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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

Inserting audio and video

In this section, you will become proficient with adding video and audio content to a presentation. Additionally, you will learn how to modify the content and playback options to suit your presentation's requirements.

Before we look at editing video and audio content, first, we will learn how to insert a video clip.

Inserting a video clip

  1. Open the presentation called VideoAudioContent.pptx.
  2. We will insert a video on Slide 3.
  3. Click on Insert | Video from the Media group at the end of the ribbon.
  4. You can insert a video from an online source, the new Stock Videos option, or from a location on your computer:

Figure 6.38 – The Insert Video from option in the Insert tab

  1. Locate the video called AUS1.AVI and double-click to insert it onto the slide.
  2. The video will appear on the slide. Note that a range of options are now available on the Video Format and Playback tabs so that you can edit...