77-418-complete
Microsoft Word 2013 (MOS)
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- 25 Interactive Lessons and 157 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
- 263 Practice Test Questions and 2 Full Length Tests
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25Interactive Lessons
157Topics
64LiveLab
263Practice Test Questions
174Videos
71Flashcards
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01 / Skills you'll get
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The Microsoft Word 2013 exam is a standalone certification from Microsoft with the exam code 77-418. This certification exam is targeted at professionals who have experience with previous versions of Microsoft Office Word and can also create business deliverables with Microsoft Office Word 2013. The Microsoft 77-418 exam covers creating, customizing, and organizing documents by using formatting and visual content that is appropriate for the information presented.
Target Career Roles
- Consultant
- Product Developer
- Instructor/Trainer
- Office Professional
- Help Desk Personal
- Marketing Personal
- Executive/Manager
02 / Lessons & labs
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Lessons
25 Interactive Lessons · 157 topics01 Taking Your First Steps with Word 9 topics +
- Welcome to a New Word
- Starting Word
- Using the Word Start Screen
- Touring the Word Screen
- Exploring the File Tab
- Undoing and Redoing Actions
- Getting Help
- Exiting Word
- Summary
02 Diving Into Document Creation 15 topics · 14 LiveLab +
- Creating a First Document
- Creating a Blank File
- Creating a File from a Template
- Opening an Existing File
- Saving and File Formats
- Working with PDF Files in Word
- Understanding and Viewing XPS Files
- Deciding Which Format to Use for Output
- HTML Overview
- Compatibility with Previous Versions of Word
- Navigation and Selection Tips and Tricks
- Choosing the Right Word View for the Task at Hand
- Printing a Document
- Managing Document Security
- Summary
14 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
03 Working Smarter, Not Harder, in Word 7 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Achieving Attractive Documents with Styles
- Constructing Documents Faster with Outlining
- Cleaning Up Content with AutoCorrect
- Using Math AutoCorrect
- Adding and Reviewing Properties
- Power User Techniques
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Zapping Word's Top Annoyances 7 topics +
- Dealing with Graphics Annoyances
- Overcoming Editing Annoyances
- Tackling View Annoyances
- Dealing with Online versus Local Help Content
- Activation Blues
- Automatic Annoyances
- Summary
05 Font/Character Formatting 5 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- Working with Document Style and Content
- Reviewing the Ways You Can Format Text in Word
- Formatting Characters Directly or with Styles
- Applying Character Formatting
- Summary
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Paragraph Formatting 5 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- Choosing Between Styles and Paragraph Formatting
- Finding Paragraph Formatting Tools
- Structuring Text with Paragraph Formatting
- Setting Off Text with Paragraph Decoration
- Summary
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Using Styles to Create a Great Looking Document 6 topics +
- Using the Styles Group to Apply Styles
- Modifying and Creating Styles
- Changing the Whole Document via Style Sets
- Managing Styles
- Style Inspector
- Summary
08 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Using the Clipboard 5 topics +
- Understanding the Office Clipboard
- Adding and Moving Document Content with Cut, Copy, and Paste
- Managing Pasting Options
- Using the Clipboard Pane
- Summary
09 Find, Replace, and Go To 8 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Searching with the Navigation Pane
- Starting an Advanced Find from the Ribbon
- Replacing Text via the Ribbon
- Using Search Codes
- Options for Special Find and Replace Actions
- Finding and Replacing Formatting
- Jumping to a Document Location with Go To (Ctrl+G)
- Summary
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Getting Smart with Text: Building Blocks, Quick Parts, Actions (Tags), and More 9 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Using Quick Parts and Building Blocks
- Using AutoComplete with AutoText Gallery Entries
- Clearing Building Block Formatting
- Building Blocks: Need to Know
- Using Building Blocks with the AutoText Field
- Inserting Objects and Files
- Inserting Text from Files
- Pasting, Dragging, and Dropping Content into a Document
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Building Tables, Charts, and SmartArt to Show Data and Process 7 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Illustrating Your Story with Graphics
- Getting a Quick Start with Quick Tables
- Table Basics
- Working with Table Layout and Design
- Inserting SmartArt
- Using the Selection Pane
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
12 Adding Pictures and WordArt to Highlight Information 7 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Inserting Pictures from a File
- Adding an Online Picture
- Pasting or Snapping a Picture
- Manipulating Inserted Pictures (and Other Graphics)
- Creating WordArt
- Arranging Pictures and Other Objects
- Summary
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
13 Adding Text Boxes, Shapes, Symbols 6 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Why Use Text Boxes?
- Inserting a Text Box
- Inserting a Shape
- Adding a Basic Symbol
- Inserting a Symbol from the Symbol Dialog Box
- Summary
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Setting Up the Document with Sections, Headers/Footers, and Columns 12 topics · 5 LiveLab +
- Changing Basic Page Setup
- Section Formatting
- Headers and Footers Overview
- Header and Footer Navigation and Design
- Adding Header and Footer Material
- Considering the Need for Columns
- Changing the Number of Columns
- Special Column Formatting
- Formatting the Page Background
- Adding a Watermark
- Removing Watermarks and Page Backgrounds
- Summary
5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
15 Saving Time with Templates and Themes 4 topics +
- Creating Your Own Templates
- Working More Effectively with Themes
- Building on an Existing Foundation with Master Documents
- Summary
16 Enhancing Navigation with Bookmarks, Hyperlinks 4 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Enhancing Documents
- Working with Bookmarks
- Hyperlinks
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
17 Captions 2 topics +
- Captions and Tables of Captioned Items
- Summary
18 Documenting Your Sources 8 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Footnotes and Endnotes Basics
- Working with Footnote and Endnote Styling
- Separators and Continuation
- Making a Bibliography
- Identifying the Sources for Your Bibliography
- Editing Citations
- Compiling the Citations into a Bibliography
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
19 Automating Document Content with Fields 5 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- And Field Codes Are ...?
