Customers

Quick start guides

Step-by-step guides with screenshots and tips for each Mavis Beacon edition, from activating your key to reading your reports.

Ages 13+

Teaches Typing

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Activate your key, set up your profile, and get the most from lessons, practice, games and reports.

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Ages 6–12

Keyboarding Kidz

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Set up your family’s account, add a typist for each child, and see how they’re getting on.

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Schools

Classroom Edition

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Redeem your school key, create classes, print sign-in cards, and follow every student’s progress.

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Unlock your guide

The guides are for customers. Enter the license key you activated for any Mavis Beacon edition, and its guide opens on this browser.

Haven’t activated your key yet? Start on the Teaches Typing or Keyboarding Kidz page, or redeem a school key. Can’t find your key? See Help & support.