LINDA BIRD specializes in corporate training and support through Software Solutions, her own company. She has successfully trained users representing more than 75 businesses, including several Fortune 500 companies, custom designing many of her training materials. Her clients include Appalachian Electric Power Co., Goodyear, Pillsbury, Rockwell, and Shell Chemical. Her background also includes teaching at Averett College and overseeing computer training for a business training organization.
Linda has written numerous books on PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, and Windows. Additionally, she has written almost 20 instructor's manuals and contributed to books on desktop application programs. She has also penned more than 125 magazine articles and authors monthly how-to columns for Smart Computing magazine.
Linda, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, lives in Gallipolis, Ohio with her husband, Lonnie, and daughters, Rebecca and Sarah. Besides authoring books, Linda home schools her daughters.