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Learn Microsoft Office 2019

By : Linda Foulkes
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Learn Microsoft Office 2019

By: Linda Foulkes

Overview of this book

Learn Microsoft Office 2019 provides a comprehensive introduction to the latest versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. With the help of illustrated explanations, this Microsoft Office book will take you through the updated Office 2019 applications and guide you through implementing them using practical examples. You'll start by exploring the Word 2019 interface and creating professional Word documents using elements such as citations and cover pages, tracking changes, and performing mail merge. You'll then learn how to create impressive PowerPoint presentations and advance to performing calculations and setting up workbooks in Excel 2019, along with discovering its data analysis features. Later chapters will focus on Access 2019, assisting you in everything from organizing a database to constructing advanced queries. You'll then get up to speed with Outlook, covering how to create and manage tasks, as well as how to handle your mail and contacts effortlessly. Finally, you'll find solutions to commonly encountered issues and best practices for streamlining various workplace tasks. By the end of this book, you'll have learned the essentials of Office business apps and be ready to work with them to boost your productivity.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
1
Section 1: Word
6
Section 2: PowerPoint
10
Section 3: Excel
14
Section 4: Common Tasks
17
Section 5: Access
21
Section 6: Outlook

Learning basic formula operations

Here, we will look at formula theory and the order of operations so that you have a good understanding of how calculations are constructed within Excel 2019.

When you enter a formula into a cell, it always starts with an = sign. Once the = sign is typed into a cell on a worksheet, the Formula Bar will become active, with the formula icons changing color and becoming ready for input.

The Formula Bar is located just above the worksheet column headers and consists of three parts. To the left of the Formula Bar, you will see a list of commonly used functions and access to the More Functions... icon to locate more functions. Note that this part is active while the Formula Bar is active, after which it is referred to as the Name Box.

The middle section of the Formula Bar is where you will find the icon to cancel formula input, to enter a formula, and...