touch typing software

[paulyoung666]

can anyone point me in the direction of some good ( preferably free ) touch typing software , i am typing a lot of the time now at work and it would help me no end to be able to touch type

[Graham M]

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is quite good, iirc, not free but can be had cheaply.

[Tricky]

Originally Posted by Zeph

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is quite good, iirc, not free but can be had cheaply.

I'll second that - Depends if you want "Stats" etc of your progress, if not find a magazine or book with larger print (unless you can read small print) and just fire up notepad - Try a sentance at a time then check back for mistooks! then move onto paragraphs.

If you have no idea about touch typing then the F & J keys are the key (no pun) ones...Put your pointing fingers on these keys with the others on ASD and KL; - Look at the keyboard you now have control over 2 sides use your thumbs for the space bar (yes you can use either thumb unless you have one of those dodgy compaq keyboards where the space bar is split in two and one side is really delete!!!! (why?))

Start with basic sentances and see how you go "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is always a good one for keyboard navigation - see how many times you can type it in 10 minutes (type not cut and paste)

HTH?

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

can anyone point me in the direction of some good ( preferably free ) touch typing software , i am typing a lot of the time now at work and it would help me no end to be able to touch type

next you'll be wearing a skirt

Originally Posted by Tricky

find a magazine or book with larger print (unless you can read small print) and just fire up notepad - Try a sentance at a time then check back for mistooks! then move onto paragraphs.

Mavis Beacon is a lot more structured. Starts with certain combinations of letters. I did try that software and thought it was pretty good, appart from the fact that it made the backs of my hands ache pretty quick.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by gary_580

next you'll be wearing a skirt

i hovered over the red , for a while i assure you , cheers tricky , repped accordingly

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by gary_580

next you'll be wearing a skirt

And making the tea!

[Maroon]

search in google for -
"typing of the dead" pc

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by dellwear

And making the tea!

i already do i am chief cook and bottle washer

yours was nearly red as well

[poolking]

Someone hit gary_580 with a rolling pin.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by gary_580

next you'll be wearing a skirt

Originally Posted by poolking

Someone hit gary_580 with a rolling pin.

Paul has a rolling pin under his skirt huh. oooeeerrrrrrrr Mrs