[access-uk] Re: Accessible Typing Tutor
- From: "Sandra Henshall" <asvj09@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:47:41 +0100
Sam, I found this on the Portset website. Is this what you're looking for?
Cheers,
Sandra.
KeySpeak Touch Typing Tutor, one of the speech enabled applications for the
family
or business computer.
Price £95 excluding VAT
The Touch Typing Tutor is one of the ever-growing number of KeySpeak
modules. KeySpeak
is Portset's Speech Enablement that provides a voice on a Personal Computer.
The Touch Typing Tutor speaks to you as it guides you around the computer
keyboard.
It introduces you to all the keys available, and will then help you become a
confident
and accurate keyboard user. It gives you spoken information and requests key
input
tasks from you.
Don't worry about making mistakes - the Tutor is there to tell you where you
went
wrong, and to give you guidance in finding the keys to press.
Typing skills and computer familiarity are the pre-requisites for computer
use. Without
those core keyboard skills, you are denying yourself access to the powers
and capabilities
of the computer that are released through innumerable applications for
pleasure,
education and business.
Now is the time to be gaining keyboard skills!
Although specifically designed for the visually impaired computer user, the
Portset
Typing Tutor will be a valuable learning tool for anyone who is new to the
computer
keyboard and appreciates spoken guidance.
Whether visually impaired or not, entrust yourself to the Typing Tutor and
you will
gain the skills needed to use the computer keyboard with confidence whatever
your
requirements.
After starting with a guided tour of the computer keyboard, the tutor
progresses
through a number of graded lessons. These lessons introduce the home keys,
and then
the other alphabetic keys.
You will learn to find the number and punctuation keys and where to find the
number
pad and system keys. The user is introduced to the creation of capital
letters and
to text formatting. Later lessons give you keyboard experience for the
faster, accurate
typing needed to use a word-processor successfully.
The intention is to give the user sufficient structured typing experience
that they
become confident of their ability to quickly and accurately use the computer
keyboard.
There is no magic way to mastery of the keyboard.
Ability arises from intuition, and that comes with practice and repetition.
After
just a few lessons, you will be competent with the keyboard. After
completing all
the lessons and exercises you will have the typing skills that make using
the keyboard
a familiar experience.
Whether your requirement is to gain the confidence needed to use a computer
for pleasure,
entertainment or education, or whether your need is vocational or for
business the
Portset Touch Typing Tutor is just for you!
Even if your intention is to use the computer in the simplest of ways, and
with only
the most user friendly of applications, the confidence you gain from the
Typing Tutor
will enable you to gain the most from your computer time. Who knows, you may
find
yourself communicating with the Internet or using a word-processor to
produce your
memoirs!
Portset's Typing Tutor will benefit you! Whatever your level of keyboard
experience!
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