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Title: Typing courses
Post by: caroline7758 on March 30, 2010, 19:54:09

One of my volunteer trainees at work wants to speed up her typing butcan't find any purely typing courses- they are all I.T.

I know there are lots of free online courses but has anyone used one successfully so I could recommend it to her?

Title: Re: Typing courses
Post by: nilly71 on March 30, 2010, 21:51:21

Have you thought about typing software?
I used to sell Mavis Beacon years ago and that was an excellent tuturial. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mavis-Beacon-Teaches-Typing-Platinum/dp/B001AZ7Q10 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mavis-Beacon-Teaches-Typing-Platinum/dp/B001AZ7Q10)

Here is a link to download a v17 trial http://download.cnet.com/Mavis-Beacon-Teaches-Typing-17-Deluxe/3000-2051_4-10441764.html (http://download.cnet.com/Mavis-Beacon-Teaches-Typing-17-Deluxe/3000-2051_4-10441764.html)

It's worth getting the most upto date version.

Neil

Title: Re: Typing courses
Post by: Digeroo on March 30, 2010, 21:59:41

I got my children to learn typing with Mavis Beacon. My sons writing was appalling and so I insisted he learned to type. He swore at me at the time. But later it came in very handy. My daughter never was short of a job as a student.

I loved the story about the mother and the camel.

Title: Re: Typing courses
Post by: caroline7758 on March 31, 2010, 20:51:29

Thanksfor the link-will pass it on.

Title: Re: Typing courses
Post by: saddad on March 31, 2010, 21:12:37

Many moons ago I did RSA stage one in a term at evening classes at school... got a distinction. Lost it all since... Still had carriage returns and all that... :-X

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