Microsoft Office Specialist Program

Microsoft Office Specialist Word certification

Certified individuals will establish their ability to perform a number of Word tasks, such as creating and managing documents, formatting text, paragraphs and sections, creating tables and lists, applying references and inserting and formatting objects.

The straightforward Word evaluation challenges individuals to complete a comprehensive project that depicts real-world functionality with project and standards-based outcome testing.

An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry entry-level and is ready to enter into the job market.

Exam objectives

Microsoft Word
(Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019)

Core document creation, collaboration, and communication

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Microsoft Word Expert
(Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019)

Creating documents for effective communication

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Microsoft Word (Office 2016)

Microsoft Word Expert (Office 2016)

Word 2013

Word Expert 2013


Exam details

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