Hands-On Labs

Here is the list of tasks found in the hands-on labs that users can practice in TestOut Pro Certified: Microsoft Word®

Common Office Features (Chapter 2)

Getting Started with Office

• Compare and contrast different Microsoft Office versions, including Office 365, Office 2019, and Office online
• Create a new blank file
• Save a file to the local computer
• Save a file remotely with OneDrive
• Save in alternate file formats
• Enable a downloaded file for editing
• Open an existing file
• Edit file properties
• Collapse and expand the Ribbon

Customizing Views and Options

• Change document views
• Use zoom
• Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
• Customize the Ribbon
• Split the window

Printing Files

• Configure documents to print
• Print sections of documents
• Set print scaling
• Change page setup options
• Print individual Excel worksheets
• Print handouts in PowerPoint
• Configure PowerPoint to print in grayscale
• Print speaker notes in PowerPoint

Navigating Files

• Search for text within a document
• Insert hyperlinks
• Create bookmarks
• Use Go To
• Find and Replace data

Working With Objects

• Insert textboxes
• Insert images
• Add borders, styles, and effects to objects
• Change object colors
• Modify object properties
• Position objects
• Modify shape backgrounds
• Apply borders to shapes
• Insert shapes
• Create custom shapes
• Apply styles to objects
• Resize objects
• Display gridlines
• Draw on a document by using digital ink

Document and Text Basics (Chapter 3)

Creating Documents and Using the Clipboard

• Create a new blank document
• Open a downloaded document and enable editing
• Print documents
• Scroll through a document
• Move the insertion point
• Enter text into a document
• Select words, lines, and paragraphs
• Delete text
• Copy and cut text to the Clipboard
• Paste formatted and unformatted text from the Clipboard
• Clear the Clipboard
• Undo or redo an action
• Close a document
• Open a PDF for editing
• Insert text from an external source
• Reorganize the content in a document
• Paste text from a website into a Word document

Modifying Fonts

• Bold, italicize, or underline a selection of text
• Modify the case of a word
• Change the font color of selected text
• Apply a superscript
• Apply a subscript
• Change the font size of selected text
• Change the font of selected text
• Apply a text effect to selected text
• Apply text highlighting to selected text
• Format the fonts in a resume
• Create a math worksheet
• Choose and format the fonts in an advertising flyer

Formatting Paragraphs

• Align a paragraph to the left, right, or center of the page
• Show and hide formatting symbols
• Clear formatting within a selection
• Change the line spacing for paragraphs
• Change the spacing before and after a paragraph
• Change paragraph indents
• Apply a border to a paragraph
• Apply shading to a paragraph
• Set orphan/widow paragraph control options
• Create a numbered list
• Modify list numbering options
• Create a bulleted list
• Customize bullets
• Adjust the indent level for lists
• Format a series of lists in a document
• Implement paragraph specifications for an academic paper

Editing Documents

• Find and replace a particular word within a document
• Turn automatic spelling and grammar checking on and off
• Use the spelling and grammar checker
• Use the thesaurus to find synonyms
• Count the total words in a document
• Correct errors while typing with AutoCorrect
• Customize AutoCorrect settings
• Modify an AutoCorrect entry
• Remove a hyperlink from text
• Identify default AutoCorrect changes that might need to be modified
• Ignore spelling and grammar suggestions when appropriate

Document Formatting and Graphics (Chapter 4)

Formatting Pages

• Add a watermark to a page
• Add a page border
• Create and format multiple columns on a page
• Insert and modify tab stops
• Add dot leaders to tabs
• Modify page margins
• Modify page orientation
• Insert a page break
• Insert a column break
• Align text vertically on a page
• Modify hyphenation options
• Add line numbers
• Format a report as a draft
• Format only part of a document into two columns
• Insert manual page breaks where needed in a document

Inserting Illustrations and Other Elements

• Insert a picture from a file
• Insert a picture from the Internet
• Resize a picture or graphic
• Move and align an image
• Modify picture styles
• Insert a symbol
• Insert a shape
• Insert the current date into a document
• Delete a picture or graphic
• Insert a cover page
• Insert a screen shot and screen clipping
• Insert text boxes
• Insert Quick Parts
• Use the Building Blocks Organizer
• Create Custom Building Blocks
• Remove picture backgrounds
• Modify text wrap settings for visual appeal
• Apply best practices in using graphics

Creating and Formatting Tables

• Insert a blank table into a document
• Add additional columns to an existing table
• Add additional rows to an existing table
• Modify cell alignment
• Split or merge table cells
• Format table cells
• Convert a table to text
• Enter or delete table data
• Apply a table style
• Use AutoFit to resize table columns to fit contents
• Center or align a table
• Delete rows and columns
• Format the header row and other table style options
• Convert text to a table
• Configure cell margins and spacing
• Split tables
• Configure a repeating row header
• Align table data for better readability
• Apply table styles that increase readability and visual appeal

