Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)

Microsoft Office Specialist: Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
Validate your advanced skills in Microsoft Word with the Word Expert certification — ideal for professionals in administrative, academic, publishing, and legal roles. This credential proves your ability to manage complex Word documents and workflows with confidence.

This certification is ideal for:
- Office professionals and administrators
- Educators, students, and researchers
- Legal, publishing, and academic professionals
- Experienced Word users with 150+ hours of hands-on experience

Exam Objectives Overview – Word Expert (Microsoft 365 Apps)
1. Manage Documents
Implement document collaboration, templates, and compare/document versions
Customize document defaults, properties, and content control setups
2. Insert and Format Text, Paragraphs, and Sections
Use advanced styling: multilevel lists, themes, and section-level design
Configure line spacing, text flow, and pagination
3. Manage Pages and Sections
Insert, manage, and format headers, footers, page numbering, and section breaks
Use columns, page backgrounds, and watermarks
4. Insert and Format Tables and Lists
Build and modify complex tables with splits/merges, formulas, and list styles
5. Insert and Format References
Create/manage a table of contents, index, citations, and bibliographies
Insert and format cross-references and captions
6. Insert and Format Graphic Elements
Handle images, charts, SmartArt, and text boxes
Apply WordArt, object alignment, wrapping, and grouping
7. Manage Document Collaboration
Track/review changes, manage comments, resolve issues, and secure documents
8. Customize Word Options & Automate Tasks
Create and manage macros, Quick Parts, and Quick Access Toolbar
Configure Trust settings, document protection, and password options

Certiport’s Live-in-the-Application (LITA) format tests your knowledge through real-world, project-based tasks — proving your professional readiness and Word mastery.