Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2010

Exam 77-882: Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2010 Audience Profile The Core-level Microsoft Office Excel 2010 User should be able to navigate Microsoft Office Excel 2010 software at the feature and functionality level. They should be familiar with and know how to use at least 80% of the features and capabilities of Microsoft Office Excel 2010. The core-level user should be able to use Microsoft Office Excel 2010 to create and edit professional-looking spreadsheets for a variety of purposes and situations. Users would include people from a wide variety of job roles from almost all areas of professional, student, and personal life. Some of the roles users might take on include, but are not limited to: Accountants Clerical, Office professionals Consultants Executives/Managers Help desk personnel Instructors/Trainers Program/Project Managers Sales Students Other members of the general population Tasks that might be undertaken or work products created by members of the Microsoft Excel 2010 Corelevel User Target Audience might include, but would not be limited to: Charting Create analytical, financial, etc. reports Data entry Family budget Format numerical (financial, statistical, etc.) reports Forms Graphing Process data Reporting Technical support Trending

Skills Measured The information after This objective may include but is not limited to is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here. Managing the Worksheet Environment Navigate through a worksheet. This objective may include but is not limited to: Hot keys, name box Print a worksheet or workbook. This objective may include but is not limited to: printing only selected worksheets, printing an entire workbook, constructing headers and footers, and applying printing options (scale, print titles, page setup, print area, and gridlines) Personalize environment by using Backstage. This objective may include but is not limited to: Manipulate the Quick Access Toolbar, manipulate the ribbon tabs and groups, manipulate Excel default settings, import data to Excel, import data from Excel, demonstrate how to manipulate workbook properties, manipulate workbook files and folders. Apply different name and file formats for different uses by using save and save as features Creating Cell Data Construct cell data. Apply AutoFill. This objective may include but is not limited to: using paste special (formats, formulas, values, preview icons, transpose rows and columns, operations, comments, validation, paste as a link), and cutting, moving, and select cell data This objective may include but is not limited to: Copy data using AutoFill, fill series using auto-fill, copy or preserve cell format with AutoFill, select from drop-down list Apply and manipulate hyperlinks. This objective may include but is not limited to: Create a hyperlink in a cell, modify hyperlinks, modify hyperlinked-cell attributes, remove a hyperlink Formatting Cells and Worksheets Apply and modify cell formats. This objective may include but is not limited to: aligning cell content, applying a number format, wrapping text in a cell, and using Format Painter Merge or split cells. This objective may include but is not limited to: using Merge & Center, Merge Across, Merge cells, and Unmerge Cells

Create row and column titles. This objective may include but is not limited to: Print row and column headings, print rows to repeat with titles, print columns to repeat with titles, configure titles to print only on odd or even pages, configure titles to skip the first worksheet page Hide and unhide rows and columns. This objective may include but is not limited to: Hide a column, unhide a column, hide a series of columns, hide a row, unhide a row, hide a series of rows Manipulate Page Setup options for worksheets. This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure page orientation, manage page scaling, configure page margins, change header and footer size Create and apply cell styles. This objective may include but is not limited to: Apply cell styles, construct new cell styles Managing Worksheets and Workbooks Create and format worksheets. This objective may include but is not limited to: Insert worksheets, delete worksheets, copy, reposition, copy and move, rename, grouping, apply colouring to worksheet tabs, hiding worksheet tabs, unhiding worksheet tabs Manipulate window views. This objective may include but is not limited to: splitting window views, arranging window views, and opening a new window with contents from the current worksheet Manipulate workbook views. This objective may include but is not limited to: using Normal, Page Layout, and Page Break workbook views, and creating custom views Applying Formulas and Functions Create formulas. This objective may include but is not limited to: Use basic operators, revise formulas Enforce precedence. This objective may include but is not limited to: Order of evaluation, precedence using parentheses, precedence of operators for percent vs. exponentiation Apply cell references in formulas. This objective may include but is not limited to: Relative, absolute Apply conditional logic in a formula. This objective may include but is not limited to: Create a formula with values that match your conditions, edit defined conditions in a formula, use a series of conditional logic values in a formula Apply named ranges in formulas. This objective may include but is not limited to: Define, edit and rename a named range

