Microsoft Office Specialist Skill Standards

Each Microsoft Office Specialist certification has a set of corresponding skill standards that describe areas of individual, Microsoft Office program use. You should master each skill standard to prepare for the corresponding Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam.

Microsoft Office Specialist This book will fully prepare you for the Microsoft Office Specialist certification at the Specialist and Expert levels. Throughout this book, content that pertains to a Microsoft Office Specialist skill standard is identified with the logo shown in the margin.

Specialist	Skill	Page
WW03S-1	Creating Content
WW03S-1-1	Insert and edit text, symbols and special characters	4, 26, 31, 36, 45
WW03S-1-2	Insert frequently used and pre-defined text	26
WW03S-1-3	Navigate to specific content	11, 42
WW03S-1-4	Insert, position and size graphics	133, 144
WW03S-1-5	Create and modify diagrams and charts	129, 151, 156
WW03S-1-6	Locate, select and insert supporting information	38
WW03S-2	Organizing Content
WW03S-2-1	Insert and modify tables	108, 114
WW03S-2-2	Create bulleted lists, numbered lists and outlines	38, 68
WW03S-2-3	Insert and modify hyperlinks	200
WW03S-3	Formatting Content
WW03S-3-1	Format text	52, 74
WW03S-3-2	Format paragraphs	58
WW03S-3-3	Apply and format columns	124
WW03S-3-4	Insert and modify content in headers and footers	99
WW03S-4	Collaborating
WW03S-4-1	Circulate documents for review	184
WW03S-4-2	Compare and merge document versions	187
WW03S-4-3	Insert, view and edit comments	173
WW03S-4-4	Track, accept and reject proposed changes	168
WW03S-5	Formatting and Managing Documents
WW03S-5-1	Create new documents using templates	82
WW03S-5-2	Review and modify document properties	272
WW03S-5-3	Organize documents using file folders	4
WW03S-5-4	Save documents in appropriate formats for different uses	4
WW03S-5-5	Print documents, envelopes and labels	93, 242
WW03S-5-6	Preview documents and Web pages	194
WW03S-5-7	Change and organize document views and windows	11, 16

Expert	Skill	Page
WW03E-1	Formatting Content
WW03E-1-1	Create custom styles for text, tables and lists	52
WW03E-1-2	Control pagination	99
WW03E-1-3	Format, position and resize graphics using advanced layout features	133, 137
WW03E-1-4	Insert and modify objects	119
WW03E-1-5	Create and modify diagrams and charts using data from other sources	162
WW03E-2	Organizing Content
WW03E-2-1	Sort content in lists and tables	68, 108
WW03E-2-2	Perform calculations in tables	119
WW03E-2-3	Modify table formats	108, 114, 119
WW03E-2-4	Summarize document content using automated tools	272
WW03E-2-5	Use automated tools for document navigation	272
WW03E-2-6	Merge letters with other data sources	254
WW03E-2-7	Merge labels with other data sources	229, 236, 239
WW03E-2-8	Structure documents using XML	204, 242
WW03E-3	Formatting Documents
WW03E-3-1	Create and modify forms	214, 220
WW03E-3-2	Create and modify document background	87, 91
WW03E3-3	Create and modify document indexes and tables	259, 265
WW03E-3-4	Insert and modify endnotes, footnotes, captions, and cross-references	254, 258, 264
WW03E-3-5	Create and manage master documents and subdocuments	250
WW03E-4	Collaborating
WW03E-4-1	Modify track changes options	187
WW03E-4-2	Publish and edit Web documents in Word	194
WW03E-4-3	Manage document versions	168
WW03E-4-4	Protect and restrict forms and documents	178, 182
WW03E-4-5	Attach digital signatures to documents	185
WW03E-4-6	Customize document properties	272
WW03E-5	Customizing Word
WW03E-5-1	Create, edit, and run macros	294, 298
WW03E-5-2	Customize menus and toolbars	281, 286
WW03E-5-3	Modify default Word settings	82, 292, 294