Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing: User's Guide

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The Typing tab allows you to change some of the typing features in your lessons.
• The Timer setting allows you to hide the lesson clock by clicking the Off option or to
reveal it, by clicking the On option.
• The Mavis Beacon Guide Hands setting allows you to view the correct typing finger
positions by clicking either the On or Off option.
• To set whether you want the Backspace Key to erase your mistakes or not, click either the
On or Off options.
• The End of Line Wrap setting allows you to choose if you want the cursor to move
automatically to the next line without having to press the Return or Enter key at the end
of each line. Click the On option to enable this feature; click the Off option to disable it.
• The Spacing After Period setting allows you to choose how many spaces are permissible
after periods. Click the option for either one 1 (one) or 2 (two) spaces.
• Use the Lesson Layout setting to choose whether you want your typing to appear under
the characters of the lesson by clicking the Standard option, or directly over the characters
in the lesson by clicking the Overstrike option.
• There are two Keyboard choices; click the one that most closely matches your keyboard.
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