13 best typing software

Product description

Maximize your productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20! Improve keyboarding speed and accuracy through detailed assessments, personalized lessons and skill-building games in two weeks guaranteed. Learn with the #1 trusted name in typing!

Product Detail

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing offers a comprehensive, individualized learning experience unlike any other! Master the keyboard with hundreds of practice sessions, games and unique tools guaranteed to advance your skill level.

Success is at Your Fingertips!

Maximize your productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20. Whether you want to learn essential keyboarding skills or improve overall typing efficiency – success is at your fingertips! This comprehensive instructional system combines detailed assessments, dynamic personal instruction, and skill-building games to guarantee typing improvements in just 2 weeks

Maximize Your Learning Experience!

In addition to Mavis Beacon's personal typing instruction, detailed progress reports assist in identifying strengths and weaknesses. Powerful learning tools along with this detailed reporting will help typists learn and excel at their own pace. Hard work is rewarded with "recess time" and certificates of completion. Cool tools such as "import your own MP3 files" and fun arcade-style games enrich the learning experience.

Features:

• 330 Personalized lessons, exercises, and tests
• 12 Entertaining typing games
• Detailed tracking and progress reporting
• Learn to type with bilingual instruction (English & Spanish)
• Have fun typing jokes, riddles, recipes, song lyrics and more!
• Choose from our music options or import your own MP3 files and type to your own tunes
• Certificates of Completion

Skill Building Games:

• 12 engaging games including multi-level games
• Improve speed and accuracy
• Build a typing rhythm

Minimum System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7
• Processor: 32-bit and 64-bit
• Memory: 4GB
• Storage: 1GB available space
• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Intel processor (or equivalent AMD processor) 2.0 GHz or faster, 2GB RAM (4GB RAM for Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10), 1 GB free hard disk space,

  DirectX 9.0 or higher compatible video card with 32 MB of video RAM, 800 X 600 24-bit color display (1024 X 768 resolution recommended), DirectX 9.0 or higher compatible sound card, speakers, keyboard & mouse.

  Additional Requirements: Requires display scaling settings set at 100% only.

  ¹Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7.

• 330 lessons, exercises and tests
• 12 Entertaining games
• Learn with bilingual instruction in English and Spanish
• Type jokes, riddles, recipes and more!
• Import MP3 files

User questions & answers

Question:	Do I need a cd drive to install this
Answer:	No, this is a digital download only so you won't need a disk drive.
Question:	How many computers can I install this onto with my download
Answer:	Thank you for your interest in our products! Currently this allows 1 computer only per purchase. If you need more than one license please contact our Sales Department for information.
Question:	I recently purchased this item, what do I have to do to get the download
Answer:	The instructions come from the company that puts it out Brøderbund I believe is the name I went to the website and looked for the Beacon item and followed the instructions based on the version I had bought. Hope this helps.
Question:	If it didn’t work on a computer can it be downloaded again on a pc
Answer:	It didn't work on my computer either. You can download it again.

Product description

Product description

Typing Instructor Platinum is packed with just the right mixture of education, entertainment, and motivation so you can improve your typing skills quickly and see immediate results. Whether you want to improve your typing speed and accuracy, are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced typist, Typing Instructor Platinum features award winning typing instruction that is guaranteed to improve your typing! Typists may learn in English or Spanish.

Learn to Type or Improve Your Typing Skills--Guaranteed!



Typing Instructor Platinum is a highly innovative and powerful program designed to teach young children, teens, and adults to type, and to help typists strengthen and improve their keyboarding skills. Typists may choose from the twenty educational typing plans, tailored for both keyboard and numeric keys and symbols, with or without games--there is even a kids typing plan! In addition, typists can create their own personal lesson plans.

Exciting Travel Adventures Make Learning to Type Fun!



Typing Instructor Platinum takes typists out of the traditional classroom setting, on a thematic adventure, where they learn to type on a world travel trip, a photo safari, or a time travel trip. Typists begin their trip from the Travel Port, where they travel through several time zones around the world. Lessons, tests, and game challenges motivate typists to improve their typing skills, so they can advance in the program, visit unique and exciting places, win game challenges, post high game scores, and collect stamp rewards for their travel passports.

Multi-Play, Multi-Level Games Set a New Standard in Entertainment!



The program's games are not only challenging and fun, but are designed to teach specific typing skills, such as speed, accuracy, rhythm, dexterity, and retention. The program boasts the first narrative adventure typing game, Treasures of the Sunken City.

Proven Typing Techniques Improve Speed & Accuracy



Typing Instructor Platinum is an award-winning product! It is the most complete typing program available, with the perfect complement of education, entertainment, and motivation, to teach you how to type or quickly improve your typing skills.

Award-Winning Instruction Featuring 20+ Typing Plans



Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced typist, Typing Instructor Platinum has professionally designed lessons to meet your learning needs. Choose from the suggested plan, 20 other typing plans, or design your own personal typing plan with lessons, tests and games from Typing Instructor Platinum, or you can import your own materials--even your own music!

Over 100+ Professional Lessons & Tests Improve Speed & Accuracy Quickly



Quality Lessons and Tests allow you to learn quickly for faster touch-typing and improved accuracy. The use of repetitive key stroking builds correct finger-to-key memory. Step-by-step Lessons and Tests are dynamically built from learned letters and words to build accurate typing skills.

Progress Reports Quickly Identify Your Strengths & Weaknesses



A variety of graphs and charts show your proficiency over time. View results for each finger, row, key, or hand separately. You can even view your personal results for all typing activities. No typing product maintains your information so completely.

