Exploring Microsoft 365: Introductory 2025, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (February 11, 2025) © 2026

  • Mary Anne Poatsy Montgomery County Community College
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  • Jason Davidson Butler University
  • Jerri Williams Montgomery County Community College
  • Amy M. Rutledge Oakland University
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Title overview

The Exploring Microsoft® 365 series moves beyond rote tasks to help you truly understand how, when and why to apply Office skills in a cloud-based world. For over 20 years, the series has engaged students in hands-on practice to help them succeed. Multiple-choice questions, problem-solving exercises and cumulative projects throughout each chapter assess understanding and skill mastery.

The 2025 Edition has been updated to reflect the latest versions of the Microsoft 365 applications. A greater emphasis on Mac compatibility and critical thinking enables all students to attain the skills to succeed. Updated Critical Thinking questions help you truly understand the “why” behind what you’re learning.

Table of contents

Introduction to Microsoft Office

  1. Microsoft 365 Common Features: Take the First Step

Word

  1. Introduction to Word: Organize a Document
  2. Document Presentation: Document Appearance and Graphics
  3. Document Productivity: Work with Tables and Mail Merge
  4. Research and Collaboration: Produce Professional Papers

Excel

  1. Introduction to Excel: Workbook and Worksheet Basics
  2. Formulas and Functions: Perform Quantitative Analysis
  3. Charts: Represent Data Visually
  4. Datasets and Tables: Manage Large Volumes of Data

Access

  1. Introduction to Databases and Microsoft Access
  2. Understanding Tables and Simple Queries in Relational Databases: Design Essentials and Extracting Information
  3. Retrieving Information Through Queries: Query Calculations and Expressions
  4. Basic Forms and Reports: Simplifying Data Entry and Producing Information

PowerPoint

  1. Introduction to PowerPoint: Create a Basic Presentation
  2. Effective Presentation Development: Enhance Presentation with Design and Multimedia
  3. Presentation Enhancement: Organizing Presentation Content
  4. Presentation Refinement: Manipulate Objects and Presentation Effects

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