Welcome to the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum. The goal of Digital Literacy is to teach and assess basic computer concepts and skills so that people can use computer technology in everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Whether you are entirely new to computing or have some experience, this curriculum will help you develop a fundamental understanding of computers. From using the Internet, to sending e-mail, to creating a résumé, the Digital Literacy Curriculum helps you develop the essential skills you need to begin computing with confidence.

There are two versions of Digital Literacy. While there are minor changes to the content coverage between versions, the course titles remain the same. The primary difference between the versions is that the examples and screen shots in the original curriculum feature Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP, while Version 2 of the Digital Literacy Curriculum offers examples and screen shots from Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Windows Vista.

The Digital Literacy Curriculum is currently available in English, Thai, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Polish, French, German, Hungarian, Korean, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Japanese, Greek, UK English, Welsh, Urdu, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Malay, Indonesian, Ukrainian, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Dutch, Russian, Irish, and Hindi. Additional languages are under development and will be available in the near future. This page will be updated when other languages are available.

Use the menu below to see the Digital Literacy Curriculum in your preferred language.

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