Word 2016: Core Document Creation, Collaboration and Communication (77-725) Practice Exam

Word 2016: Core Document Creation, Collaboration and Communication (77-725) Practice Exam

The Microsoft Office Specialist certification for Word (Office 2016) (77-725) is designed for individuals with a basic comprehension of the Word 2016 interface. It assesses your capability to utilize the primary functions of the software, such as generating and modifying two- to three-page documents suitable for various objectives and contexts. Examples of documents include:

• Professional reports
• Newsletters with multiple columns
• Résumés
• Business correspondence

Who should take the exam?

The Microsoft Office Specialist: Word (Office 2016) (77-725) exam is ideal for individuals who want to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of Microsoft Word 2016 and its capabilities. The target audience includes:

• Students
• Business Information Workers
• Clerical Workers
• Educators
• Career Changers

Exam Details 

• Exam Code: 77-725
• Exam Name: Microsoft Word (Office 2016)
• Exam Languages: English, Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Bulgarian (Bulgaria), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish
• Exam Questions: 40-60 Questions
• Time: 50 minutes
• Passing Score: 700 or greater (On a scale 1 - 1000)

Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Domain 1: Learn how to create and manage documents (25-30%)

Create a document

• Create a blank document, create a blank document using a template, open a PDF in Word for editing, insert text from a file or external source

Navigate through a document

• Search for text, insert hyperlinks, create bookmarks, move to a specific location or object in a document

Format a document

• Modify page setup, apply document themes, apply document style sets, insert headers and footers, insert page numbers, format page background elements

Customize options and views for documents

• Change document views, customize views by using zoom settings, customize the Quick Access Toolbar, split the window, add document properties, show or hide formatting symbols

Print and save documents

• Modify print settings, save documents in alternative file formats, print all or part of a document, inspect a document for hidden properties or personal information, inspect a document for accessibility issues, inspect a document for compatibility issues

Domain 2: Understand how to format text, paragraphs, and sections (25-30%)

Insert text and paragraphs

• Find and replace text; cut, copy, and paste text; replace text by using AutoCorrect; insert special characters

Format text and paragraphs

• Apply font formatting, apply formatting by using Format Painter, set line and paragraph spacing and indentation, clear formatting, apply a text highlight color to text selections, apply built-in styles to text, change text to WordArt

Order and group text and paragraphs

• Format text in multiple columns; insert page, section, or column breaks; change page setup options for a section

Domain 3: Learn about creating tables and lists (20-25%)

Create a table

• Convert text to tables, convert tables to text, create a table by specifying rows and columns, apply table styles

Modify a table

• Sort table data; configure cell margins and spacing; merge and split cells; resize tables, rows, and columns; split tables; configure a repeating row header

Create and modify a list

• Create a numbered or bulleted list, change bullet characters or number formats for a list level, define a custom bullet character or number format, increase or decrease list levels, restart or continue list numbering, set starting number value

Domain 4: Creating and managing references (5-10%)

Create and manage reference markers

• Insert footnotes and endnotes, modify footnote and endnote properties, create bibliography citation sources, modify bibliography citation sources, insert citations for bibliographies, insert figure and table captions, modify caption properties

Create and manage simple references

• Insert a standard table of contents, update a table of contents, insert a cover page

Domain 5: Understand how to insert and format graphic elements (20-25%)

Insert graphic elements

• Insert shapes, insert pictures, insert a screen shot or screen clipping, insert text boxes

Format graphic elements

• Apply artistic effects, apply picture effects, remove picture backgrounds, format objects, apply a picture style, wrap text around objects, position objects, add alternative text to objects for accessibility

Insert and format SmartArt graphics

• Create a SmartArt graphic, format a SmartArt graphic, modify SmartArt graphic content