MOS Word 2003 Expert Level Standards

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The MOS Word 2003 Expert exam measures your ability to perform the following tasks:

• Format and organize content and documents at an advanced level

• Use Word's collaboration features

• Customize Word

This section presents the official list of skills you need to master before you can earn an MOS Word 2003 Expert Level certification.

Formatting Content

Create Custom Styles for Text, Tables, and Lists

Creating and applying custom styles for text, tables, and lists

• See "Creating New Styles," in Chapter 9.

Control Pagination

Controlling orphans and widows

• See "Controlling Line and Page Breaks," in Chapter 8.

Setting line and page breaks

• See "Controlling Line and Page Breaks," in Chapter 8.

• See "Controlling Page Breaks," in Chapter 15.

Format, Position, and Resize Graphics Using Advanced Layout Features

Wrapping text with graphics

• See "Controlling Text Wrapping," in Chapter 11.

Cropping and rotating graphics

• See "Cropping Pictures," in Chapter 11.

• See "Rotating Pictures," in Chapter 11.

Controlling image contrast and brightness

• See "Changing Picture Contrast and Brightness," in Chapter 11.

Scaling and resizing graphics

• See "Resizing Pictures," in Chapter 11.

• See "Modifying Objects," in Chapter 12.

Insert and Modify Objects

Inserting and modifying new objects and objects from files

• See "Inserting a Linked Object," in Chapter 11.

• See "Creating a New Embedded Object," in Chapter 11.

Create and Modify Diagrams and Charts Using Data from Other Sources

Creating and revising charts using data from other sources (e.g., Excel)

• See "Importing Data from Other Programs," in Chapter 14.

Organizing Content

Sort Content in Lists and Tables

Sorting content in lists and tables by specific categories

• See "Sorting Your Table Data," in Chapter 13.

Perform Calculations in Tables

Using formulas in tables

• See "Working with Functions in Tables," in Chapter 13.

Modify Table Formats

Modifying table formats by merging and/or splitting table cells

• See "Merging Cells," in Chapter 13.

• See "Splitting Cells," in Chapter 13.

Modifying text position and direction in a cell

• See "Changing Text Direction," in Chapter 13.

Modifying table properties

• See "Working with Table Properties," in Chapter 13.

Inserting and modifying fields

• See "Using Floating Frames for Comments, Footnotes, Tables, and Fields," in Chapter 17.

• See "Inserting Fields," in Chapter 31.

• See "Editing Fields," in Chapter 31.

Summarize Document Content Using Automated Tools

Summarizing relevant content using automated tools (e.g., AutoSummarize)

• See "Getting to the Point with AutoSummarize," in Chapter 6.

Analyzing content readability using automated tools (e.g., Readability Statistics)

• See "Judging a Document's Readability Level," in Chapter 6.

• See "Displaying Word Count Statistics," in Chapter 6.

Use Automated Tools for Document Navigation

Inserting bookmarks

• See "Creating Bookmarks for Document Navigation," in Chapter 4.

Using automation features for document navigation (e.g., Document Map, Thumbnails)

• See "Viewing Documents in Various Lights," in Chapter 1.

• See "Controlling How Print Preview Displays Documents," in Chapter 3.

• See "Accessing Document Areas Using the Document Map," in Chapter 4.

Merge Letters with Other Data Sources

Completing an entire mail merge process for form letters

• See Chapter 30, "Performing Mail Merges."

Merge Labels with Other Data Sources

Completing an entire mail merge process for mailing labels

• See "Creating Labels," in Chapter 30.

Structure Documents Using XML

Adding, deleting, updating, and modifying schemas, solutions, and settings in the Schema Library

• See "Attaching XML Schemas," in Chapter 16.

• See "Creating an XML Document," in Chapter 29.

Adding, deleting, and modifying schemas and transforms to documents

• See "Attaching XML Schemas," in Chapter 16.

• See "Creating an XML Document," in Chapter 29.

Managing elements and attributes in XML documents (e.g., adding, changing, deleting, cutting, copying)

• See "Creating an XML Document," in Chapter 29.

Defining XML options (e.g., applying schema validation options, applying XML view options)

• See "View Options for XML," in Chapter 29.

Formatting Documents

Create and Modify Forms

Creating and modifying forms

• See "Creating a Basic Form," in Chapter 31.

• See "Entering Form Fields," in Chapter 31.

Setting and changing options on form fields and check boxes

• See "Entering Form Fields," in Chapter 31.

