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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

Applying named ranges in a formula

Named ranges are a great feature in Excel, allowing the user to refer to a cell name instead of a cell reference when constructing a formula, or to use a named set of cells to which you can navigate on the worksheet or workbook quickly. Let's investigate this feature.

Defining a named range

If you refer to a certain block of cells on a worksheet repeatedly, it may be necessary to name the cells so that you can move to that particular range with ease. Use name ranges when constructing formulas as well. For instance, if you need to check up on a certain range of cells or one cell regularly, such as budget figures, you could name the cell budget and use the Name Box to move to that cell...