The paper describes different possibilities of using the computer in power electronics education. After discussing several computer application possibilities, the usage of computer in education process a t FER Zagreb is explained. Various forms of computer application are used for lectures, as well as for laboratory exercises. Multimedia approach is implemented in a11 forms of teaching process. Presentation slides, animations. simulations, measurements on real circuits, as well as video clips are extensively used, resulting with more interesting teaching process and better student's knowledge.