- Mastering Field Basics
- Using the Field Dialog Box to Insert a Field
- Categories
- Summary
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
20 Keyboard Customization 8 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Power and Customization
- Understanding Customization Boundaries
- Viewing and Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts with the Cloverleaf Method
- Choosing the Storage Location for Keyboard Shortcuts
- Multi-Stroke Key Assignment
- Customizing Keystrokes through Word Options
- Other Methods for Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
21 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar and Ribbon 6 topics +
- The QAT?
- Changing the Buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar
- The Customize Quick Access Toolbar Dialog Box
- Making Changes to the Ribbon
- Importing and Exporting Ribbon Customizations
- Summary
22 Word Options and Settings 6 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Opening Word Options
- General
- Display (and Printing)
- Save
- Advanced
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
23 Macros: Recording, Editing, and Using Them 5 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Displaying Macro Tools and Creating a Macro
- Managing Macros
- Understanding More about Macro Security
- Macro Storage
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
24 Appendix A +
25 Appendix B 1 topics +
- Video Tutorials
Hands-On Labs Our edge
64 LiveLabs- Changing the theme of a document
- Inserting the current date
- Creating a blank document
- Creating a document using a template
- Saving a document as a Word Template
- Opening a document
- Publishing a document as a PDF
- Disabling the Protected View
- Checking for compatibility issues
- Applying the Draft view
- Specifying formatting restrictions
- Specifying editing restrictions
- Encrypting a document
- Marking a document as Final
- Showing/Hiding paragraph marks
- Adding an autocorrect initial caps exception
- Adding the author name and title
- Hiding spelling and grammar errors for all new documents
- Inserting a superscript
- Applying uppercase formatting
- Applying font attributes
- Formatting a heading
- Applying effects to the text
- Applying a Drop Cap
- Adding a signature line
- Increasing the indent
- Formatting a table of contents
- Formatting a paragraph as a numbered list
- Formatting paragraphs as a bulleted list
- Searching for a word within a document
- Removing spaces between paragraphs of the same style
- Using the Go To feature
- Allowing comments in a protected document
- Inserting a cover page using Quick Parts
- Deleting a building block
- Clearing all document formatting
- Adding a table and then an additional row
- Converting text into a table
- Inserting SmartArt
- Changing the brightness and contrast of an image
- Applying a picture style to an image
- Applying picture effects to an image
- Applying artistic effects to an image
- Inserting WordArt
- Inserting text boxes
- Inserting symbols
- Changing the page size and formatting columns
- Inserting a page number
- Changing the color and effects of a page
- Inserting a custom text watermark
- Inserting a watermark
- Turning off automatic hyperlinks
- Inserting an Endnote
- Changing the field shading value
- Sorting a list
- Creating a Mail Merge letter
- Creating an address list
- Marking an index entry
- Creating an index
- Showing gridlines and hiding rulers
- Inserting bullets into subsections
- Personalizing Microsoft Office
- Saving a document in an online workspace
- Enabling all macros
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03 / Exam details
Microsoft Word 2013 (MOS) Details
The Microsoft Word 2013 exam is a standalone certification from Microsoft with the exam code 77-418. This certification exam is targeted at professionals who have experience with previous versions of Microsoft Office...
Questions
40-60
(per exam)
Duration
90 minutes
(per exam)
Passing Score
The passing score varies from exam to exam and is provided on the score report.
(scaled score)
Exam Fee
USD 100
(per exam)
Delivered by
Certiport
(in-person or online)
Question Format
The exam consists of performance based questions and is...
single/multiple choice, performance-based
Practice Tests
263 Practice Questions
(mapped to official exam objectives)
Certification
77-418-complete
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04 / FAQs
Questions before you start
What are the prerequisites for this exam?+
There are no technical prerequisites for the certification exam.
What is the exam registration fee?+
USD 100
Where do I take the exam?+
What is the format of the exam?+
The exam consists of performance based questions and is conducted in a live or simulated environment.
How many questions are asked in the exam?+
The exam contains 40-60 questions.
What is the duration of the exam?+
90 minutes
What is the passing score?+
The passing score varies from exam to exam and is provided on the score report.
What is the exam's retake policy?+
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam retake policy
- If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam the first time, the candidate must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam.
- If a candidate does not achieve a passing score the second time, the candidate must wait 2 days (48 hours) before retaking the exam a third time.
- A two-day waiting period will be imposed between each subsequent exam retake.
- There is no annual limit on the number of attempts on the same exam.
- If a candidate achieves a passing score on an Office exam, the candidate may take it again.
What is the validity of the certification?+
For life
Where can I find more information about this exam?+
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