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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

Summary

This chapter has equipped you with the necessary skills to manipulate PowerPoint 2021 slides, apply and create themes, reuse slides, and work with textboxes and charts. You are now proficient in how to apply styles and manipulate slide elements using the Auto Fix feature. You have gained an understanding of how to insert an agenda and arrange and manipulate objects. Additionally, you know how to add and customize video and audio content on slides within a presentation. You have mastered the new drawing features, learned how to create and insert captions onto a video, and explored the playback options for audio and video.

In the next chapter, you will learn how to create stunning photo albums and learn how to define presentation sections and motion effects. Additionally, we will run through how to create a presentation and add animations, transitions, and slide timings to it. You will learn about the new Record feature and work with Presenter View. There is also a section...