Typing Instructor Deluxe 15 Makes Learning to Type Fun!

Product Information

Today's professional uses a computer at home or work. The Internet has expanded computer and keyboard usage at a phenomenal rate. People who can type correctly are more productive than the look and type specialist or those that can't type at all. For most, going back to school to learn to type isn't a viable option.

The Typing Instructor can sharpen your keyboard and 10-key skills quickly and easily. Typing Instructor can improve your skills - guaranteed!

Typing Instructor content has been constructed and developed carefully for over 18 years. Typing Instructor can suggest the right lessons, tests, strengthening exercises, practice material, and typing games for your skill level. Or, you can build your own custom typing plan to focus on specific areas you'd like to improve. Either way, Typing Instructor covers all the keyboard keys, including the numeric keypad, on both the standard and split keyboards.

If you think learning to type has to be all business and no fun, think again! For beginning to advanced typists, kids to adults, Typing Instructor will motivate you to improve your typing speed and accuracy using amazing graphics with exciting typing challenges.

Reasons to be a better typist:

1. Better grades. Going through school as a better typist means better-quality school papers, book reviews and smudge-free homework.
2. You'll be able to get your ideas across more clearly when sending messages to friends and family.
3. You'll be able to search the Internet more quickly.
4. Greater job flexibility. Whether you have a data entry or manager-level position, being able to type enhances the overall quality of your work.
5. Better use of your time. Spending less time typing means you'll have more time for fishing, hiking, playing sports and having fun.

Product Highlights

Learning Made Easy
Uniquely designed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step typing plans. Automatically begin with lessons tailored for your skill level and proceed through apesonal typing plan that provides more advanced lessons as your skills develop. Includes a wide variety of typing plans along with the flexibility to create your own plan.

State-of-the-Art Teaching Methods
Typing Instructor Deluxe organizes your learning into specific lessons and tests and uses proven teaching methods. Repetitive Keystroking builds your speed, Active Response provides instant feedback and improves accuracy and Learned Words reinforces keys in your memory for faster word touch typing. 3D Guide Hands guide you to the correct finger positions and only Typing Instructor Deluxe lets you turn the hands off when they're no longer needed.

Progress Reports and Results
At each stage, assessment tests challenge you on what you've just learned in previous lessons. Tests reinforce the skills you've been practicing and measure your progress as a typist. Colorful graphs and charts show your proficiency results by key, finger, hand and row. Save results from each test and analyze strong and weak areas over time. Print out detailed charts and results and even Certificates of Achievements.

Interesting Material
Between destinations, visit the Magazine Rack to practice with material from over 300 books, short stories, and articles - for all ages and interests.

Personalize Your Typing Experience
Once you've experienced everything in Typing Instructor Deluxe - there's still more! An exclusive feature allows you to create your own typing plans, lessons, and tests using your own music, images, and content. Practicing with your own creations is often the most enjoyable way to learn and motivates you to keep practicing.

Better Results Through Voice-Touch Typing
Improve your typing skills by listening to dictation - a valuable skill that helps you take rapid notes during meetings, presentations, and phone conversations. Typing Instructor Deluxe includes many dictations to choose from and makes it fun to learn.

Virtual Adventures
Virtual Adventures make learning to type fun and challenging. You will even forget you are improving your keyboard or 10-key skills.

Choose from 8 high quality games:

• Sea Adventure
• The Wild West
• Xtreme Typing
• Cliffhanger
• Tomb Typer
• Erik the Viking
• Flotsam Fighter II
• Gone Fishin'

Product Features

• Over 15 built-in intelligent typing plans
• Create your own typing plans
• Proven suggested "next step" plans for fast learning
• Structured "touch typing" content 
• 10-key content included
• Over 60 choices of music, or import your own
• Guide hands for split and standard keyboard
• Turn guide hands off for "no look" learning
• Create your own lessons
• A wide variety of test material
• Includes Timed Tests
• Advancement levels tested
• Colorful destination photos and music
• Create your own tests
• Instant feedback on WPM and accuracy
• Results of all activities are saved
• Progress reports by key, finger, hand and row
• Bar, line, and stacked graphs
• Printable results and certificates of achievement
• Over 300 practice articles on a variety of topics
• Articles includes "Children's Classics" - a section for all ages
• Over 15 dictations of quotations, travel essays, and business letters
• Use the Internet to download more content
• Create your own practice  material
• Eight high-quality virtual adventures to challenge your skills
• Beginner, learned keys, and advanced levels
• Keyboard and 10-key challenges

System Requirements

• Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP
• Pentium 133 PC or higher processor
• 32 MB of RAM available
• Hard Drive space available: 18 MB (run from CD), 425 MB (full install)
• 4X CD-ROM Drive
• 800 x 600 16 Bit or higher display
• 16-bit Sound Card
• Speakers or Headphones
• Mouse
• Recommended:  Modem
• Required for Flotsam Fighter II: DirectX 7 - compatible Video Card