Introduction

You made the right choice twice: Microsoft Office for Mac and this book.

Take a deep breath and get ready to have a rollicking good time. That’s right — this is a computer book, but it’s fun. What a concept! Whether you’re brand-spanking new to the Office suite or a grizzled Office veteran, we guarantee that reading this book to discover the ins and outs of Office for Mac is fun and easy.

About This Book

Why write a For Dummies book about Office for Mac? Well, Office for Mac is a big, somewhat complicated suite of productivity applications, so we made Office 2021 For Macs For Dummies a not-so-big, not-so-complicated book that shows you how to perform the most common tasks you’re likely to perform using Office for Mac, all without boring you to tears, confusing you, or poking you with sharp objects.

In fact, we think you’ll be so darned comfortable that we wanted the title to be Office For Macs without Discomfort, the Very Comfortable 2021 Edition, but the publisher wouldn’t allow it. Apparently, we For Dummies authors have to follow some rules, and using For Dummies and Office For Macs in this book’s title are among them.

Speaking of dummies, we don’t think you’re dumb — quite the opposite! Our second choice for this book’s title was Office For Macs For People Smart Enough to Know That They Need Help Using It, but you can just imagine what the Wiley folks thought of that. (“C’mon, that’s the whole point of the name!” they insisted. “Besides, it’s shorter this way.”) ...

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