Using Themes, Styles and Templates

• Create a document from an existing template
• Remove content controls in a template
• Modify the theme font
• Apply heading styles to paragraphs
• Modify text formatting using Format Painter
• Change the theme for a document
• Select a style set for a document
• Edit an existing style
• Format a newsletter to achieve both readability and visual appeal
• Apply font and paragraph styles to an academic paper
• Create a certificate using a template

Academic and Workplace Features (Chapter 5)

Managing References

• Insert a new citation source for a document
• Edit a citation to add a page number
• Insert a bibliography of current sources for a document
• Insert a footnote at the bottom of the page
• Insert an endnote
• Modify the number format of footnotes
• Edit a citation source
• Convert a citation to static text
• Import a citation source into the current document
• Update a bibliography
• Insert figure and table captions
• Modify caption properties
• Insert a table of contents
• Cite sources for an academic paper using the MLA, Chicago, and APA citation styles

Managing Headers, Footers and Sections

• Insert information into the header or footer, including date and time, page number, and filename
• Suppress the page number on the first page of a document
• Restart page numbering for a new section
• Close the header and footer
• Insert a Next Page section break
• Insert a Continuous section break
• Format a section with a different page orientation
• Begin numbering a formal document on the third page
• Change document formatting from one column to two columns in the middle of a page

Using Office Collaboration Features

• Enable Track Changes
• Accept and reject changes
• Discard changes from specific users
• Lock and unlock change tracking
• Protect documents with passwords
• Mark a document as final
• Add and manage comments
• Restrict permissions
• Use Compare and Combine on different documents
• Inspect a document for sharing
• Remove personal metadata
• Inspect a document for accessibility
• Add alternative text for accessibility
• Embed custom fonts into a document

Using Themes, Styles and Templates

• Create a document from an existing template
• Remove content controls in a template
• Modify the theme font
• Apply heading styles to paragraphs
• Modify text formatting using Format Painter
• Change the theme for a document
• Select a style set for a document
• Edit an existing style
• Format a newsletter to achieve both readability and visual appeal
• Apply font and paragraph styles to an academic paper
• Create a certificate using a template

Word Associate Live Projects (Chapter 6)

• Create an event flyer
• Format a sales report
• Format and add citations for a white paper

MOS Word Associate (MO-100) Practice Exams (Chapter 7)

• Manage documents
• Insert and format text, paragraphs, and sections
• Manage tables and lists
• Create and manage references
• Insert and format graphic elements
• Manage document collaboration

Custom Styles (Chapter 8)

Using Custom Styles and Themes

• Create a new paragraph style
• Create a new character style
• Modify an existing style
• Import a style from another document
• Create a new color set
• Create a new font set
• Create a new theme
• Create a new style set
• Change the default font settings

Using Charts

• Create a new chart
• Add data to a chart
• Add categories and series to a chart
• Change chart data points
• Change a chart's data selection
• Change a chart's type
• Modify chart elements
• Apply a style to a chart
• Apply a quick layout to a chart

Advanced Editing and References (Chapter 9)

Advanced Find and Replace

• Find and replace formatting
• Find and replace styles
• Find and replace with special characters
• Find and replace with wildcards
• Use paste options

Indexes and Captions

• Add a caption to an image
• Mark a word or phrase as an index entry
• Create a new table of figures
• Update an existing table of figures
• Create a new index
• Update an existing index

Review and Protect Documents

• Add a new authoring language
• Set a proofing language
• Turn on automatic hyphenation
• Show and customize line numbers
• Set custom pagination options
• Force change tracking
• Restrict all editing
• Restrict formatting to a selection of styles
• Restrict editing for part of a document
• Compare and combine documents
• Encrypt a document with a password

Automatic Document Content (Chapter 10)

Forms and Fields

• Save a new building block
• Add a document property field
• Add a date field
• Modify an existing field
• Modify building blocks
• Add content controls
• Edit content controls
• Modify date formats

Mail Merge

• Create a new address list
• Set a document's address list
• Preview merge results
• Highlight merge fields
• Exclude a recipient
• Add a new recipient to a list
• Add a merge field to a document
• Search for a specific merged document
• Create merged labels
• Modify and update labels

Using Macros

• Run a macro
• Record a new macro
• Rename a macro
• Edit a macro
• Delete a macro
• Copy macros between documents
• Save as a Word Macro-Enabled Document
• Configure macro security options

MOS Word Expert (MO-101) Practice Exams (Chapter 11)

• Managing document options and settings
• Use advanced editing and formatting features
• Create custom document elements
• Use advanced Word features

TestOut Pro Certified: Microsoft Word® Advanced Practice Exams

• Form A
• Form B

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