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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

Dictation enhancements within Word

Dictation has been deployed on the desktop, iPad, and web versions of Office 2021. One thing you need to ensure is that you are signed into either your Microsoft account or Office 365 account. The icon (button) is located on the Home tab of the Word ribbon:

Figure 2.8 – The Dictate feature on the Home tab of the Word ribbon

Now that you know where to locate the Dictate feature, let's learn how to record our voice. We will look at various commands you can use when dictating and then explore the Transcribe feature.

Activating Dictate

Before you record within Word, make sure that you have a new blank document open or have positioned your cursor over the existing document. The dictation will start at the cursor's position in the document:

  1. Click the Dictate icon that's located in the Voice group of the Home tab.
  2. A dialog box will appear on the document's window (as shown in the following...