Apply cell ranges in formulas. This objective may include but is not limited to: Enter a cell range definition in the formula bar, define a cell range using the mouse, define a cell range using a keyboard shortcut Presenting Data Visually Create charts based on worksheet data. Apply and manipulate illustrations. This objective may include but is not limited to: Clip Art, SmartArt, shapes, screenshots Create and modify images by using the Image Editor. This objective may include but is not limited to: making corrections to an image (sharpen or soften an image, changing brightness and contrast), using picture colour tools, and changing artistic effects on an image Apply Sparklines. This objective may include but is not limited to: using Line, Column, and Win/Loss chart types, creating a Sparkline chart, customizing a Sparkline, formatting a Sparkline, and showing or hiding data markers Sharing worksheet data with other users Share spreadsheets by using Backstage. This objective may include but is not limited to: sending a worksheet via E-mail or Skydrive, changing the file type to a different version of Excel, and saving as PDF or XPS Manage comments. This objective may include but is not limited to: inserting, viewing, editing, and deleting comments Analysing and Organizing Data Filter data. Sort data. This objective may include but is not limited to: Define, apply, remove, search, filter lists using AutoFilter This objective may include but is not limited to: using sort options (values, font colour, cell colour) Apply conditional formatting. This objective may include but is not limited to: Apply conditional formatting to cells, use the Rule Manager to Apply Conditional Formats, use the IF Function and Apply Conditional Formatting, icon sets, data bars, clear rules

Exam 77-881: Microsoft Office Specialist: Word 2010 Audience Profile The Core-level Microsoft Office Word 2010 User should be able to navigate Microsoft Office Word 2010 software at the feature and functionality level. They should be familiar with and know how to use at least 80% of the features and capabilities of Microsoft Office Word 2010. The core-level user should be able to use Microsoft Office Word 2010 to create and edit professional-looking documents for a variety of purposes and situations. Users would include people from a wide variety of job roles from almost all areas of professional, student, and personal life. Some of the roles users might take on include, but are not limited to, the following: Clerical, Office professionals Consultants Executives/Managers Help desk personnel Instructors/Trainers Marketing personnel Product developers Sales Students Writers Other members of the general population Tasks that might be undertaken or work products created by members of the Microsoft Word 2010 Core-level User Target Audience might include, but are not be limited to, the following: Blogging Business plans Business reports Case studies Creating Forms Documentation Journals Letters Marketing materials Outlining Papers Publications (books, articles) Recipes Reports Scrapbooking Studies User manuals Web info/papers White papers

Skills Measured Sharing and Maintaining Documents Apply different views to a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: selecting zoom options, splitting and arranging windows (View Side by Side, Synchronous Scrolling), document views (reorganizing a document outline, master documents, subdocuments, web layout, draft), switching windows, opening a document in a new window Apply protection to a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: applying protection by using the Microsoft Office Backstage view commands (applying controls and restrictions to document access, password-protect a document, Mark as Final), applying protection by using ribbon commands Manage document versions. This objective may include but is not limited to: Recover draft versions, Delete all draft versions Share documents. This objective may include but is not limited to: sending documents via E-mail, SkyDrive, or internet fax, changing file types, creating PDF documents, creating and publishing a blog post, registering a blog account Save a Document. This objective may include but is not limited to: using compatibility mode, protected mode, and Save As options Apply a template to a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: finding templates (locating a template on your disk, finding templates on the web) Formatting Content Apply font and paragraph attributes. This objective may include but is not limited to: Apply character attributes, apply styles, use Format Painter Navigate and search through a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: using the Navigation Pane (headings, pages, results), Go To, Browse by button, and Highlight features, and setting Find and Replace options (format, special) Apply indentation and tab settings to paragraphs. This objective may include but is not limited to: applying indents (first line, hanging), setting tabs, using the Tabs dialog box, setting tabs on the ruler, clearing tabs, setting tab stops, and moving tab stops Apply spacing settings to text and paragraphs. This objective may include but is not limited to: Line spacing, paragraph spacing

