Garfield Typing Pal Deluxe

by Enteractive

Product Features

• Play with Garfield, Odie and their friends as you develop essential keyboarding skills
• Special exercises walk you through each lesson, and you'll see your skills improve as you chuckle with Garfield
• Multiple skill levels to keep the challenge fresh for any skill level
• Special reports track your progress and encourage better performance
• Based on 12 years of research and development; keeps motivation and interest high

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000AQPTB
• Item model number: 06374
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 6, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,066 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #31 in Software > Education & Reference > Typing

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With Garfield's Typing Pal Deluxe, learn how to type--or greatly improve your skills if you already know how to type--in less than 15 days while having fun. Many exclusive features, based on 12 years of research and development, keep motivation at a very high level.

Start: With the help of a Wizard and a classification test, you determine the specifics of your course and your objectives. Each user has his or her own learning space and may protect it with a password.

Learn: Follow short, step-by-step lessons and learn to touch-type in just a few hours with this method adapted to your skill level. You simply click on apples to start the exercises. The apple changes its shape according to the degree of success. During the exercises, funny Garfield animations keep your eyes on the screen and your motivation high!

Assessment and Practice: Garfield's Typing Pal informs you on your progression. You can access, in a simple click, visual and detailed information on how well you are doing.

Features:

• Determine the specifics of your course and your objectives with the help of a Wizard and a classification test
• Practice your typing with amusing texts starring Garfield
• Type oral dictations to practice accuracy and spelling
• Three personal assistants guide you through the learning process and give you relevant advice
• Exercises with funny Garfield animations help keep your eyes on the screen and your motivation high
• Ergonomic advice: discover how to organize your work for good posture when sitting in front of your computer
• Have fun with Garfield's Typing Pal games
• The intelligent hiPal technology in Garfield's Typing Pal gathers information on your performance and suggests a customized series of exercises designed to improve your weak points
• A mysterious Inspector powered by hiPal analyses your performance while you use other software (word processor, e-mail, etc.) and suggests adapted exercises based on your performance

Product Description

Have you ever wanted to learn to type without looking at your keyboard but didn't have the patience to sit through one of those boring tutorials? Now you don't have to with Garfield's Typing Pal Deluxe. You are guaranteed to learn to type or greatly improve your skills if you already can type in less than 15 days. Based on 12 years of research and development Garfield's Typing Pal Deluxe will keep motivation and interest at a very high level with a host of amusing texts typical of the witty Garfield. After a brief Wizard/Classification test the program will chart your course and objectives... As you continue it will inform you of your progression and suggest areas that still need improvement.System Requirements: Pentium 200 MHz or higher Windows 95/98 ME NT4 2000 XP 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended) Sound Card CD-ROM drive Resolution of 800x600Format: WIN 9598MENT2000XP Genre: PRODUCTIVITY UPC: 708828063749 Manufacturer No: 06374

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY IT YOU'LL LOVE IT, April 16, 2004

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Ladybug - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garfield Typing Pal Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I can tell you all about Garfields Typing Pal. It is an excellent software. It has exercises that help you learn how to locate keys with out looking at the keyboard. It also has a section on 10-keying, oral dictations and ergonomics. As well as written texts for practice and games. I first came across Garfield typing pal online after downloading the free demo off the internet.I knew after that I had to get the full version. However, I was unable to find the full version anywhere else in the U.S. besides amazon.com. It's great for adults who know how to type but want to improve their performance as well as those individuals who are just getting started. BUY IT YOU'LL LOVE IT.

61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Garfield is Great, October 7, 2004

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Penelope T. Nichols "Grandma's Review" (Rochester, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garfield Typing Pal Deluxe (CD-ROM)

Bought this product for my 8 year old granddaughter and it is proving very successful. At first she thought it was too hard but after completing two lessons she really got into it and I had trouble making her stop. Fun program but really teaches the basics.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Program, June 21, 2006

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D. Wallace (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garfield Typing Pal Deluxe (CD-ROM)

My daughter loves Garfield and this is a perfect edition to our homeschooling program. She is having a lot of fun with it so far. I will say that the program did not come with a serial number which is important to installation (it's actually mandatory). I called amazon and they didn't have a clue, told me to call the company. I used the companies on line tech support and had an email back from them in about 12 hours with an accurate serial number. Here is the number they gave us:
RTR5-MB9N-E7TF-QRYZ
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