Best Program/Site for Keyboarding Lessons?

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   Maddie Ruudposted 13 years ago

   My partner still does the hunt-and-jab method of typing, and it's causing sore pointer fingers.  Does anyone have any recommendations for a website or piece of software for good keyboarding lessons for adults?  Free online would be my first choice, but I'd pay for software if it's worth it, and reasonably priced.

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      Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Heya, GDay and morning from Aussieland Maddie,
      
      I would recommend if you follow on with the paid software I can recommend Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, software thats been around for over 15 years.
      
      You can get it from Amazon for around US$10 or less
      
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      For a freebie version, to at least get him started, he may want to try this site
      
      http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html
      
      Hope this helps.

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   readytoescapeposted 13 years ago

   I Hunt and Peck too and I’m pretty good at it, I don’t really see a reason to change styles. Problem is my hunter is not nearly as good as my pec…….

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   Will Bensonposted 13 years ago

   A friend of mine says he has two fingers that know how to type and eight that don't. He has written several books with his two "intelligent" fingers.

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   Beth100posted 13 years ago

   I suggest Mavis Beacon.  It's simple, inexpensive and most business colleges use it to teach their students to type properly. 
   
   A couple of websites that offer free lessons plus typing/speed tests for progress ranking:
   
   http://www.learn2type.com/index.cfm?act … p;AZERTY=1 - this one offers 3 styles of keyboards including the standard QWERTY layout
   
   http://www.goodtyping.com/ - offers lessons in several languages
   
   http://www.powertyping.com/Lkeyboard.html - not the prettiest GUI, but it teaches the keys through repitition, which is necessary to imprint the finger/key/visual on page to typing.  This one also provides speed/accuracy tests for progress
   
   And, here is Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing v.17
   http://download.cnet.com/Mavis-Beacon-T … 41764.html  - this is CNET site which provides a free download of the software.  I haven't used this site for downloads, but I have heard that it is fairly safe from viruses.
   
   Hope this helps!

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   thisisoliposted 13 years ago

   I suggest you get a good, sturdy, piece of birch. They will soon learn
   
   Seriously though, mavis beacon is pretty good. I used it to improve my typing when I was younger.

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