One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manuals and Resources on CD: Type Fast with One Hand [CD-ROM]

Lilly Walters (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 2003

On the CD are in brief are:

1) Five versions of the One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manual.
2) 100 page eBook: One Handed Office Professional: How To Be The Most Productive Person in Your Office
3) Scores of resources from all of the Internet

Here is more on the three areas mentioned above:
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1) Five versions of the One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manual.

All five versions work perfectly on the Macintosh, or the PC. The user can practice typing right on their computer screen. With the use of either your right, or left hand, this simple manual will teach you to type on a standard keyboard. Within 1-3 weeks of working through the drills in this manual, you can step into any mainstream program to learn typing. All of the exercises are very simple and can be used by the average child or adult.

Of the several version of the One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manual on the disc, one is perfect for printing, this is the 72 page manual. From the CD you can print out your own hardback version of the manual. This is exactly the same as the 72 page comeback manual we sell.

But the best are the other four versions on the CD. These allow you to practice right into the document on the screen! Fields are provided for practicing the one hand typing exercises. These e-books are 330 pages. The exercises are exactly the same in the 72 page printed manual. However, we have taken each exercise, and broken it up into very easy to read, and easy to practice steps. This way, the process is much more interactive, simple, and fun!

One version, our personal favorite, is in a PDF format. You read that with Adobe® Acrobat Reader, this is a free program which we include on the CD. The other three versions are in Microsoft Word®. Using one of these Word versions allows the user to become familiar with this most popular of the word processing programs used in offices today. You must own Word already to use these.

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2) The e-book, the One Handed Office Professional. A book for the professional with tips on productivity, working with people, time management, goal setting and conquering those office machines, and thriving in the business world,

WITH ONE HAND!

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3) Scores of resources from all of the Internet. The user simply clicks, and will be taken to sites like:

Practice Typing for Free On-Line!
Download Free Typing Tutors
Typing Tutors For The PC
Free Typing Games For The PC
Typing Tutors For The Mac
Typing Games For The Mac

Cool Free To Try Add-Ons and Others Typing Tools
Helpful Things For One Handed Typists
Keyboard Shortcuts
Mice and Trackballs For One Handed Typists
Products for One Handed People
Job Accommodation
Alternatives To The Normal Keyboard
Support Groups
Limb Differences Groups
Special Needs Groups and Resources
Federation for Children with Special Needs
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc.

Websites With Multiple Resources Links and Directories
Great Resources For One Handed Issues
Sports Groups For Amputees
American Amputee Hockey Association
Disabled Sports USA
National Sports Center for the Disabled
Email Discussion Support Groups About One Hand Typing and Keyboarding
Newsletters and Magazines
Avoid Damage and Fatigue
Energy and Aches
Statistics on Disabilities of the Hand
For Teachers: One Hand Typing and Special Ed Issues
For Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Therapists
For the Vision Impaired
Back to Work Web Sites
Motivation
Seminars About One Hand Typing and Keyboarding
The Child One Hand Typist Tips

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lilly Walters, Speakers Bureau Executive and Best Selling Author of 10 book, each of which she typed herself - WITH ONE HAND.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 330 pages
• Publisher: ABC Schermerhorn Walters Co. (May 20, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0974174602
• ISBN-13: 978-0974174600
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,410,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre for the price, May 16, 2008

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Randombookperson (Munhall, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manuals and Resources on CD: Type Fast with One Hand (CD-ROM)

Disclaimer: I am a one-handed person. This manual is terribly overpriced for what it is. The drills themselves are perfectly adequate to explain the finger positions, and the overview of how to set up your equipment to facilitate reach and posture was helpful. However, I would have been happy with just that. Unfortunately, because my workspace makes it difficult to prop up paper manuals, I opted to buy the CD.

I was very disappointed in the "extras" that inflated the price. The motivational messages were sprinkled throughout the drills, which were distracting for me personally. I want to learn how to type, not read a Chicken Soup book. While the list of electronic resources at the end seems to make it more useful, nearly all of these resources come from Walters' own website and can thus be viewed for free. Her e-book about being a one-handed person in the office is occasionally helpful, but does not offer anything that a one-handed person cannot think of himself or herself with a little common sense. (How does a one-handed person open mail? Set it on the table and slide your finger under the flap. I didn't need anyone to teach me this.) Actually, her supposed tips are very general and would be pretty obvious to anyone, one-handed or otherwise. (Read the manuals. No, really? Automated help. Well, I had no idea that existed. Not.) In addition, even here much of the text is lifted from her own website.

The most disturbing thing, however, was that the grammar was very poor. I know typing itself is not the same thing as writing, but still, I expect that someone working with words and letters -- a "best-selling author," no less -- will be able to tell the difference between "dominate" and "dominant."

If you just want a basic typing manual, download the free one-handed typing game called Unicorn. (Unfortunately, I found out about this game after I wasted my money.) Unicorn will teach you everything you need to know to memorize the keys and, somehow, comes off as less condescending than Walters' "pep talk" even though the game was inspired by a one-handed child. That's saying a lot, I think. As for this manual, with its poor editing and excessive duplication of existing material, I was left thinking, "Why on earth did I pay for this?" Tellingly, the book is self published. Gee, I wonder why.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sloppy, rushed, not worth buying, February 28, 2009

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KeeptheGhost "rpnzl24" (Pittsburgh, Pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manuals and Resources on CD: Type Fast with One Hand (CD-ROM)

I second the opinion of the previous review, but I'm afraid I can't be quite so charitable. Look on the cover -- it doesn't bode well that you see the sales pitch from Bob Dole read "It never occurred to me that I might want TOO" or "Why would I need TOO". This is pretty much a premonition of what you're in for throughout the rest of the manual. I'm sorry, but the number of spelling and grammar mistakes in this manual is atrocious.

After all, it's a typing manual. That means accuracy is particularly important, because how are we supposed to tell the difference between poor spelling and grammar or a typo? It seriously reduces this author's credibility. Unicorn Quest is probably the way to go, or, once you realize that you can center your hand on FGHJ, just teach yourself by doing. The same goes for one-handed Dvorak -- ultimately, you're the one who knows what's going to work best for you, and you don't absolutely have to follow someone else's instructions. I knew someone who memorized the whole keyboard in both QWERTY and Dvorak, and simply typed from wherever his fingers touched down. He wasn't dependent on any "home base." If you learn by doing, you don't need to pay someone else to teach you -- especially if the teacher's own work is sloppy, as it is in this manual.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one handed keyboarding manuals and CD, May 3, 2008

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Linda H "linda H" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Hand Typing and Keyboarding Manuals and Resources on CD: Type Fast with One Hand (CD-ROM)

This is an excellent keyboarding manual. It will make a huge difference to people who only have the use of one hand. The manual and CD are easy to use, they come with full instructions. There is also a very positive edge to the whole thing. The exercises are interspersed with humour and encouraging comments. We couldn't wait to get started and learn to keyboard with one hand.
thank you so much.