Microsoft® Office Word 2010
Course Specifications
Course number: 084582
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: MOS: Microsoft Office Word 2010 Exam 77–881, MOS: Microsoft Office Word Expert 2010 Exam 77–887
Course Description
Course Objective: You will create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using Microsoft® Office Word 2010.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who wish to learn the basic operations of the Microsoft Word to perform their day-to-day responsibilities, and who want to use the application to be more productive in their work. It provides the fundamental knowledge and techniques needed to advance to using more complex Word features such as protecting your documents and usage of ligatures.

Prerequisites: To be successful in this course, you should be familiar with using personal computers and you should have used the mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on the computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. To ensure your success, we recommend you first take one of Element K's introductory Windows courses, such as either of the following, or have equivalent skills and knowledge. 
•	Windows XP Professional: Level 1 
•	Windows XP: Introduction 
Certification
This course is one of a series of Element K courseware titles that addresses Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification skill sets. The MOS and certification program is for individuals who use Microsoft's business desktop software and who seek recognition for their expertise with specific Microsoft products. 
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and the instructor. Each computer should have the following hardware configuration: 
•	A 1 GHz Pentium-class processor or faster. 
•	A minimum of 256 MB of RAM. (512 MB of RAM is recommended.) 
•	A 10 GB hard disk or larger. You should have at least 1 GB of free hard disk space available for Office installation. 
•	A CD-ROM drive. 
•	A keyboard and mouse or other pointing device. 
•	A 1024 x 768 resolution monitor is recommended. 
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access. 
•	Internet access (contact your local network administrator). 
•	A printer (optional) or an installed printer driver. 
•	A projection system to display the instructor’s computer screen. 
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
•	Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2010 
•	Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 
•	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	identify and work with basic Word 2010 tools and features. 
•	edit text in a Word document. 
•	modify the appearance of text in a Word document. 
•	insert special characters and graphical objects. 
•	organize data in tables. 
•	proof a Word document. 
•	control the appearance of pages in a Word document. 
•	print a Word document. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word 2010
Topic 1A: Identify the Components of the Word Interface 
Topic 1B: Customize the Word Interface 
Topic 1C: Display a Document in Different Views 
Topic 1D: Enter Text in a Document 
Topic 1E: Save a Document 
Lesson 2: Editing Text in a Word Document
Topic 2A: Select Text 
Topic 2B: Modify Text 
Topic 2C: Find and Replace Text 
Lesson 3: Modifying the Appearance of Text in a Word Document
Topic 3A: Apply Character Formatting 
Topic 3B: Align Text Using Tabs 
Topic 3C: Display Text as List Items 
Topic 3D: Modify the Layout of a Paragraph 
Topic 3E: Apply Styles 
Topic 3F: Manage Formatting 
Topic 3G: Apply Borders and Shading 
Lesson 4: Inserting Special Characters and Graphical Objects
Topic 4A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters 
Topic 4B: Add Illustrations to a Document 
Lesson 5: Organizing Data in Tables
Topic 5A: Insert a Table 
Topic 5B: Modify a Table 
Topic 5C: Format a Table 
Topic 5D: Convert Text to a Table 
Lesson 6: Proofing a Word Document
Topic 6A: Check Spelling and Grammar 
Topic 6B: Use the Thesaurus 
Lesson 7: Controlling the Appearance of Pages in a Word Document 
Topic 7A: Apply a Page Border and Color 
Topic 7B: Add a Watermark 
Topic 7C: Add Headers and Footers 
Lesson 8: Printing Word Documents
Topic 8A: Control Page Layout 
Topic 8B: Preview and Print a Document 
Appendix A: Microsoft Office Word 2010 
Appendix B: Microsoft Office Word Expert 2010