MO-110 study plan
MO-110 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Manage document options and settings
Configure document properties, compatibility mode, and default save formats across a set of sample files
Create and modify a custom template (.dotx) with predefined styles, margins, and theme defaults
Set Trust Center options and macro security levels, then verify the effect on a macro-enabled file
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar and ribbon tabs for a specific editing workflow
Set AutoSave, AutoRecover, and backup intervals and document the chosen values
Your checkpoint
A working .dotx template plus a one-page settings checklist naming every option changed, the value set, and the reason for it
Manage document options and settings & Use advanced editing and formatting features
Apply and modify styles, then set style precedence and limit formatting to allowed styles
Run Find and Replace with wildcards, character codes, and formatting-only criteria
Track changes across two reviewers, then accept, reject, and filter edits by reviewer
Compare two document versions and merge the result into a single authoritative copy
Insert and manage comments, then produce a review summary
Your checkpoint
A five-page document with all tracked changes resolved and a styles inventory listing every style used, its source, and any overrides removed
Use advanced editing and formatting features
Insert section breaks and set distinct headers, footers, orientation, and page numbering per section
Lay out multi-column text and force column breaks where needed
Control pagination with keep-with-next, keep-together, widow/orphan, and page-break-before settings
Build a multilevel list linked to heading styles so numbering updates automatically
Manage hyphenation, line numbering, and text direction for a specific section
Your checkpoint
A six-page report containing at least three sections, three different headers, and an auto-numbered multilevel outline with no manual numbering
Use advanced editing and formatting features & Create custom document elements
Create, name, categorize, and save at least five Quick Parts and building blocks to a custom library
Insert and configure field codes, including DATE, IF, SEQ, REF, and STYLEREF
Add rich-text, plain-text, date, and drop-down content controls and set their properties
Link content to document properties and refresh fields on demand
Group and lock content controls so a section cannot be edited
Your checkpoint
A reusable template containing a five-entry building block library, three configured content controls, and a header that updates its section title automatically via a field
Create custom document elements
Build a custom theme by defining color palette, font pair, and shape effects
Create a custom style set and import styles between templates via the Organizer
Assemble a cover page from building blocks and generate an automatic table of contents from heading styles
Generate a table of figures and an index from marked entries
Save the finished package as a template that reproduces the branding on new documents
Your checkpoint
A branded document package stored as one template: custom theme, custom style set, cover page, auto-updating table of contents, and a working index
Create custom document elements & Use advanced Word features
Restrict editing by section and grant exceptions to specific users or groups
Build a fill-in form combining legacy fields and content controls, then test it end to end
Insert captions for figures and tables and cross-reference them by number
Add footnotes, endnotes, and a bibliography source list
Insert and update a table of authorities or index after edits
Your checkpoint
A protected form that captures ten fields and cannot be broken by a tester, paired with a report whose captions and cross-references all update correctly after inserting new figures
Use advanced Word features
Run a mail merge with a conditional IF rule, merged labels, and a filtered recipient list
Record a macro, edit its code, and assign it to the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
Combine and compare documents, then reconcile conflicting edits
Manage document versions, embedded fonts, and final mark-as-final settings
Set up a master document with subdocuments
Your checkpoint
A mail-merge output set of letters and labels produced from a 20-record data source with at least one IF rule, plus a working macro button that reformats a selected table
Manage document options and settings & Use advanced editing and formatting features & Create custom document elements & Use advanced Word features
Sit two full-length timed practice exams under test conditions without notes
Re-drill the three weakest objectives identified in a scored error log
Reconstruct the ribbon location of every tested command from memory
Re-time the slowest tasks until each is completed inside its target window
Your checkpoint
A scored practice log showing two consecutive attempts at 85 percent or higher, with every missed item explained in writing and linked to the objective it came from
Milestones
Week 2: Complete the template, settings checklist, and resolved tracked-changes document with no reference to notes; score 80 percent or higher on a self-written 25-question quiz covering Domains 1 and 2.
Week 4: Produce the multi-section report and the reusable building-block template back to back in under 90 minutes total, with zero manual page numbering or hand-typed headings.
Week 6: Hand the branded template package and the protected form to a second person and have them create a new document and complete the form using only the template, with no verbal instructions from you.
Week 7: Execute a full mail merge and a macro run from a cold start in under 20 minutes each, recovering from one deliberately introduced error (broken data field, macro security block) without outside help.
Week 8: Two timed practice exams completed at 85 percent or higher, all misses documented, and every objective listed in Domains 1 through 4 marked as either confident or scheduled for a final review pass.