Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20

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Platinum version 20 Windows/OSX	$69.00

Type Better - Email Faster - Work Smarter

With a complete re-design, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing® Platinum 20 may not look familiar, but we promise that Mavis Beacon continues to deliver the same level of excellence when it comes to typing instruction and practice.

Mavis Beacon's unrivaled training program guarantees improvement in only 2 weeks, making this the ideal solution for:

• Professionals
• Home users
• Students ages 8 & up
• Employment Agencies
• Small Businesses and Corporations
• Anyone else hoping to improve their typing skills

Keyboarding skills have never been more important for students. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing has many features that help young typists stay motivated!

• 16 fun & challenging games will keep kids motivated
• Fun practice sessions including IM/text messages, emoticons, nursery rhymes and excerpts from classic books and stories including Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and Little Women
• Practice area includes selections of classic French and Spanish literature
• Import Your Own Text function allows users to choose any passsage or article to use to practice their typing skills
• Import and listen to your favorite MP3 while you type

Dynamic Personal Instruction
Leverage Mavis Beacon's renowned Adaptive Response Technology™ to run through the core training curriculum and maximize your improvements in the shortest time possible. Mavis Beacon will automatically place you in the lessons based on your current skill level and adjust your path as you progress through the training program.

Practice Area
Mavis Beacon lets you choose what you use to practice your typing. Select from hundreds of articles and passages covering a wide variety of topics and subjects including literary classics, history, autobiographies and poetry. There is plenty of relevant content for all ages, including passages that are great for kids—but Mavis Beacon gives users infinite possibilities with the Import Your Own Text function.

Custom Lesson Designer
Use your own imported text or leverage Mavis Beacon's library to build your own Custom Lessons. Create Standard Lessons, Speed Tests or even Games using the text of your choice and set up each lesson's limits and goals.

Typing Games
With a total of 16 challenging games designed to improve your typing speed, accuracy and/or rhythm, the Typing Games are sure to help you improve and you'll have fun while you’re doing it.

Progress Tracking & Reporting

Mavis Beacon tracks your performance over time and provides a series of reports so that you can understand and review your progress.

a) The Summary report gives a snapshot of the users’ cumulative performance.

b) Keyboard Proficiencies show detailed performance by individual key, allowing users to see on which keys they need improvement.

c) The Curriculum Map provides users with a view of where they are within the Mavis Beacon Training Program.

d) Progress Over Time charts users’ performance on milestone lessons over an extended period, giving users a view of how much they have improved.

Special Language Options

Spanish Mode:
In Spanish Mode, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing presents help, reports and more in Spanish.

Practice Lessons in French & Spanish:
In the Practice Area, users can elect to practice their typing skills using French or Spanish content. With excerpts from classic stories and literature, language learners can brush up on their language skills while improving their typing.