Minimum System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7
• Processor: 32-bit

• Typing instruction software improves typing speed and accuracy
• Learn in English or Spanish
• Visit 36 destinations around the world on 3 unique travel themes
• Choose from 20 educational typing plans or create your own typing plan

User questions & answers

Question:	Does program allow you to learn and practice punctuation and function kesy of computer keyboard
Answer:	Yes you can set your program and go back if you need practice. It’s an excellent program
Question:	Can this program be used by multiple users? For example, my daughter and I
Answer:	Yes, you both can have separate accounts on the same computer. Basically different saving points. The download key isn’t transferable though so it’s going to be on the same computer.
Question:	Can I use this program on multiple computers
Answer:	Yes, as long as you use the same email address. I have it on my desk top and laptop
Question:	does the software expire after completing the course
Answer:	I go over all the classes/courses, over and over again. You have 5 choices when you open it up, so I number each of them, 1, 2, 3, 4, + 5. I finish all the courses, courses, tests, lessons, etc, and then when I am finished I go to 2 and do the same thing, and onward when I am done with opening up 5, I go back to #1. If you really want to get good in keyboarding, you will have to do this, over and over again. Individual typing tutor is the only one that you can do this with, as the other typing tutors will bog you down. You must start again as a beginner, and work your way through the lessons. If you get to a point, you and always work from that point, you will never get back to the important lessons beginning lessons. This is a great typing tutor for it has the basic, but it has different plans. To get very good at keyboarding, it is practice, practice and practice, and always go for accuracy for 101% of the time. If you want to go for speed than do that 0% of the time. If you go always for accuracy, your speed will improve naturally, and on its own, and speed is nothing without accuracy. My goal is to keyboard at 100 words per minute, and with 100 % accuracy. When you write, it is like you are corralling the thoughts and word flow in your mind, into writing presentation using your skills acquired and acquiring from the typing tutor. I hope that this is helpful to you. Don’t look at the typing tutor and the keyboard as just plain old things, look at them as combo, something like a musical instrument. I hope that this is helpful to you. The license does not expire.

Product description

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing offers users an all-new, innovative learning experience, unlike any other typing product.

Bullet Points:

• 430 personalized lessons, exercises and tests
• Exclusive custom lesson designer
• 16 Arcade-style games
• English & Spanish, typing instruction
• Type jokes, riddles, recipes & more
• Plus, more Platinum exclusives!

Product Detail

Maximize your productivity with the #1 typing authority- Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20. It offers a unique learning experience - complete with a new user interface, more benefits, and new learning techniques!

Success is at Your Fingertips!

Maximize your productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20! Whether you want to learn essential keyboarding skills or improve overall typing efficiency, Mavis Beacon will guide you step-by-step on your road to success! Improve speed and accuracy with detailed assessments, customized lessons, and skill-building games.

Maximize Your Learning Experience!

In addition to Mavis Beacon's personal typing instruction, detailed reports illustrate overall progress and assist in identifying specific strengths and weaknesses. Powerful learning tools, along with this, reporting, will help typists excel at their own pace. Hard work with "recess time" and certificates of completion. Cool tools such as "import your own MP3 files" and fun arcade-style games enrich the learning experience.

Features!

• 430 Personalized lessons, exercises, and tests
• 16 Arcade-style games, including multi-level games
• Detailed tracking and progress reporting
• New content - type jokes, riddles, recipes, song lyrics and more
• Type in English and Spanish
• Choose from our music options or import your own MP3 files and type to your own tunes
• Earn Certificates of Completion

Platinum Exclusives!

• Unique Custom Lesson Designer
• Practice Sessions in English, Spanish and French
• Multi-level arcade-style games
• Import your own text as Word.doc formats – be productive while practicing your typing skills
• Choose to type from hundreds of interesting articles, stories, and emoticons

Mavis Beacon Makes Learning Fun with Skills-Building Games!

Improve keyboarding speed and accuracy through detailed assessments, customized lessons, and skill-building games in 2 weeks guaranteed!

Learn with Mavis Beacon and achieve noticeable results quicker than any other typing program!

Minimum System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7
• Processor: 32-bit and 64-bit
• Memory: 4GB
• Storage: 1GB available space
• Additional Requirements:

  Intel processor (or equivalent AMD processor) 2.0 GHz or faster, 2GB RAM (4GB RAM for Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10), 1 GB free hard disk space, DirectX 9.0 or higher compatible video card with 32 MB of video RAM, 800 X 600 24-bit color display (1024 X 768 resolution recommended), DirectX 9.0 or higher compatible sound card, speakers, keyboard & mouse.

  Additional Requirements: Requires display scaling settings set at 100% only.

  ¹Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7.

• 430 personalized lessons, exercises and tests
• Exclusive custom lesson designer
• 16 Arcade-style games
• English & Spanish, typing instruction
• Type jokes, riddles, recipes & more

User questions & answers

Question:	can i just install the cd without using the internet
Answer:	This program is not a CD, It is a Internet Download.
Question:	Will this work with the macbook air
Answer:	No, as indicated this is a PC download only.
Question:	How do I get the download
Answer:	You should have access to the download link and serial key from your Software Library. Clicking on Account and Lists from the top right on your system and then click your orders.
Question:	What do I do when it keeps shutting down
Answer:	If you have Windows 10, you need to set the size of your display scaling to 100% , if it is set to anything else, the product may drop to the desktop;

Product description

• Step-By-Step Video Instruction – to help you learn the correct typing technique, and make learning enjoyable.
• Scientifically designed typing exercises – to teach you fast typing in the shortest possible time.
• Social profile – to keep you motivated and engaged as you learn.
• Detailed reports – so you can see your progress and how best to improve.
• 5 accounts included – so the whole family can learn together. Each account is good for 3 full years.

