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1300 886 190
Level 1 Microsoft 1 day

Microsoft Word Beginner Course

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

Microsoft Word Beginner at a glance.

Duration
1 day, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Price
$360 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.

  • Text, formatting and the parts of the ribbon that matter
  • Tabs and indents instead of rows of spaces
  • Tables, images and page setup
  • Printing, and saving a PDF that looks right

Course overview.

Getting a document to look deliberate: formatting, tabs, tables, and printing what you meant to print.

The 1 day works through 13 modules and 174 individual topics, from Getting started to Help and design tips. 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.

  • 13 modules
  • 174 topics
  • 1 day in the room
  • 1Getting started15 topics
    • Launching Word from the desktop
    • A first look at the Start screen
    • Creating a blank document
    • The way Word works
    • Finding commands on the Ribbon
    • Collapsing and restoring the Ribbon
    • What the Backstage view is for
    • Opening the Backstage view
    • Right-clicking for shortcut menus
    • How dialog boxes work
    • Opening a dialog box
    • The role of the Quick Access Toolbar
    • Putting your own commands on the QAT
    • Reading the status bar
    • Closing Word safely
  • 2Getting around a document9 topics
    • Files listed in the Open place
    • Inside the Open dialog box
    • Opening a document you saved earlier
    • Moving around with the keyboard
    • Scrolling a long document
    • Zooming the page in and out
    • Turning the ruler on
    • Displaying paragraph marks
    • Checking the word count
  • 3Editing text17 topics
    • Ways to select text
    • Selecting with the mouse
    • Selecting with the keyboard
    • Typing in Insert mode
    • Typing over text in Overtype mode
    • What Find and Replace does
    • Removing text
    • Undoing a change
    • Redoing a change
    • Repeating the last action
    • Placing text with Click and Type
    • Adding symbols and special characters
    • Searching for a word
    • Inside the Find and Replace dialog box
    • Swapping one word for another
    • Running an advanced search
    • Jumping to a page with Go To
  • 4Paragraph formatting21 topics
    • What paragraph formatting covers
    • How text alignment works
    • Switching between alignments
    • Adjusting line spacing
    • Adjusting the space between paragraphs
    • Indenting a paragraph
    • Reducing an indent
    • Beginning a bulleted list
    • Bulleting text you have already typed
    • Taking bullets off
    • Beginning a numbered list
    • Numbering paragraphs you have already typed
    • Building a multilevel list
    • Taking numbering off
    • A tour of the Borders and Shading dialog box
    • Adding shading behind a paragraph
    • Putting a border around a paragraph
    • The Paragraph dialog box at a glance
    • Indents and spacing settings
    • Line and page break options
    • Formatting from the Paragraph dialog box
  • 5Tab stops8 topics
    • Relying on the default tab settings
    • Setting tabs on the ruler
    • Moving tabs along the ruler
    • Precise tab stops in the Tabs dialog box
    • Adding tab leaders
    • Creating bar tabs
    • Combining different tab types
    • Clearing tab stops
  • 6Clip Art and pictures10 topics
    • What you can do with Clip Art and pictures
    • Adding Clip Art to a page
    • Selecting a Clip Art image
    • Applying text wrapping
    • Choosing a wrapping style
    • Moving Clip Art into place
    • Changing the size of Clip Art
    • Adding picture styles to Clip Art
    • Returning Clip Art to its original state
    • Removing Clip Art
  • 7Creating and saving documents13 topics
    • Starting a new document
    • Entering text
    • Where the Save As place fits in
    • The Save As dialog box explained
    • Saving a document for the first time
    • Entering numbers
    • Adding a date
    • Proofing your document
    • Running a spelling and grammar check
    • Making simple edits
    • Resaving a document you have edited
    • Sending a document to the printer
    • Closing a document without losing work
  • 8Views and windows10 topics
    • Seeing several pages at once
    • Fitting the page to the window width
    • Returning to 100 percent
    • Splitting the document window
    • Opening a second window
    • What each document view is for
    • Switching between views
    • What Read Mode does
    • Reading a document in Read Mode
    • Turning gridlines on
  • 9Font formatting19 topics
    • What font formatting changes
    • Where the font formatting tools live
    • Trying formats with Live Preview
    • Choosing a different font
    • Setting the font size
    • Raising text to superscript
    • Growing and shrinking text
    • Bolding text
    • Adding italics
    • Underlining words
    • Striking text through
    • Dropping text to subscript
    • Adding a highlight
    • Switching text case
    • Recolouring text
    • Adding text effects
    • Copying formats with the Format Painter
    • Formatting from the Font dialog box
    • Stripping font formatting back
  • 10Page setup10 topics
    • Adjusting page margins
    • Creating custom margins
    • Switching to portrait or landscape
    • Selecting a paper size
    • Defining a custom paper size
    • Adding a page break
    • Deleting a page break
    • Adding page numbers
    • Changing how page numbers look
    • Taking page numbers out
  • 11Table basics14 topics
    • What tables are good for
    • Inserting a table
    • Typing data into a table
    • Selecting table parts from the Ribbon
    • Selecting table parts with the mouse
    • Adding rows and columns
    • Removing rows and columns
    • Resizing column widths
    • Resizing row heights
    • Autofitting column widths
    • Adding cell shading
    • Changing table borders
    • Building custom borders
    • Applying a table style
  • 12Printing and Mail Merge17 topics
    • How printing works in Word
    • Previewing before you print
    • Printing in one click
    • Choosing a printer
    • Printing just the current page
    • Printing a range of pages
    • Setting the number of copies
    • Mail Merge in Word
    • What Mail Merge is for
    • Steps in the Mail Merge process
    • Building a recipient list
    • Setting up the starting document
    • Launching the Mail Merge Wizard
    • Choosing a recipient list
    • Adding merge fields
    • Reviewing the merged documents
    • Finishing the merge
  • 13Help and design tips11 topics
    • How Help works
    • The Help window explained
    • Finding answers on the Office website
    • Searching Google for answers
    • Putting a help topic on paper
    • Meeting your organisation's requirements
    • The four pillars of good design
    • Getting page layout right
    • Keeping documents readable
    • Letting pictures tell the story
    • Writing tips and traps

