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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

Manipulating Outlook program options

Outlook is a powerful information management application that allows you to do the following:

  1. Use email (a mailbox) for communication
  2. Use the calendar for time management and online meetings
  3. Manage tasks, workload, employees, and projects
  4. Put notes as reminders to yourself
  5. Organize and track contacts and people you deal with every day by phone, email, distribution lists, or just reaching out
  6. Create a timeline of actions for particular contacts using the journal

Once the Outlook installation is complete, the setup program will look for the user's profile (a group of settings that define the setup of Outlook for a specific user). The transport application called Exchange allows the flow of information and needs installing in order to use the email feature of Outlook.

Using the Focused inbox option

The Focused inbox is available for Office 365, Office, and Exchange accounts. It allows you to view the most...