORE OUT OF MEETINGS & CHAT 159Managing Users via IM Groups 160Understanding the need for IM groups 160Adding a new IM group 161Adding users to IM groups 162Exploring Additional Options and Features in Meetings & Chat 163Understanding Zoom Channels 163Refining your Zoom notifications 174Sharing code snippets 178Running Reports in Zoom 181Reviewing Zoom’s role-based reporting 182Running a simple report 185Customizing your reports 186Exporting raw report data 188CHAPTER 7: ENHANCING ZOOM WITH THIRD-PARTY APPS 189Understanding the Rationale behind Third-Party Apps 190Benefits of using third-party apps 190Why Zoom relies upon external developers 191Introducing the Zoom App Marketplace 192Searching for a specific Zoom app 193Browsing for Zoom apps 194Managing Your Zoom Apps 195Installing a Zoom app 196Uninstalling a Zoom app 197Viewing your organization’s installed apps 199Restricting apps in Meetings & Chat 199Limiting apps that members can install 200Recommending a Few Useful Zoom Apps 202Treading Lightly with Apps 204CHAPTER 8: CONNECTING WITH THE MASSES THROUGH WEBINARS 207Taking Your First Steps 208Creating your first Zoom webinar 209Setting your registration options 210Preparing for your webinar 212Reviewing Zoom’s webinar-specific roles 217Taking Zoom webinars up a notch with third-party apps and integrations 223Canceling your webinar 224Running Your Webinar 225Launching your webinar 225Sharing and annotating your screen 228Interacting with webinar attendees 230Concluding Your Webinar 236Accessing your recorded webinar and sharing it with the world 236Downloading your recorded webinar 238Running webinar-related reports 239Deleting your recorded webinars 241PART 4: DEPLOYING ZOOM IN THE ORGANIZATION 243CHAPTER 9: PROTECTING YOUR COMMUNICATIONS IN ZOOM 245Putting Zoom’s Challenges into Proper Context 246Understanding creative destruction 246Managing the double-edged sword of sudden, massive growth 247Zoombombing 247Gauging Zoom’s Response 251Bringing Zoom’s privacy and security settings to the forefront 252Enhancing its encryption method 253Enabling default passwords and waiting rooms for all meetings 255Increasing the length of meeting and webinar IDs 255Configuring Zoom for Maximum Privacy and Security 256Keeping Zoom up to date 256Enabling two-factor authentication 260Authenticating user profiles 264Intelligently using passwords 267Following Zoom’s best security practices 272Using your brain 274Looking toward the Future 276CHAPTER 10: TAKING GROUP MEETINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH ZOOM ROOMS 279Revisiting the Early Days of Immersive-Telepresence Technology 280TelePresence by Cisco Systems 280Halo by Hewlett-Packard 281The underwhelming results of early immersive-telepresence technology 282Introducing Zoom Rooms 283Features of Zoom Rooms 283Cost and functionality 284The types of environments that typically benefit from Zoom Rooms 284Setting Up Your Zoom Room 285Software 285Hardware 286Lighting 291CHAPTER 11: MAKING CALLS WITH ZOOM PHONE 293Getting Started with Zoom Phone 294Adding Zoom Phone to your existing plan 294Setting up Zoom to receive inbound calls 296Setting up Zoom to make outbound calls 298Reviewing the Basic Features of Zoom Phone 302Before distributing your Zoom Phone number 303Talking to people via Zoom Phone 306Performing other call-related actions 309CHAPTER 12: GETTING EVERYONE TO ZOOM TOGETHER 313Understanding the Relative Ease of Zoom Adoption 314Zoom is remarkably easy to use 314Zoom doesn’t step on email’s toes 314Zoom doesn’t require people to rethink how they work 315Zoom benefits from network effects 317Applying Different Types of Techniques 318Organizational techniques 318Individual techniques 321CHAPTER 13: ZOOMING TOWARD THE FUTURE 325Cutting-Edge Technologies 326Augmented reality 326Virtual reality 326Artificial intelligence and machine learning 327Voice 329Better voice transcriptions 330More useful commands 330Real-time language translation 331Other Developments and Enhancements 331More robust third-party apps 331Key acquisitions and partnerships 332Increased security 332PART 5: THE PART OF TENS 335CHAPTER 14: TEN GREAT ZOOM TIPS 337Try Before You Buy 337Consider Upgrading Your Firm’s Existing Zoom Plan 338Take Security Seriously 338Keep Zoom Updated 339Create a Personal Zoom Account 339Explore Zoom’s Advanced Features 340Measure Twice and Cut Once 340Develop a Contingency Plan for Important Meetings 340Expect Some Resistance to Zoom at Mature Firms 341Avoid Zoom Fatigue 342CHAPTER 15: TEN COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ZOOM 343Zoom Is No Different than Legacy Videoconferencing Tools 343Zoom Is Fundamentally Insecure 344Zoom’s Customers Use the Tools in a Uniform Way 344Zoom Ensures Flawless Business Communication 345Zoom Decimates the Need for In-Person Communication 345Zoom Eliminates the Need for Email 346You Can’t Overuse Zoom 346Zoom Is Too Expensive for Our Company 347Zoom Won’t Integrate with Our Key Enterprise Technologies 348Our Workers Don’t Need a Tool like Zoom 348Only Hipsters at Tech-Savvy Startups Use Zoom 348CHAPTER 16: TOP TEN OR SO ZOOM RESOURCES 349Resources for Everyday Users 350Zoom support 350Zoom training 351Zoom on YouTube 351Zoom apps 351Zoom blog 351Zoomtopia 352Zoom virtual backgrounds 352Zoom on social networks 352Resources for Software Developers 353Zoom developer guides 353Developer forums 353CHAPTER 17: TEN WAYS TO SOCIALIZE VIA ZOOM 355Cooking and Eating Meals 355Visiting Sick Friends and Family Members 356Dating 356Sharing a Few Drinks over Happy Hour 356Playing Brick-and-Mortar Games 356Playing Video Games 356Watching Movies and TV Shows 357Performing Stand-Up Comedy 357Staying Fit 357Holding Miscellaneous Parties 357Index 359
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2019