Create tables. This objective may include but is not limited to: using the Insert Table dialog box, using Draw Table, inserting a Quick Table, converting text to tables, and using a table to control page layout Manipulate tables in a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: sorting content, adding a row to a table, adding a column to a table, splitting, merging, moving, resizing, and deleting a row or column, defining the header row, converting tables to text, and viewing gridlines Apply bullets to a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: applying bullets, selecting a symbol format, defining a picture to be used as a bullet, using AutoFormat, and promoting or demoting bullet levels Applying Page Layout and Reusable Content Apply and manipulate page setup settings. Apply themes. This objective may include but is not limited to: setting margins, non-breaking spaces, hyphenation, and columns, working with breaks, forcing a page break, inserting a section break (continuous, Next page, Next Odd, Next Even), and inserting a blank page into a document This objective may include but is not limited to: Use a theme to apply formatting, customize a theme Construct content in a document by using the Quick Parts tool. This objective may include but is not limited to: adding built-in building blocks (quotes, text boxes, headers, footers, cover pages, watermarks, equations) Create and manipulate page backgrounds. This objective may include but is not limited to: formatting a document s background, setting a coloured background, adding a watermark, and placing page borders Create and modify headers and footers. This objective may include but is not limited to: inserting and formatting page numbers, inserting the current date and time, inserting a built-in header or footer, adding content to a header or footer (custom dialog box, manual entry), deleting a header or footer, changing margins, and applying a different first page attribute Including Illustrations and Graphics in a Document Insert and format Pictures in a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: adding captions, applying artistic effects and picture styles, compressing pictures, modifying a shape, adjusting position and size, and inserting screenshots Insert and format shapes, WordArt, and SmartArt. This objective may include but is not limited to: adding text to a shape, modifying text on a shape, adding captions, setting shape styles (border, text), and adjusting position and size Insert and format Clip Art.

This objective may include but is not limited to: Organizing ClipArt, captions, artistic effects, compress pictures, corrections, modify the shape, reset, picture styles, arrange options, size Apply and manipulate text boxes. This objective may include but is not limited to: Format, save selection to text box gallery, text box styles, text direction, shadow effects, 3-D effects, arrange options Proofreading documents Validate content by using spelling and grammar checking options This objective may include but is not limited to: Grammar and style options Configure AutoCorrect settings This objective may include but is not limited to: Add, remove, exceptions, AutoCorrect dialog Insert and modify comments in a document This objective may include but is not limited to: inserting a comment, editing a comment, deleting a comment, and viewing a comment (view comments from another user, view comments inline, view comments as balloons) Applying References and Hyperlinks Apply a hyperlink. This objective may include but is not limited to: Hyperlink using text, hyperlink using graphic, headings and bookmarks, create new document, E-mail address Create Endnotes and Footnotes in a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: Manage footnote and endnote location, configure footnote and endnote format, presentation, and numbering Create a Table of Contents in a document. This objective may include but is not limited to: Default formats, show levels, alignment, tab leader, formats, options, modify styles, update table Performing Mail Merge Operations Setup mail merge This objective may include but is not limited to: Perform a mail merge using the Mail Merge Wizard, perform a mail merge manually, Auto check for errors Execute mail merge This objective may include but is not limited to: Print, preview

Exam 77-884: Microsoft Office Specialist: Outlook 2010 Audience Profile The Core-level Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 User should be able to navigate Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 software at the feature and functionality level. They should be familiar with and know how to use at least 80% of the features and capabilities of Microsoft Office Outlook 2010. The core-level user should be able to use Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 to create and edit professional-looking spreadsheets for a variety of purposes and situations. Users would include people from a wide variety of job roles from almost all areas of professional, student, and personal life. Some of the roles users might take on include, but are not limited to: Accountants Clerical, Office professionals Consultants Executives/Managers Help desk personnel Instructors/Trainers Program/Project Managers Sales Students Other members of the general population Exam Topics Covered Users can format message content by using character and paragraph formatting, use graphic elements such as charts and tables, and create contact records, tasks, and appointments from incoming messages. They create contact groups, schedule meetings, and share schedules to facilitate communication with other Outlook users.

