Exam 77-726: Microsoft Word Expert (Office 2016) Practice Test
Exam 77-726 practice addresses advanced document production in Word 2016. The subject matter includes controlling page and paragraph layout, organizing long documents with headings and references, managing revisions, and checking files before sharing. These skills support work on reports and other documents that need consistent structure, reliable navigation, and precise review.
Exam overview
About the Exam 77-726: Microsoft Word Expert (Office 2016) Exam
Advanced Word work involves choosing tools that preserve document structure as content changes. Heading styles provide the basis for an automatically generated table of contents, while captions can support an updateable list of figures and marked entries can be collected into an index. Paragraph controls such as page-break settings keep headings with the intended page without relying on fragile manual breaks. Review tasks include recording insertions and deletions with Track Changes and comparing document versions, including synchronized side-by-side viewing. Header options can distinguish a section’s first page from its later pages. Other practical decisions include managing line wrapping around URLs and using document inspection tools to find formatting inconsistencies or accessibility concerns before distribution. The practice bank samples these Word features through task-oriented questions; its topics describe the bank’s coverage, not verified official exam domains.
Sample Practice Questions
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Which Word feature automatically builds a table of contents from headings that use built-in heading styles?
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Correct answer: BWord can generate a table of contents from paragraphs formatted with heading styles, then update it when headings or page locations change.
You want a heading to begin at the top of the next page without inserting a manual page break that could become misplaced as text changes. Which paragraph setting should you apply?
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Correct answer: AThe Page break before setting forces the paragraph to start on a new page and remains associated with that paragraph as the document changes. Keep with next controls whether adjacent paragraphs stay together; it does not itself start a new page.
Which command can help identify inconsistent formatting or accessibility concerns before sharing a Word document?
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Correct answer: AThe Check Accessibility command evaluates a document for issues that may make it difficult for people with disabilities to use, and it provides suggestions for improvement.
You need to create a list of figures that Word can update from captions already added to the document. Which command should you use?
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Correct answer: AInsert Table of Figures builds a generated list from captions of the selected label type, and it can be updated as captions change. Cross-references link to specific items, bookmarks mark locations, and citations manage references.
You need a different header on the first page of a section while keeping headers on later pages. Which header setting supports this?
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Correct answer: BThe Different First Page setting provides a separate header and footer for the first page of a section. It does not control page numbering specifically.
You want to arrange two open Word documents so that you can view them next to each other. Which command should you select?
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Correct answer: AView Side by Side displays two open documents alongside each other for comparison. Arrange All organizes all open document windows, while Split divides the current document window.
You want to prevent a long URL from breaking across lines in an undesirable place. Which character can you insert at a preferred break location to guide Word's line wrapping?
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Correct answer: AAn optional hyphen marks a location where Word may break a word or string and display a hyphen if a line break occurs there. A nonbreaking space has the opposite purpose: it keeps the text on either side together.
How to use this practice test
Access the free practice set to work through up to 20 randomly selected questions from the 77-726 bank. Results appear after the session. Use missed or uncertain answers to identify which Word operations need another hands-on review, such as updating references, controlling pagination, or reviewing edits.
Preparation tips
- Apply built-in heading styles to sample documents, then generate and update a table of contents after changing heading text or order.
- Add captions to figures and practice creating an updateable list of figures; mark index entries before generating an index.
- Test paragraph pagination controls, including settings that keep a heading at the top of a new page as surrounding text changes.
- Use Track Changes to record edits, then accept or reject revisions; compare two document versions side by side and synchronize scrolling.
- Run Word’s document inspection tools on a sample file and address formatting inconsistencies or accessibility findings before sharing it.