MASTER ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR WORD PROCESSORS EVER WITH THIS ESSENTIAL, VISUAL REFERENCETeach Yourself VISUALLY: Word 2019 provides readers with a thorough and visual exploration of the 2019 edition of Microsoft Word. Written by the celebrated author of over 100 books on computing, Guy Hart-Davis, Teach Yourself VISUALLY: Word 2019 allows you to quickly get up to speed with one of the most popular word processors on the planet.The book covers all the topics you’ll need to comprehensively master Word 2019, and includes:* Full-color, step-by-step instructions showing you how to perform all the essential tasks of Microsoft Word 2019* How to set up and format documents, edit them, and add images and charts* How to post documents online for sharing and reviewing and take advantage of all the newest features of WordNewly updated to include the latest features of Microsoft Word, like how to collaborate on documents in real time, draw and write with the digital pen, new accessibility options and the new Resume Assistant, Teach Yourself VISUALLY: Word 2019 belongs on the shelf of anyone who wants to improve their effectiveness with this essential word processor.GUY HART-DAVIS (Barnard Castle, UK) is the author of more than 100 computing books, including Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhone 11, Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook, 4th Edition, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Android, 2nd Edition. He also writes about PCs, Windows, Linux, and VBA.CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED WITH WORDOpen Word and Use the Start Screen 4Understanding Office and the Cloud 6Explore the Word Window 8Sign In to Your Account 9Work with Backstage View 10Change the Color Scheme and Background 12Locate Commands on the Ribbon 14Give Commands Using the Keyboard and Mouse 16Using Word on Tablets and Phones 18Using Word in OneDrive and Microsoft Teams 20Work with the Mini Toolbar and Context Menus 22Enter Text in a Document 24Move the Insertion Point Around a Document 26Switch Document Views 28Understanding Document Views 29Work with the Navigation Pane 30Using Focus Mode 32Using Immersive Reader 33CHAPTER 2 CREATING AND SAVING DOCUMENTSStart a New Document 36Save a Document to Your Computer 38Save a Document to the Cloud 40Recover an Unsaved Document 42Save a Document in a Different Format 44Save a Document in PDF or XPS Format 45Set Options for Saving Documents 46Open a Word Document 48Open a Document That Uses a Different Format 50Open a Document from the Cloud 52Switch Between Open Documents 54Compare Two Documents Side by Side 56CHAPTER 3 ENTERING TEXT IN DOCUMENTSInsert and Add Text 60Insert Symbols and Special Characters 62Create a Hyperlink 64Delete Text 66Insert Blank Lines 68Undo, Redo, and Repeat Changes 69Select Text 70Mark and Find Your Place with Bookmarks 72Move or Copy Text 74Share Text Between Documents 76Move or Copy Several Selections 78Take Advantage of Paste Options 80CHAPTER 4 EDITING AND PROOFING TEXTWork in Read Mode View 84Zoom In or Out 88Translate Text 89Set Options for Additional Actions 90Using Additional Actions 91Search for Text 92Replace Text or Other Items 94Count Words in a Document 96Automatically Correct Mistakes 98Automatically Insert Frequently Used Text 100Check Spelling and Grammar 102Find Synonyms, Antonyms, and Definitions 104CHAPTER 5 FORMATTING TEXTUnderstanding How Word’s Formatting Works 108Change the Font 110Change the Font Size 111Emphasize Information with Bold, Italic, or Underline 112Create Superscripts and Subscripts 113Change Text Case 114Change Text Color 115Apply Text Effects 116Apply a Font Style Set 117Apply Highlighting to Text 118Apply Strikethrough to Text 119Copy and Paste Text Formatting 120Remove Text Formatting 121Set the Default Font for All New Documents 122CHAPTER 6 FORMATTING PARAGRAPHSChange Text Alignment 126Set Line Spacing Within a Paragraph 127Set Line Spacing Between Paragraphs 128Create a Bulleted or Numbered List 130Display Formatting Marks 132Hide or Display the Ruler 133Indent Paragraphs 134Set and Use Tabs 136Add a Paragraph Border 140Review and Change Formatting 142Compare Formatting 144Apply Formatting Using Styles 146Switch Styles 148Save Formatting in a Style 150Expand or Collapse Document Content 152Modify a Style 154Add Paragraph Shading 155CHAPTER 7 FORMATTING PAGESAdjust Margins 158Insert and Manage Page Breaks 160Control Text Flow and Pagination 162Align Text Vertically on the Page 164Change Page Orientation 165Insert a Section Break 166Add Page Numbers to a Document 168Add Line Numbers to a Document 170CHAPTER 8 REVIEWING AND FINALIZING DOCUMENTSTrack the Changes to a Document 196Lock and Unlock Tracking 198Review Tracked Changes 200Collaborate in Real Time on a Document 202Compare Two Versions of a Document 206Combine Changes into a Single Document 208Work with Comments 210Work with Protected Documents 212Inspect a Document Before Sharing It 214Mark a Document as Final 216Create a Master Document 218Work in a Master Document 220Using the Building Blocks Organizer 172Add a Header or Footer 174Vary Headers or Footers Within a Document 176Add a Footnote 178Add an Endnote 179Find, Edit, or Delete Footnotes or Endnotes 180Convert Footnotes to Endnotes or Vice Versa 182Generate a Table of Contents 184Add a Watermark 186Add a Page Border 188Apply Document Themes and Style Sets 190Create Newspaper‐Style Columns 192CHAPTER 9 WORKING WITH TABLES AND CHARTSCreate a Table 224Change the Row Height or Column Width 226Move a Table 228Resize a Table 229Add or Delete a Row 230Add or Delete a Column 232Set Cell Margins 234Add Space Between Cells 235Merge Two or More Cells into a Single Cell 236Split One Cell into Two or More Cells 237Split a Table into Two 238Add a Formula to a Table 239Align Text in Cells 240Add Shading to Cells 241Change Cell Borders 242Format a Table Using a Table Style 244Add a Chart 246Understanding Word’s Chart Types 248CHAPTER 10 WORKING WITH GRAPHICSAdd Decorative Text Using WordArt 252Add a Picture 254Insert an Online Picture 256Insert a Video 258Add a Screenshot 260Add a Shape 262Add a Text Box 264Move or Resize a Graphic 266Understanding Graphics Modification Techniques 268Understanding Text Wrapping and Graphics 270Wrap Text Around a Graphic 271Work with Diagrams 272CHAPTER 11 CUSTOMIZING WORDControl the Display of Formatting Marks 278Customize the Status Bar 279Hide or Display Ribbon Buttons 280Add a Predefined Group to a Ribbon Tab 282Create Your Own Ribbon Group 284Create Your Own Ribbon Tab 288Customize the Quick Access Toolbar 292Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts 296Create a Macro 298Run a Macro 300CHAPTER 12 PRINTING, SHARING, AND MAIL MERGEPreview and Print a Document 304Print on Different Paper Sizes 306Print an Envelope 308Set Up Labels to Print 310Share a Word Document on OneDrive 312Email a Document as an Attachment 314Create Letters to Mass Mail 316Create Labels for a Mass Mailing 322Index 328
