# Start Here: How Stepthrough Works

> Learn AI by doing it on practice copies of real app screens. Try a two-minute practice: watch a step, click, type, and get unstuck with Do it for me. Free.

Source: https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/how-stepthrough-works · Updated 2026-10-15 · Free from Stepthrough (https://learn.ynteractive.com)

## Practice it step by step

[Start the free practice](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/how-stepthrough-works)

[Take the free module: why it matters, practice and a quick check →](https://learn.ynteractive.com/courses/intro-to-ai-automation/1)

You do every step yourself in a practice copy of Stepthrough. It checks your work as you go, and “Do it for me” finishes any step you get stuck on. Free, about 2 minutes, and nothing touches your real accounts. [Open full screen](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/how-stepthrough-works)

Free · Live now · [AI Basics](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/course/ai-basics) · Stepthrough · ~2 min · 5 steps · Beginner

Updated October 15, 2026. Built against the tool’s current screens and checked step by step. [How we check this lesson](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/about#how-we-check)

Stepthrough teaches AI at work by having you do it, not watch it. Every lesson is a practice copy of a real app ([ChatGPT](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/tool/chatgpt), [Claude](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/tool/claude), [Gemini](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/tool/gemini), [n8n](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/tool/n8n) and more) where you click and type through a real office job, one checked step at a time. It is free, and nothing you do in a practice touches your real accounts. This two-minute practice shows you how every lesson works.

## At a glance

| Question | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| What you build | Try the practice in under two minutes: watch a step, click, type, get unstuck with Do it for me, and finish. |
| Tools | Stepthrough |
| Time | About 2 minutes, 5 steps in 1 part |
| Level | Beginner, no coding needed |
| Cost | Free |
| Ways to learn it | [Practice it step by step](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/how-stepthrough-works) |

### The 1 parts, in short

1. Your first practice: Watch, then click, Type when a step asks, Send it, Stuck? Use Do it for me, and 1 more step.

**In the course:** [Part 1 · Intro to AI Automation](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/course/part-1-ai-automation-for-beginners) (Module 1 of the [full course](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/course))

## Courses, modules and practices

- A course is a set of modules in order, beginner to advanced, built around one goal or one line of work, such as Intro to AI [Automation](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/automation) or AI for Accounting Firms.
- A module is one real job, such as summing up a meeting or answering a tricky email. It explains why the job matters, lets you practice it, and gives you a checklist to do it for real.
- A practice is the hands-on part: a copy of the real app where you do every step yourself.

## How the practice works

- Each step plays first in Watch: a cursor shows you where to click.
- Then you do the same thing in Your turn. When a step asks you to type, type in the box. Close enough counts.
- Every step is checked before you move on. A voice reads each step, and the words stay on screen, so you can mute it and read instead.
- Stuck? Do it for me finishes the step for you. Replay shows it again, and you can slow it down or pause it.
- Your place is saved in your browser, so you can stop and come back later.

## Safe to try, best on a computer

The practice looks like the real app, but it is a copy. Nothing you click sends, posts or changes anything in a real account, and you don't need an account to start. It works on a phone, but a computer screen is easier.

After each practice, Do it for real gives you a short checklist to repeat the job in your own account, plus any templates, [prompts](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/prompt) or files to download.

## Try it yourself, free

Reading the steps is a start. Doing them is how it sticks. The interactive module walks you through every click in a practice copy of Stepthrough, checks each step, and never touches your real accounts.

[Start “Start Here: How Stepthrough Works”](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/how-stepthrough-works)

## Step by step: Start Here: How Stepthrough Works

All 5 steps of the interactive module, in order. In the module you watch each one, then do it yourself in a practice copy that checks your work.

### 1. Your first practice

1. **Watch, then click.** **Watch** shows you where to click: a cursor moves to the spot. Then do the same thing here in **Your turn**. Click **New chat**.
   Welcome to Stepthrough. The Watch screen shows you where to click. Then you do the same thing on the Your turn screen.
2. **Type when a step asks.** Some steps ask you to type. Type **Hello** in the message box. Close enough counts.
   Some steps ask you to type. Close enough counts.
3. **Send it.** Click the **send** arrow.
4. **Stuck? Use Do it for me.** Try it now, or click **Copy** under the answer yourself.
   Try it now.
5. **Finish the practice.** The **🔊** speaker button turns the voice on or off. The words always stay on screen. Click **Finish practice**.
   The speaker button turns my voice on or off, and the words always stay on screen. That's it, you're ready.

## Frequently asked questions

**Is Stepthrough free?**

Yes. Every course, module and practice is free.

**Do I need an account or a download?**

No. Every practice runs in your browser. You only need your own accounts, such as a free ChatGPT account, when you choose to do a job for real.

**Can the practice change my real accounts?**

No. The practice is a copy of the real app's screens. Nothing is sent, posted or changed anywhere.

**Does it work on a phone?**

Yes, but it is easier on a computer, where you can see the Watch and Your turn sides together.

[Start this module free](https://learn.ynteractive.com/modules/how-stepthrough-works)

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## Terms in this lesson

Plain-English definitions, each with an example from a free lesson.

[Claude](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/claude) · [Gemini](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/gemini) · [Automation](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/automation) · [Prompt](https://learn.ynteractive.com/content/glossary/prompt)

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