TYPING TUTOR/WORD INVADERS INTRODUCTION... Many thousands of people ranging in age from elementary school children to senior citizens have learned to touch type with TYPING TUTOR PLUS WORD INVADERS. You will learn the skill of touch typing with this program if you use it regularly. TYPING TUTOR is divided into eight major levels. Level one of TYPING TUTOR teaches the "home" keys ASDFJKL; and level two adds the letters EIRU. After you have been introduced to the letters in levels 1 & 2, you will have learned enough letter to try WORD INVADERS. Real words, rather than random letters or nonsense words, are used in WORD INVADERS to make practicing easier and more effective. LOADING INSTRUCTIONS... 1. Turn on the computer. 2. Insert KICKSTART V 1.1 disk. 3. When 'WORKBENCH' prompt appears, insert the TYPING TUTOR + WORD INVADERS disk. Special AMIGA Instructions: The special key referred in the Program Procedures section, paragraph 3, is the "ESC" key on the AMIGA keyboard. PROGRAM PROCEDURES... Academy Software Typing Tutor begins by teaching the "home keys" and will automatically advance to teach new keys as your skills develop. Choose level of difficulty No. 1 when you start. The program was designed to give practice in the use of the computer's RETURN (or ENTER) key, as well as to simulate the use of a carriage return key on a typewriter. Hit the return key on the computer with the little finger of your right hand when you reach the end of a line on your video screen to move to the next line. After typing the third line, hit the return key and the computer will calculate your typing speed, count your errors, and evaluate your performance. If you have done well enough, you will be given a new exercise. If you need more practice, the exercises will be repeated. The delete key and all the cursor control keys have be inactivated by the program. Typing errors cannot be corrected and attempting to do so will count as another error. At the successful completion of level 1, the program will automatically advance to level 2. The same automatic advance operates in the later levels. Each level is divided into ten pages number 0-9. Page 9 of each level is an exam that will test your readiness to advance to the next level. You must reach a typing of speed of at least 10 W.P.M., with no more than 3 errors, to advance to the next level. As explained on your video screen, a special key is active whenever the 'press Return to type' message is flashing, and also while typing on a page. Pressing this key will bring you to a selection menu and will also display the keyboard on the screen showing the proper finger to use for each key. You may select a new level, a new page, or return to your current page from this menu. Beginners, however, should start at level one and let the program advance them automatically at their own individual rate. At the conclusion of level 6 you will have learned all the letter keys, upper and lower case. Level 7 introduces numbers, and level 8 reviews everything you have learned. Touch typing is a skill that required practice to perfect. Don't be discouraged if you find it difficult at first. Practice regularly and you will master it. Most authorities recommend a minimum of 15 minutes practice every day. TYPING INSTRUCTIONS... POSTURE: Sit erect in your chair with your feet resting flat on the floor. Your shoulders should be relaxed, and your arms should hang naturally with your elbows held comfortably close to your body. Lean forward slightly from the hips. Your body should be centered opposite the H key and should be about one hand length from the keyboard. LEVEL 1: Introduces the "home" ASDFJKL; keys. Place your left hand fingertips lightly on the ASDF keys. Place your right hand fingertips lightly on the JKL; keys. Curve all your fingers so that only their tips touch the keys. Slant your hands upwards from the wrists parallel to the keyboard. Tap each key with a quick, sharp stroke. Strike the center of the spacebar sharply with the side of your right thumb. Extend the little finger of your right hand to tap the return key and quickly bring your fingers back home. LOOK AT THE VIDEO SCREEN, NOT THE KEYBOARD! You are now ready to begin typing. Start with level 1. Refer back to these instructions frequently to be certain you are using correct finger techniques. LEVEL 2: Be sure to re-read and continue to follow all instructions given for level 1. Review the instructions on posture. NEW KEYS E - Use D finger I - Use K finger R - Use F finger U - Use J finger In reaching for these new keys, unbend the called for finger slightly, hit the key and quickly bring the finger back home. Keep the other fingers at the home positions. After these 4 letters are introduced, you may want to try your hand at WORD INVADERS. LEVEL 3: Continue to follow level 1 and 2 instructions. Review the instructions on posture. NEW KEYS G - Use F finger. Keep other fingers home. H - Use J finger. Keep other fingers home. CAPITAL LETTERS - To capitalize a letter typed by the right hand: 1. Reach for the left shift key with the A finger, keeping F finger home. 2. Hold shift key down while typing capitalized letter. 