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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

Working with the calendar, appointments, meetings, and events

This section will cover the process of setting up appointments (including events and meetings) and options, forwarding and printing appointments, scheduling a meeting with a message sender, and sharing a calendar.

Difference between meetings, events, and appointments

Let's outline the differences between meetings, events, and appointments so that you understand the use of each within the calendar:

Table 15.1 – The differences between meetings, appointments, and events

We hope that you understand the differences between the three elements, as compared in the preceding table.

Creating and manipulating appointments or meetings

In this section, we will look at how to set up an appointment and use the Recurring Appointment option. Additionally, we will learn how to print your appointment details, invite participants, and forward an appointment to another recipient.

Setting...