MO-300

It fulfills the exam requirement for the Microsoft Office Specialist: PowerPoint Associate (Office 2019) certification. Microsoft also notes you may be eligible for ACE college credit if you pass, with details on the ACE college credit page. It is a standalone credential with no related exams listed.

Microsoft lists the retirement date as none, so there is no announced end date. Even so, objectives and delivery details can change, so check the official exam page and the downloadable skills outline before you book and again shortly before your appointment.

Microsoft describes MO-300 as measuring competency to create, edit, and enhance presentations and slideshows, and states candidates should demonstrate correct application of PowerPoint features and complete tasks independently. That wording points to performance-based work in the application rather than pure recall, but the official page does not publish item counts or a time limit, so confirm those with the provider.

Microsoft says pricing is based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored, and that pricing excludes applicable taxes and is subject to change, so no single figure applies worldwide. Duration and item count are not stated on the exam page. Confirm both with your regional provider when you schedule.

English, English (Malaysia), German, Spanish, Indonesian (Indonesia), Korean, Dutch, Italian, Russian, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Greek (Greece), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, and Arabic (Saudi Arabia). Availability of a given language at a given time or location is not guaranteed, so verify when scheduling.

Microsoft strongly recommends a personal MSA account. If you register with an organizational work or school AAD account, Microsoft warns your exam records will be lost if you leave the organization and cannot be recovered. Use a personal account you will keep long term.

Start from the downloadable exam skills outline on the official exam page, since Microsoft states all objectives are covered in depth. Work domain by domain, building each deliverable in PowerPoint rather than reading about it, then do full timed practice runs that combine slide creation, content formatting, and transitions in one deck.

The published objective areas - managing presentations and slides, formatting text, shapes and images, inserting tables, charts, SmartArt, 3D models and media, and applying transitions and animations - reward precise, independent execution. Weak spots tend to be features candidates rarely use in daily work, such as slide masters, media handling, and animation timing, so drill those deliberately.

Microsoft provides an accommodations request process, described on its exam accommodations page. Request it ahead of scheduling rather than at the test center. If you need to reschedule or retake, follow the exam policies and FAQs page and your provider's rules, since the MO-300 page itself does not publish a retake policy.