Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing: User's Guide

Lesson Area Choices:
1. Now that you are finished with the Initial Testing area, your typing lessons appear on the
computer screen in front of you. Mavis Beacon presents you with typing lessons which are
appropriate for your age and skill level.
2. There are five button options available during your typing lessons:
• To take one of the available lessons, or one you have created, click the Custom Lesson
button. The on-screen prompts help guide you.
• By clicking on Repeat Audio during a Dictation Lesson, the last ten seconds of dictation
replay.
• To begin a lesson, click on Start Lesson. If you want to begin again, click on Start Over.
During your typing lessons the Start Lesson button changes to a Start Over button.
• Clicking the History button displays the last 10 lessons, quizzes, or games that you have
completed. You may choose to re-take an item in the list by clicking Start Lesson. Clicking
Cancel returns you to your current lesson.
• The Arrows allow you to move to the Previous Lesson or to the Next Lesson by clicking on
them.
3. There are five display options which help guide you during your typing lessons:
• The Mavis Beacon Guide Hands show you where your fingers need to be on your keyboard
during typing lessons.
• The WPM/KPM display shows your typing speed. The Adjusted WPM and Adjusted KPM
combines your typing speed and typing errors. It is possible for these numbers to be the
same.
• The Lesson Duration display, located to the right of the lesson window, shows the amount
of your typing lesson completed.
• During a timed typing lesson, the Timed Lesson display, on the right of your screen, shows
how much time is remaining in the lesson.
• From beginner to advanced typist, the Lesson Level display, located in the lower right of
the lesson area, shows the difficulty level of the lesson you are currently taking.
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