Office For Seniors For Dummies

Length: 400 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2022-01-12
ISBN-10: 1119844576
ISBN-13: 9781119844570
Sales Rank: #2389573 (See Top 100 Books)

Send 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 Outlook
Keep your finances up to date with functional spreadsheets in Excel
Take 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.

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Introduction
    About This Book
    Foolish Assumptions
    Icons Used in This Book
    Beyond the Book
    Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Getting Started with Office
    Chapter 1: The Two-Dollar Tour
        Start an Office Application
        Start a New Document
        Explore the Office Ribbon and Tabs
        Understand the File Menu (Backstage View)
        Create a Document
        Type Text
        Insert a Picture
        Move Around in a Document
        Select Content
        Zoom In and Out
        Change the View
    Chapter 2: Exploring the Common Features of Office Applications
        Edit Text
        Move and Copy Content
        Choose Fonts and Font Sizes
        Apply Text Formatting
        Use the Mini Toolbar
        Work with Themes
        Check Your Spelling and Grammar
    Chapter 3: Opening, Saving, and Printing Files
        Save Your Work
        Open a Previously Saved File
        Change the File Listing View
        Email Your Work to Others
        Share Your Work in Other Formats
        Print Your Work
        Recover Lost Work
Part 2: Word
    Chapter 4: Composing Your Thoughts in Word
        Examine the Word Interface
        Move Around and Select Text
        Choose Paper Size and Orientation
        Set Margins
        Select the Right Screen View
        Align and Indent Paragraphs
        Change Line Spacing
        Create Bulleted and Numbered Lists
    Chapter 5: Dressing Up Your Documents
        Apply Styles and Style Sets
        Insert Pictures
        Size and Format a Picture
        Position a Picture
        Add a Page Border
        Apply a Background Color to a Page
        Create Tables
        Format a Table
    Chapter 6: Taking Word to the Next Level
        Number the Pages
        Use Headers and Footers
        Insert Cover Pages and Other Building Blocks
        Print an Envelope
        Perform a Mail Merge
        Insert the Date and Time
Part 3: Excel
    Chapter 7: Creating Basic Spreadsheets in Excel
        Understand Excel’s Unique Features
        Get Familiar with Spreadsheet Structure
        Move the Cell Cursor
        Select a Range
        Type and Edit Cell Contents
        Insert and Delete Rows, Columns, and Cells
        Work with Worksheets
    Chapter 8: Doing the Math: Formulas and Functions
        Learn How Formulas Are Structured
        Write Formulas That Reference Cells
        Move and Copy Cell Content
        Reference a Cell on Another Sheet
        Understand Functions
        Take a Tour of Some Basic Functions
        Explore Financial Functions
    Chapter 9: Creating Visual Interest with Formatting and Charts
        Adjust Row Height and Column Width
        Wrap Text in a Cell
        Apply Gridlines or Borders
        Apply Fill Color
        Format Text in Cells
        Format the Spreadsheet as a Whole
        Create a Basic Chart
        Identify the Parts of a Chart
        Format a Chart
    Chapter 10: Using Excel as a Database
        Understand Databases
        Prepare a List for a Mail Merge
        Store Data in a Table
        Sort a Table
        Filter Data in a Table
        Split a Column’s Content
        Merge the Contents of Columns
Part 4: Outlook
    Chapter 11: Managing Email with Outlook
        Set Up Outlook for the First Time
        Set Up Additional Mail Accounts
        Troubleshoot Mail Setup Problems
        Take a Quick Tour of Outlook’s Mail Feature
        Choose a Ribbon Layout
        Receive and Read Your Mail
        View and Download Photos and Other Attachments
        Reply to a Message
        Forward a Message
        Compose a Message
        Attach a File to a Message
        Avoid Frauds, Scams, and Viruses
    Chapter 12: Managing the Details: Contacts, Notes, and Tasks
        Store Contact Information
        Edit and Delete Contacts
        Choose How the Contacts List Appears
        Use the Contacts List
        Create Notes
        Categorize Notes
        Use Tasks and the To-Do List
        Update the Status of a Task
        Set a Task Reminder
    Chapter 13: Your Busy Life: Using the Calendar
        View Your Calendar
        Create and Delete a Calendar Event
        Set an Event to Recur
        Configure Event Reminders
        Add Holidays
        Print a Hard Copy of Your Calendar
Part 5: PowerPoint
    Chapter 14: Getting Started with PowerPoint
        Explore the PowerPoint Interface
        Work with PowerPoint Files
        Understand PowerPoint Views
        Create New Slides
        Use Slide Placeholders
        Turn Text AutoFit Off or On
        Change Slide Layouts
        Move or Resize Slide Content
        Manually Place Text on a Slide
        Navigate and Select Text
        Select Content
    Chapter 15: Dressing Up Your Presentations
        Understand and Apply Themes and Variants
        Change the Presentation Colors
        Edit Slide Masters
        Format Text Boxes and Placeholders
        Insert Pictures
        Create a Photo Album Presentation
    Chapter 16: Adding Movement and Sound
        Animate Objects on a Slide
        Add Slide Transition Effects
        Set Slides to Automatically Advance
        Add a Musical Soundtrack
    Chapter 17: Presenting the Show
        Display a Slide Show On-Screen
        Use the Slide Show Tools
        Print Copies of a Presentation
        Package a Presentation for Distribution
        Make a Video of the Presentation
Part 6: Going Deeper with Office
    Chapter 18: Integrating Office with Other Apps
        Use Microsoft Money in Excel to Track Bank Accounts
        Subscribe to a Google Calendar in Outlook
        Import a Google Calendar Into Outlook
        Access Gmail Contacts in Outlook
        Integrating Office with iCloud
        Share Content Between Google Apps and Office Apps
        Include Online Videos in PowerPoint Presentations
    Chapter 19: Customizing Office Applications
        Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
        Customize the Ribbon
        Customize the Status Bar
        Set Options in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
        Set Outlook Options
    Chapter 20: Troubleshooting Common Problems
        Recover Lost Work
        Repair a Malfunctioning App
        Fix Inconsistent Formatting in Word
        Improve an Ugly Presentation in PowerPoint
        Fix Formula Errors in Excel
        Pick the Right Function in Excel
        Minimize Document File Size
        Move Outlook Data Files to Another PC
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