Erfolgreich digital zusammen arbeiten
Effiziente Teamarbeit mit Microsoft TeamsGute Ergebnisse entstehen dort, wo es Menschen gelingt, erfolgreich zusammen zu arbeiten. Und diese Zusammenarbeit erfolgt heute mehr und mehr digital.Unternehmen wie Microsoft unterstützen die digitale Zusammenarbeit, indem sie entsprechende Anwendungen zur Verfügung stellen. Auf vielen Rechnern ist die Software für ein effektives, digitales und mobiles Arbeiten bereits vorhanden. Microsoft 365 bietet dabei allerdings so viele Möglichkeiten, dass der Überblick schnell verloren geht.In einer Zeit wachsender Anforderungen werden diejenigen Unternehmen erfolgreich bleiben, welche die digitalen Möglichkeiten für die Zusammenarbeit sinnvoll zu nutzen verstehen und alles andere beiseitelassen. Dieses Buch zeigt am Beispiel von Microsoft Teams, worauf es ankommt.- Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen helfen bei der Arbeit mit Microsoft Teams- Downloads ergänzen das Buch und unterstützen Ihre Arbeit- Videos zeigen mit Screencasts, wie Abläufe im Detail funktionieren
Go - Das Praxisbuch
Ihr schneller Einstieg in Go.Sie haben schon Erfahrung mit objektorientierten Programmiersprachen und wollen sich jetzt Googles Programmiersprache Go genauer ansehen? Dann ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige für Sie! Denn Sie steigen direkt in die Besonderheiten von Go ein und lernen das Ökosystem rund um Tools und Testing kennen.Die Syntax der Programmiersprache und die Unterschiede zu gängigen objektorientierten Programmiersprachen wie Java oder C++ erläutert Andreas Schröpfer anhand von vielen Beispielen und zeigt Stolperfallen auf. Ein Fokus liegt auf dem Thema Nebenläufigkeit, für das Go so bekannt ist. Darüber hinaus beleuchtet der Autor das Ökosystem der Werkzeuge, die Go mitbringt. Für den Entwickleralltag wichtige Themen wie Codequalität und Code Conventions, Testing sowie Dokumentation ziehen sich quer durch das Praxisbuch.Das alles lernen sie nicht nur mit grauer Theorie, sondern direkt an der Tastatur mit Übungsaufgaben und Beispielprojekten. Alle Beispiele finden sich außerdem auf GitHub und sind so als Referenz für eigene Projekte jederzeit zugänglich. Dieses Gesamtpaket macht »Go – Das Praxisbuch« zu einem schnellen Start in eine schnelle Programmiersprache.Inhalt (PDF-Link)Leseprobe (PDF-Link)
Algorithmen in Python
Inhalt Algorithmen gehören zum Rüstzeug guter Entwickler und Programmierer. Dieses Buch stellt Ihnen eine Vielzahl an problemlösenden Techniken für den Programmieralltag vor und zeigt, wie Sie diese Techniken in Ihre Anwendungen implementieren. Dabei lernen Sie 32 Klassiker der Informatik kennen, vom einfachen Such-Algorithmus bis zu genetischen Algorithmen und neuronalen Netzen in der KI. Randvoll mit Codebeispielen in Python sowie Profitipps für Programmierer. Selbst wenn Ihnen einiges bekannt vorkommen wird, es warten zahlreiche Aha-Erlebnisse auf Sie. Ideal für alle, die ihre ersten Schritte in der Programmierung hinter sich haben und jetzt voll durchstarten wollen! - Programmieren trainieren mit bekannten und modernen Klassikern - Von der Suche bis zu k-Means, vom Dreizeiler bis zur dynamischen Programmierung und KI - Für Studium, Coding-Katas, Workouts oder in Eigeninitiative - Titel der amerikanischen Originalausgabe: "Classic Computer Science Problems in Python"
Das 3D-Scanner-Praxisbuch
3D-Scannen verständlich erklärt und zum Eigen-Nachbau.Mario Lukas beleuchtet in seinem Buch »Das 3D-Scanner-Praxisbuch« das gesamte Wissens- und Erfahrungsspektrum zum Thema »3D-Scanner«. Er beschreibt dabei alle wichtigen Aspekte und Schritte: Aufbau und Einrichtung der Scanner, die richtige Vorbereitung der Vorlagen, den Scan, die Aufbereitung von Punktwolke und Gittermodell und schließlich den 3D-Ausdruck.Lernen Sie dabei vier verschiedene Arten von Scannern kennen:Laserscanner (FabScanPi)Fotogrammetrie-Scanner (OpenScan-Pi-3D-Scanner)Tiefensensoren-basierte ScannerPersonenscans (Kinect) und Streifenlicht-ScannerIm Praxisteil des Buches beschreibt der Autor ausführlich in Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen den Bau eines Laser-Scanners aus einem Raspberry Pi und einer Raspberry-Pi-Camera sowie den Bau eines Scanners für große Objekte und Personen mit einer Kinect-Videospielkonsole.Die Software-Bearbeitungskette im Post-Scanning-Prozess zur Erzielung hochwertiger Scan-Ergebnisse machen das Buch zu einem Standardwerk des 3D-Scannings. Beispiele aus dem Praxiseinsatz in der Maker-Werkstatt und drei vollständige Beispielprojekte bieten Ihnen viel Inspiration für Ihre eigenen Projekte. Lukas gelingt es mit diesem Buch, die spannende Entwicklung im 3D-Scanning-Bereich umfassend darzustellen und für die Maker-Welt zu öffnen.Über den Autor:Mario Lukas hat Informatik an der RWTH Aachen studiert und arbeitet als Software-Entwickler. Er publizierte Artikel zu seiner Maker-Tätigkeit in diversen Fachmagazinen und ist Co-Autor der bei dpunkt erschienenen Bücher „Licht und Spaß“ und „Das Calliope-Buch“.Hauptsächlich beschäftigt er sich mit den Themen „3D-Scannen“ und „3D-Druck“. Mehrfach konnte er bei nationalen und internationalen Wettbewerben mit seinen Kreationen gute Platzierungen belegen. Mario betreut seit Jahren federführend das FabScanPi-3D-Scanner-Projekt. Er ist einer der Gründungsväter des Vereins Freie Maker e.V.