User questions & answers

Question:	Do i need an internet connection to use the software
Answer:	Yes, you have a user name and password and log in. Hope this helps.
Question:	Does this work with Windows
Answer:	Yes, I bought it about 1 month ago for my wife. It does work well, without any problems so far.
Question:	How do you add 'friends'? I bought this so that my daughter and I could get better at keyboarding, but I can't figure out how to add her as a friend
Answer:	Hey Man. It's a little weird, but you need to sign out and then make a new profile for her. If I remember, she will need her own email address. Then, just sign out who ever is currently using and then sign in other user. Awesome program. Very, very happy with it. Be sure to user training with the library for each session as it gives more practice sessions. Good luck.
Question:	does this expire or is this permanent
Answer:	I was under the impression that this was permanent and I believed that until I attempted to use the software today. One quick chat with support and I was informed that the software expired. It works great when it works but if you find similar software that does not expire I would go with that instead.

Product description

Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum is the typing program for kids. It is the only typing software designed to teach young children to type that’s packed with just the right mixture of education, entertainment, and motivation, so kids can improve their typing skills quickly and see immediate results. Kids learn to type with 10 age-appropriate lesson plans for specific age groups, beginning with ages 6 & 7. Variety of ways to practice typing, with games, lessons, drills, advanced skill-building lessons and challenges, plus 40 engaging Practice Stories.

Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum

The Exciting Way for Kids to Learn to Type!

Kids learn to type on an exciting adventure on Typer Island. They learn all keyboard basics following an age-appropriate Typing Plan. Step-by-step lessons, challenges, tests, and games motivate kids to keep typing their way around the Island to reach the Castle, advance to the Lost City, and become touch-typists! Kids can learn in English or Spanish.

Kids type their way around Typer Island to reach the Castle and advance to the Lost City!

Island Adventure Theme Motivates Kids to Improve Typing Skills

Reward-Seeking Program!

This program offers rewards every step of the way! Kids visit distinct lands for lessons, challenges, tests, and games. They search for treasures, earn points, and add gold and jewels to their treasure box, on a journey to reach the Castle and become the Ruler of Typer Island. Once they reach the Castle, they advance to the Lost City, for more challenges and exciting games!

Explore Distinct Lands!

Kids visit The Old West, On the Water, In the Air, Over the Edge, and Under the Sea. They can take a break from lessons and go to Explorer Isle to play games, or to Story Lagoon to practice typing stories from Classic Literature and Fairy Tales.

Exciting Castle Adventures!

Once kids get to the Castle, they can play new games, like Tomb Typer and Xtreme Typing, and they can go to the Lost City for Treasure Quest and the ever-challenging Ziggy!

The Lost City is underwater and only accessible by first Capturing the Castle!

The Mysterious Lost City!

Kids get to visit the Lost City once they complete the lessons, tests, and challenges of all five lands on Typer Island and "Capture the Castle!" In the Lost City they can explore the ruins and the shipwreck, and play Treasure Quest, the first typing adventure game, and the challenging arcade action game, Ziggy.

30+ Game Challenges!

Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum uses "Entertainment Explosion," to make learning to type fun and exciting. Kids can play games in a variety of ways by selecting options from the game settings menu. Arcade-style play and multiple levels make games extremely challenging and fun.

Typing Challenges and Tests Increase Speed and Accuracy

Typing Challenges

There are over 30 typing challenges. These include:

• Comprehensive Evaluation
• Timed Challenges
• Advanced Level Challenges
• Multi-Level Game Challenges

Typing Tests

There are hundreds of tests in Typing Instructor Platinum for Kids. Tests measure speed and accuracy, and results are provided for adjusted words per minute, based on both typing accuracy and speed.

Instant Results Give Kids Incentive to Improve Keyboarding Skills

Typing Progress Results

Instant Feedback is provided on typing results. Kids can see how they did on a lesson, challenge, test, or game right away. Results are given for:

• WPM scores & Accuracy Percentages
• Results Calculated from All Activities
• Performance Assessment for Key, Finger, Hand & Row
• Printable Results
• Results Tracked for five Typists

Performance assessments are provided by key, finger, hand, and row.

Certificates of Achievement

Kids can print a certificate of achievement to show they have successfully conquered Typer Island and Rule the Island!

Charts and Feedback

Detailed results show kids the keys they know well and the keys that need more practice.

Creative Lessons and Exercises Help Kids Learn to Type

Step-by-Step Typing Instruction is provided, including proper posture, finger position, and ergonomic features. Visual Guides show finger/key placement.

Lesson Plans

Lessons include step-by-step instruction with visual 3D guide hands.

There are 10 customized lesson plans to teach kids of all ages to type:

• Learning the Home Row
• Home Row and Upper Row
• Home Row and Lower Row
• Ages 7-8
• Ages 9-10
• Games Plan
• Skill Building Plan
• Suggested Typing Plan (no games)
• Suggested Typing Plan

Learn in English and Spanish

There are 160 lessons, in English and Spanish. All lessons include:

• Structured Touch-Typing Content
• Proven Methods for Skill-Building
• Unique Drills & Interactive Exercises
• Age-Appropriate Content
• Graphic Guide Hands
• Standard & Split Keyboards
• Multi-Skill Levels

Multi-Level Games Make Learning to Type Fun

Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum has over 30+ Game Challenges! Kids can play games in a variety of ways by selecting options from the drop down menu, including words per minute (wpm), level of difficulty, and in some games, select an opponent. Games include multiple levels of play and points scored, so kids are motivated to win the first level, advance to the next level, and achieve a high game score!

Keep your fingers on the keyboard as you move your motorcycle across the desert in Xtreme Typing!

New! Xtreme Typing

This fast moving game teaches kids to keep their fingers on the keyboard to move their motorcycle across the desert and through the heart of the city. When they type accurately and faster than their target words per minute, they see a motorcycle stunt fest! Their bike makes several jumps, flies off ramps, rolls over limousines, and flies over buses.

New! Typing With Sharks

This action-packed, underwater adventure helps kids learn challenging keys on the keyboard. They type words quickly to zap hungry sharks and piranhas before they attack their submarine. The deeper they dive, the harder it is to escape, especially from the electric eel, giant squid and the boss shark.

