Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 - Old Version

by Encore

Product Features

• Learn essential keyboarding skills or improve overall typing efficiency
• 350 personalized lessons, exercises and tests
• Detailed progress reports assist in identifying strengths and weaknesses
• 12 Entertaining typing games
• Bilingual instruction (English & Spanish)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012VKK8I
• Item model number: 15050
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #457 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #7 in Software > Education & Reference > Typing

Product Description

Amazon.com

Maximize your productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 . Whether you want to learn essential keyboarding skills or improve overall typing efficiency--success is at your fingertips! This comprehensive instructional system combines detailed assessments, dynamic personal instruction and skill-building games to guarantee typing improvements in just 2 weeks!

In addition to Mavis Beacon's personal typing instruction, detailed progress reports assist in identifying strengths and weaknesses.

Includes 12 entertaining typing games.

Arcade-style games like "Penguin Crossing" enrich the learning experience.

In addition to Mavis Beacon's personal typing instruction, detailed progress reports assist in identifying strengths and weaknesses. Powerful learning tools along with this detailed reporting will help typists learn and excel at their own pace. Hard work is rewarded with "recess time" and certificates of completion. Cool tools such as "import your own MP3 files" and fun arcade-style games enrich the learning experience.

Redesigned with advanced technology and updated with even more features--Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 offers typists of all skill levels and ages a brand new typing experience with greater benefits and increased efficiency!

• 330 Personalized lessons, exercises and tests
  
  
• 12 Entertaining typing games
  
  
• Detailed tracking and progress reporting
  
  
• Learn to type with bilingual instruction (English & Spanish)
  
  
• New content types: type jokes, riddles, recipes, song lyrics and more!
  
  
• Choose from new music options or import your own MP3 files and type to your own tunes
  
  
• New Certificates of Completion
  
  
• Hybrid--Works with Microsoft Vista & Mac OSX Universal certified
  
  

Learn with Mavis Beacon and get results quicker than any other typing program--guaranteed!

Product Description

Mavis Beacon V20 Deluxe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Install on Windows XP ..., January 6, 2009

By 

J. Jacobs "Jay J" (West Chester, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 - Old Version (CD-ROM)

I'm a Sys Admin. I have XP w/more than the minimum requirements. My PC boots in < 45 seconds. It's clean. I tried EVERYTHING I could per Mavis Beacon's KB / Support site. THEY HAVE NO SOFTWARE SUPPORT to even write to, let along call!!! Per their support site, I tried various run-as modes (as Admin) on my PC; I tried various Compatibility Modes; I even DISABLED everything (except AV software) at start-up via 'MSConfig' utility, where the product installed but I kept getting an error w/either Data1.cab file or video. I searched for just 'data1' and 'data1.cab' errors and found nothing. Again, my PC is new (not X64.) The pkg says the software is for XP too. I'm never buying software from any company that doesn't have, at least, email support. Their position on customer support is rediculuous! Wanna see what I mean - Call 1-800-395-0277, then Press 2, and just listen how many times they tell you to use their website for support. Then, you're told to 'have a great day' and they disconnect you. Oh, yea, and try to write to them. Pathetic!!!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars UPDATE: Response to Silke, Auction, Strafe and Stephen on the "BUG", June 16, 2009

By 

Mack "Mack" (Chicago, Il United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 - Old Version (CD-ROM)

UPDATE (06/23/09): I returned this software. The "bug" eventually outsmarted me! 0 stars!
OLD REVIEW: I am a beginner adult typist desiring to learn keyboarding using a straight forward, step-by-step approach. This software does it for me. After reading the reviews regarding the "BUG", I was hesitant but decided to purchase the product based on the positive reviews and the fact that the Mavis Beacon method has been around a very, very long time. There really is no "BUG". Simply select TAKE A LESSON, then select LESSON HISTORY, next select any LESSON (drill, practice, quiz or game) for any letter or lesson you wish to review. Select START to review the lesson. After completing the review you must select BACK to return to LESSON HISTORY to select the same lesson again or a new one. This software does not have the best design and the presentaion is fairly outdated but the approach to learning is sound. Hope this helps.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unuseable and Unsupported, March 14, 2009

By 

Strafe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 - Old Version (CD-ROM)

As others have written this product has major bugs. You will learn up to the letters i and e and then the lessons jump way ahead. Broderbund will not even talk to you unless you have purchased the product directly from them. I have tried on Windows XP and Vista. I even tried the previous version (17) and it has the same bug but you get a level or two further before it shows up. The worst experience I have ever had with software/support. Now to search for an alternative.