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Preparation Guide for Exam 77-601 MCAS: Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 Exam news The Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) Exam 77-601: Using Microsoft Office Word 2007 became available in March 2007. Exam topics covered The following list includes the topic areas covered on this exam. • | Creating and customizing documents | • | Formatting content | • | Working with visual content | • | Organizing content | • | Reviewing documents | • | Sharing and securing content |
Audience profile Candidates for this exam should have the equivalent of six months to one year of hands-on experience creating business deliverables with Microsoft Office Word 2007 and might have experience with previous versions of Microsoft Office Word. These candidates are especially strong in creating, customizing, and organizing documents by using formatting and visual content that is appropriate for the information presented. They are also strong in reviewing, sharing, and securing content. Credit toward certification When you pass Exam 77-601: Using Microsoft Office Word 2007, you complete the requirements for the following certification: Preparation tools and resources To 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" section. Classroom training Classroom courseware is being developed. Please check back for updated information. Microsoft E-Learning • | Course 4628: What's New in Microsoft Office Word 2007: This e-learning course, offered free for a limited time, helps you understand the difference between Microsoft Office Word 2007 and previous versions of the product. | • | Collection 5258: Core Training for Microsoft Office Word 2007: This e-learning collection was crafted specifically to help prepare you for the exam topics. |
Microsoft Press books • | Microsoft Office Word 2007 Step by Step | • | Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Study Guide: 2007 Microsoft Office System Edition |
Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) • | Course 77-601: Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Wiley.com): This comprehensive Microsoft Official Academic Course includes a textbook, lab manual, and software. The course provides students with the conceptual understanding and real-world experience they need to be ready for the work force and to pass the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) exams for Microsoft Office Word 2007. Each Microsoft Official Academic Course is aligned to existing MCAS exam objectives and includes the following. • | A six-month trial copy of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 | • | Instruction materials that emphasize building skills to prepare students for workforce success by using an instruction strategy that provides: • | Authentic business scenarios | • | Immediate introduction of hands-on practice in each lesson | • | Highlighted skills that apply to the workplace and the MCAS exam |
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Certiprep for 2007 Microsoft Office Certifications (Certiport.com) Certiprep for Microsoft Office Certifications is the premier certification-simulation solution for Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certifications. Designed to replicate the certification-testing environment accurately, Certiprep corresponds directly to certification exam objectives and employs the same "live application" technology that is used in the exams. Certiprep offers the following features and benefits. • | Certiprep maintains a large bank of test items that align to specific certification skill objectives. | • | The performance-based technology is similar to that of the certification exams, resulting in an authentic certification exam experience. | • | Each Microsoft Office application features a Practice Test and Learning Mode, which provide test-takers with self-paced learning and exam simulation. | • | Practice Test provides a testing experience that is similar to the actual certification exam experience, including time limitations and a similar user interface. Practice Test assesses initial skills or certification-exam preparedness. | • | Learning Mode provides feedback and step-by-step instruction for each question. |
Skills measured This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed in the following table. Create and format documents. | Lay out documents. | Make documents and content easier to find. | Personalize Office Word 2007. | Format text and paragraphs. | Manipulate text. | Control pagination. | Insert illustrations. | Format illustrations. | Format text graphically. | Insert and modify text boxes. | Structure content by using Quick Parts. | Use tables and lists to organize content. | Modify tables. | Insert and format references and captions. | Merge documents and data sources. | Navigate documents. | Compare and merge document versions. | Manage tracked changes. | Insert, modify, and delete comments. | Prepare documents for sharing. | Control document access. | Attach digital signatures. |
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.
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