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1300 886 190
Level 1 Microsoft 1 day

Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 Course

9:00am – 4:00pm Six capitals or live online Prerequisite: None

Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 at a glance.

Duration
1 day, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Price
$365 per person, ex GST — purchase orders welcome
Delivery
In person, or live online with a facilitator
Where
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney — or online
Prerequisite
None
Class size
Small — everyone practises out loud more than once
You take away
A printed workbook, exercise files, and your own notes
In-house
Available for teams of four or more, at your office or ours

What you'll learn.

  • Slides, layouts and text that fits
  • Images, shapes and alignment
  • Speaker notes and presenter view
  • Exporting and printing handouts

Course overview.

Slides, layouts, images and delivering it — the mechanics of getting something on screen.

The 1 day works through 11 modules and 116 individual topics, from Getting started to Getting help. Each module is taught then practised — you do the thing rather than watch it done — on our exercise files, and on your own where you are able to bring them.

Groups are kept small enough that everyone gets hands on the keyboard, and the facilitator is in the room the whole time rather than dropping in. You leave with the workbook, the exercise files and notes in your own words.

Full course outline.

Every module we cover, and the topics inside each one. This is the same outline as the downloadable PDF — expand a module to see what sits under it.

  • 11 modules
  • 116 topics
  • 1 day in the room
  • 1Getting started18 topics
    • Launching PowerPoint from the desktop
    • What the Start screen offers
    • Creating a blank presentation
    • A tour of the PowerPoint screen
    • How Microsoft PowerPoint is put together
    • Finding commands on the Ribbon
    • Driving the Ribbon with KeyTips
    • Collapsing and restoring the Ribbon
    • What Backstage view is for
    • Opening Backstage view
    • Right-clicking for shortcut menus
    • How dialog boxes work
    • Opening dialog boxes
    • What the Quick Access Toolbar does
    • Putting your own commands on the QAT
    • Reading the status bar
    • Choosing what appears on the status bar
    • Closing PowerPoint safely
  • 2Opening and viewing presentations10 topics
    • Finding files in the Open place
    • Using the Open dialog box
    • Opening an existing presentation
    • Opening several presentations at once
    • Moving between open presentations
    • What each presentation view shows
    • Switching presentation views
    • Moving through a presentation
    • Adjusting the view with the Zoom tool
    • Reopening a recent presentation
  • 3Slide layouts8 topics
    • How slide layouts work
    • Adding a Title slide
    • Adding a Title and Content slide
    • Adding a Section Header slide
    • Adding a table
    • Adding a Picture with Caption slide
    • Adding a chart
    • Swapping a slide layout
  • 4Drawing with shapes15 topics
    • Drawing a shape
    • Changing the size of shapes
    • Editing an existing shape
    • Placing shapes on a slide
    • Stacking shapes front to back
    • Merging two shapes into one
    • Changing shape formatting
    • Matching colours with the Eyedropper
    • Duplicating shapes
    • Aligning shapes from the Ribbon
    • Lining objects up with Smart Guides
    • Adding and formatting text in a shape
    • Joining shapes with connectors
    • Grouping shapes together
    • Rotating a shape
  • 5Printing your slides6 topics
    • How printing works in PowerPoint
    • Previewing before you print
    • Printing full-page slides
    • Producing handouts
    • Printing notes pages
    • Printing the presentation outline
  • 6Planning and design6 topics
    • Planning what to present
    • Making slides readable
    • The four pillars of good design
    • Slide layouts that work
    • Delivering a polished presentation
    • Delivery methods and hardware
  • 7Your first presentation12 topics
    • How presentations come together in PowerPoint
    • Starting a new presentation
    • Applying a theme variant
    • Saving from the Save As place
    • Using the Save As dialog box
    • Typing text onto a slide
    • Adding new slides
    • Entering text in the Outline pane
    • Adding slide transitions
    • Saving your presentation
    • Running a preview of the slide show
    • Closing down a presentation
  • 8Text and formatting9 topics
    • Making changes to text
    • Running a spell check
    • What font formatting covers
    • Formatting fonts
    • Formatting paragraphs
    • Choosing different bullet and numbering styles
    • Repositioning and resizing placeholders
    • Styling text with WordArt
    • Turning text into SmartArt
  • 9SmartArt graphics14 topics
    • What SmartArt is for
    • Adding a SmartArt graphic
    • Typing text into SmartArt
    • Adding a shape below
    • Adding a shape above
    • Inserting shapes either side
    • Adding an assistant shape
    • Moving shapes up and down a level
    • Flipping SmartArt right to left
    • Resizing a SmartArt graphic
    • Switching to a different SmartArt layout
    • Recolouring a SmartArt graphic
    • Choosing a SmartArt style
    • Removing shapes from SmartArt
  • 10Preparing to present12 topics
    • Reordering slides in Slide Sorter view
    • Reusing slides from another presentation
    • Dividing a deck into sections
    • Adding speaker notes to your slides
    • Displaying slide numbers
    • What hyperlinks can do
    • Linking to another slide
    • Linking to a different presentation
    • Linking to another application
    • Keyboard shortcuts for running a slide show
    • Picking up again with Resume Reading
    • Delivering a slide show
  • 11Getting help6 topics
    • How Help works
    • Opening the Help window
    • Finding your way around the Help window
    • Searching the Office website
    • Looking for answers on Google
    • Printing out a Help topic

