STUDYING - The MOUS Word 2003 certification exam tests a users ability in the following exam objectives

• Creating Content Insert and edit text, symbols and special characters
• Insert frequently used and pre-defined text
• Navigate to specific content
• Insert, position and size graphics
• Create and modify diagrams and charts
• Locate, select and insert supporting information
• Organizing Content Insert and modify tables
• Create bulleted lists, numbered lists and outlines
• Insert and modify hyperlinks
• Formatting Content Format text
• Format paragraphs
• Apply and format columns
• Insert and modify content in headers and footers
• Modify document layout and page setup
• Collaborating Circulate documents for review
• Compare and merge documents
• Insert, view and edit comments
• Track, accept and reject proposed changes
• Formatting and Managing Documents Create new documents using templates
• Review and modify document properties
• Organize documents using file folders
• Save documents in appropriate formats for different uses
• Print documents, envelopes and labels
• Preview documents and Web pages
• Change and organize document views and windows

The Microsoft Office Word 2003 Step by Step (34% discount) (on offer at $16). This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly builds your skills with Microsoft Word 2003—one step at a time! With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and practice exercises to learn essential tools and techniques. You’ll discover the new features of Microsoft Word 2003 and master the fundamentals for creating great-looking documents.

Topics include using styles, templates, and Smart Tags; formatting, editing, and publishing your ideas in print and online; organizing information and adding impact with tables, charts, and graphics; using the Mail Merge Wizard to create customized letters, labels, and envelopes; and sharing, comparing, and merging documents through e-mail or the Web. The book helps you prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam and makes a great on-the-job desk reference. Designed for beginning-level and intermediate-level users. The book comprises 350 pages and comes as a paperback.

EXAMS - Microsoft Office certification exams are not traditional tests with multiple choice answers. Instead, you’re presented with an actual program interface with a document already started. Steps appear in a pane below the application window, and your task is to complete the steps exactly as directed. Then you are scored on how closely your result matches the computer’s version of what is “correct.”

The passing score is 640 out of 1000, with typically 17 scenerio based questions and a time limit of 50 minutes,

Microsoft Office Word 2003 Step by Step (34% off)

CONCLUSION - This is an ideal certification of MS Office users, the exam is Not a pushover, given the method of testing so candidates must ensure adequate practice in using MS Word beforehand. Saying that the pass rate is low so there is some room for error.

STUDYING - The MOS Word XP Expert certification exam tests a users ability in the following exam objectives

• Create custom styles for text, tables and lists
• Control pagination
• Format, position and resize graphics using advanced layout features
• Insert and modify objects
• Create and modify diagrams and charts using data from other sources
• Sort content in lists and tables
• Perform calculations in tables
• Modify table formats
• Summarize document content using automated tools
• Use automated tools for document navigation
• Merge letters with other data sources
• Merge labels with other data sources
• Structure documents using XML
• Create and modify forms
• Create and modify document background
• Create and modify document indexes and tables
• Insert and modify endnotes, footnotes, captions, and cross-references
• Create and manage master documents and subdocuments
• Modify track changes options
• Publish and edit Web documents
• Manage document versions
• Protect and restrict forms and documents
• Attach digital signatures to documents
• Customize document properties
• Create, edit, and run macros
• Customize menus and toolbars
• Modify Word default settings
  

The Microsoft Office XP: Microsoft Office Specialist (Certification) (34% discount) (on offer at $23). Microsoft Office XP: Microsoft Office Specialist is designed with one thing in mind: preparing you to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist exam. Follow along as you cover a series of Skill Sets specific to the Office XP exam.

Then test your understanding of each Skill Set by completing the hands-on projects at the end of the book. Target the skills you need to be successful. With this book as your guide, you won't need to study anything extra--it's like getting a peek at the exam before you take it!

The book comprises 1328 pages and comes as a paperback.

The book covers the objectives for all 5 XP application exams: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access & Outlook and includes the Expert objectives for Word & Excel. What impressed me most about the book was that it focused entirely on the exam objectives and did not waste time going over information that would not be tested. The information is clear & concise and for each exam objective they supplied a Skill Overview, Activity Steps and at least 2 graphical figures. Additionally, there are exercises at the end of each chapter and projects for additional study on each application. The book also contains a glossary for each application and includes a CD containing exercise & project files.

EXAMS - Microsoft Office certification exams are not traditional tests with multiple choice answers. Instead, you’re presented with an actual program interface with a document already started. Steps appear in a pane below the application window, and your task is to complete the steps exactly as directed. Then you are scored on how closely your result matches the computer’s version of what is “correct.”

The passing score is 640 out of 1000, with typically 20 scenerio based questions and a time limit of 50 minutes,

Microsoft Office XP: Microsoft Office Specialist (Certification) (34% off)

CONCLUSION - This is an ideal certification of MS Office users, who have progressed on from the proficient level. Candidates must ensure adequate practice in using MS Word beforehand in the above mentioned objectives.