Skills Measured The information after This objective may include but is not limited to is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here. Managing the Outlook Environment Apply and manipulate Outlook program options. This objective may include but is not limited to: setting General, Mail, Calendar, Tasks, Notes and Journal, Advanced, and Language options Manipulate item tags. This objective may include but is not limited to: categorizing items, setting flags, setting sensitivity level, marking items as read or unread, and viewing message properties Arrange the Content Pane. This objective may include but is not limited to: showing or hiding fields in a list view, changing the reading view, and using the Reminders Window and People Pane Apply search and filter tools. This objective may include but is not limited to: using built-in Search folders Print an Outlook item. This objective may include but is not limited to: printing attachments, calendars, multiple messages, multiple contact records, tasks, and multiple notes Creating and Formatting Item Content Create and send email messages. This objective may include but is not limited to: specifying a message theme, specifying plain text, rich text, or HTML message content format, showing or hiding the From and Bcc fields, setting a reminder for message recipients, specifying the sending account, specifying the sent item folder, configuring message delivery options, configuring voting and tracking options, and sending a message to a contact group Create and manage Quick Steps. This objective may include but is not limited to: performing, creating, editing, deleting, and duplicating Quick Steps, resetting Quick Steps to default settings

Create item content. This objective may include but is not limited to: inserting graphical elements and inserting a hyperlink Format item content. This objective may include but is not limited to: using formatting tools, applying styles, creating styles and themes, using Paste Special, and formatting graphical elements Attach content to email messages. This objective may include but is not limited to: attaching an Outlook item and attaching external files Managing Email Messages Clean up the mailbox. This objective may include but is not limited to: viewing mailbox size, saving message attachments, saving a message in an external format, ignoring a conversation, and using clean-up tools Create and manage rules. This objective may include but is not limited to: creating, modifying, and deleting rules Manage junk mail. This objective may include but is not limited to: allowing a specific message (Not junk), and filtering junk mail with Never Block Sender, Never Block Sender s Domain, Never Block this Group or Mailing List, and Block Sender Manage automatic message content. This objective may include but is not limited to: managing signatures, specifying the font for new HTML messages, plain-text messages, specifying options for replies and forwards, and setting a default theme for all HTML messages, stationery, and fonts Managing Contacts Create and manipulate contacts. This objective may include but is not limited to: modifying a default business card, forwarding a contact, and updating a contact in the address book Create and manipulate contact groups. This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a contact group, managing contact group membership, showing notes about a contact group, forwarding a contact group, deleting a contact group, and sending a meeting to a contact group

Managing Calendar Objects Create and manipulate appointments and events. This objective may include but is not limited to: setting appointment options, printing appointment details, forwarding an appointment, and scheduling a meeting with a message sender Create and manipulate meeting requests. This objective may include but is not limited to: setting response options, updating a meeting request, cancelling a meeting or invitation, and proposing a new time for a meeting Manipulate the Calendar pane. This objective may include but is not limited to: arranging the calendar view, changing the calendar colour, displaying or hiding calendars, and creating a calendar group Working with Tasks, Notes, and Journal Entries Create and manipulate tasks. This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a task, managing task details, sending a status report, marking a task as complete, moving or copying a task to another folder, assigning a task to another Outlook user, accepting or declining a task assignment, updating an assigned task, and using Current view Create and manipulate notes. This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a note, changing the current view, and categorizing notes Create and manipulate Journal entries. This objective may include but is not limited to: automatically record Outlook items, automatically record files, and editing a Journal entry

