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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

Chapter 17: Presenting and Collaborating Online

In the previous chapter, we introduced all the significant features of communicating and collaborating using online tools such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. We concentrated on joining and managing meetings using the Outlook 2021 Calendar and the methods to present content using the Share icon within Teams.

In this chapter, we will discover the Teams app while pointing out useful features and understand the different locations we can save to in the online space. In today's climate, it is important to learn about features that are advantageous to hybrid working. In this chapter, we will explore the best ways to share and present PowerPoint slides using PowerPoint Live, as well as the new Presenter modes. We will look at important features to become familiar with such as Spotlight, attendance reports, raising a hand, recording videos, and meeting notes. Finally, we will address collaborating and file sharing using Teams and...