Hands-on Booting
Master the booting procedure of various operating systems with in-depth analysis of bootloaders and firmware. The primary focus is on the Linux booting procedure along with other popular operating systems such as Windows and Unix.Hands-on Booting begins by explaining what a bootloader is, starting with the Linux bootloader followed by bootloaders for Windows and Unix systems. Next, you’ll address the BIOS and UEFI firmware by installing multiple operating systems on one machine and booting them through the Linux bootloader. Further, you’ll see the kernel's role in the booting procedure of the operating system and the dependency between kernel, initramfs, and dracut. You’ll also cover systemd, examining its structure and how it mounts the user root filesystem. In the final section, the book explains troubleshooting methodologies such as debugging shells followed by live images and rescue mode.On completing this book, you will understand the booting process of major operating systems such as Linux, Windows, and Unix. You will also know how to fix the Linux booting issues through various boot modes.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Examine the BIOS and UEFI firmware * Understanding the Linux boot loader (GRUB)* Work with initramfs, dracut, and systemd* Fix can’t-boot issues on Linux WHO THIS BOOK IS FORLinux users, administrators, and developers.Yogesh has been with Red Hat for the past 10 years. He is presently working as a principal technical support engineer in the Linux kernel domain. He specializes in troubleshooting and tuning the performance issues of Linux enterprise servers. The Linux boot process is his forte and he regularly speaks at open source conferences and forums. He also conducts workshops on operating systems for engineering students.Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter Goal: Why should we learn booting? Why is it important?No of pages : 2Sub -Topics1. Why booting?2. What booting really is?3. What happens when you start your computer4. Supply goes to CPUChapter 2: Multi-BootChapter Goal: First stage of booting is firmware and boot loader. There are different firmware's and every OS vendor has their own boot loader. To make readers understand it better, in this chapter we will install different operating systems (windows, Linux, Unix etc.) on one machine and would boot them through Linux boot loader.No of pages: 75 pagesSub - Topics1. BIOS firmware2. Creating partition layout3. Installation sequence of different operating systems:a) Windows XPb) Solaris 2008c) PC-BSD 9.0d) Windows server 2k3e) Windows sevenf) Fedora 15g) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 74. Booting sequence of every operating system.5. Multi booting every operating system through Linux bootloader GRUB & through windows boot loaders (NTLDR / BCD)6. UEFI firmwarea. Why UEFI when we already have BIOS?b. Advantages of UEFI7. Creating GPT partition table8. Installation sequence of latest operating systems:a. Oracle Solaris 11b. Windows 10c. Fedora 31d. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 89. Booting sequence and flowchart of each and every OS.10. The 100 operating systems booting through one boot loader project.Chapter 3: GRUB BootloaderChapter Goal: This topic will cover the GRUB bootloader in much depth.No of pages : 40 pages.Sub - Topics:1.What is new in GRUB version 2? and why do we need it?2.GRUB 2’s structure on BIOS based system.3. GRUB 2’s structure on UEFI based system.4. Manual booting with GRUB 2.5. UEFI shell in detail.6. How to fix the corrupted GRUB.7. Some can’t boot scenarios (related to bootloader) and how to fix them.8. Secure Boot1. What is secure boot?2. Linux and secure boot?3. Shim bootloader of Ubuntu.4. How to add new keys to UEFI?5. How to sign kernel modules?Chapter 4: KernelChapter Goal: This chapter covers the kernel’s role in operating system’s booting sequence.No of pages: 15Sub - Topics:1. The kernel (vmlinuz) as an image file.2. Who and how vmlinuz file is extracted?3. Kernel will start the first process of Linux which is Systemd.Chapter 5: InitramfsChapter Goal: In order to understand the rest of booting sequence we need to understand the basics of initramfs, and why we need initramfs ?No of pages: 15Sub - Topics:1. Why Initramfs?2. Structure of Initramfs.3. How kernel extracts the initramfs in memory?4. How kernel mounts the initramfs as root?Chapter 6: DracutChapter Goal: Dracut is a tool which generates the initramfs. Initramfs is responsible for loading the appropriate modules which are necessary for successful booting.No of pages: Around 17Sub - Topics:1. How dracut makes initramfs image?2. How dracut choose modules to add in initramfs?3. How to customize the initramfs?4. Dracut command line options.5. How to blacklist or add modules in initramfs?Chapter 7: SystemdChapter Goal: The systemd process (first process of Linux) will be launched from initramfs. Once it launched its purpose is to mount the root filesystem and switch to it.No of pages: 55Sub - Topics:1. Structure of systemd.2. How does systemd reduces boot time?3. Booting flow of systemd inside initramfs.4. Plymouth5. Switching to new root filesystem.Chapter 8: Debugging ShellsChapter Goal: Systemd provide various shells to debug the cant boot issues. This topic will cover the booting flow to reach to these shells as well as how to use these shells to fix the cant boot issues.No of pages: 35Sub - Topics:1. Various dracut shells inside initramfs.2. Emergency shell.3. The default Rescue mode.4. Flowchart of so far booting sequence.Chapter 9: Live ImagesChapter Goal: The chapter will cover how does Live images of Operating System boots.No of pages: 4Sub-Topics:1. Filesystem used inside Live images.2. How does the live images boot.Chapter 10: Rescue ModeChapter Goal: Rescue mode plays a vital role in fixing the cant boot issues.No of pages: 15.
