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GO! Microsoft 365: Access 2021, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (January 23, 2022) © 2023

  • Shelley Gaskin Pasadena City College
  • Nancy Graviett St. Charles Community College

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Seamless digital instruction, practice and assessment

For over 20 years, the GO! series has helped students master Microsoft 365 with a learn-by-doing approach, teaching workplace skills through instructional projects. Outcomes-based and critical thinking tasks offer practice using Microsoft Access to solve real-world business problems. Easy-to-follow instructions keep students on track, and guidance and tips appear precisely when needed.

The 2021 Edition is updated with Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 features; includes file management instruction for Windows and macOS; and integrates Microsoft Teams to prepare for remote collaborations.

Hallmark features of this title

Built for the real world

  • Chapter projects, based on learning outcomes and objectives, teach workplace skills in the context of real-world tasks.
  • MOS objectives are noted by icons throughout. Detailed appendixes make them easy to find and review.

Project-based learning

  • Outcome-based, problem-solving, and critical thinking end-of-chapter projects help students reinforce and master skills.
  • GO! Collaborate with Google® projects provide practice applying skills to an environment popular in the workplace.

Strategic guidance throughout

  • Confusion-free, color-coded instructions lead step-by-step through projects, with screenshots of essential steps.
  • Learning is enhanced by visuals, like Office icons and boxes that highlight key concepts.

New and updated features of this title

In-step with technology as it evolves

  • UPDATED: Content has been completely updated for Microsoft 365 currency and new Office 2021 features.
  • UPDATED: As Microsoft 365 continues to update, new Features Projects are added as PDF documents available on the instructor resource site and via MyLab. The projects provide supplementary practice with the new features students need to know.

Training for today's workplace

  • NEW: Hands-on training with Teams, Microsoft's fastest growing app, has been integrated to help students master this essential collaborative tool. Content includes instructional videos, lessons, and the option to use Teams as part of a cumulative group project.
  • NEW: File management instructions cover both Windows and macOS to support mastery of file management as an essential skill for all.

Features of Pearson eText for GO! 2021

  • NEW: The GO! series eText has a new visually engaging design that delivers GO! pedagogy effectively and includes direct links to all series videos.
  • UPDATED: GO! Learn How videos have been updated to provide step-by-step support that's just one click away, right when its needed most.
  • NEW: GO! to Work with Microsoft Teams Videos open each chapter with a lesson on the important Microsoft Teams features students need to know to work successfully in a Teams environment.
  • Continued eText Semester Updates allow the GO! series to keep pace with new Microsoft® 365® updates, ensuring that you get coverage of all the latest developments.

Microsoft Office and Windows 10

  1. Office Features
  2. File Management
  3. Microsoft Teams

Access

  1. Getting Started with Microsoft Access
  2. Sort and Query a Database
  3. Forms, Filters, and Reports
  4. Enhancing Tables
  5. Enhancing Queries
  6. Customizing Forms and Reports
  7. Creating Advanced Forms and Report
  8. Creating Macros
  9. Integrating Access with Other Applications
  10. Administering Databases and Writing SQL Statements

About our authors

Shelley Gaskin (series editor) is a professor in the Business and Computer Technology Division at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Robert Morris College (Pennsylvania), a master's degree in Business from Northern Illinois University, and a doctorate in Adult and Community Education from Ball State University (Indiana). Before joining Pasadena City College, she spent 12 years in the computer industry, where she was a systems analyst, sales representative, and director of Customer Education with Unisys Corporation. She also worked for Ernst & Young on the development of large systems applications for their clients. She has written and developed training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector and has also written and edited numerous computer application textbooks.

Nancy Graviett (Access author) is a professor and department chair in Business Technology at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville, Missouri. She holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and a master's degree in business education from the University of Missouri and has completed a certificate in online education. Nancy has authored textbooks on WordPerfect, Google, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Access.

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