Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS)

Watermark is a text or a picture that appears behind the text. It is used for printed documents. A user can add watermarks such as Draft, Confidential, Preview, etc. A watermark does not interfere with the written text and is placed in the background in a very light color. It tells the status of the document such as Draft.

Document background is a color or a picture that appears in the background when the document is viewed in Web Layout and other views, except Draft View and Outline View. It enhances the appearance of the document. Any picture, texture, patterns, or solid colors can be used as a document background.

Document Map is an alternative to Outline View. It uses the same outline levels as employed in an Outline View. It is shown along the left side of the document window. It is known as Document Navigation Tool. Thumbnail and Document Map cannot be viewed together.

Thumbnail is a pane that appears along the left side of the document window. It shows the pictures of each page in the pane on which a user can click and go directly to the clicked page. It is also known as Document Navigation Tool.

Creating and Customizing Documents

Create and format documents.

• Work with templates.
• Apply Quick Styles to documents.
• Format documents by using themes.
• Customize themes.
• Format document backgrounds.
• Insert blank pages or cover pages.

Lay out documents.

• Format pages.
• Create and modify headers and footers.
• Create and modify columns.

Make documents and content easier to find.

• Create, modify, and update tables of contents.
• Create, modify, and update indexes.
• Modify document properties.
• Insert document navigation tools.

Personalize Office Word 2007.

• Customize Office Word 2007 options.

Drop cap is used to create a large initial capital letter to spread over multiple lines. The letter expanded in this way is said to be dropped. It adds interest to a newsletter or an article. Drop cap can be used to drop a single letter or word(s) and expand it to multiple lines in a paragraph.

An example of drop cap is shown in the image given below:

Drop caps are often seen at the beginning of novels, where the top of the first letter of the first word lines up with the top of the first sentence and drops down to the four or fifth sentence.

The Microsoft exam 77-601 consists of simulation questions. In the simulation type questions, you will be given an environment of Microsoft Word 2007 and have to perform a given task. Before giving the exam, you must have hands-on practice to accomplish the following tasks:

1. Creating documents.
2. Formatting documents.
3. Creating and modifying headers and footers.
4. Creating columns.
5. Setting and clearing tabs.
6. Inserting and deleting page breaks.
7. Creating and modifying sections.
8. Inserting pictures from files and clip art.
9. Inserting and modifying WordArt.
10.  Inserting text boxes.
11.  Creating tables.
12.  Sorting tables.