Book description
The fast and easy way to get things done with OfficePerplexed by PowerPoint? Looking to excel at Excel? From Access to Word—and every application in between—this all-encompassing guide provides plain-English guidance on mastering the entire Microsoft Office suite. Through easy-to-follow instruction, you'll quickly get up and running with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, Charts and Graphics, OneNote, and more—and make your work and home life easier, more productive, and more streamlined.
Microsoft Office is the leading productivity tool in the world. From word processing to business communication to data crunching, it requires a lot of knowledge to operate it—let alone master it. Luckily, Office 2016 All-in-One For Dummies is here to deliver the breadth of information you need to complete basic tasks and drill down into Office's advanced features.
- Create customized documents and add graphic elements, proofing, and citations in Word
- Build a worksheet, create formulas, and perform basic data analysis in Excel
- Create a notebook and organize your thoughts in Notes
- Manage messages, tasks, contacts, and calendars in Outlook
Clocking in at over 800 pages, Office 2016 All-in-One For Dummies will be the singular Microsoft Office resource you'll turn to again and again.
Table of contents
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- Cover
- Introduction
- Book I: Common Office Tasks
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Book II: Word 2016
- Chapter 1: Speed Techniques for Using Word
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Chapter 2: Laying Out Text and Pages
- Paragraphs and Formatting
- Inserting a Section Break for Formatting Purposes
- Breaking a Line
- Starting a New Page
- Setting Up and Changing the Margins
- Indenting Paragraphs and First Lines
- Numbering the Pages
- Putting Headers and Footers on Pages
- Adjusting the Space between Lines
- Adjusting the Space Between Paragraphs
- Creating Numbered and Bulleted Lists
- Working with Tabs
- Hyphenating Text
- Chapter 3: Word Styles
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Chapter 4: Constructing the Perfect Table
- Talking Table Jargon
- Creating a Table
- Entering the Text and Numbers
- Selecting Different Parts of a Table
- Laying Out Your Table
- Aligning Text in Columns and Rows
- Merging and Splitting Cells
- Repeating Header Rows on Subsequent Pages
- Formatting Your Table
- Using Math Formulas in Tables
- Neat Table Tricks
- Chapter 5: Taking Advantage of the Proofing Tools
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Chapter 6: Desktop Publishing with Word
- Experimenting with Themes
- Sprucing Up Your Pages
- Making Use of Charts, Diagrams, Shapes, and Photos
- Working with the Drawing Canvas
- Positioning and Wrapping Objects Relative to the Page and Text
- Working with Text Boxes
- Dropping In a Drop Cap
- Watermarking for the Elegant Effect
- Putting Newspaper-Style Columns in a Document
- Landscape Documents
- Printing on Different Size Paper
- Showing Online Video in a Document
- Chapter 7: Getting Word’s Help with Office Chores
- Chapter 8: Tools for Reports and Scholarly Papers
- Book III: Excel 2016
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Book IV: PowerPoint 2016
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Chapter 1: Getting Started in PowerPoint
- Getting Acquainted with PowerPoint
- A Brief Geography Lesson
- A Whirlwind Tour of PowerPoint
- Creating a New Presentation
- Advice for Building Persuasive Presentations
- Creating New Slides for Your Presentation
- Getting a Better View of Your Work
- Hiding and Displaying the SlidesPane and Notes Pane
- Selecting, Moving, and Deleting Slides
- Putting Together a Photo Album
- Hidden Slides for All Contingencies
- Chapter 2: Fashioning a Look for Your Presentation
- Chapter 3: Entering the Text
- Chapter 4: Making Your Presentations Livelier
- Chapter 5: Delivering a Presentation
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Chapter 1: Getting Started in PowerPoint
- Book V: OneNote 2016
- Book VI: Outlook 2016
- Book VII: Access 2016
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Book VIII: Working with Charts and Graphics
- Chapter 1: Creating a Chart
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Chapter 2: Making a SmartArt Diagram
- The Basics: Creating SmartArt Diagrams
- Creating the Initial Diagram
- Changing the Size and Position of a Diagram
- Laying Out the Diagram Shapes
- Handling the Text on Diagram Shapes
- Changing a Diagram’s Direction
- Choosing a Look for Your Diagram
- Changing the Appearance of Diagram Shapes
- Creating a Diagram from Scratch
- Chapter 3: Handling Graphics and Photos
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Chapter 4: Drawing and Manipulating Lines, Shapes, and Other Objects
- The Basics: Drawing Lines, Arrows, and Shapes
- Handling Lines, Arrows, and Connectors
- Handling Rectangles, Ovals, Stars, and Other Shapes
- WordArt for Embellishing Letters and Words
- Manipulating Lines, Shapes, Art, Text Boxes, and Other Objects
- Changing an Object’s Size and Shape
- Changing an Object’s Color, Outline Color, and Transparency
- Moving and Positioning Objects
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Book IX: Office 2016 — One Step Beyond
- Chapter 1: Customizing an Office Program
- Chapter 2: Ways of Distributing Your Work
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Chapter 3: Working with Publisher
- “A Print Shop in a Can”
- Introducing Frames
- Creating a Publication
- Redesigning a Publication
- Getting a Better View of Your Work
- Entering Text on the Pages
- Making Text Fit in Text Frames
- Making Text Wrap around a Frame or Graphic
- Replacing the Placeholder Pictures
- Inserting, Removing, and Moving Pages
- Master Pages for Handling Page Backgrounds
- Running the Design Checker
- Commercially Printing a Publication
- Book X: File Sharing and Collaborating
- About the Author
- Cheat Sheet
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Office 2016 All-In-One For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2015
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119083122
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