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Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 Certification

Learn basic to advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access 2010, while you prepare for certification. You will discover how to create and format documents, use tables, complete a mail merge, and more. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.

Learn how to create, format, and secure professional and creative documents using Microsoft Word 2010, while you prepare for your certification. In Excel, you will cover basic through advanced topics, including formatting cells, applying number formats, linking worksheets, creating PivotTables, and more. In PowerPoint, you will discover how to create, format, and set up presentations, in addition to learning how to apply Transitions and animations. In Outlook, you will design and format E-mail, track and respond to messages, manage the Inbox with Rules and Quick Steps, and create appointments and tasks. In Microsoft Access, you will learn how to create forms that automate data entry and expense reports...

The Microsoft Office Specialist program is the only comprehensive, performance-based certification program approved by Microsoft to validate business computer skills using Microsoft Office 2010: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access.

The Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 Certification Training Program is part of the Microsoft Business Certification program: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS). MOS certification is the globally recognized standard for validating expertise with the Microsoft Office 2010 suite.

Microsoft Approved Courseware

When you use Approved Courseware for the Microsoft Office Specialist programs, you know you are using the very best study materials available.

In order for courseware to receive the Approved Courseware distinction, it must go through a rigorous review to ensure it meets the skill standards set forth by Microsoft.

Upon registering, you receive six months to complete this program.

Fee $1995
Location Online
Course type Online - Self Paced
Start dates TBD

Course Requirements

This program can only be taken on a PC. It is not compatible with a Mac. It is compatible with the Windows XP and later operating systems and IE 7 and later browsers. You need a high-speed Internet connection and e-mail account. You should also have the following full-retail version Microsoft Office 2010 Products already installed: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access.

It is recommended that you use the latest version of Internet Explorer in place of other Web browsers.

Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Acrobat Reader are required for this program.

Click here to download the Acrobat Reader.

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ed2go will provide the required textbooks for this program:

Beginning Guide to Microsoft® Word 2010

Intermediate Guide to Microsoft® Word 2010

Advanced Guide to Microsoft® Word 2010

Beginning Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2010

Intermediate Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2010

Advanced Guide to Microsoft® Excel 2010

Complete Guide to Microsoft® PowerPoint 2010

Complete Guide to Microsoft® Outlook 2010

Beginning Guide to Microsoft® Access 2010

Intermediate Guide to Microsoft® Access 2010

Advanced Guide to Microsoft® Access 2010

To enroll in the Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 (MOS) Certification Training program, you should have basic computer skills and should be comfortable using an Internet browser and selecting commands from a menu or toolbar. You should be able to manage files, including saving, updating, and backing up files.

This program is for you if you’re an office worker, manager, entrepreneur, or other professional who wants to start using advanced Microsoft Office skills immediately. This program is also suitable for you if you’re looking to learn about this software and expand your job possibilities.

Instructor Bio

Elizabeth Ann Nofs is the designer and developer of the Computer Mama guides. Her research on how men and women approach computer learning provided the foundation for the Comma Method of training, as well as The Computer Mama Show, a pilot produced with WFUM/TV28 (PBS), Flint, Michigan.

She’s the author of 44 books, including: The Computer Mama Guide to Computers (2001), The Comma Method of Computer Training (2003), The Comma Teachers Edition (2003), and The Complete Computer Guide (2005) and the Complete Computer Guides for Microsoft Office 2007 and Office 2010 (MOS) certification training

Elizabeth received her B.A. degree in Biology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.