Instant Typing

by TOPICS Entertainment

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005RZOM
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,487 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

With the Instant Typing four-CD-ROM suite, you'll soon be typing like a pro while enjoying interactive features, games, and demonstrations. You can choose your own style of learning, and even customize the lessons to suit your skill level. In addition to Typing Tutor 9 and Captain Keyboard--which are filled with effective lessons and fun games--this reference suite also includes Talk to Me, a full-featured talking program that reads everything to you, from e-mails to Web pages and documents. The fourth CD-ROM is Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, Fourth Edition, which allows you to point and click on words in applications for quick definitions and a list of synonyms.

With Typing Tutor 9, users can choose from two learning styles: a traditional approach, or the Conceptual Effects Typing Method (CETM), which focuses on teaching the entire keyboard in 10 sequential lessons. This methodology is perfect for all ages and skill levels, and the drills allow you to quickly master the position of each key on the keyboard. Then use Captain Keyboard to learn how to type in an intergalactic environment where your skills are needed to conquer the galaxies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy it - it's useless, August 9, 2004

By 

Andriy Zhylenko (Prague, Czech Republic) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Typing (CD-ROM)

It does not work under Windows XP (probably the same applies for Windows 2000), just would not install. Who has Win 95 or 98 on their computer these days?! I still have those useless CDs laying in my flat...

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this product, October 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Instant Typing (CD-ROM)

I'm unable to install this software. It says it needs QuickTime. While installing QuickTime, error comes as "Not enough disk space" I have 70GB of free disk space.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong version!, January 1, 2005

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S. Wu - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Typing (CD-ROM)

I managed to install Typing Tutor (CD1) and get it to run on Windows XP after using the compatibility settings. But amazingly, the program that was installed is Typing Tutor 7, not TT 9 as the box and the CD face indicates. I'm not happy about this because it's completely false advertisement! I hope it is only a rare instance. After finding this out, I lost all desire to install the rest of the 3 CD's.