New! Flotsam Fighter

Kids use their Flotsam Fighter Space Ship to clean-up space debris (flotsam), and save all four planets in the Aeon Galaxy by zapping space debris from around the planets. The more debris they collect, the more intergalactic credits they earn. Eight challenging levels of play help them develop their typing speed, typing accuracy, and save the Galaxy!

New! Tomb Typer!

This 3D interactive game helps kids to improve their typing skills and use their wits! They search an ancient Egyptian tomb by correctly typing words and characters to navigate their way through two levels of intriguing exploration for treasure.

The Features of Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum

Typing Plans

• Exclusive! Learn in English or Spanish!
• Exclusive! Choose from 10 Typing Plans for specific age groups!

Lessons

• Structured touch-typing content
• 160 Lessons
• Proven methods for skill-building
• Age-appropriate content
• Standard and split keyboard lessons
• 3D guide hands for all keyboards

Typing Challenges & Tests

• Exclusive! 30+ game challenges
• Exclusive! Advanced level challenges
• Proficiency tests and advancement level tests

Progress & Results

• Exclusive! Instantly tracks results!
• Exclusive! WPM scores and accuracy percentages
• Exclusive! Pass tests and get rewards
• Performance assessment for key, finger, hand, and row
• Results calculated from all activities
• Full-color progress charts and graphs
• Printable results
• Certificates of Achievement

Practice Activities

• Exclusive! Practice how to type and ergonomics
• Exclusive! Practice games on Explorer Isle and in the Castle Arcade
• Advanced skill-building lessons and challenges

Motivational Features

• Exclusive! Exciting castle-seeking theme
• Exclusive! Visit 5 unique lands on Typer Island
• Exclusive! Capture the Castle & advance to the Lost City

Games & Entertainment

• Exclusive! Multi-play games! Play games the way you want!
• Exclusive! Multi-level games! More challenges as you advance

• Typing Instructor is a registered trademark and box images and screenshots are copyrights of Individual Software Inc.
• Kids learn to type on an exciting adventure on Typer Island
• Teaches keyboard basics following an age-appropriate Typing Plan – Meets National NETS/ISTE and Common Core Standards
• Step-by-step lessons, challenges, tests, and exciting typing games motivate kids to keep typing, learn in English or Spanish
• Product is delivered in a closed factory fresh box and includes the current version and unused activation code

User questions & answers

Question:	I have three children and I want to know if I can I use it on two or three computers and/or laptops in the household
Answer:	To answer your question. You may install and use one copy of the software on a single computer. You may make a second copy for your exclusive use on either a home or portable computer. You may not use it on more than one computer at the same time though. What it means, it is ok to install it into a second computer, but your children could not play at the exact same time on separate computers. Only one at a time on a second computer. We were able to install it on 2 computers, but only 1 person on one computer can use it at a time. You can put up to 5 people on one computer and let them take turns as well. I hope this has been helpful.
Question:	Will Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum work on Windows 7? I don't want to download Platinum
Answer:	Yes. I have Windows 7. Keep in mind that it, for whatever reason, may not accept your key code, if that happens, call the company and they will fix it. I sent an email and got a call back the same day.
Question:	Can multiple users use it on the same computer? Will it save the progress of each user? I'd like my kids to take turns with it
Answer:	If it is on the same computer I do think that more than one can use it. The second user will have to go back to the beginning I think. I do not know if it will keep them separated as far as who is doing better though.
Question:	will this product work on windows
Answer:	That is what my computer has.

Product description

Typing Instructor Platinum and Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum are designed to teach children ages 8 to 12, and adults to touch-type or improve their typing skills. Both programs engage typists in an exciting adventure, packed with education, entertainment, and motivation. Typists may learn in English or Spanish.

Pack your bags and get ready to go on a Worldwide Typing Adventure! Travel through time, go on Safari, or take a trip around the world as you learn to type or improve your typing skills. Typists begin their adventure in the Travel Port where they select a unique travel adventure. First stop: the prehistoric era, or Antarctica, or Australia! Each typing adventure is packed with so much fun and motivation, typists forget they are learning to type. They’ll progress through the Adventure by taking lessons, tests, typing challenges and playing fun typing games using just the keys they have learned and practiced in lessons and tests. When they complete the typing activities at a destination, they’ll receive a stamp in their passport. When the passport is full, they have completed the adventure and are on their way to becoming Touch Typists.

Typists learn to type by choosing one of several age or skill appropriate Typing Plans. Typist can improve their typing skills quickly and see immediate results. There are a variety of ways to practice typing, with games, lessons, drills, advanced skill-building lessons and challenges, plus engaging Practice Stories and magazine articles once typists have learned all the keys on the keyboard. Typing games are automatically played with just the keys the typist las learned so far, an exclusive feature.

Proven Educational Design

• Multiple typing plans for all ages and skill levels
• Visual guide hands
• Hundreds of lessons & challenges
• Reports on progress, speed and accuracy
• Entertaining Adventures & Games
• Fun and exciting typing games
• Play games with just learned keys
• Practice typing with passages from favorite stories or magazine articles

Minimum System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows (All)

• Includes the #1 best-selling Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum – Ideal for ages 8-11
• Plus Disney: Mickey’s Typing Adventure – Motivates young children ages 5-7 to learn to type
• Family License for up to 5 users on both programs – Tracks each child’s progress and reports on results
• Printable Certificates of Achievement
• Meets National Technology Standards (NETS/ISTE) & Common Core

• Typing with 10 fingers saves time and nerves!
• Typing Coach 10 is perfect for all who want to speed up their typewriting considerably
• 20 intelligent typing lessons, 38 topic-related lessons
• Easy to install and use - free tech support whenever you need assistance
• Compatible with Win 10, 8.1, 7, Vista and XP

User questions & answers

Question:	Do this cd work on windows
Answer:	Yes it does
Question:	Is this product internet based or a cd-rom
Answer:	CD ROM
Question:	Does this software need adobe flash?. i had a different software and it became useless due to the dead of adobe flash
Answer:	No it doesn't. If you experience any difficulties, you can always get in touch with us and we will help you out. Our contect details will be inside the packaging.