Investigation of the Usefulness of the PowerWorld Simulator Program
The objective of this project is to investigate the usefulness of the power system simulator PowerWorld program developed by Glover, Overbye &Sarma. The results obtained from the power simulator program were presented for different case studies.I am Dr. Hidaia Mahmoud Mohamed Alassouli. I completed my PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Czech Technical University by February 2003, and my M. Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Bahrain University by June 1995. I completed also one study year of most important courses in telecommunication and computer engineering courses in Islamic university in Gaza. So, I covered most important subjects in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering during my study. My nationality is Palestinian from gaza strip.I obtained a lot of certified courses in MCSE, SPSS, Cisco (CCNA), A+, Linux.I worked as Electrical, Telecommunicating and Computer Engineer in a lot of institutions. I worked also as a computer networking administrator. I had considerable undergraduate teaching experience in several types of courses in many universities. I handled teaching the most important subjects in Electrical and Telecommunication and Computer Engineering. I could publish a lot of papers a top-tier journals and conference proceedings, besides I published a lot of books in Publishing and Distribution houses.I wrote a lot of important Arabic articles on online news websites. I also have my own magazine website that I publish on it all my articles: http:// www.anticorruption.000space.comMy personal website: www.hidaia-alassouli.000space.comEmail: hidaia_alassouli@hotmail.com
Konstruktion für die Additive Fertigung 2019
Dieses Buch thematisiert grundlegende Spezifikationen von Bauteilen und Prozessen, Methoden zur Abschätzung der Bauteileignung und Anwendung der Additiven Fertigung sowie zur Entwicklung von Konzepten und Entwürfen. Der Inhalt ist in vier Schwerpunktkapitel unterteilt: Zuerst wird auf die Integration additiver Fertigungsverfahren in bestehende Prozesse und Maßnahmen zur Steigerung der Wertschöpfung eingegangen. Nachfolgend sind Konstruktionen von Bauteilen, deren Gestaltung zur Sicherstellung funktionaler Anforderungen und Herstellbarkeit sowie Methoden zur Bauteiloptimierung dargestellt. Weiterhin werden Ansätze zur rechnergestützten Simulation sowie physischen Validierung von Bauteilen und deren Erprobung beschrieben. Daraus abgeleitet werden Maßnahmen zur Sicherstellung von Qualitätsaspekten charakterisiert. Die kapitelübergreifenden Inhalte werden vor dem Hintergrund zum Aufbau neuer Geschäftsmodelle diskutiert und legen den aktuellen Stand der Forschung im Bereich der Additiven Fertigung dar. Dieser Konferenzband baut auf den Inhalten des Vorjahresbandes "Konstruktion für die Additive Fertigung 2018" auf.
Introducing Disaster Recovery with Microsoft Azure
Explore and learn the key building blocks of Microsoft Azure services and tools for implementing a disaster-recovery solution of any on-premises or cloud-based application. In this book, you will go through various aspects of planning, designing, and configuring a robust recovery solution on Azure.Introducing Disaster Recovery with Microsoft Azure starts by explaining the disaster-recovery landscape and how Azure disaster recovery is different from the traditional approach. You will learn how to leverage Azure site recovery and various Azure-based services to design and implement a recovery solution and much more. Moving forward, you will design and implement various scenarios such as on-premises to Azure, Azure to Azure, and on-premises to on-premises disaster recovery. You will also learn common considerations and technicalities of implementing recovery solutions for various multi-tier, monolithic, and modern micro-services enterprise applications. Finally, you will go through real-life examples, scenarios, and exercises.After reading this book, you will be able to design and implement disaster recovery on Azure in different scenarios. You will also look at a few real-world scenarios that will provide more practical insights.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Discover the fundamental building blocks of disaster recovery on Azure* Examine various application-specific considerations for disaster recovery* Leverage various PaaS capabilities to achieve maximum benefit* Design and implement a multi-regional Azure to Azure disaster recovery planWHO THIS BOOK IS FORConsultants, architects, and Azure administrators.BAPI CHAKRABORTY has over 14 years of IT experience in the field of on-premises and cloud infrastructure architecture, solution design, migration, deployment, and support practices. He has worked with customers and partners from various industries and understands their unique demands and requirements to achieve business goals. Bapi holds various industry and product certification including Microsoft, AWS, and IASA.YASHAJEET CHOWDHURY has over 17 years of IT experience in the field of On-premises and Cloud infrastructure architecture, solution design, migration, deployment, and support practices. He has deep technical hands-on experience on various Infrastructure services including Datacenter consolidation/migration, Virtualization, Cloud Computing & other Infrastructure offerings for various small and enterprise customers.Yash holds strong knowledge in Architecting, Designing, Implementation and many professional technical certifications including Microsoft and IBM.CHAPTER 1: DISASTER RECOVERY AND CLOUDCHAPTER GOAL: How cloud has changed the DR landscapeNO OF PAGES 20SUB -TOPICS1. How cloud has changed the DR landscape2. cost, security, storage, archival, maintenance, accessibility3. How traditional DR is different from new age DR4. Why Azure as a DR site5. options, storage, capabilities, pricing, integrated monitoring, tools, platform capability, competitive advantages6. benefits for existing customers, end to end orchestrationCHAPTER 2: INTRODUCING AZURE SITE RECOVERYCHAPTER GOAL: Understand Disaster recovery with Azure site recovery and Azure MigrateNO OF PAGES: 20SUB - TOPICS1. Supported scenarios including migration, supportability matrix,2. DR dependencies on Azure3. Storage, network, etc.4. Concepts of ASR for each scenarionetworking ER, Migration , tools, recovery plans, roles and RBAC, sites, config & process server etc.CHAPTER 3: DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SIMPLE AZURE TO AZURE DR - SCENARIOCHAPTER GOAL: Understand Disaster recovery scenario for Azure to Azure scenarioNO OF PAGES : 20SUB - TOPICS:1. Questions to ask, decisions to make, data to collect, assess, Planning and designing the DR2. High level configurations3. Backup as a strategy4. Design and implement a multi regional A2A DR - scenario (5)5. High level configurations6. Common challenges and how to remediate themCHAPTER 4: ON-PREMISES TO AZURE DRCHAPTER GOAL: Understand Disaster recovery scenario for On-premises to Azure DR scenarioNO OF PAGES: 40SUB - TOPICS:1. Hyper-V (with SCVMM) to Azure2. Hyper-V (without SCVMM) to Azure3. Physical systems to Azure4. Azure Stack to Azure5. Planning6. Designing7. Configuring8. Common challenges and how to remediate themCHAPTER 5: ON-PREMISES TO ON-PREM USING ASRNO OF PAGES: 10CHAPTER GOAL: understand On-premises only scenario1. On-premises to On-prem using ASR2. Planning3. Designing4. Configuring5. Common challenges and how to remediate themCHAPTER 6: APP SPECIFIC DR SCENARIOSNO OF PAGES: 20CHAPTER GOAL: understand application specific DR scenario1. ADDS2. SQL3. Oracle4. RDS etc.CHAPTER 7: AUTOMATION AND MONITORINGNO OF PAGES: 10CHAPTER GOAL: understand automation and monitoring for Disaster recovery solution Common Automation and Monitoring scenarios for DR on AzureCHAPTER 8: SUMMARY, BEST PRACTICES AND EXERCISESNO OF PAGES: 10CHAPTER GOAL: Summary, Best Practices and Exercises for executing Azure Disaster Recovery1. Summary2. Best Practices3. Exercises
SAS Stored Processes
Customize the SAS Stored Process web application to create amazing tools for end users. This book shows you how to use stored processes—SAS programs stored on a server and executed as required by requesting applications.Never before have there been so many ways to turn data into information and build applications with SAS. This book teaches you how to use the web technologies that you frequently see used on impressive websites. By using SAS STORED PROCESSES, you will be able to build applications that exploit CSS, JavaScript, and HTML libraries and enable you to build powerful and impressive web applications using SAS as the backend.While this approach is not common with SAS users, some have had amazing results. People who have SAS skills usually do not have web development skills, and those with web development skills usually do not have SAS skills. Some people have both skills but are unaware of how to connect them with the SAS Stored Process web application. This book shows you how to leverage your skills for success.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Know the benefits of stored processes* Write your own tools in SAS* Make a stored process generate its own HTML menu* Pass data between stored processes* Use stored processes to generate pure JavaScript* Utilize data generated by SAS* Convert a SAS program into a stored processWHO THIS BOOK IS FORSAS programmers looking to improve their existing programming skills to develop web applications, and programming managers who want to make better use of the SAS software they already licensePHILIP MASON is a SAS expert with 34 years of experience. He shares his expertise with others in many industries. Over the last few years he has been working on building web applications using SAS and other technologies. For most of the last decade Phil has enjoyed working around SAS architecture, and has been mentoring and training people in SAS. He has worked with big data, business intelligence, analytics, and tuning and building web applications using SAS Stored Processes, HTML, and JavaScript. He is the author of several books on SAS.
