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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

Embedding and converting using Word 2021

In this section, we will learn how to embed and convert documents within the desktop and online apps for Office 2021. Instead of adding just a link's URL, we can now embed videos directly into Word.

Embedding videos into Word

  1. Open a Word document either from the desktop or online app.
  2. Copy the video link you wish to use into your Word document by selecting the link in the browser. Then, press Ctrl + C to copy the link into memory.
  3. Click on the Insert tab and select Online Videos.
  4. Enter the video URL into the space provided by using the Ctrl + V keyboard shortcut to paste the link. Alternatively, right-click and select Paste. Be sure to include any reference credits to the video once inserted so that you abide by any copyright and policy requirements.
  5. The video will appear in the document with the relevant controls, just as you would view it online.

    Note

    If the video URL you have provided is set to private, you...