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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

Commenting and co-authoring

It is easy to collaborate within Word desktop and the Word app using the Share feature. We can co-author with over 30 individuals in real time on both the desktop and online apps. This feature is also available when you need to collaborate on files in a Teams channel. This feature has been updated so that you can comment using the contextual view or the @mention tool, and then resolve any comments.

Note

These updates are also available in PowerPoint and Excel.

Let's look at each of these updates.

Commenting using the new contextual view

The main requirement that needs to be met for co-authoring in real time in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel 2021 is that files need to be saved to OneDrive or SharePoint. It is possible to share files from your desktop and online applications.

Sharing a document with others

  1. Open the document you wish to share or create a new document. For this example, we will open Safest Solutions.docx.
  2. Save...