Exam 77-883: Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint 2010 Who should take this exam? The typical candidate for the exam is a student, office worker, or instructor who needs to navigate PowerPoint 2010 at the feature and functionality level. The core PowerPoint 2010 user is proficient with productivity tools, frequently collaborates with others on projects, and personalizes his or her working environment for efficiency. Candidates should know and demonstrate how to create or produce effective, practical slide shows. Skills Measured Manage the PowerPoint environment Adjust views Adjust views by using ribbon or status bar commands Manipulate the PowerPoint window Work with multiple presentation windows simultaneously Configure the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) Show the QAT below the ribbon Configure PowerPoint file options Use PowerPoint, Proofing, and Save options Create a slide presentation Construct and edit photo albums Add captions to pictures, insert text, insert images in black and white, reorder pictures in an album, and adjust image rotation, brightness, and contrast Apply slide size and orientation settings Set up a custom size, and change the orientation Add and remove slides Insert an outline, reuse slides from a saved presentation, reuse slides from a slide library, duplicate selected slides, delete multiple slides simultaneously, and include non-contiguous slides in a presentation Format slides Format sections; modify themes; switch to a different slide layout; apply a fill color, gradient, picture, texture, or pattern to a slide; and set up slide footers Enter and format text Use text effects; change the indentation, alignment, line spacing, and direction of text; change the formatting of bulleted and numbered lists; enter text in a placeholder text box; convert text to SmartArt; copy and paste text; use Paste Special, and use Format Painter Format text boxes Apply a fill color, gradient, picture, texture, or pattern to a text box; change the outline color, weight, or style; change the shape of the text box; apply effects; set the alignment; create

columns in a text box; set internal margins; set the current text box formatting as the default for new text boxes; adjust text wrapping; size and position a text box and use AutoFit Work with graphical and multimedia elements Manipulate graphical elements Arrange, position, and resize graphical elements; apply effects, styles, and borders; and add hyperlinks Manipulate images Apply color adjustments and image corrections (sharpen, soften, brightness, contrast), add artistic effects to an image, remove a background, crop a picture, compress selected pictures or all pictures, change a picture, and reset a picture Modify WordArt and shapes Set the formatting of the current shape as the default for future shapes, change the fill color or texture, change the WordArt, convert to SmartArt Manipulate SmartArt Add and remove shapes, change SmartArt styles, change the SmartArt layout, reorder shapes, convert a SmartArt graphic to text, convert SmartArt to shapes, make shapes larger or smaller, and promote or demote bullet levels Edit video and audio content Apply a style to video or audio content; adjust, arrange, and size video or audio content; and adjust playback options Create charts and tables Construct and modify tables Draw a table; insert an Excel spreadsheet; set table style options; add shading, borders, and effects; change the alignment; resize, merge, or split columns and rows; distribute and arrange columns and rows Insert and modify charts Select a chart type, enter chart data, change the chart type, change the chart layout, switch row and column, select and edit data Apply chart elements Use chart labels, axes, gridlines, and backgrounds Manipulate chart layouts Select chart elements, and format selections Manipulate chart elements Arrange chart elements, specify a precise position, apply effects, resize chart elements, apply Quick Styles, apply a border, and add hyperlinks Apply transitions and animations Apply built-in and custom animations Use More Entrance, More Emphasis, and More Exit effects, and use More Motion paths Apply effect and path options Set timing and start options Apply and modify transitions between slides Modify a transition effect, add a sound to a transition, modify transition duration, and set up manual or automatically timed advance options

Manipulate animations Change the direction of an animation, attach a sound to an animation, use Animation Painter, reorder animations, and select text options Collaborate on presentations Manage comments in presentations Insert and edit comments, show or hide markup, move to the previous or next comment, and delete comments Apply proofing tools Use Spelling and Thesaurus features, compare and combine presentations Prepare presentations for delivery Save presentations Save the presentation as a picture presentation, Portable Document Format (PDF) file, XML Paper Specification (XPS), outline, or OpenDocument presentation, save a slide or object as a picture file, and save a presentation as a show (.ppsx) Share presentations Package a presentation for CD delivery, create video, create handouts (send to Word), and compress media Print presentations Adjust print settings Protect presentations Set a password, change a password, and mark a presentation as final Deliver presentations Apply presentation tools Add pen and highlighter annotations, change the ink color, erase an annotation, and discard or retain annotations upon closing Set up slide shows Set up slide show, play narrations, set up Presenter view, use timings, show media controls, broadcast presentations, and create a Custom Slide Show Set presentation timing Rehearse and keep timings, adjust a slide's timing Record presentations Start recording from the beginning of a slide show, start recording from the current slide of the slide show

