Office 2021 for Macs For Dummies. Bob LeVitus
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Название: Office 2021 for Macs For Dummies
Автор: Bob LeVitus
Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited
Жанр: Программы
isbn: 9781119840473
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Beyond the Book
There's even more Office for Mac information on www.dummies.com. This book’s cheat sheet shows you how to create automatic replies to senders in Outlook, check documents for accessibility problems, embed fonts in your Word documents and PowerPoint presentations when sharing, and even check the current weather when viewing your Outlook Calendar. To get to the cheat sheet, go to www.dummies.com, and type Office 2021 for Macs For Dummies Cheat Sheet in the Search box. You'll see not only the cheat sheet but any significant updates or changes that occur between editions of this book.
Where to Go from Here
Go to a comfortable spot (preferably not far from a Mac) and look through this book.
In the first few chapters, we describe the basic everyday topics you need to understand to operate your Mac effectively. If you’re new to Macs and Office for Mac, start with Chapters 1–3, which make up Part 1. The discussion in Part 1 is so basic that if you’ve been using Office awhile, you might think you know it all — and you might know most of it. But, hey! Not-so-old-timers need a solid foundation. So read what you need and skip the rest.
What are you waiting for? Go — enjoy the book!
Part 1
Introduction to Microsoft Office for Mac
IN THIS PART …
Get an overview of the various versions of Office for Mac as well as how to install and set them up.
Become acquainted with the four major apps in the Office suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Explore Office features that work the same way in all four apps, such as menus, toolbars, preferences, and help.
Chapter 1
Overview from 10,000 Feet
IN THIS CHAPTER
Over the next several hundred pages, you can find out in detail about the apps that make up the Microsoft Office for Mac suite. But first you must decide which version of the suite you want or need, acquire a copy of it, and then install it and find out how to update it to ensure that you’re always running the latest and greatest (not to mention most stable) version.
So, without further ado, dig in!
The Many Faces of Office for Mac
When it comes to choices, it seems Microsoft wants to make sure you have a veritable cornucopia of them for Office apps. Combining the number of packages available for individual and business use, there are roughly a dozen to choose from. For simplicity’s sake, we focus on the several tasty flavors of Office for Mac for individuals and home users:
Office for Mac Home & Student
Office for Mac Home & Business
Microsoft 365 Personal
Microsoft 365 Family
Office for Mac Home & Student and Office for Mac Home & Business are both one-off purchases; you pay one price up front and then own it forever. Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family offer a subscription model, in which you pay a monthly or yearly fee, with access halting only when you choose to cancel or you miss a payment.
The four editions all provide the big three apps — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — with variations based on whether you selected the Office or Microsoft 365 version. The Microsoft 365 editions of the big three apps provide the latest features and updates on a continual basis — Microsoft calls these premium versions. When Microsoft develops and implements a new feature, you get it automatically, so you apps are always up to date. The Office editions provide classic versions of the big three — what you see is what you get, with no additions or updates except security and bug fixes. You can’t take advantage of new features and products unless you purchase the next Office edition Microsoft releases (they’re usually several years apart).
Here’s the skinny on each of the four editions:
Office for Mac Home & Student : The retail price is $149.99 for a single installation. As the least expensive edition, it includes the big three apps and OneNote. Many users need nothing more.Note that this edition does not include Microsoft Outlook. Outlook, which is sometimes called the Swiss army knife of personal communications software, combines an email client with an address book, a calendar, to-do lists, and searchable notes in a single app. Unless you dislike the Mail, Contacts, and Calendar apps that are included with macOS, you probably won’t miss Outlook much.
Office for Mac Home & Business: The retail price is $249.99 for a single installation. What do you get for the additional dough (along with the big three and OneNote)? In two words: Microsoft Outlook.What’s that, you say? You don’t know whether you need Outlook? Well then, we suggest that you save yourself a bundle and start with the Home & Student Edition. Does your organization require or prefer that you use Outlook? It’s best to find out before you make a purchase. You can’t simply pay a few more dollars to upgrade from Office Home & Student to Office Home & Business; you’d have to pay the full price of Office Home & Business to gain access to Outlook.
Microsoft 365 Personal: For the price of $69.99 annually or $6.99 monthly, you get access for one person to premium versions of the big three, OneNote, Teams, and Outlook, 1TB of OneDrive online storage (more on OneDrive in the next chapter), and the ability to install and use your subscription on up to five devices — Macs, PCs, iOS devices, and Android. That’s right: five devices with support for a variety of desktop and mobile operating systems!
Microsoft 365 Family: The price is $99.99 annually or $9.99 monthly for access to everything in Microsoft 365 Personal. Plus up to six people can use the subscription instead of one. You can also try it for free for one month.
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