Create and Modify Document Background

Creating watermarks

• See "Creating Backgrounds and Watermarks," in Chapter 17.

Creating and modifying themes

• See "Stylizing Documents with Themes," in Chapter 17.

• See "Formatting Messages with Stationery and Themes," in Chapter 24.

Creating and modifying document background colors and fill effects

• See "Creating Backgrounds and Watermarks," in Chapter 17.

Create and Modify Document Indexes and Tables

Creating and modifying document indexes, tables of contents, tables of figures, and tables of authorities

• See "Creating a TOC," in Chapter 21.

• See "Building a Table of Figures," in Chapter 21.

• See "Building a Table of Authorities," in Chapter 21.

• See Chapter 22, "Creating Effective Indexes."

Insert and Modify Endnotes, Footnotes, Captions, and Cross-References

Inserting, formatting, and modifying endnotes, footnotes, captions, and cross-references

• See "Adding Captions," in Chapter 21.

• See "Adding Footnotes and Endnotes," in Chapter 23.

• See "Using Cross-References," in Chapter 23.

Formatting numbering and marks for footnotes and endnotes

• See "Adding Symbols to Footnotes," in Chapter 23.

• See "Editing Footnotes and Endnotes," in Chapter 23.

Create and Manage Master Documents and Subdocuments

Creating master documents with three or more subdocuments

• See "Creating a Master Document," in Chapter 20.

• See "Creating Subdocuments," in Chapter 20.

Collaborating

Modify Track Changes Options

Setting reviewers' ink colors, setting balloon options, and showing and hiding reviewers

• See "Configuring Colors Associated with Reviewers," in Chapter 27.

• See "Configuring Comment Balloon and Reviewing Pane Options," in Chapter 27.

• See "Tracking Changes," in Chapter 27.

Publish and Edit Web Documents in Word

Opening and publishing Web pages in Word

• See "Displaying Existing Documents," in Chapter 2.

• See "Saving a File as a Web Page," in Chapter 2.

• See "Looking at Your Documents from the Web's Perspective," in Chapter 24.

• See "Saving Your Web Pages," in Chapter 26.

• See "Publishing Your Web Pages," in Chapter 26.

Inserting and modifying frames

• See "Adding Frames when Designing Online Documents," in Chapter 17.

Manage Document Versions

Creating, viewing, and deleting versions of documents

• See "Working with Multiple Versions of a Document," in Chapter 27.

Protect and Restrict Forms and Documents

Setting formatting restrictions

• See "Applying Formatting Restrictions," in Chapter 28.

Setting editing restrictions

• See "Restricting Tracked Changes, Comments, and Forms," in Chapter 28.

Adding users excepted from restrictions (groups and individuals)

• See "Controlling Restrictions for Parts of Documents," in Chapter 28.

Applying passwords to documents and forms

• See "Adding Password Protection to Documents," in Chapter 28.

• See "Restricting Tracked Changes, Comments, and Forms," in Chapter 28.

Attach Digital Signatures to Documents

Using digital signatures to authenticate documents

• See "Using Digital Certificates to Digitally Sign Files and Macros," in Chapter 28.

Customize Document Properties

Inserting and editing summary and custom information in document properties

• See "Printing Document Elements," in Chapter 3.

• See "Conducting Advanced File Searches Based on Document Properties," in Chapter 4.

Customizing Word

Create, Edit, and Run Macros

Creating and running macros

• See "Creating Macros Using the Macro Recorder," in Chapter 32.

• See "Running Macros," in Chapter 32.

Editing a macro using the Visual Basic Editor

• See "Editing and Viewing the VBA Code," in Chapter 32.

Customize Menus and Toolbars

Creating a custom menu

• See "Customizing Menus for Added Functionality," in Chapter 5.

• See "Assigning Shortcuts to Word Commands," in Chapter 32.

• See "Assigning a Macro to a Toolbar, a Menu, or a Keyboard Shortcut," in Chapter 32.

Adding and removing buttons from a toolbar

• See "Customizing Word Toolbars," in Chapter 5.

• See "Assigning Shortcuts to Word Commands," in Chapter 32.

• See "Assigning a Macro to a Toolbar, a Menu, or a Keyboard Shortcut," in Chapter 32.

Modify Word Default Settings

Changing the default file location for templates

• See "Specifying the Default Document's Location," in Chapter 5.

Setting a default dictionary

• See "Choosing a Default Dictionary," in Chapter 6.

Modifying default font settings

• See "Formatting Text Efficiently," in Chapter 2.

• See "Choosing Default Fonts," in Chapter 26.

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