Robust Methods for Dense Monocular Non-Rigid 3D Reconstruction and Alignment of Point Clouds
Vladislav Golyanik proposes several new methods for dense non-rigid structure from motion (NRSfM) as well as alignment of point clouds. The introduced methods improve the state of the art in various aspects, i.e. in the ability to handle inaccurate point tracks and 3D data with contaminations. NRSfM with shape priors obtained on-the-fly from several unoccluded frames of the sequence and the new gravitational class of methods for point set alignment represent the primary contributions of this book.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:VLADISLAV GOLYANIK is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany. The current focus of his research lies on 3D reconstruction and analysis of general deformable scenes, 3D reconstruction of human body and matching problems on point sets and graphs. He is interested in machine learning (both supervised and unsupervised), physics-based methods as well as new hardware and sensors for computer vision and graphics (e.g., quantum computers and event cameras).VLADISLAV GOLYANIK is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany. The current focus of his research lies on 3D reconstruction and analysis of general deformable scenes, 3D reconstruction of human body and matching problems on point sets and graphs. He is interested in machine learning (both supervised and unsupervised), physics-based methods as well as new hardware and sensors for computer vision and graphics (e.g., quantum computers and event cameras).Scalable Dense Non-rigid Structure from Motion.- Shape Priors in Dense Non-rigid Structure from Motion.- Probabilistic Point Set Registration with Prior Correspondences.- Point Set Registration Relying on Principles of Particle Dynamics.
Excel Spezial - Daten abrufen, aufbereiten & mit Pivot-Tabellen auswerten
Die praktische Anleitung für den Umgang mit großen Datenmengen:- Stets aktuelle Auswertungen umfangreicher externer Daten- Anschauliche Anleitungen mit Beispielen zum DownloadSie benötigen laufend aktuelle Daten aus externen Quellen? Mit Excel können Sie regelmäßig wiederkehrende Auswertungen umfangreicher Daten schnell und einfach vornehmen. Wie das geht, erfahren Sie Schritt für Schritt in diesem Buch.Die Autorin erklärt systematisch, wie Sie eine Verbindung zu externen Datenquellen herstellen, diese gezielt für Ihre weiteren Auswertungen aufbereiten und später mit nur einem Mausklick aktualisieren. Für daran anschließende zusammenfassende Auswertungen sind Pivot-Tabellen das ideale Werkzeug – ihre zahlreichen Möglichkeiten werden ausführlich beschrieben. Als sinnvolle Ergänzung dazu lernen Sie Berechnungen und Datenmodelle mit Power Pivot kennen. Profitieren Sie von gut nachvollziehbaren Anleitungen, anschaulichen Beispielen zum kostenlosen Download und vielen hilfreichen Tipps, z. B. wie Sie den Speicherumfang von Arbeitsmappen reduzieren.Aus dem Inhalt:- Was Sie beim Anlegen von Excel-Tabellen als Ausgangsbasis beachten sollten- Daten aus verschiedenen externen Quellen abrufen, z. B. SQL, Textdateien, XML oder aus dem Web- Länderspezifische Zahlen konvertieren, weitere Spalten berechnen, Daten gruppieren- Daten mit Power Query abrufen und aufbereiten- Grundlegende Arbeitstechniken im Power Query-Editor- Daten aus zwei und mehr Tabellen zusammenführen- Pivot-Tabellen und Pivot-Diagramme erstellen und Felder anordnen- Berichtslayout, Teil- und Gesamtergebnisse darstellen- Spalten und Measures mit Power Pivot berechnen- Grundlagen der Datenmodellierung
Beginning PBR Texturing
Delve into the concepts of physically based rendering (PBR) using Allegorithmic’s Substance Painter. This book covers the integration of PBR textures with various 3D modeling and rendering packages as well as with the Unreal Engine 4 game engine.BEGINNING PBR TEXTURING covers all aspects of the software and guides you in implementing its incredible possibilities, including using materials, masks, and baking. Integration with both internal and popular external rendering engines is covered.This book teaches you the skills you need to use the texturing tool that is recognized by studios worldwide. You will know tips and tricks to implement the pipeline and speed up your workflow.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Know the fundamentals of PBR-based texturing from the ground up* Create production-ready textured models from scratch* Integrate PBR textures with standard 3D modeling and rendering applications* Create portfolio-ready renders using offline renderersWHO THIS BOOK IS FORBeginners in the fields of 3D animation, computer graphics, and game technologyDR. ABHISHEK KUMAR is Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Institute of Science at Banaras Hindu University. He is an Apple Certified Associate, Adobe Education Trainer, and certified by Autodesk. He is actively involved in course development in animation and design engineering courses for various institutions and universities as they will be a future industry requirement.Dr. Kumar has published a number of research papers and covered a wide range of topics in various digital scientific areas (image analysis, visual identity, graphics, digital photography, motion graphics, 3D animation, visual effects, editing, composition). He holds two patents in the field of design and IoT and has created two inventions related to a pipeline inspection robot to help visually impaired people.Dr. Kumar has completed professional studies related to animation, computer graphics, virtual reality, stereoscopy, filmmaking, visual effects, and photography from Norwich University of Arts, University of Edinburg, and Wizcraft MIME & FXPHD, Australia. He is passionate about the media and entertainment industry, and has directed two animation short films.Dr. Kumar has trained more than 50,000 students across the globe from 153 countries (top five: India, Germany, United