Who it is for.

Anybody who uses PowerPoint and has never been shown it properly. No prerequisite and no assumed background beyond ordinary computer confidence.

How it runs.

One day, roughly 9am to 4pm, with a facilitator in the room the whole time. You get a workstation each with the software installed, in a CBD training room in any of the six capitals, or live online on your own computer.

Dates

Upcoming Dates

The next scheduled Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 dates, soonest first. If none of these work, tell us the city and we will let you know when the next block is released.

LevelDateLocationDeliveryPrice
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 2 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 2 Sep 26SydneyIn person$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Mon 14 Sep 26AdelaideIn person$365Sold out
PowerPoint Level 1Mon 14 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 16 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 16 Sep 26MelbourneIn person$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 16 Sep 26SydneyIn person$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Tue 29 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Tue 29 Sep 26MelbourneIn person$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Fri 9 Oct 26MelbourneIn person$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Fri 9 Oct 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Mon 19 Oct 26BrisbaneIn person$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Mon 19 Oct 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Fri 23 Oct 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Fri 23 Oct 26AdelaideIn person$365Sold out
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 4 Nov 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 4 Nov 26CanberraIn person$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Fri 13 Nov 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Fri 13 Nov 26MelbourneIn person$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 25 Nov 26Remote EastOnline$365Book
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 25 Nov 26AdelaideIn person$365Sold out
PowerPoint Level 1Fri 11 Dec 26MelbourneIn person$365Sold out
PowerPoint Level 1Wed 23 Dec 26AdelaideIn person$365Book

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Reviews

What people said about Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1

4.73
from 302 reviews collected by Nexacu

Wizard courses run on the shared Nexacu schedule, so these are reviews of this course from people who sat it. Collected by Nexacu after the course and published as written.

explained basic steps to prepare slide which i may overlooked previously when prepare the presentation.

Marcus
16 January 2026

Small group session allowed a personalised learning experience. Ot also provided direct interaction and tailored guidance from the facilitator.

Joanne
22 January 2026

Shortcuts and new ways of working

Sam
27 January 2026

knowledge

gerry
27 January 2026

The basics of PowerPoint covered in the session gave a good introduction and refresher to all students. I particularly find it helpful that the trainer progressed slowly and patiently.

Anne
27 January 2026

There are so many features available.

Peter
27 January 2026

Source: nexacu.com.au, read 27 August 2026. How feedback is collected.

Questions

Questions People Ask About This Course

Anything not answered here, call 1300 886 190 and ask a person.

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How long is the Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 course?
It runs for 1 day, 9:00am – 4:00pm, with a facilitator in the room the whole time. Nothing is pre-recorded and there is no platform to log into afterwards.
How much does Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 cost?
$365 per person, excluding GST. That covers the course, the workbook and exercise files and the room. If four or more people from one organisation need it, an in-house day usually works out cheaper — tell us the numbers and we will price both.
Do I need any experience before this course?
No prerequisite. The day assumes ordinary computer confidence and nothing more.
Can I do Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 online instead of in a classroom?
Yes. Every date marked “Live online” runs over video with the same facilitator and the same practice, in breakout groups rather than a room. You use the software on your own machine, so you leave with it set up the way you actually work.
Which cities do you run Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 in?
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, plus live online. Every venue is a CBD training room with a workstation for each person. If your city and date are not paired on the schedule above, ask — dates are released in blocks.
Which PowerPoint level should I book?
Work from what people already do rather than how long they have used it. The full course outline above shows exactly what this course covers, and the Microsoft PowerPoint page lists every level in order. Still unsure? Call 1300 886 190 and describe a normal Tuesday.

Whole team on the same level? Run it in-house.

Your files, your templates, your workflow — the same course, taught against your own material.

How in-house works Call 1300 886 190