Learn Office 2016 for Mac / Edition 2

by Guy Hart-Davis

Overview

A practical, hands-on approach to using Office 2016 applications to create and edit documents and get work done efficiently. You'll learn how to customize Office, design, create, and share documents, manipulate data in a spreadsheet, and create lively presentations. You'll also discover how to organize your email, contacts, and tasks with the new Outlook for Mac. Conveying information quickly and concisely, the book brings you from beginner or intermediate to an experienced and confident user.

Office for Mac remains the leading productivity suite for Mac, with Apple’s iWork and the free OpenOffice.org trailing far behind. Now, it's been updated with a cleaner interface and more compatibility with Exchange and SharePoint.

This book provides the best combination of accessible and focused coverage of the Office 2016 applications. Rather than cover every seldom-used feature, the book covers real-world usage, putting emphasis on practical tasks andtroubleshooting common problems, such as sharing documents with Windows users and older versions of Office.

What You Will Learn

• Create professional documents for home and business using Word

• Edit documents collaboratively in real time with your colleagues
• Record and manipulate data using spreadsheets
• Use your data to create powerful and convincing charts
• Build persuasive multimedia presentations in PowerPoint
• Deliver presentations like an expert
• Keep your e-mail under control with Outlook

• Stay on top of your schedule and your tasks

Who This Book Is For

Any Mac user who needs to work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook either for business or for pleasure. Professionals, students, and home user alike will benefit from straightforward explanations, step-by-step instructions, and effective workarounds for everyday problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484220016
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	07/27/2016
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	711
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Guy Hart-Davis is the author of more than 50 computer books, including How to Do Everything with Microsoft Excel 2007 and How to Do Everything with Microsoft Word 2007.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Building Essential Office Skills.- 1. Getting Up to Speed with the Office Apps.- 2. Learning Common Tools across the Office Suite.- 3. Working with Text.- 4. Using Pictures and Shapes in Your Documents.- 5. Customizing Office to Suit You.- Part 2: Creating Documents with Microsoft Word.- 6. Entering Text and Using Views.- 7. Formatting Your Documents Swiftly and Easily.- 8. Creating Complex Documents and Layouts.- 9. Creating Business Documents with Mail Merge.- 10. Revising and Reviewing Documents.- 11. Printing, Securing, and Sharing Documents.- Part 3: Analyzing Data with Microsoft Excel.- 12. Creating Workbooks and Entering Data.- 13. Formatting Your Worksheets.- 14. Creating Powerful and Persuasive Charts.- 15. Crunching Numbers with Formulas and Functions.- 16. Creating Simple Databases and Solving Business Problems.- 17. Manipulating Data with PivotTables.- Part 4: Creating Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint.- 18. Starting to Build a Presentation in PowerPoint.- 19. Creating Clear and Compelling Slides.- 20. Adding Life and Interest to Your Presentation.- 21. Delivering a Presentation Live or Online.- Part 5: E-mailing and Organizing with Microsoft Outlook.- 22. Using Email Effectively.- 23. Keeping Your Contacts in Order.- 24. Managing Your Calendar.- 25. Working with Tasks and Notes.