States, Spain, Australia). His alumni have worked for national and international movies such as Ra-One, Krissh, Dhoom, Life of Pi, the Avengers series, the Iron Man series, GI Joe 3D, 300, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Prince of Persia, Titanic 3D, the Transformers series, Bahubali 1 & 2, London Has Fallen, Warcraft, Aquaman 3D, Alita, and more.CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONChapter Goal: This chapter introduces the reader to the layout of the book and how to best use the book in a practical way to develop their skills.Sub-Topics• What is our goal• A career as game developer• How to best use this bookCHAPTER 2: GRAPHICS IN THE GAME INDUSTRYChapter Goal: In this chapter, the readers will take a peek into the working of the video game industry. Also, software used in the Production pipeline are discussed.Sub-Topics• Concept of computer graphics• Visualization basics• What is PBR?• Game render engines or game enginesCHAPTER 3: WORKFLOW OF TEXTURINGChapter Goal: This chapter discusses the general workflows of preparing a model for texturing. The concept and importance of UV unwrapping are also considered as well as common problems that usually arise during work and how to handle them.Sub-Topics• Game texturing pipeline• What is UV mapping?• What are the different types of texture maps?CHAPTER 4: TEXTURING GAMES VS TEXTURING MOVIESChapter Goal: Here the reader will learn more about the major differences as well as the similarities between texturing assets for movies and texturing assets for games.Sub-Topics• Texture map fundamental• What are the major differences?• Common pipelines and similaritiesCHAPTER 5: PBR TEXTURING VS TRADITIONAL TEXTURINGChapter Goal: In this chapter, we discuss the various traditional and modern texturing methods and their pros and cons. This will help readers decide which method is best suited for them.Sub-Topics• Texturing using 2D painting applications• Texturing using 3D texture painting applications• PBR texturing examples• PBR vs traditional texturingCHAPTER 6: SUBSTANCE SUITEChapter Goal: The readers are introduced to the four softwares that come with the Substance Suite and the different functions of each of them and where they are used in the industry.Sub-Topics• What is Substance Painter?• Why should we use substances?• Uses of other Substance Suite applicationsCHAPTER 7: HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONChapter Goal: The recommended hardware configurations required to run Substance Painter properly are discussed.Sub-Topics• GPU vs CPU• Recommended hardwareCHAPTER 8: GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEChapter Goal: All the essential shortcuts and the GUI for Substance Painter are listed in this chapter.Sub-Topics• Main menu• Sliders• Toolbars• Properties• Texture Set• Layer Stack• History• Shelf• Display SettingsCHAPTER 9: VIEWPORT NAVIGATIONChapter Goal: The readers are introduced to the Viewport and all the tools and shelves of Substance Painter.Sub-Topics• Common shortcuts• A detailed guide to commonly used toolsCHAPTER 10: PROJECT SETUPChapter Goal: How to setup a project in Substance Painter and what are the correct settings for the same? We will discuss all that in this chapter.Sub-Topics• Choosing a substance workflow• Import into Substance Painter• Project configuration in detailCHAPTER 11: BAKING AND IMPORTANCE OF MAPSChapter Goal: In this chapter, the readers will learn about the importance of baking maps and their uses.Sub-Topics• Introduction to the Baker• Baking parameters in Substance Painter• Uses of different maps created by BakerCHAPTER 12: WORKING WITH MATERIALS, LAYERS, AND MASKSChapter Goal: This chapter introduces the students to the materials and the robust layer-based workflow that allows the creation of complex materials using masks.Sub-Topics• Introduction to Materials and Smart Materials• Building up your material• Layers and MasksCHAPTER 13: WORKING WITH PROCEDURAL MAPSChapter Goal: Here, we discuss how to texture procedurally using various maps and filters and more advanced uses of masks.Sub-Topics• Detailed introduction of filters• Comprehensive introduction of generators• Uses of grunge and other procedural texturesCHAPTER 14: SUBSTANCE ANCHORSChapter Goal: The students will now learn about the anchor system of Substance Painter and how powerful they are.Sub-Topics• What is an anchor?• Anchor point as a reference• How to effectively use anchorCHAPTER 15: RENDERING WITH I-RAYChapter Goal: The internal of render engine of Substance Painter, the Nvidia I-Ray is discussed in this chapter and how to render an asset using it.Sub-Topics• What is I-Ray?• I-Ray Render settings• Exporting Painter filesCHAPTER 16: INTEGRATION WITH MARMOSET, MAYA, AND BLENDERChapter Goal: Here, we discuss the procedure for export of the created material from Substance Painter to other popular render engines.Sub-Topics• Exporting for Marmoset, Maya, and Blender• Importing into Marmoset, Maya, and Blender• Material setup in Marmoset, Maya, and BlenderCHAPTER 17: RENDERING A PORTFOLIOChapter Goal: Finally, we discuss the process of importing maps in the render engine of your choice and rendering a portfolio ready image. In our case, we will use Blender and Marmoset tool bag.Sub-Topics• Material setup in Blender• Rendering with Blender• Rendering with Marmoset tool bagCHAPTER 18: INTEGRATION WITH GAME ENGINE (UE4)Chapter Goal: In this chapter, readers will learn about the process of exporting materials for game engine (Unreal Engine 4 in our case) as well as setting up the material inside the game engine for use.Sub-Topics• Exporting to Unreal Engine 4• Importing into Unreal Engine 4• Material setupCHAPTER 19: TIPS AND TRICKS OF SUBSTANCE PAINTERChapter Goal: In this final chapter, we will discuss some tips and tricks that will help speed up your work-flow or help you in creating something interesting.Sub-Topics• Some general tips• Integration of substance painter with Designer• Some tricks with tools• Substance painter use in media and entertainment industry
