Microsoft Office Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)

The quick way to learn popular Microsoft 365 apps!

This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Jump in wherever you need answers--brisk lessons and detailed screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step.

- Discover new time-savers and usability improvements for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

- Format and organize high-impact documents and use Word's enhanced coauthoring tools

- Build powerful, reliable Excel worksheets and analyze complex data sets

- Prepare highly effective presentations with PowerPoint's newest visual tools

- Improve your productivity with Outlook email, scheduling, and contacts

- Make the most of the latest Accessibility Checker and other new features

- Look up just the tasks and lessons you need

About The Author

Joan Lambert is a certified expert in accessibility, training, Adobe InDesign, Intuit QuickBooks, Dynamics, Windows Server technologies, and many Microsoft applications and systems including Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Windows, and Word. A former small business owner and recovering workaholic, she has worked for over 36 years with Microsoft and Microsoft technologies and for over 26 years in the training and certification industry.

As a member of the Pearson VUE Accessibility team since 2022, Joan has gained a new perspective on computer interactions and the importance of providing equitable access to technology and content. Through her books, Joan enjoys helping people gain confidence and increase their productivity. She has written more than 50 books about Windows, Office, and SharePoint technologies, including dozens of Step by Step books and five generations of Microsoft Office Specialist certification study guides. Students who use the GO! with Microsoft Office textbook products from Pearson may overhear her cheerfully demonstrating Office features in the videos that accompany the series.

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Joan has had the good fortune to live in many parts of the world―including Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Denmark―and many of our United States. She currently resides with her family―one daughter, two dogs, two cats, and five chickens― in the Beehive State, where she enjoys the majestic mountain views, mostly blue skies, and occasional snowstorm.

Table Of Contents:

Part 1: Microsoft Office (Microsoft 365 Apps)

1: Explore Office

2: Create and manage files

Part 2: Microsoft Word

3: Modify the structure and appearance of text

4: Collaborate on documents

5: Merge data with documents and labels

Part 3: Excel

6: Perform calculations on data

7: Manage worksheet data

8: Reorder and summarize data

9: Analyze alternative data sets

Part 4: PowerPoint

10: Create and manage slides

11: Insert and manage simple graphics

12: Add sound and movement to slides

Part 5: Microsoft Outlook

13: Send and receive email messages

14: Organize your Inbox

15: Manage scheduling