Product features

You want to lean how to type faster and without any errors?

Then our new Typing Coach 10 will be the right solution for you!

There are plenty of books on how to increase your typing speed... but in the end it's all about practice.

Why choose a software-based lesson? We consider it to be crucial that you are using your own computer keyboard when you are practicing.

This program has 20 intelligent typing lessons ready for you to finally learn how to type fast and without any errors.

Why is Typing Coach 10 the product of your choice?

• This software consists of 20 intelligent typing lessons that introduce the keys of your keyboard step-by-step.
• Right from the start you will practice entire words and sentences instead of meaningless strings of characters.
• Whether you choose from the dictations available or create your own ones – you’ll never get bored.
• The texts react instantly on your typing mistakes by repeating mistyped letters more frequently.
• You will receive instant feedback on your sessions in comprehensive evaluation reports that allow you to improve your error rate and typing speed.

Product description

Kids learn to type on an exciting adventure with Mickey Mouse and Friends, or on Typer Island with Toby and his feathered side-kick Lafitte. Both typing adventures are packed with education, entertainment, and motivation. Step-by-step lessons, challenges, tests, and games motivate kids to keep typing to uncover clues and reach the Castle or the Palace where more rewards await them! The Exciting Way for Kids to Learn to Type! Kids learn to type by choosing one of 11 age-appropriate Typing Plans for specific age groups, beginning with the Home Row Plan for young children. Kids can improve their typing skills quickly and see immediate results. There are a variety of ways to practice typing, with games, lessons, drills, advanced skill-building lessons and challenges, plus engaging Practice Stories once kids have learned all the keys on the keyboard. Games are automatically played with just the keys the student has learned so far, an exclusive feature. Games can be played a variety of ways, with multiple levels of difficulty to keep the games challenging! Proven Educational Design Multiple typing plans for all ages and skill levels Visual guide hands Hundreds of lessons & challenges Reports on progress, speed and accuracy Entertaining Adventures & Games Fun and exciting typing games Play games with just learned keys Practice typing with passages from favorite stories or magazine articles

• Includes the #1 best-selling Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum – Ideal for ages 8-11
• Plus Disney: Mickey’s Typing Adventure – Motivates young children ages 5-7 to learn to type
• Family License for up to 5 users on both programs – Tracks each child’s progress and reports on results
• Typing Instructor & Disney are registered trademarks & box images and screenshots are copyrights of Disney & Individual Software Inc
• Product is Delivered in a Closed Factory Fresh Box and Includes the Current Version & Unused Activation Code

User questions & answers

Question:	Will this work on a laptop w/ Windows
Answer:	The software is compatible on a PC running Windows 10, 8 and 7.
Question:	I thought that a video accompanied this ad? I thought I saw it. I bought the program for my grandson and wanted it to watch the video but it isn't her
Answer:	There is not a video, but the Tour Guides, Toby and his bird Lafitte, are animated throughout the Typing Adventure.
Question:	Is there a way to use this with more than 5 kids? Can extra licenses be purchased
Answer:	The consumer license allows you to install the software on two computes within a family household. This will give you five profiles on each computer.
Question:	My computer run on chrome os operating system
Answer:	The software is compatible on a PC running Windows 10. 8 and 7.

Product description

The Exciting Way for Kids to Learn to Type Kids learn to type on an exciting adventure on Typer Island with Toby and his feathered side-kick Lafitte. Step-by-step lessons, challenges, tests, and games motivate young typists to keep typing to reach the Castle. It will teach your kids all keyboarding basics, proper hand positions, speed, and accuracy. Kids can learn in English or Spanish. Sit back, relax, and watch your kids get to the head of the class with this award-winning program, preferred by teachers and parents. Exciting Travel Adventures Make Learning to Type Fun Typing Instructor Platinum takes typists out of the traditional classroom setting, on a thematic adventure, where they learn to type on a world travel trip, a photo safari, or a time travel trip. Typists begin their trip from the Travel Port, where they travel through several time zones around the world. Lessons, tests, and game challenges motivate typists to improve their typing skills. Learn in Spanish or English.

• Kids ages 6 to 12 and older kids to adults learn to type on exciting adventures outside the classroom
• Both typing programs provide rewards every step of the way and learn in English or spanish
• Teaches keyboard basics following an age appropriate typing plan
• Typing Instructor is a registered trademark & box images and screenshots are copyrights of Individual Software Inc.
• Product is Delivered in a Closed Factory Fresh Box and Includes the Current Version & Unused Activation Code

User questions & answers

Question:	Can more than one kid use this
Answer:	Yes! 5 kids can use the kid's version and it will keep track of their progress and everything. They just click on their user name when they open the program. 5 adults/older children can use the bigger version as well.
Question:	Can you track the progress of your child using this
Answer:	This software is great, You can see Reports on progress, speed and accuracy.
Question:	How many CDs are supposed to come on the package? I only received one
Answer:	Enclosed in the package will be 1 DVD to install the software programs.
Question:	Can I install it on 10 different computers
Answer:	The software can be installed on up to two different computers to within a family household. Once you create the user profile a typist on the one computer, that is the only computer they should use where their results will be stored.

