Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data or information. The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones.
Exploring Focus mode Focus mode can be accessed through the View tab on the ribbon, or via the Focus button on the status bar. Focus mode hides all the unnecessary parts of the screen so that you concentrate on the document in question only. While in Focus mode, move your cursor to the center top […]
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Saving and renaming files in Office 365 Files are automatically saved to the cloud when you’re using Office 365 plans. The cloud platform that can be accessed through Office 365 is OneDrive, as we explained previously. Saving documents in Office 2021 Saving a document when you’re working in the Word 2021 online application is a
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Troubleshooting sync errors Once you have set up OneDrive on your computer, you can check its status by clicking the OneDrive icon to the right of the Windows taskbar. This icon will indicate whether you are online, offline, or if sync has been paused: Figure 1.29 – The OneDrive taskbar’s icons displaying paused, offline, and
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Understanding OneDrive icons In the previous section, the OneDrive-connected folder on my local computer indicates that two of the folder items are pending sync. We can check the status of a document by placing our cursor over the status icon in the Status column (see the following screenshot). There are several status icons, so it
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Syncing a document to OneDrive When we create documents in Office 365, they are stored in OneDrive’s online storage area. These documents are only available online if you’re not synced to other devices. The same would happen to documents that have been created locally within Microsoft Word 2021, for instance. Although documents exist in the
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Managing OneDrive OneDrive is the online file storage area that you can access once you have signed up for a Microsoft account. It provides you with a means to access services and devices and was previously known as Windows Live ID. You can use OneDrive if you have a Microsoft account or Microsoft 365 Work/School
Applying dark mode (enhanced) Changing the visual display of the Office Theme was available in the previous versions of Office, but the document’s background remained white. This feature has now been enhanced to display the document’s background in dark mode too. Some enjoy this feature as it is easy on the eye and provides less
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Using Microsoft search Toward the center of the title bar of your Office 365 apps or standalone Office 2021 applications, you will notice the Search facility. This facility is available when you’re using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote: Figure 1.6 – New Search feature in Office 2021 This tool is extremely useful as it
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Highlighting the new interface features In this section, you will learn how to recognize some of the new features that have been incorporated into the latest update of the desktop versions of the 2021 applications. You will also learn whether they are available within the Microsoft 365 apps. Although most interface features and explanations are
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Exploring the New Interface and Managing OneDrive Welcome to the first chapter of Learn Microsoft Office 2021. This chapter will highlight the difference between the standalone and subscription versions of Office 2021. In our previous edition of this book, Learn Microsoft Office 2019, we provided an in-depth explanation of all the Office applications and covered
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