Exam 77-888: Microsoft Office Expert: Excel 2010 Audience Profile Expert-level Microsoft Office Excel 2010 users are able to efficiently and confidently use Excel 2010 software at the feature and functionality levels. Expert users are proficient with advanced formulas, functions, and data analysis tools. Expert users can manipulate data for analysis, presentation, and collaboration. In addition, expert users can manipulate Excel options to customize their environment to meet varying needs and enhance their productivity. Skills Measured The information after This objective may include but is not limited to is intended to further define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here. Sharing and maintaining workbooks Apply workbook settings, properties, and data options Setting advanced properties; saving a workbook as a template; importing and exporting XML data Apply protection and sharing properties to workbooks and worksheets Protecting the current sheet; protecting the workbook structure; restricting permissions; requiring a password to open a workbook Maintain shared workbooks Merging workbooks; setting Track Changes options Applying Formulas and Functions Audit formulas Tracing formula precedents, dependents, and errors; locating invalid data or formulas; correcting errors in formulas Manipulate formula options Setting iterative calculation options; enabling or disabling automatic workbook calculation Perform data summary tasks

Using an array formula; using a SUMIFS function Apply functions in formulas Finding and correcting errors in functions; applying arrays to functions; using Statistical, Date and Time, Financial, Text, and Cube functions Presenting Data Visually Apply advanced chart features Using Trend lines, Dual axes, chart templates, and Sparklines Apply data analysis Using automated analysis tools; performing What-If analysis Apply and manipulate PivotTables Manipulating PivotTable data; using the slicer to filter and segment your PivotTable data in multiple layers Apply and manipulate PivotCharts Creating, manipulating, and analyzing PivotChart data Demonstrate how to use the slicer Choosing data sets from external data connections Working with Macros and Forms Create and manipulate macros Running a macro; running a macro when a workbook is opened; running a macro when a button is clicked; recording an action macro; assigning a macro to a command button; creating a custom macro button on the Quick Access Toolbar; applying modifications to a macro Insert and manipulate form controls Inserting form controls; setting form properties

Exam 77-887: Microsoft Office Expert: Word 2010 Who should take this exam? Expert-level Microsoft Word 2010 users are able to proficiently and confidently use Word 2010 software at the feature and functionality levels. Expert users work with the advanced features of Word 2010 to enhance professional documents, create documents ready for publication, and collaborate effectively on group editing projects. Expert users manipulate Word options to customize their environment to meet varying needs and to enhance productivity. Skills Measured This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam. Share and maintain documents (15 20%) Configure Word options This objective may include but is not limited to: change default program, spell and grammar check options Apply protection to a document This objective may include but is not limited to: restrict editing and apply controls or restrictions to document access Apply a template to a document This objective may include but is not limited to: modify an existing template, create a new template, apply a template to an existing document, and manage templates by using the Organizer Format content (25 30%) Apply advanced font and paragraph attributes This objective may include but is not limited to: use character attributes and characterspecific styles Create tables and charts This objective may include but is not limited to: insert tables by using Microsoft Excel data in tables, apply formulas or calculations on a table, modify chart data, save a chart as a template, and use the chart Layout tab Construct reusable content in a document This objective may include but is not limited to: create customized building blocks, save a selection as a Quick Part, save Quick Parts after a document is saved, insert text as a Quick Part, and add content to a header or footer

