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Educational software that uses customized lessons to help users improve their typing speed

Educational software that uses customized lessons to help users improve their typing speed

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What is RapidTyping

Rapid Typing is an effective program aimed at assisting those who with to improve their typing speed. The program contains numerous lessons that assist an individual in strengthening his or her finger muscles and improving typing speed. The individual must type a series of letters and symbols as the characters scroll across the screen. At the end of every lesson, an individual is provided with his or her score. The software tracks the speed and accuracy of the characters that an individual types.

A Unique Interface

The program may be most beneficial for notice typists. Those who are experienced typists may find the interface of the software to be annoying. The interface only allows you to see a few symbols at once. Those who have a fast reading speed may be frustrated at the inability to see combinations of words ahead of time. If you are a novice typist and unfamiliar with a keyboard's layout, this likely will not annoy you. As you become a more advanced typist, however, you should be forewarned that you may need to find a new typing program.

An Intuitive Program

Users will not have to spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to use the program. For the most part, the typing program is intuitive to use. You will quickly be able to figure out how to proceed through the lessons offered by the program.

Pros and Cons of Rapid Typing

The main advantage of Rapid Typing is that it is available at no cost to the public. If you are training for a new job that requires you to have a high typing speed, you may consider using this program. Some of the other advantages of this program are:

  • You can gauge your typing speed success at all times.
  • You can easily install and uninstall the program.
  • You can quickly gain a knowledge of how to navigate a keyboard.

There are a few disadvantages in using Rapid Typing. The program is not catered to advanced typists. Some other disadvantages of the program are:

  • You may not cut and paste text from previous lessons.
  • You will not be able to advance beyond a certain level.