Exam 77-881:

Word 2010

Published:	June 30, 2010
Language(s):	English
Audience(s):	Information Workers
Technology:	Microsoft Office 2010 suites
Type:	Proctored Exam

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Overview

Preparing for an Exam

This exam validates the skills needed for proficiency in Word 2010.

Audience Profile

The Core-level Microsoft Office Word 2010 User should be able to navigate Microsoft Office Word 2010 software at the feature and functionality level. They should be familiar with and know how to use at least 80% of the features and capabilities of Microsoft Office Word 2010. The core-level user should be able to use Microsoft Office Word 2010 to create and edit professional-looking documents for a variety of purposes and situations. Users would include people from a wide variety of job roles from almost all areas of professional, student, and personal life. Some of the roles users might take on include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Clerical, Office professionals
• Consultants
• Executives/Managers
• Help desk personnel
• Instructors/Trainers
• Marketing personnel
• Product developers
• Sales
• Students
• Writers
• Other members of the general population

Tasks that might be undertaken or work products created by members of the Microsoft Word 2010 Core-level User Target Audience might include, but are not be limited to, the following:

• Blogging
• Business plans
• Business reports
• Case studies
• Creating Forms
• Documentation
• Journals
• Letters
• Marketing materials
• Outlining
• Papers
• Publications (books, articles)
• Recipes
• Reports
• Scrapbooking
• Studies
• User manuals
• Web info/papers
• White papers

Credit Toward CertificationWhen you pass Exam 77-881: Word 2010, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Office 2010

Note This preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.

Skills Measured

Skills Being MeasuredThis exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam.

The information after “This objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.

Sharing and Maintaining Documents

Apply different views to a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: selecting zoom options, splitting and arranging windows (View Side by Side, Synchronous Scrolling), document views (reorganizing a document outline, master documents, subdocuments, web layout, draft), switching windows, opening a document in a new window

Apply protection to a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: applying protection by using the Microsoft Office Backstage view commands (applying controls and restrictions to document access, password-protect a document, Mark as Final), applying protection by using ribbon commands

Manage document versions.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Recover draft versions, Delete all draft versions

Share documents.

This objective may include but is not limited to: sending documents via E-mail, SkyDrive, or internet fax, changing file types, creating PDF documents, creating and publishing a blog post, registering a blog account

Save a Document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using compatibility mode, protected mode, and Save As options

Apply a template to a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: finding templates (locating a template on your disk, finding templates on the web)

Formatting Content

Apply font and paragraph attributes.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Apply character attributes, apply styles, use Format Painter

Navigate and search through a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using the Navigation Pane (headings, pages, results), Go To, Browse by button, and Highlight features, and setting Find and Replace options (format, special)

Apply indentation and tab settings to paragraphs.

This objective may include but is not limited to: applying indents (first line, hanging), setting tabs, using the Tabs dialog box, setting tabs on the ruler, clearing tabs, setting tab stops, and moving tab stops

Apply spacing settings to text and paragraphs.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Line spacing, paragraph spacing

Create tables.

This objective may include but is not limited to: using the Insert Table dialog box, using Draw Table, inserting a Quick Table, converting text to tables, and using a table to control page layout

Manipulate tables in a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: sorting content, adding a row to a table, adding a column to a table, splitting, merging, moving, resizing, and deleting a row or column, defining the header row, converting tables to text, and viewing gridlines

Apply bullets to a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: applying bullets, selecting a symbol format, defining a picture to be used as a bullet, using AutoFormat, and promoting or demoting bullet levels

Applying Page Layout and Reusable Content

Apply and manipulate page setup settings.

This objective may include but is not limited to: setting margins, non-breaking spaces, hyphenation, and columns, working with breaks, forcing a page break, inserting a section break (continuous, Next page, Next Odd, Next Even), and inserting a blank page into a document

Apply themes.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Use a theme to apply formatting, customize a theme

Construct content in a document by using the Quick Parts tool.

This objective may include but is not limited to: adding built-in building blocks (quotes, text boxes, headers, footers, cover pages, watermarks, equations)

Create and manipulate page backgrounds.

This objective may include but is not limited to: formatting a document’s background, setting a colored background, adding a watermark, and placing page borders

Create and modify headers and footers.

This objective may include but is not limited to: inserting and formatting page numbers, inserting the current date and time, inserting a built-in header or footer, adding content to a header or footer (custom dialog box, manual entry), deleting a header or footer, changing margins, and applying a different first page atrribute

Including Illustrations and Graphics in a Document

Insert and format Pictures in a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: adding captions, applying artistic effects and picture styles, compressing pictures, modifying a shape, adjusting position and size, and inserting screenshots

Insert and format shapes, WordArt, and SmartArt.

This objective may include but is not limited to: adding text to a shape, modifying text on a shape, adding captions, setting shape styles (border, text), and adjusting position and size

Insert and format Clip Art.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Organizing ClipArt, captions, artistic effects, compress pictures, corrections, modify the shape, reset, picture styles, arrange options, size

Apply and manipulate text boxes.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Format, save selection to text box gallery, text box styles, text direction, shadow effects, 3-D effects, arrange options

Proofreading documents

Validate content by using spelling and grammar checking options

This objective may include but is not limited to: Grammar and style options

Configure AutoCorrect settings

This objective may include but is not limited to: Add, remove, exceptions, AutoCorrect dialog

Insert and modify comments in a document

This objective may include but is not limited to: inserting a comment, editing a comment, deleting a comment, and viewing a comment (view comments from another user, view comments inline, view comments as balloons)

Applying References and Hyperlinks

Apply a hyperlink.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Hyperlink using text, hyperlink using graphic, headings and bookmarks, create new document, E-mail address

Create Endnotes and Footnotes in a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Manage footnote and endnote location, configure footnote and endnote format, presentation, and numbering

Create a Table of Contents in a document.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Default formats, show levels, alignment, tab leader, formats, options, modify styles, update table

Performing Mail Merge Operations

Setup mail merge

This objective may include but is not limited to: Perform a mail merge using the Mail Merge Wizard, perform a mail merge manually, Auto check for errors

Execute mail merge

This objective may include but is not limited to: Print, preview

Preparation Materials

Preparation Tools and ResourcesTo help you prepare for this exam, Microsoft Learning recommends that you have hands-on experience with the product and that you use the following training resources. These training resources do not necessarily cover all of the topics listed in the "Skills Measured" tab.

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