MOS WORD EXPERT 2016: Course Information

  • Exam Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Who this course is for
  • Prerequisites
  • How this course is organized
  • Download the practice files
  • Adapt procedure steps

Exam Syllabus

1 Manage document options and settings

1.1. Manage documents and templates

  • Modify existing templates
  • Move and copy styles, macros, and building blocks
  • Manage document versions
  • Compare and combine documents
  • Link to external data
  • Enable macros in a document
  • Change default program settings 

1.2. Prepare documents for review 

  • Restrict editing.
  • Mark a document as final.
  • Protect a document with a password.

1.3. Manage document changes

  • Manage change tracking
  • Manage markup options
  • Manage tracked changes
  • Insert and manage comments 

2 Design advanced documents

2.1. Perform advanced editing and formatting

  • Find and replace text by using wildcards and special characters
  • Find and replace formatting and styles
  • Set advanced page layout options
  • Link text boxes
  • Set paragraph pagination options
  • Resolve style conflicts 

2.2. Create styles

  • Create paragraph and character styles
  • Modify styles 

3 Create advanced references 

3.1. Create and manage indexes

  • Mark index entries
  • Insert index entries from a file
  • Create and update indexes 

3.2. Create and manage references

  • Customize a table of contents
  • Caption and reference document elements 

3.3. Manage forms, fields, and mail-merge operations

  • Manage fields and their properties
  • Perform mail-merge operations
  • Insert merge fields
  • Add mail-merge rules
  • Send email messages to groups of recipients
  • Configure label or envelope settings for mail-merge operations 

4 Create custom Word elements 

4.1. Create and modify building blocks, macros, and controls

  • Create Quick Parts
  • Manage building blocks
  • Create and modify simple macros
  • Insert and configure content controls 

4.2. Create custom style sets and templates

  • Create custom color and font sets
  • Create custom themes
  • Create custom style sets 

4.3. Prepare a document for internationalization and accessibility

  • Configure language options in documents
  • Add alt text to document elements
  • Manage multiple options for the +Body and +Heading fonts
  • Implement global content standards