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2. Toolbar: It is present just below the title bar which displays five tabs as explained below:
Lesson within Current
Course available Selected Course Lesson Time
Start/Pause Restart
Lesson Lesson
i. Select course: It allows you to select the course available as Introduction, Beginners or Advanced, etc.
ii. Select lesson: It is a drop-down menu which helps you select a lesson after selecting the course.
iii. Start/Pause the lesson: It starts or pauses the current lesson.
iv. Current lesson time: It is a drop-down menu which shows either the Remaining time or the Elapsed time of the
current lesson, you are working on.
v. Restart the 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, 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.
6. Virtual keyboard: It is placed just below the status bar and helps you learn typing using the touch typing method,
by using all the ten fingers.
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.
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