Who it is for.

Anybody who uses Word 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 Word Beginner 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
Word BeginnerThu 3 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 3 Sep 26MelbourneIn person$360Sold out
Word BeginnerWed 9 Sep 26AdelaideIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerTue 15 Sep 26SydneyIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerTue 15 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 17 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 17 Sep 26MelbourneIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerTue 22 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerTue 22 Sep 26SydneyIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 24 Sep 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 24 Sep 26MelbourneIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerMon 5 Oct 26MelbourneIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerMon 5 Oct 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerWed 7 Oct 26CanberraIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerWed 7 Oct 26BrisbaneIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerWed 7 Oct 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 15 Oct 26SydneyIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 15 Oct 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerFri 16 Oct 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerFri 16 Oct 26MelbourneIn person$360Sold out
Word BeginnerMon 19 Oct 26Remote EastOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerMon 19 Oct 26AdelaideIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerFri 23 Oct 26Remote WestOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerFri 23 Oct 26PerthIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 29 Oct 26BrisbaneIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 5 Nov 26MelbourneIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerFri 6 Nov 26CanberraIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerWed 18 Nov 26AdelaideIn person$360Sold out
Word BeginnerWed 18 Nov 26MelbourneIn person$360Sold out
Word BeginnerThu 26 Nov 26PerthIn person$360Sold out
Word BeginnerThu 26 Nov 26Remote WestOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 3 Dec 26MelbourneIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerThu 3 Dec 26AdelaideIn person$360Sold out
Word BeginnerMon 7 Dec 26CanberraIn person$360Book
Word BeginnerTue 15 Dec 26PerthIn person$360Sold out
Word BeginnerTue 15 Dec 26Remote WestOnline$360Book
Word BeginnerWed 16 Dec 26MelbourneIn person$360Sold out

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Reviews

What people said about Microsoft Word Beginner

4.77
from 336 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.

Time saving short cuts. Additional / functions I was not aware of.

Vanja
16 April 2026

NA

Sohini
16 April 2026

short cuts, save times

Cherry
16 April 2026

I am happy with thw experience I have learned a lot and is very usefull

Yisset
16 April 2026

learning short cuts to function programs

Suzan
16 April 2026

Gave a good overview that we can follow-up using the manual provided.

Leonie
27 May 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 Word Beginner 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 Word Beginner cost?
$360 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 Word Beginner 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 Word Beginner 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 Word 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 Word 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.

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