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iii. Lesson editor   : It is a tab-button next to the Student Statistics on the left of the title bar. It gives you the
                    facility of editing the existing lessons or creating your own lessons. On selecting this option, the following
                    window is displayed showing different options available in the Lesson Editor.                                                                How many operating systems support Rapid Typing Tutor?



                                                                                                                                                    SELECT A COURSE

                                                                                                                                            To begin with your lessons in Rapid Typing Tutor, first, you need to select a course. The
                                                                                                                                            courses in this software are designed keeping in mind the touch-typing technique.
                                                                                                                                            Click on the drop-down list of Select course present on the toolbar.
                                                                                                                                            Following list of five courses will appear which are discussed as:
                                                                                                                                                i.  Introduction: This course is for users who are using the keyboard for the
                                                                                                                                                  first time. It helps them get familiar with the location of each key and the
                                                                                                                                                  placement of each finger on the keyboard.


                                                                                                                                                ii. Beginner: This course is the next level after the introduction course. On
                                                                                                                                                  getting accustomed to the different keys, this is the stage of learning the
                                                                                                                                                  location of each key and using a specific finger of each hand to press the

                  iv. Options: It is present on the right side of the title bar which contains options like language, background, text            particular key.
                    colour, themes, shortcut keys, layouts, etc. which can be customised.                                                      iii.   Experienced: This course follows the Beginner course. This level is meant for users who have learnt the skill of

                  v.   Minimize/Restore, Maximize, Close program: These are the buttons used to control the size of the application               using the keyboard through the touch-typing technique and can work on improving their typing speed by typing
                    window displayed on the screen and to close it.                                                                               repeated characters, jumbled words and symbols.

              2.  Toolbar: It is present just below the title bar which displays five tabs as explained below:                                  iv. Advanced: The advanced category is the next level after the experienced course level. This level helps the users
                                                                                                                                                  to enhance their typing skills by typing actual text.
                               Select course         Select lesson            Current lesson time                                               v.   Testing: The last stage is the testing stage. It works on testing one’s typing skills, and also building and boosting
                                                                                                                                                  one’s confidence in typing.

                                                                                                                                            Manage the Courses
                                                                Start/Pause the lesson  Restart the lesson
                                                                                                                                            The Lesson editor window provides the options to manage your courses according to your learning pace. The Course
                  i.  Select course: It allows you to select the course available as Introduction, Beginners or Advanced, etc.              menu, first tab-button on the toolbar of the Lesson editor window, displays a drop-down menu with the following
                  ii.  Select lesson: It is a drop-down menu which helps you select a lesson after selecting the course.                    options:

                 iii.  Start/Pause lesson: It starts or pauses the current lesson.                                                          1.  Create new course: You can create a new course by following the steps given below:
                  iv.  Current lesson time: It is a drop-down menu which shows either the Remaining time or the Elapsed time of the            Step 1:  Select the Course menu   Create new course option in the drop-down list.
                    current lesson, you are working on.

                  v.  Restart lesson: It restarts the current lesson.
              3.   Text area: It is the area present at the center of the window which shows you the letter, or the text typed using a
                 virtual keyboard.
              4.   Status bar: This bar is located just below the text area that displays information like, which finger to use and helps
                 to type the current character. It also displays a green Progress Bar that shows the percentage of completion of the
                 current lesson and a yellow Progress Bar that shows the acceptable time to be taken to type the current character.
              5.   Speakers volume    : This button is used to set the volume in the current lesson using the vertical slider. It is
                 located at the right corner of the status bar. Volume control helps us to increase or decrease the sound of the keys,
                 when pressed on the keyboard.                                                                                                 Step 2:   The Navigation Tree opens up and the New course has been added to the list in the Navigation tree.
              6.   Virtual keyboard: It is placed just below the status bar and helps you learn typing using the touch typing method,          Step 3:   Give a name for the new course created, as “My own Course”. Press Enter key. It will be available in the
                 by using all the ten fingers.                                                                                                         Navigation tree with the given name.


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