Office For Seniors For Dummies

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.

Introduction 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

Faithe Wempen, M.A., is a Microsoft Office Master Instructor who has been writing and teaching about Microsoft Office for more than 25 years. She is an adjunct professor of Computer Information Technology with more than 150 books to her credit, including Computers For Seniors For Dummies and Outlook For Dummies, as well as a CompTIA A+ certified computer technician.