Product description

Typing software with new graphics, new games and more intuitive interfact that will make learning to type easier and more exciting than ever

• 10 arcade style practice games
• over 2500 lessons to choose from
• Finger Positioning Exercises
• English or Spanish Typing Instructions
• For Windows XP/Vista

User questions & answers

Question:	can i install this on multiple computers
Answer:	Yes you can install to multiple computer with no problem.
Question:	Can this be put on more than one computer or does this come in a multi-license version
Answer:	No, it does not come in a multi-station license and yes it can only be installed onto one computer. How many computers would you like to put it on?
Question:	Is this the newest edition
Answer:	This is an older version designed for older computers. It may not work on older computers nor can we guarantee it will. Mavis Beacon Powered by Ultra Key v2 is our latest.
Question:	Hello! I own a Mac, with Mavericks OS, will it work on it ? Thank you
Answer:	Hello Nataliya, I don't own a Mac. I would suggest you pull up the product on the website and scroll down to the product description. It should say if it does Mac. I have an old version that doesn't mention it. Btw, the phone number for customer service is 1 (800) 925-6278

Product features

Finish work faster, save valuable time, and achieve maximum productivity

Version 18 delivers new graphics, new games, and a more intuitive interface that will make learning to type easier and more exciting than ever.

System Requirements

Windows Xp (Home & Pro) Sp2/Vista¹, Pentium Iii 700 Mhz Or Higher (800 Mhz Processor For Vista), 128 Mb Ram (512 Mb Ram For Vista), Cd/Dvd-Rom Drive, 300 Mb Free Hard Disk Space, Video Card With 32 Mb Of Video Ram, 800 X 600 24-Bit Color Display (1024 X 768 Resolution Recommended), Windows Compatible Sound Card, Speakers, Keyboard & Mouse.

Macintosh Os X 10.4 – 10.5, Powerpc G4, G5 Or Intel Core Duo Processor, 800 Mhz Processor Or Higher, 256 Mb Ram, Cd/Dvd-Rom Drive, 300 Mb Free Hard Disk Space, Video Card With 32 Mb Of Video Ram, 1024 X 768 24-Bit Color Display, Speakers, Keyboard & Mouse.

¹Administrator Privileges Are Required To Properly Install The Program On Windows Xp And Vista.

Note: Adobe Acrobat Reader Is Required To View And Print The User Guide. If You Do Not Have Acrobat Reader Installed On Your Computer, You Can Download A Free Copy From The Adobe Website.

Product description

Individual's Typing Instructor Platinum is packed with just the right mixture of education, entertainment, and motivation so you can improve your typing skills quickly and see immediate results. Entertaining Themes & Games - Typing games make learning fun Over 13 action-packed, arcade-style typing games Multi-level and multi-selectable keyboarding games Treasures of the Sunken City - the first ever typing adventure narration game Motivating Features - Variety of ways to practice typing, with games, lessons, challenges, dictation, drills, and up to 250 magazine articles Immediate feedback on lessons and results by key, finger, and row; printable progress charts and graphs Dynamic Learning - identifies weak areas and provides lessons to improve weaknesses Learn in Spanish or English System Requirements (Windows) - Pentium 133 PC or Higher Windows Vista, XP or 2000 CD-ROM Drive 800 x 600 16 Bit or Higher Display 16-bit Sound Card Speakers or Headphones Mouse System Requirements (Macintosh) - PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel Core Duo processor; 800 MHz processor or higher Mac OS X 10.4.6 - 10.5 CD-ROM Drive Video card with 32 MB of video RAM 1024 X 768 resolution Speakers & mouse

Typing Instructor Platinum 21

The New & Exciting Way to Improve Your Typing!

Whether you want to improve your typing speed and accuracy, are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced typist, Typing Instructor Platinum features award winning typing instruction that is guaranteed to improve your typing! Typists may learn in English or Spanish.

Typists begin their adventure in the World Travel Port.

Learn to Type or Improve Your Typing Skills--Guaranteed!

Typing Instructor Platinum is a highly innovative and powerful program designed to teach young children, teens, and adults to type, and to help typists strengthen and improve their keyboarding skills. Typists may choose from the twenty educational typing plans, tailored for both keyboard and numeric keys and symbols, with or without games--there is even a kids typing plan! In addition, typists can create their own personal lesson plans.

Exciting Travel Adventures Make Learning to Type Fun!

Typing Instructor Platinum takes typists out of the traditional classroom setting, on a thematic adventure, where they learn to type on a world travel trip, a photo safari, or a time travel trip. Typists begin their trip from the Travel Port, where they travel through several time zones around the world. Lessons, tests, and game challenges motivate typists to improve their typing skills so they can advance in the program, visit unique and exciting places, win game challenges, post high game scores, and collect stamp rewards for their travel passports.

Reach your words-per-minute goal quickly with the suggested Typing Plan, or create your own personalized plan. View larger.

Multi-Play, Multi-Level Games Set a New Standard in Entertainment!

The program's games are not only challenging and fun, but are designed to teach specific typing skills, such as speed, accuracy, rhythm, dexterity, and retention. The program boasts the first narrative adventure typing game, Treasures of the Sunken City.

Proven Typing Techniques Improve Speed & Accuracy

Typing Instructor Platinum is an award-winning product! It is the most complete typing program available, with the perfect compliment of education, entertainment, and motivation, to teach you how to type or quickly improve your typing skills.

Learn to type in English or Spanish, with complete instruction in Spanish.

Award-Winning Instruction Featuring 20+ Typing Plans

Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced typist, Typing Instructor Platinum has professionally designed lessons to meet your learning needs. Choose from the suggested plan, 20 other typing plans, or design your own personal typing plan with lessons, tests and games from Typing Instructor Platinum, or you can import your own materials--even your own music!

Over 100+ Professional Lessons & Tests Improve Speed & Accuracy Quickly

Quality Lessons and Tests allow you to learn quickly for faster touch-typing and improved accuracy. The use of repetitive key stroking builds correct finger-to-key memory. Step-by-step Lessons and Tests are dynamically built from learned letters and words to build accurate typing skills.

