Description
Book SynopsisSend emails, stay on top of your finances, and manage your everyday life with this no-experience-necessary Office 2021 handbook Microsoft Office offers huge benefits to people of all ages. The popular software suite has always made creating to-do lists, sending emails, drafting documents, and processing spreadsheets a breeze, and the updates and upgrades found in Office 2021 make those tasks even easier. Office For Seniors For Dummies offers step-by-step instructions to learn every part of Office 2021, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This trusted guide starts at the very beginning, showing you how to start each application and understand the interface. It walks you through the most commonly used functions of each program and explains how to apply it in your everyday life. Written in large, crystal-clear type and full of helpful images and screenshots, the book also demonstrates how to: Stay in touch with friends and family using Office 2021's built-in communications tools, including OutlookKeep your finances up to date with functional spreadsheets in ExcelTake advantage of existing Office templates for things like budgets, letters, faxes, and more You don't have to be a computer scientist to get the most out of Office 2021. Let this handy guide clarify and demystify some of the most practical and user-friendly applications available today.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Office 5
Chapter 1: The Two-Dollar Tour 7
Chapter 2: Exploring the Common Features of Office Applications 27
Chapter 3: Opening, Saving, and Printing Files 49
Part 2: Word 73
Chapter 4: Composing Your Thoughts in Word 75
Chapter 5: Dressing Up Your Documents 95
Chapter 6: Taking Word to the Next Level 117
Part 3: Excel 135
Chapter 7: Creating Basic Spreadsheets in Excel 137
Chapter 8: Doing the Math: Formulas and Functions 155
Chapter 9: Creating Visual Interest with Formatting and Charts 169
Chapter 10: Using Excel as a Database 189
Part 4: Outlook 205
Chapter 11: Managing Email with Outlook 207
Chapter 12: Managing the Details: Contacts, Notes, and Tasks 229
Chapter 13: Your Busy Life: Using the Calendar 249
Part 5: PowerPoint 261
Chapter 14: Getting Started with PowerPoint 263
Chapter 15: Dressing Up Your Presentations 279
Chapter 16: Adding Movement and Sound 293
Chapter 17: Presenting the Show 305
Part 6: Going Deeper with Office 319
Chapter 18: Integrating Office with Other Apps 321
Chapter 19: Customizing Office Applications 341
Chapter 20: Troubleshooting Common Problems 355
Index 373
