The Shelly Cashman Series® Microsoft® Office 365® & Excel® Comprehensive

The text's trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen, project-based approach encourages students to expand their understanding of Microsoft Office through hands-on experimentation and critical thinking.

Introductory Textbook Projects have been redesigned to ensure successful completion by Mac users.

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Helping learners maximize their study time, Module Learning Objectives are mapped to the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam. Users of MindTap Collections and SAM also have access to exam preparation materials and the option to purchase a discounted MOS exam voucher.

Q&A boxes anticipate questions users may have as they work through the steps and provide additional information as it may be needed so that users understand all aspects of the steps required to complete a task.

Consider This boxes promote critical thinking and the module-ending Consider This: Plan Ahead box presents a single planning guide, helping users successfully create their own documents.

Thoroughly updated coverage reflects Microsoft 365 features, including the new modern commenting experience that enables the user to display comments in contextual view or in the Comments pane. Other feature updates include XLOOKUP, PowerBI and the Analyze Data button in Excel, along with Microsoft's updated search feature and Backstage view.

By carefully examining the context for their projects, students understand the "why" behind each step in the process, increasing their motivation to learn.

Other Ways boxes help users see alternate click paths to achieve a step, expanding their options and expertise.

BTW call-outs provide helpful hints to readers as they work through their projects, giving them additional insight that enables them to make the most of Microsoft Office tools.