Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Exam
ACE ID:
CPRT-0055
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Computer Applications, Information Technology or Computer Information Systems
Description

Objective:

This certification exam was developed based on a product task analysis that defined the skills required to use Microsoft Word to create, edit, format, print, and collaboratively revise multi-section business documents containing visual elements; perform mail merges using different data sources; and create and apply document templates at a minimally competent level for a specialist-level user. This exam consists of 20 performance-based, multiple-task exam items. Examinees are given 50 minutes to complete the exam, which is delivered using the live Microsoft Word application.

Skills Measured:

Approximate percentage of examination by content area:19% Sharing and Maintaining Documents: Apply different views to a document; Apply protection to a document; Manage document versions; Share documents; Save a document; Apply a template to a document.23% Formatting Content: Apply font and paragraph attributes; Navigate and search through a document; Apply indentation and tab settings to paragraphs; Apply spacing settings to text and paragraphs; Create tables; Manipulate tables in a document; Apply bullets to a document.15% Applying Page Layout and Reusable Content: Apply and manipulate page setup settings; Apply themes; Construct content in a document by using the Quick Parts tool; Create and manipulate page backgrounds; Create and modify headers and footers.12% Including Illustrations and Graphics in a Document: Insert and format Pictures in a document; Insert and format shapes, WordArt, and SmartArt; Insert and format Clip Art; Apply and manipulate text boxes.13% Proofreading documents: Validate content by using spelling and grammar checking options; Configure AutoCorrect setting; Insert and modify comments in a document.8% Applying References and Hyperlinks: Apply a hyperlink; Create Endnotes and Footnotes in a document; Create a Table of Contents in a document.9% Performing Mail Merge Operations: Setup mail merge; Execute mail merge.
Instruction & Assessment
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