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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
particular key.
iii. Experienced: This course follows the Beginner course. This level is meant for users who have learnt the skill of
using the keyboard through the touch-typing technique and can work on improving their typing speed by typing
repeated characters, jumbled words and symbols.
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.
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
The Lesson editor window provides the options to manage your courses according to your learning pace. The Course
menu, first tab-button on the toolbar of the Lesson editor window, displays a drop-down menu with the following
options:
1. Create new course: You can create a new course by following the steps given below:
Step 1: Select the Course menu Create new course option in the drop-down list.
Step 2: The Navigation Tree opens up and the New course has been added to the list in the Navigation tree.
Step 3: Give a name for the new course created, as “My own Course”. Press Enter key. It will be available in the
Navigation tree with the given name.
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