Word 2010 MOS - Online Course

Prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Office Word 2010 Certification Exam 77-881 and prove your skills using Microsoft Word 2010. You will prepare for the exam by learning how to efficiently navigate the features and functionality of the Word 2010 application to draft and edit documents for a variety of professional purposes and situations. Using a task-oriented approach, you will learn to create the work products required for the MOS certification.

This series is for anyone preparing for the MOS 77-881: Using Microsoft Office Word 2010 exam. This online course contains 11 lessons and should take approximately 30 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word 2010 (3.0) hours

Getting Started with Word 2010 teaches you how to describe the features of the Word 2010 interface, find and open existing documents, create new documents, adjust the view of the Word workspace, save documents and work in compatibility mode, and preview and print documents. This course explores the basics of Microsoft Word 2010 to help prepare you for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam. The course introduces you to fundamental Word features you will use during the exam and throughout later courses. In this course, you will learn how to open, view, save, and print documents. Topics include MOS Word 2010 Fundamentals, Opening Documents, Viewing Documents, Saving Documents, and Printing Documents.

Lesson 2: Formatting Text (2.0) hours

Formatting Text teaches you how to add, select, and delete text, differentiate between inserting and overtyping, move, cut, copy, and paste text, use the Undo and Redo commands, change the font, size, and color of text, and apply various formats and styles to text. This course prepares you for the MOS Word 2010 exam by teaching you how to manipulate text in Word. The course reviews how to add, select, delete, format, move, cut, copy, and paste text. It also discusses how to use text formatting tools, such as bold, italic, underline, the Format Painter, and the Styles task pane. Topics include Adding, Selecting, and Deleting Text, Managing Text, Using Text Formatting Tools, and Using Text Effects and Styles.

Lesson 3: Formatting Paragraphs and Lists (2.0) hours

Formatting Paragraphs and Lists teaches you how to align and indent paragraphs, apply borders, shading, and styles to paragraphs, place and clear tabs, use tab leaders, adjust spacing between characters and lines, control spacing above and below paragraphs, and format bulleted and numbered lists. This course prepares you for the MOS: Using Microsoft Office Word 2010 exam. Specifically, it focuses on positioning and formatting paragraphs, using tabs, manipulating spacing of text, and creating bulleted and numbered lists. Topics include Positioning Paragraphs, Formatting Paragraphs, Tab Styles, Controlling Text, Line, and Paragraph Spacing, and Formatting Lists.

Lesson 4: Creating Tables (2.0) hours

Creating Tables teaches you how to create and draw new blank tables, insert Quick Tables, convert text to tables and vice versa, select, insert, and delete cells, columns, rows, and tables, add borders and shading to tables, and sort table content. This course provides information on how to create, revise, and modify tables in Microsoft Word 2010. Tables can be used to present data, add design elements, and control page layouts. Topics include Building Tables, Formatting Tables, Applying Borders and Shading, Organizing Tables, and Modifying Table Cells.

Lesson 5: Controlling Page Setup (4.0) hours

Controlling Page Setup teaches you how to set the orientation of pages, specify paper sizes and margins, insert blank pages and cover pages, add columns, control hyphenation, add page backgrounds and borders, and add headers and footers. This course prepares you for the MOS: Using Microsoft Office Word 2010 exam. Specifically, it focuses on controlling the format of your pages and documents. Topics include Setting Page Size and Orientation, Specifying Margins, Inserting Pages, Breaking Documents into Sections, Adding Columns, Controlling Hyphenation, Customizing Backgrounds and Borders, Adding Page Numbers and Dates, and Adding Headers and Footers.

Lesson 6: Templates, Themes, and Quick Parts (3.0) hours

Templates, Themes, and Quick Parts teaches you how to find and open built-in and online templates, use templates to create custom documents, view and change themes, theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects, create custom color sets, font sets, and themes, access Quick Parts and add them to your documents, insert document property fields, and create, edit, and delete custom building blocks. This course prepares you for the MOS: Using Microsoft Office Word 2010 exam. Specifically, it focuses on creating and using items that help you to standardize the look of your documents. These items include templates, themes and Quick Parts. Topics include Finding Templates, Using Templates, Applying a Theme, Customizing Themes, Using Quick Parts to Add Content, Inserting Document Property Fields, and Adding Custom Quick Parts.

Lesson 7: Working with Pictures and Clip Art (3.0) hours

Working with Pictures and Clip Art teaches you how to insert and copy and paste images and Clip Art, view Clip Art collections and add, organize, and delete clips in the Clip Organizer, apply and fine-tune image adjustments, add picture styles and effects to an image and switch pictures, crop, resize, and rotate images and Clip Art, reposition images and apply text wrapping, compress graphics and remove artistic effects from images, and insert captions and screenshots. This course prepares you for the MOS Word 2010 exam by teaching you how to insert and adjust images, Clip Art, captions, and screenshots in Word. Specifically, it focuses on organizing Clip Art in the Clip Organizer and adjusting images by using image corrections, quick styles, and picture effects; by cropping, resizing, and repositioning; and by compressing files. Topics include Inserting Pictures and Clip Art, Organizing Clip Art, Adjusting Images, Adding Styles and Effects to Pictures, Cropping and Resizing Images, Repositioning Images and Wrapping Text, Compressing Pictures and Clip Art, and Adding Captions and Screenshots.

Lesson 8: Creating Shapes and SmartArt (3.0) hours

Creating Shapes and SmartArt teaches you how to draw and format lines, arrows, and other shapes, create SmartArt, create WordArt, add text boxes to your documents, arrange text boxes on the page, and save and reuse text boxes. This course prepares you for the MOS Word 2010 exam by teaching you how to add lines, arrows, shapes, SmartArt, WordArt, and text boxes to your documents. Topics include Drawing Lines and Arrows, Drawing Shapes, Formatting Shapes, Creating SmartArt, Creating WordArt, Adding Text Boxes, Arranging Text Boxes, and Saving Text Boxes.

Lesson 9: Reviewing Documents (2.0) hours

Reviewing Documents teaches you how to navigate through documents, check spelling and grammar, and configure and use AutoCorrect. This course provides tips and techniques for using reviewing tools in your Word 2010 documents. Topics include Using the Navigation Pane and the Browse Button, Finding, Replacing, and Highlighting Text, Checking Spelling and Grammar, Using Reference Tools, and Configuring and Using AutoCorrect.

Lesson 10: Creating References and Links (3.0) hours

Creating References and Links teaches you how to add hyperlinks, add bookmarks, create footnotes, create endnotes, and build tables of contents. This course prepares you for the MOS Word 2010 exam by teaching you how to add hyperlinks, bookmarks, footnotes and endnotes, and tables of contents to documents. Topics include Adding Hyperlinks, Adding Bookmarks, Creating Footnotes, Creating Endnotes, Creating Tables of Contents, and Managing Tables of Contents.

Lesson 11: Sharing and Sending Documents (3.0) hours

Sharing and Sending Documents teaches you how to protect documents, inspect documents, share documents, and create mail merges. This course covers essential tasks you may need to perform to prepare Word 2010 documents for distribution and use. Topics include Protecting Documents, Inspecting Documents, Sharing Documents, Publishing Documents, Creating Mail Merges, and Creating Mail Merges Manually.