Robotic Process Automation
Sie planen Robotic Process Automation (RPA) im Unternehmen einzuführen und ihre administrativen Prozesse ins digitale Zeitalter zu überführen? Dieser pragmatische Ratgeber, bietet Ihnen praxisgerecht, komprimiert und auf den Punkt zusammengefasst Erfahrungen aus deutschen Unternehmen. Neben der Erläuterung der Vorteile und notwendigen Schritte zur Einführung der innovativen RPA Technologie, werden mögliche Anwendungsfelder näher beleuchtet.Worauf muss man bei der Implementierung und dem Betrieb achten, welche Stolpersteine gilt es zu umgehen, wie setze ich den ersten Software-Robot um und was ist notwendig für einen flächendeckenden, störungsfreien Einsatz? Wie bringt man die eigene Mitarbeiterbelegschaft und die Gremien hinter sein Vorhaben? Welchen Compliance- und Sicherheitsanforderungen muss RPA genügen? All diese Fragestellung werden in diesem Buch mit Beispielen, Checklisten und Illustrationen praxisnah beantwortet.CHRISTINA KOCH hat in ihrer Rolle als Projektleiterin bei einem DAX-Konzern in über 10 Jahren vielzählige Großprojekte eigenverantwortlich geleitet und erfolgreich umgesetzt – zuletzt die konzernweite Einführung von RPA. Hierbei profitierte sievom Austausch mit RPA-Experten diverser deutschen Industriegrößen und greift somit auf einen breiten Erfahrungsschatz aus erster Hand zurück. Christina Koch als die Autorin dieses Buches hat, basierend auf ihrer mehrjährigen praktischen RPA-Erfahrung in der deutschen Industrie, den Text und die Grafiken erarbeitet.DR. STEPHEN FEDTKE ist CTO des auf IT-Sicherheit und -Compliance spezialisierten Lösungsanbieters Enterprise-IT-security.com. Er hat das Manuskript unter Einsatz seiner fundierten IT-Expertise qualitätsgesichert.Roboter gehören in die Fertigungshallen, nicht ins Büro! Oder doch nicht?.- Der Leuchtturm-Robot – welche Schritte sind notwendig zur Einführung des ersten Robots?.- Der Rollout – wie führe ich RPA flächendeckend im Unternehmen ein?.- Wo kann die Reise hingehen und wann werden die Zukunftsvisionen im Bereich Business Process Automation real?.
Slack For Dummies
YOU GET SO MUCH MORE DONE WHEN YOU SLACK!Ever wondered what it would be like to be less overwhelmed, more efficient, and much more engaged at work? A way you can make all that happen is, of course, to Slack. Actually, it's to use Slack, the business communications platform that's revolutionized how groups work together. This comprehensive guide shows how--as well as why--there are now millions of users of this flexible, fun, and intuitive workspace tool.Presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style, Slack For Dummies takes you from the basics of getting started with the service all the way through how to get your teams Slacking together for all they're worth. You'll also find case studies showing how Slack increases productivity and how to replicate that in your organization, as well as tips on getting buy-in from the boss.* Introduce Slack to your workflo* wUnderstand roles and feature* sAnalyze user dat* aKeep your Slacking secureSo, take a peek inside and discover how you can cut the slack using Slack--and clue your teams in on how there is actually a way to Slack off for improved results!PHIL SIMON is the award-winning author of nine books, including Message Not Received: Why Business Communication is Broken and How to Fix It. He is a recognized technology authority, Slack trainer, dynamic public speaker, college professor, and longtime Slack power user.
Microsoft Teams - Effizient im Team organisieren und arbeiten - komplett in Farbe
Microsoft Teams – Effizient im Team organisieren und arbeitenLängst sind die Mitglieder einer Firma oftmals über die ganze Welt verteilt. Mit Microsoft Teams ist es möglich, dass jede Person innerhalb einer Gruppe über die Cloud auf die gleichen Daten zugreifen und diese auch bearbeiten kann. So ist es innerhalb von Office 365 möglich, Projekte genau auf die individuellen Erfordernisse und mit den benötigten Office-Anwendungen abzustimmen. Der bekannte Autor Philip Kiefer zeigt auf, welche Möglichkeiten MS Teams anbietet und wie man diese am besten nutzen kann. Anhand vieler Praxisbeispiele gelingt die Gruppenarbeit in Ihrem Team schnell und einfach.Aus dem Inhalt:- Welche Daten werden von Microsoft erfasst?- Microsoft Teams im Office-365-Abo- Meetings, Chats und Notizen in der Cloud- Bearbeitung von Dateien – alle gleichzeitig- MS Teams als Gastbenutzer verwenden- Grundlagen und Anwendungsbeispiele- Infos eingeben, aufzeichnen, aus anderen Programmen übertragen- Suchen, finden und organisieren- Teilen und Teamwork per LAN oder Internet- Sicherheit und Privatsphäre- Microsoft Teams auf Tablet-PCs und Smartphones- und vieles mehr
Subjektive Wahrnehmung und Bewertung fahrbahninduzierter Gier- und Wankbewegungen im virtuellen Fahrversuch
Der Fahrsimulator stellt ein entscheidendes Entwicklungswerkzeug dar, um in frühen Phasen des Entwicklungsprozesses Kenntnisse über das System- und das Fahrzeugverhalten zu gewinnen. Mithilfe der Subjektivbewertung im virtuellen Fahrversuch testet Minh-Tri Nguyen einzelne Systeme und bewertet sie auf Gesamtfahrzeugebene. Der Autor realisiert Versuche der menschlichen Wahrnehmung im Fahrsimulator. Darauf aufbauend erarbeitet er eine Herangehensweise zur Verbesserung des Fahrkomforts. Konkret handelt es sich hierbei um die gekoppelte Gier- und Wankbewegung des Fahrzeugs, die bei höheren Geschwindigkeiten durch Straßenunebenheiten hervorgerufen wird. Der Autor: Minh-Tri Nguyen arbeitet derzeit als Systemingenieur im Bereich des autonomen Fahrens bei einem deutschen Automobilzulieferer. Er hat am Institut für Verbrennungsmotoren und Kraftfahrwesen (IVK) der Universität Stuttgart promoviert. Stand der Technik.- Modellierung und Implementierung des virtuellen Fahrversuchs.- Untersuchung der gekoppelten Gier- und Wankbewegung.