CHAPTER 1

Microsoft 365 Basics

Start and Exit Microsoft 365 Apps

A Microsoft 365 installation creates an icon for each Microsoft 365 app either on the Start menu or in the All Apps list. To work with an app, you need to know how to launch the app on your PC. When you are finished with an app, you also need to know how to exit the app.

This section uses Word to demonstrate how to open an app from Windows 11. Once a Microsoft 365 app opens, its Start screen appears, where you can find a recent document or start a new document. For other ways to open or create a document, see Chapter 2.

Start and Exit Microsoft 365 Apps

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001.eps Click Start (9781119893516-ma090).

The Start menu appears.

dga.eps Alternatively, you can click Search (9781119893516-ma092), type the name of the app, and then click the app in the search results.

002.eps Click the Microsoft 365 app you want to start.

Note: If you do not see the Microsoft 365 app you want, skip to step ...

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