MOS Study Guide for Microsoft Word Exam MO-100

 Microsoft Exam MO-300: Course Outline

The exam MO-100 will evaluate the candidates on the basis of below-mentioned domains

1. Manage documents (20-25%)

 Navigate within documents

• Search for text
• Link to locations within documents
• Move to specific locations and objects in documents
• Show and hide formatting symbols and hidden text

Format documents

• Set up document pages
• Apply style sets
• Insert and modify headers and footers
• Configure page background elements

Save and share documents

• Save documents in alternative file formats
• Modify basic document properties
• Modify print settings
• Share documents electronically

Inspect documents for issues

• Locate and remove hidden properties and personal information
• Locate and correct accessibility issues
• Locate and correct compatibility issues

2. Insert and format text, paragraphs, and sections (20-25%)

Insert text and paragraphs

• Find and replace text
• Insert symbols and special characters

Format text and paragraphs

• Apply text effects
• Apply formatting by using Format Painter
• Set line and paragraph spacing and indentation
• Apply built-in styles to text
• Clear formatting

Create and configure document sections

• Format text in multiple columns
• Insert page, section, and column breaks
• Change page setup options for a section

Manage tables and lists (15-20%)

Create tables

• Convert text to tables
• Convert tables to text
• Create tables by specifying rows and columns

Modify tables

• Sort table data
• Configure cell margins and spacing
• Merge and split cells
• Resize tables, rows, and columns
• Split tables
• Configure a repeating row header

Create and modify lists

• Format paragraphs as numbered and bulleted lists
• Change bullet characters and number formats
• Define custom bullet characters and number formats
• Increase and decrease list levels
• Restart and continue list numbering
• Set starting number values

3. Create and manage references (5-10%)

Create and manage reference elements

• Insert footnotes and endnotes
• Modify footnote and endnote properties
• Create and modify bibliography citation sources
• Insert citations for bibliographies

Create and manage reference tables

• Insert tables of contents
• Customize tables of contents
• Insert bibliographies

4. Insert and format graphic elements (15-20%)

Insert illustrations and text boxes

• Insert shapes
• Insert pictures
• Insert 3D models
• Insert SmartArt graphics
• Insert screenshots and screen clippings
• Insert text boxes

Format illustrations and text boxes

• Apply artistic effects
• Apply picture effects and picture styles
• Remove picture backgrounds
• Format graphic elements
• Format SmartArt graphics
• Format 3D models

Add text to graphic elements

• Add and modify text in text boxes
• Add and modify text in shapes
• Add and modify SmartArt graphic content

Modify graphic elements

• Position objects
• Wrap text around objects
• Add alternative text to objects for accessibility

5. Manage document collaboration (5-10%)

Add and manage comments

• Add comments
• Review and reply to comments
• Resolve comments
• Delete comments

Manage change tracking

• Track changes
• Review tracked changes
• Accept and reject tracked changes
• Lock and unlock change tracking