Progress Reports Quickly Identify Your Strengths & Weaknesses

A variety of graphs and charts show your proficiency over time. View results for each finger, row, key, or hand separately. You can even view your personal results for all typing activities. No typing product maintains your information so completely.

Dynamic Learning Feature Helps you Improve Weak Areas

Typing Instructor Platinum's Dynamic Learning feature evaluates your Typing Results to determine weak typing skill areas. Once identified, Typing Instructor automatically creates specific lessons for you, to improve your weak areas. You will improve quickly by focusing on the areas that need the most improvement.

An Exciting Typing Adventure Makes Learning Fun

Visit the Arcade anytime to play fun, challenging multi-level games.

Learn to type the new and exciting way with Typing Instructor Platinum. Visit 36 destinations around the world on 3 unique travel themes. Take a break from your trip anytime and visit the Practice area where you can play challenging multi-level, multi-play games in the arcade, practice typing magazine articles and literature, practice dictation, or design and practice personal lessons.

Multi-Play Games Set a New Standard in Entertainment!

Fun, challenging, entertaining games offer multiple ways to play games for typists of all levels. Choose the time length, the words-per-minute, the level of difficulty, and, in some games, an opponent! Typing Instructor Platinum has over 30+ game challenges.

Multi-Level Games Offer Excitement & Challenge

Type the words on each pillar of the pyramid to change it to a new color before the enemies ruin your plans in Ziggy. Use your retention and typing skills to find gold and jewels in Treasures of the Sunken City. Beware of giant sea creatures in Typing with Sharks. All of Typing Instructor Platinum's games have multiple levels of play to keep typing challenges fun and motivating.

Ziggy--Use your keyboarding skills to clear all of the words from the pyramid pillars while avoiding the bad guys.

Rewarding Experiences Motivate You to Keep Practicing

Typing Instructor Platinum measures your progress and provides the incentives you need to improve your skills. You are rewarded as you advance to each new level. Entertaining travel themes, passport stamps and safari photo souvenirs, progress charts and graphs, and exciting, multi-level typing games, motivate you to meet your typing goals quickly and proficiently.

Travel Destinations Provide a Fun Filled Adventure

Collect visas, time stamps, and photos in your Typing Passport as you travel to 36 different destinations around the world and through time.

Magazine Articles Keep Your Typing Skills Sharp

Learn and improve while you practice your typing skills. Choose your practice material from exciting articles on subjects such as sports, entertainment, medicine and classic literature.

Features of Typing Instructor Platinum

Typing Plans

• Exclusive! Learn in English or Spanish!
• Exclusive! Choose from 20+ typing plans!
• Exclusive!! Suggested next step plans for faster learning
• Exclusive! Dynamic learning plans
• Exclusive! Create your own typing plan!

Lessons

• Exclusive! Dynamic Learning
• Structured touch-typing content
• 3D guide hands for all keyboards
• 3D guide hands turn on or off

Tests

• Exclusive! Create your own tests
• Exclusive!! Dynamically built tests
• Timed tests and advancement level tests

Progress & Results

• Exclusive! Instantly tracks results!
• Exclusive! More reports on results than any typing program!
• Exclusive! Pass tests and get rewards
• Certificates of Achievement
• Feedback on WPM and accuracy
• Reports by key, finger, hand, and row
• Results by bar, line and stacked graphs

Practice Activities

• Exclusive! Practice how to type & ergonomics
• Exclusive! Special skill content and development for intermediate and advanced typists
• 300+ interesting practice articles
• Wide variety of dictation materials
• Practice games in the Arcade

Motivational Features

• Exclusive! Three exciting travel themes
• Exclusive! Visit 36 unique travel destinations
• 60+ choices of music games & entertainment
• Exclusive! 30+ game challenges
• Exclusive! Multi-play games! Play games the way you want!
• Exclusive! Multi-level games! More challenges as you advance
• Exclusive! Ziggy--The #1 typing game!
• Exclusive! Treasures of the Sunken City--the first and only typing adventure game

Personalize

• Exclusive! Create your own lessons, tests & typing plans!
• Exclusive! Import your own practice materials and magazine articles
• Add your favorite music!

• Typing instruction software improves typing speed and accuracy
• Visit 36 destinations around the world on 3 unique travel themes
• Choose from 20 educational typing plans or create your own typing plan
• Typing Instructor is a registered trademark & box images and screenshots are copyrights of Individual Software Inc.
• Product is Delivered in a Closed Factory Fresh Box and Includes the Current Version & Unused Activation Code

User questions & answers

Question:	can kids use this program
Answer:	Yes,I bought this SW right for my children use, I will suggest it for kids older than 10, if younger having other interest they would get bored easily.
Question:	I watched the demo. I saw SOME options for 10-key... how much 10-key lessons are there in this program
Answer:	The software provides many plans to work with. One is specific to Full Keyboard and has at least 10 lessons within it. Then there are Advanced, Sentences, Speed and Accuracy, Business and other plans that will make use of the full keyboard. I purchased this a while ago and it has certainly improved my typing ability greatly. Hope this answers your question.
Question:	does it work on windows
Answer:	Yes,I use it on windows 8
Question:	what is the age recomendation for this product? My son is 7. He wants to learn to type
Answer:	The course starts out slow and is self paced. You learn by playing typing games so I think it would be great for a 7 year old.

Product description

Keyboarding is essential for kids. And required by the common core.

In 2020, correct touch typing (keyboarding) is the single most important computer skill for students to learn. In fact, keyboarding is so important, that it’s a mandatory part of the national common core education standards.

So why shouldn’t kids get the a premium instruction as early as they can learn?

Keyboarding is essential for kids. And required by the common core.

In 2020, correct touch typing (keyboarding) is the single most important computer skill for students to learn. In fact, keyboarding is so important, that it’s a mandatory part of the national common core education standards.

