Word 2013: Office Certification Series
What you'll learn
- By the end of this course, you will be ready to take and successfully pass the Word Core 2013 exam.
- A lesson for every objective on the Word Certification Exam
- Overview of the new exam format
Requirements
- Students will need Microsoft Office Word 2013 in order to complete this course. This can be the desktop version, the Windows RT version, or the Office 365 version.
Description
This course is the first in a series that covers the new Microsoft Office Specialist exam format for 2013. The new exams are completely different!
Word 2013: Office Certification Series covers the Word Core 2013 Microsoft Office Specialist Exam #77-418 exam from Microsoft. By passing this exam and earning a Microsoft certification you become part of the MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) network which will enhance job opportunities and could increase pay as well.
With the course you will receive practice materials and the skills needed to pass the Word Core 2013 exam. This course should take you only a few days to complete.There are 6 sections in this course, and each lecture is tied directly to one or more skilled measured as defined by Microsoft.
This course covers every objective listed by Microsoft and a few skills that are not, but are considered valuable knowledge. Mail merge for example is not covered on the exam, but is a huge time saver when having to compose form letters to multiple recipients.
To register for the exam please visit Microsoft's exam provider Certiport and purchase an exam voucher. The website is www.certiport.com. Select Register in the upper right corner, to begin the process. When asked what your purpose is answer "Take an Exam." Then register for the Microsoft exams. Now you are all set to visit a Certiport testing center to take your exam!
Once you pass the exam, you will receive an exam certification and access to the Microsoft Certified Professional website which offers a wealth of benefits.
Who this course is for:
- This course is intended for anyone who wishes to learn advanced features of Word, new features in 2013, and those who wish to become Word certified.
Instructor
As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and instructor at a early college high school, I possess the skills and knowledge to help students be successful and meet their goal of certification. I will not teach a course that I am not certified in. I currently hold the following certifications:
Microsoft Certified Application Specialist Word & Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Specialist Master 2010 (Word Expert, Excel Expert, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)
Microsoft Office Specialist 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7 Configuring
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Desktop Support 7
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: Windows 7
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft Technology Associate: Windows OS, Networking Fundamentals, Server Fundamentals, Security Fundamentals
CompTIA A+
I strive to provide the best possible instruction to all students in an easy to understand format by using a combination of materials: PowerPoints, practice exercises, videos, etc. I am also contracted by NC DPI (Department of Public Instruction) to write curriculum for the state of North Carolina for use in the public schools. Finally, I have online teaching experience working with the North Carolina Virtual Public School.