3. Release shift key and return A finger to its home key. To Capitalize a letter typed by the left hand: 1. Reach for the left shift key with the ; finger, keeping J finger at home. 2. Hold shift key down while typing capitalized letter. 3. Release shift key and return ; finger to its home key. PERIOD - Use L finger. Curl the L finger as it goes downward, keeping the J finger in the home position. Zip back to home position. LEVEL 4: Continue to follow previous instructions. NEW KEYS T - Use F finger, keeping A and S fingers home. O - Use L finger, keeping J finger home. W - Use S finger, keeping F finger home. Y - Use J finger, keeping K, L, and ; fingers home. Hold your elbows close to your body. Use finger reach only. Don't move arms and hands. Return fingers quickly to home positions. LEVEL 5: Continue to follow previous instructions. NEW KEYS Q - Use A finger, keeping F finger home. P - Use ; finger, keeping J finger home. V - Use F finger, keeping D finger home. M - Use J finger, keeping K finger home. B - Use F finger, keeping D finger home. N - Use J finger, keeping K finger home. Remember to hold your elbows close to your body. Use finger reach only. Don't move arms and hands. Return fingers quickly to home positions. LEVEL 6: Continue to follow all previous instructions. NEW KEYS C - Use D finger, keeping A finger home. . - Use K finger, keeping ; finger home. Z - Use A finger, keeping F finger home. / - Use ; finger, keeping J finger home. ? - Use ; finger and left shift keys, keeping J finger home. X - Use S finger, keeping F finger home. This level completes all the letter keys. LEVEL 7: NEW KEYS 1 - Use A finger, keeping F finger home. 2 - Use S finger, keeping F finger home. 3 - Use D finger, keeping F finger home. 4 - Use F finger, keeping A finger home. 5 - Use F finger, keeping A finger home. 6 - Use J finger, keeping ; finger home. 7 - Use J finger, keeping ; finger home. 8 - Use K finger, keeping ; finger home. 9 - Use L finger, keeping J finger home. 0 - Use ; finger, keeping J finger home. - - Use ; finger, keeping J finger home. Return quickly to the home position. LEVEL 8: No new material, review only. If you pass the final exam in level 8, the program will announce that you have graduated and it will end. (A typing speed of 20 W.P.M. or more is required for graduation.) On some computers, if you wish to re-enter the program for more practice, type RUN. Other computers restart the program automatically after graduation. WORD INVADERS GAME INSTRUCTIONS... While it is possible to play this game using the "hunt and peck" method of typing, you will find that it is much more fun if you watch the video screen and type by touch. In order to do this, you must know at least the letters taught in TYPING TUTOR levels 1 and 2. Please start your typing instruction with TYPING TUTOR level 1 before using WORD INVADERS. The object of the game is to blast the invading words out of the sky before your base is destroyed. Blast out the words on the bottom screen line by typing each letter correctly. Typing an incorrect letter gives the spaceship an extra burst of energy and this makes the screen flash. Press the space bar after each word except the last word on each line. When you reach the end of a line, your cannon will immediately bounce back to the beginning for you to fire at the next line. The spaceship carries only enough words for a limited number of bombing runs. If you hit every letter before any reach your base, you will win. Your typing speed and game score will be displayed at the end of each game. The four levels of difficulty of WORD INVADERS were designed to match the letters learned in TYPING TUTOR. LEVEL (A-B-C-D)? Choose the level of difficulty based on your touch typing knowledge of the keyboard. LEVEL A: Letters taught in TYPING TUTOR 1-2 These letters are: A S D F J K L ; E I R U LEVEL B: Adds the letters taught in TYPING TUTOR 3-4 These letter are: G H . T O W Y LEVEL C: Adds the letters taught in TYPING TUTOR 5-6 These letters are: Q P V M B N C , Z X LEVEL D: Adds the numbers. Numbers taught in TYPING TUTOR level 7. SPEED (1-2-3-4)? The spaceship will move with greater velocity, and the words will drop toward your base faster in accordance with the speed level chosen. SPEED 1: Provides a challenge for the beginning touch typist. Approximately 12 W.P.M. typing speed needed to win. SPEED 2: For the more advanced beginner and intermediate touch typist. Approximately 20 W.P.M. needed to win. SPEED 3: Approximately 30 W.P.M. needed to win. SPEED 4: Approximately 35 W.P.M. needed to win. The proficient touch typist can obtain a greater challenge by waiting for the words to move towards the bottom of the screen before starting to type. Waiting for the words to reach the bottom row before starting requires an actual typing speed of approximately 60 W.P.M. to win. The program will keep up with error free typing at over 80 W.P.M. If typing starts when the first complete line appears on the screen. The following two pages are for your own record keeping of progress while learning with TYPING TUTOR and WORD INVADERS. 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