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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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