Skip to primary navigation

For the home

For business and public sector

For global business

Coronavirus

Skills for Tomorrow

BASICS FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

Using a keyboard

Course

Beginner

Short

Start the course

What you'll learn

Learn how to use a computer keyboard to type text and numbers, find your way around a computer and perform simple tasks.

The keyboard basics

How to navigate using the keyboard

The useful keys

How it works

Select 'start the course' below.

You will be taken to the Learn My Way website.

You do not need to register to start this course, just select the first topic to get started.

Once you have completed the course, you can revisit it at any time to recap.

You can also access additional resources to keep learning.

Start the course

3 other courses you might love

Using a mouse

Find out how to hold and click a computer mouse, and learn how to use it to scroll up and down and get around your computer.

Using a touchscreen

Discover how to use a touchscreen on a mobile phone or tablet computer, including basic and more advanced controls.

Introduction to office programs

Find out about office programs and their differences and common features, to help you choose which is best for you.

3 other courses you might love

Using a keyboard

Learn how to use a computer keyboard to type text and numbers, find your way around a computer and perform simple tasks.

Introduction to office programs

Find out about office programs and their differences and common features, to help you choose which is best for you.

Using a mouse

Find out how to hold and click a computer mouse, and learn how to use it to scroll up and down and get around your computer.

Click to scroll back to the top of the page

Scroll to top complete

BASICS FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

Using a keyboard

What you'll learn

What you'll learn

How it works

Select 'start the course' below. You will be taken to the Learn My Way website.

You do not need to register to start this course, just select the first topic to get started.

Once you have completed the course, you can revisit it at any time to recap. You can also access additional resources to keep learning.

3 other courses you might love

Using a mouse

Using a touchscreen

Introduction to office programs

3 other courses you might love

Using a keyboard

Introduction to office programs

Using a mouse

Select 'start the course' below.

You will be taken to the Learn My Way website.

Once you have completed the course, you can revisit it at any time to recap.

You can also access additional resources to keep learning.