Description

The Microsoft Office Specialist program is globally recognized as the standard for demonstrating desktop skills with the Microsoft Office suite of business productivity applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook) and the Microsoft Project applications. With a Office Specialist certification, thousands of people have demonstrated increased productivity and have proved their ability to utilize the advanced functionality of these Microsoft applications.

By encouraging individuals to develop advanced skills with Microsoft's leading business desktop software, the Office Specialist program helps fill the demand for qualified, knowledgeable people in the modern workplace. At the same time, Office Specialist helps satisfy an organization's need for a qualitative assessment of employee skills. Preview the latest features and product updates for the new Microsoft® Office System today.

Acquired Skills

Office Specialist exams evaluate your overall comprehension of Microsoft Office or Microsoft Project applications, your ability to use their advanced features, and your ability to integrate them with other software applications. Microsoft Office experts can create technical reports, build macros, produce relational databases, and more.

Requirements

To earn the Microsoft Office Specialist certification for Microsoft Office or Microsoft Project, you must pass one or more certification exams. The exams provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise by evaluating your overall comprehension of Microsoft Office or Microsoft Project applications, your ability to use their advanced features, and your ability to integrate them with other software applications. The exams are developed and validated by industry experts.

For more information on the Microsoft Office Specialist credential go to www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcp/officespecialist.

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Office 2003 Editions Track

Master Certification:
Candidates must successfully complete three required exams and one elective exam.

Exams	Exam Skill Standards	Exam Preparation Guides	Microsoft Press Study Materials
Required:
Word 2003 Expert	Word 2003 Expert Exam Skill Standards	Word 2003 Expert Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Word 2003 Step by Step
Excel 2003 Expert	Excel 2003 Expert Exam Skill Standards	Excel 2003 Expert Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Step by Step
PowerPoint 2003	PowerPoint 2003 Exam Skill Standards	PowerPoint 2003 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Step by Step
Elective:
Access 2003	Access 2003 Exam Skill Standards	Access 2003 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Access 2003 Step by Step
Outlook 2003	Outlook 2003 Exam Skill Standards	Outlook 2003 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Step by Step

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Expert Certification:
Candidates must successfully complete any one of the Expert exams.

Exams	Exam Skill Standards	Exam Preparation Guides	Microsoft Press Study Materials
Word 2003 Expert	Word 2003 Expert Exam Skill Standards	Word 2003 Expert Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Word 2003 Step by Step
Excel 2003 Expert	Excel 2003 Expert Exam Skill Standards	Excel 2003 Expert Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Step by Step

Specialist Certification:
Candidates must successfully complete any one of the Specialist exams.

Exams	Exam Skill Standards	Exam Preparation Guides	Microsoft Press Study Materials
Word 2003	Word 2003 Exam Skill Standards	Word 2003 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Word 2003 Step by Step
Excel 2003	Excel 2003 Exam Skill Standards	Excel 2003 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Step by Step
PowerPoint 2003	PowerPoint 2003 Exam Skill Standards	PowerPoint 2003 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Step by Step
Access 2003	Access 2003 Exam Skill Standards	Access 2003 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Access 2003 Step by Step
Outlook 2003	Outlook 2003 Exam Skill Standards	Outlook 2003 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Step by Step

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Microsoft Office XP Track

Master Certification:
Candidates must successfully complete three required exams and one elective exam.

Exams	Exam Skill Standards	Exam Preparation Guides	Microsoft Press Study Materials
Required:
Word 2002 Expert	Word 2002 Expert Exam Skill Standards	Word 2002 Expert Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Word 2002 Step by Step
Excel 2002 Expert	Excel 2002 Expert Exam Skill Standards	Excel 2002 Expert Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Excel 2002 Step by Step
PowerPoint 2002	PowerPoint 2002 Exam Skill Standards	PowerPoint 2002 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Step by Step
Elective:
Access 2002	Access 2002 Exam Skill Standards	Access 2002 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Access 2002 Step by Step
Outlook 2002	Outlook 2002 Exam Skill Standards	Outlook 2002 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Outlook 2002 Step by Step

Expert Certification:
Candidates must successfully complete any one of the Expert exams.

Exams	Exam Skill Standards	Exam Preparation Guides	Microsoft Press Study Materials
Word 2002 Expert	Word 2002 Expert Exam Skill Standards	Word 2002 Expert Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Word 2002 Step by Step
Excel 2002 Expert	Excel 2002 Expert Exam Skill Standards	Excel 2002 Expert Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Excel 2002 Step by Step

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Specialist Certification:
Candidates must successfully complete any one of the Specialist exams.

Exams	Exam Skill Standards	Exam Preparation Guides	Microsoft Press Study Materials
Word 2002	Word 2002 Exam Skill Standards	Word 2002 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Word 2002 Step by Step
Excel 2002	Excel 2002 Exam Skill Standards	Excel 2002 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Excel 2002 Step by Step
PowerPoint 2002	PowerPoint 2002 Exam Skill Standards	PowerPoint 2002 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Step by Step
Access 2002	Access 2002 Exam Skill Standards	Access 2002 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Access 2002 Step by Step
Outlook 2002	Outlook 2002 Exam Skill Standards	Outlook 2002 Exam Preparation Guide	Microsoft Outlook 2002 Step by Step