I am 67 and have just taken up this computer lark, & would like to learn how/where to type correctly & reasonably quickly. Any advice or ideas? (this took me about 10 mins to type!!!!!!!!!)
2006-10-26 00:02:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
hello there !
yes dear you can, there are two programs that you can use. one of them is called MAGIC TOUCH the other one is called MAVIS BEACON ( which i recommend ). now i can speed type with 50 WPM.
good luck
Nada
2006-10-26 00:07:45 · answer #1 · answered by nada r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, you could go to evening classes, or there are computer programmes you can buy. Punch in learn to type in your search engine. Touch typing is fun and much quicker than having to look at the keyboard all the time, and you can actually see an error as you make it and correct it straight away.
Good luck
2006-10-26 01:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by teapotty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was in Nicaragua in 99, I had to use the office PC when mine blew-up. The letters were the same, but the punctuation was messed up. So that won't help you, you have to learn the language. I always said they talk backward, well not backward in a sense, but the words in their language are arranged in a different order. I don't know the language, but I can make out some of the written words, its a variation of Latin as is Italian and the words are close, I don't speak either, but in Italy, I could understand some of it, just not the good stuff like the slang and the dialect for the regions.
2016-03-19 00:11:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep your fingers busy on here - you'll get enough keyboard practice typing in questions & answers (answers are the recommended thing!). Your "10 minutes" will soon become 5 minutes, then 2 minutes. And of course, you get the added bonus of a points system!!!
2006-10-26 00:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are probably lots of programmes that will help you.
~ You can get a disk/programme from PC world.
~ Look on the internet (type in 'keyboard skills') & see what you get.
~ but begin by...
~ putting you left hand fingers on A; S; D; & F
~ and your right hand fingers on J-K-L-;
leaving G & H free in the centre.
~ These are known as the 'Home Keys'
~ Keep your fingers in this position
~ From here you can reach all other keys.
2006-10-26 00:04:58 · answer #5 · answered by Lavender 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, the best way I learned to type was with Mavis Beacon, it helped a lot!!
http://www.teststeststests.com/typingtest/
And also, get chatting on MSN messenger to friends, you learn so much quicker...
Good Luck :)
2006-10-26 00:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by me_me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are loads of free typing tutors on the internet. Just go to Google and type in the search "free typing tutor" and it comes up with loads of results. One of the best looks like http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html Hope this helps - good luck!
2006-10-26 00:06:38 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of practice with a good Typing tutor program. Theres a good one at;
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/
Just follow the exercises and pretty soon it becomes second nature !
2006-10-26 00:06:35 · answer #8 · answered by psycgirl25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With practice you'll qet quicker, but if you want to learn to type really well there is software you can buy for your computer that will teach you typing.
2006-10-26 00:27:42 · answer #9 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get Mavis Beacon., not too sure if you can download it but its a disc and they use it in schools to teach typing and in jobs!! Its very good!!!
2006-10-26 00:04:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