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Learn Microsoft Office 2021 - Second Edition

By : Linda Foulkes
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Learn Microsoft Office 2021 - Second Edition

By: Linda Foulkes

Overview of this book

This second edition book covers the new and exciting features of Microsoft Office 2021 for desktop and web apps, helping you broaden the skills from the previous edition. Using real-world experiences, this book will guide you through practical examples that set off your thought process to boost productivity. To build new skills in each application, the book ensures that you gain a thorough understanding of new functions, such as PivotTables, Dashboards, and data manipulation methods in Excel. You’ll explore PowerPoint tools such as Presenter Coach, Presenter View, the record tool, and setting reading order to mention a few. You’ll also manipulate slide elements using Auto Fix, draw features, insert video captions, explore playback options, and rehearse presentations using the body language Presenter Coach feature. The book demystifies the Transform feature and shows you how to dictate directly in Word. You’ll even be able to work with Styles by refining the layout and multiple tables of contents. Finally, you’ll focus on making the best use of Outlook enhancements and working remotely using Teams. By the end of this book, you’ll have understood the features of each app inside out and enhanced your existing skills using new techniques to make your professional life more efficient.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Part 1: Learning Word 2021
6
Part 2: Learning PowerPoint 2021
11
Part 3: Learning Excel 2021
16
Part 4: Outlook 2021 and Useful Communication Tools

Principles of presentation design

In this section, we will learn about the importance of design and presentation skills when creating presentations and identifying tools for quick design. Being able to understand the presentation process when designing slides and recognize that the role of the presenter is important. You will also learn about some design principles that will help your message remain with the audience.

Importance of design and presentation skills

When delivering a presentation to an audience, it is always anticipated to be engaging and impactful and wants to be revisited. As a PowerPoint 2021 user, you can create slides and use the tools that are available along the ribbon, but unless you have acquired a few extra skills, your presentations will not capture an audience effectively during, or after, the presentation has taken place.

We always want to ensure that an audience can remember facts that have been relayed well after we have presented. So, what skills...