Joan Lambert - Microsoft Office 2019 Step by Step

Joan Lambert
Curtis Frye

Microsoft Office 2019 Step by Step

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ISBN-13: 978-1-5093-0768-5
ISBN-10: 1-5093-0768-0

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018961955

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Joan Lambert has worked closely with Microsoft technologies since 1986, and in the training and certification industry since 1997, guiding the translation of technical information and requirements into useful, relevant, and measurable resources for people seeking certification of their computer skills or who simply want to get things done efficiently.

Joan is the author or coauthor of more than 50 books about Windows and Office (for Windows, Mac, and iPad), five generations of Microsoft Office Specialist certification study guides, video-based training courses for SharePoint and OneNote, QuickStudy guides for Windows 10 and Office 2016, and GO! series books about Outlook.

Joan is a Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Office Specialist Master (for all versions of Office since Office 2003), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (for Windows and Windows Server), Microsoft Certified Technology Associate (for Windows), Microsoft Dynamics Specialist, and Microsoft Certified Trainer.

Joan is a Pacific Northwest native, now blissfully based in Americas Finest City with her simply divine daughter, Trinity; German host daughter, Elly; and their faithful canine, feline, and aquatic companions.

The Office 2019 version of this book was a highly collaborative process that could not have been completed without the tender care of Joans long-time colleagues Susie Carr and Jaime Odell.

Curtis Frye is the author of more than 30 books, including Microsoft Excel 2016 Step by Step and Microsoft OneNote Step by Step for Microsoft Press. He has also created and recorded more than 60 online training courses for lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning, including Office 365 for Mac: Excel Essential Training, Excel: Scenario Planning and Analysis, Excel: Statistical Process Control, and Microsoft Excel: Using Solver for Decision Analysis.

Curt is a popular conference speaker, offering his Improspectives program on applying the techniques of improvisational theater to business and life as well as Which Game Are You Playing?, which applies lessons from the strategies and tactics of popular games to business. He earned his undergraduate degree in political science in 1990 from Syracuse University and will receive his MBA from the University of Illinois in December 2018.

Curt lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Virginia.

We hope you enjoy this book and find it useful. The content of this book was guided in part by feedback submitted by readers of previously published Step by Step books. If you find errors or omissions in this book, or feel compelled to say something positive about it, you can use the feedback process outlined in the introduction.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Microsoft Office 2019! This Step by Step book has been designed to make it easy for you to learn about key aspects of four of the Office 2019 apps: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. In each part of this book, you can start from the beginning and build your skills as you learn to perform specialized procedures. Or, if you prefer, you can jump in wherever you need ready guidance for performing tasks. The how-to steps are delivered crisply and conciselyjust the facts. Youll also find informative graphics that support the instructional content.

Microsoft Office 2019 Step by Step is designed for use as a learning and reference resource by home and business users of Microsoft Office 365 or the individual Office apps who want to use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to create and edit files, and Outlook to organize email, contact information, and calendar items. The content of the book is designed to be useful for people who have previously used earlier versions of the apps and for people who are discovering the apps for the first time.