So why shouldn’t kids get the a premium instruction as early as they can learn?

License is valid for 3-years upon purchase date

NOTE: IT NEEDS INTERNET CONNECTION TO WORK.

Minimum System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows (All), Mac OS X (All)
• Processor: 32-bit and 64-bit
• Memory: 1 GB

• Engaging. Effective. Excellent - Video lessons and games to engage your kids with each lesson. Lessons combined with games to continuously help your child keep on going. Excellent graphics to stimulate learning.
• Scientifically Developed - Includes a comprehensive curriculum based on the science of muscle memory and repetition with thousands of video tutorials, exercises, and games
• A Rich Experience for Better Learning Outcomes- Built on the latest cloud/app technologies from Microsoft and Google, there are no more slow-loading web pages, distracting ads, or confusing browser errors.
• Fun and Motivating. - Typesy's game-like experience offers rewards and game status for achieving typing goals. Kids can build their avatars, collect points, and play games - all while they learn to type like a pro.
• Typesy Works On More Devices - Typesy stores everything in the cloud and all your computers automatically stay in sync. You get unlimited installs on all your Windows, Mac, iPad & Chomebook devices. Each account is good for 3 full years.

User questions & answers

Question:	Can I use this with a Chrome Book
Answer:	Yes go to website !
Question:	Does this teach 10-key
Answer:	Yes absolutely! My 8 year old grand daughter hasn’t put much time in yet and already shows progress. Program starts home row and left hand typing with no looking at keyboard.
Question:	Is typesy kids applicable offline
Answer:	Users will need an internet connection to use the program. This is because the apps use cloud technology to back up data and allow seamless access to multiple devices. We recommend using an internet connection whenever possible.
Question:	How many years will each license have
Answer:	Each user will have 3-year access to the program. After 3-years, kindly submit a ticket to [email protected] for renewal of access. No automatic renewal here.

Product description

Typing Instructor Gold is the most advanced Typing Program available. It presents Typing Instructor in full-screen size and rich color for the optimum Typing Instructor experience for typists. No other Typing tutorial is more entertaining and educational. Typists may learn in English or Spanish. Pack your bags and get ready to go on a Worldwide Typing Adventure! Travel through time, go on Safari, or take a trip around the world as you learn to type or improve your typing skills. Typists begin their adventure in the Travel Port where they select a unique travel adventure. First stop: the prehistoric era, or Antarctica, or Australia! Each typing adventure is packed with so much fun and motivation, typists forget they are learning to type. They’ll progress through the Adventure by taking lessons, tests, typing challenges and playing fun typing games using just the keys they have learned and practiced in lessons and tests. When they complete the typing activities at a destination, they’ll receive a stamp in their passport. When the passport is full, they have completed the adventure and are on their way to becoming Touch Typists. Packed with Motivation! The ultimate reward of the Adventure is completing all typing activities in the Adventure and filling their passport with stamps from each stop on their journey. Typists can take all three Adventures and visit 36 exciting destinations. Practice Terminal There are several fun ways to practice. Typists can take a break from their typing adventure at any time to check out the Practice Terminal. Here they’ll find an arcade where they can choose to play any of Typing Instructor’s games. Additional lessons and tests, not included in the adventure, are also available. Typists can also create their own custom lessons and tests. Typists can practice dictation, choosing from a library of diverse materials.

• The Ultimate Typing Instructor in Full-Screen Size & Rich Color
• Worldwide Adventure Theme Motivates Typists to Learn to Type or Improve their Typing Skills
• Teaches Keyboard Basics Following one of 20 Typing Plans – Meets National, State, & Common Core Standards
• Typing Instructor is a registered trademark & box images and screenshots are copyrights of Individual Software Inc.
• Product is Delivered in a Closed Factory Fresh Box and Includes the Current Version & Unused Activation Code

User questions & answers

Question:	Could you please help locate the activation key
Answer:	The activation key is located on the back of the CD sleeve. Please let us know if you can't find it. :)
Question:	Does this work with apple computers
Answer:	This one is for PC only. The one for Mac is on a different listing. :)
Question:	can this be install in more than one pc
Answer:	Yes- we allow for two installs of the software.
Question:	Does it work with Chrome
Answer:	The software has to be installed into the machine and we believe Chrome laptop does not allow that. However, if you install it on a PC, yes it will work with Chrome browser. :)

Product features

Typing Adventure in Full Screen & Rich Color

Typing Instructor Gold is the most advanced Typing Program available. It presents Typing Instructor in full-screen size and rich color for the optimum Typing Instructor experience for typists. No other Typing tutorial is more entertaining and educational.

A Worldwide Adventure - Learn in English or Spanish

Pack your bags and get ready to go on a Worldwide Typing Adventure! Travel through time, go on Safari, or take a trip around the world as you learn to type or improve your typing skills. Typists begin their adventure in the Travel Port where they select a unique travel adventure. First stop: the prehistoric era, or Antarctica, or Australia! Each typing adventure is packed with so much fun and motivation, typists forget they are learning to type.

Packed with Motivation

The ultimate reward of the Adventure is completing all typing activities in the Adventure and filling out your passport with stamps from each stop on the journey. Typists can take all three Adventures and visit 36 exciting destinations. Take a break and practice typing with fun games at any time!

Typing Adventure Tools

Take the Tour to learn everything about Typing Instructor. The Travel Port shows typists where they are on their Adventure, where they are going next, and what keys they will learn. The Passport shows stamps of the places they have visited so far. Typists can display a variety of graphs in the Saved Results area to see their performance on all their completed typing activities; lessons, tests, articles, and even games. Users can see their progress and the keys on the keyboard they need to practice. Typing Instructor’s Dynamic Learning feature evaluates Typist’s Results to determine weak typing skill areas. Once identified, Typing Instructor automatically creates specific lessons for the typist to improve weak areas.