Link sections This objective may include but is not limited to: link text boxes, break links between text boxes, and link different sections Track and reference documents (20 25%) Review, compare, and combine documents This objective may include but is not limited to: apply tracking, merge different versions of a document, track changes in a combined document, and review comments in a combined document Create a reference page This objective may include but is not limited to: add citations, manage sources, compile a bibliography, and apply cross references Create a Table of Authorities in a document This objective may include but is not limited to: apply default formats, adjust alignment, apply a tab leader, modify styles, mark citations, and use passim (short form) Create an index in a document This objective may include but is not limited to: specify index type, columns, and language; modify an index; and mark index entries Perform mail merge operations (15 20%) Execute mail merge This objective may include but is not limited to: merge rules and send personalized email messages to multiple recipients Create a mail merge by using other data sources This objective may include but is not limited to: use Microsoft Outlook, Access, Excel, or Word tables as data source for a mail merge operation Create labels and forms This objective may include but is not limited to: prepare data and create mailing labels, envelope forms, and label forms Manage macros and forms (25 30%) Apply and manipulate macros This objective may include but is not limited to: record a macro, run a macro, and apply macro security Apply and manipulate macro options This objective may include but is not limited to: run macros when a document is opened, run macros when a button is clicked, assign a macro to a command button, and create a custom macro button on the Quick Access Toolbar

Create forms This objective may include but is not limited to: use the Controls group, add Help content to form fields, link a form to a database, and lock a form Manipulate forms Unlock a form, add fields to a form, and remove fields from a form

Exam 77-881: Microsoft Office Specialist: Access 2010 Audience Profile The typical candidate for the exam works as a user support professional, trainer, teacher, professor, database user, or database creator who needs to create or maintain a basic Access database. Users can create, modify, and extend functionality of basic database objects, including tables, queries, forms, and reports. Users can also construct and modify basic relationships among database entities and can instruct others in basic Access functionality and usage. The Access 2010 user typically is effective in creating, modifying, and personalizing objects. This candidate is capable of working independently on database projects, and can often answer questions from others about databases. Candidates should know and demonstrate how to create or modify a simple Access database and use templates to create basic objects. Skills Measured Manage the Access environment Create and manage a database Use Save Object As, Open, Save and Publish, Compact and Repair Database, and Encrypt with Password commands, create a database from a template, and set Access options Configure the Navigation pane Rename objects, delete objects, and set Navigation options Apply Application Parts Use Blank Forms, Quick Start, and user templates Build tables Create tables Create tables in Design view Create and modify fields Insert a field, delete a field, rename a field, Hide or Unhide fields, Freeze or Unfreeze fields, modify data types, modify the field description, and modify field properties Sort and filter records Use Find, Sort, and Filter commands Set relationships Define Primary Keys, use Primary Keys to create Relationships, and edit Relationships Enter and format text

Use text effects; change the indentation, alignment, line spacing, and direction of text; change the formatting of bulleted and numbered lists; enter text in a placeholder text box; convert text to SmartArt; copy and paste text; use Paste Special, and use Format Painter Import data from a single data file Import source data into a new table, append records to an existing table, and import data as a linked table Build forms Create forms Use the Form Wizard, create a blank form, use Form Design tools, and create Navigation forms Apply Form Design Tab options Use the Themes, Controls, Header/Footer, and Tools groups Apply Form Arrange Tab options Use the Table, Move, and Position groups Apply Form Format Tab options Use the Background and Control Formatting groups Create and manage queries Construct queries Use Select, Make Table, Append, and Crosstab query types Manage source tables and relationships Use the Show Table and Remove Table commands, and create ad hoc relationships Manipulate fields Add, remove, and rearrange fields, and use Sort and Show options Calculate totals Use the Total row, and use Group By Generate calculated fields Perform calculations, use the Zoom box, and use Expression Builder Design reports Create reports Create a blank report, use Report Design tools, and use the Report Wizard Apply Report Design Tab options

Use the Themes, Grouping & Totals, Controls, Header/Footer, and Tools groups Apply Report Arrange Tab options Use the Table, Move, Position, and Sizing & Ordering groups Apply Report Format Tab options Add color, background images, and conditional formatting Apply Report Page Setup Tab options This objective may include, but is not limited to, using the Page Size and Page Layout groups Sort and filter records for reporting Use the Find, Sort, and Filter commands, and use view types