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- Welcome to Friendly Typing and Spelling Version 2.0
- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- This README file contains important information about Friendly
- Typing and Spelling. Read this file in its entirety.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
- 1. Installation.
- 2. Keys, Fingers and Colors.
- 3. Customizing Your Program.
- 4. Menu System and Function Keys.
- 5. Typing Statistics.
- 6. Registration Benefits.
- 7. Registration Fee.
-
- 1. Installation.
- ----------------
-
- IMPORTANT!
-
- If you want to create backup copy of your disk, make sure
- that you put the backup on the same type of disk as the
- source. If you're backing up the 5 1/4 inch 1.2 Mb disk set,
- use only blank 5 1/4 inch 1.2 Mb disks for backup, etc. The
- installation will not work correctly if you do not use the
- same media type for the backup disks.
-
- To start the installation, change your current drive to the one
- that has the install program on it and type INSTALL. You will
- be given instructions in a box at the bottom of the screen for
- each prompt. For example, if you will be installing from drive
- A:, type:
-
- A:
- INSTALL
-
-
- After installation, make sure you insert \FT - or
- whatever you selected as your FT directory - into
- your DOS path so the executable files can be found.
-
- Then type FT and press 'Enter' to start the program.
-
- 2. Keys, Fingers and Colors.
- ----------------------------
-
- The keyboard displayed on the monitor is the heart of
- Friendly Typing and Spelling and is always shown during a
- typing drill or exercise session. The idea for its use is
- to let you look at an image of actual keyboard. This approach
- will help you to keep your eyes off the real keyboard. This
- is extremely beneficial and will form special relationships
- between your finger placements on the real keyboard and the
- image of a simulated keyboard on the screen.
- Colors play very important role to teach you the correct
- finger placement. Each finger and the corresponding key have
- the same color. It will help you to learn typing very quickly.
- This method is extremely effective!
- The screen display consisits of four elements. The first
- is an exact image of the main typing area of the keyboard you
- have selected when you started Typing or Spelling from Main
- Menu.
- The second is a text panel which occupies the upper part
- of the screen. It used to display the word groups, sentences
- and drills you have to type during exercises.
- The third are hands which occupy the bottom part of the
- screen. Each finger has a different color when you type a
- letter. The key and the corresponding finger have the same
- color.
- The forth is a clock.
-
-
- 3. Customizing Your Program.
- ----------------------------
-
- You can customize the way Friendly Typing and Spelling
- uses colors, keystrokes, sounds, and much more. Select Set Up
- option from Main Menu or Settings/Painbrush options from
- Typing/Spelling submenus to change differnt parameters/colors.
-
-
- 4. Menu System and Function Keys.
- ---------------------------------
-
- Friendly Typing and Spelling uses a menu system with
- a highlighted selector bar that can be controlled with the
- ARROW keys. These are the keys to the right of the main
- keyboard and are also known as cursor keys.
- As you tap the arrow keys, the menu selector bar will
- move up and down the menu and display (reverse video) current
- selection. When you hit the required character or 'Enter',
- the selection is made.
- The function keys on your keyboard are located either
- to the left on the main typing area or across the top on the
- keyboard depending on the keyboard style are using.
- Use the following function keys which are highlighted
- on the bottom of your screen:
-
- F1 - display the 'Help' window.
-
- F2 - a) start the lesson (TYPING/SPELLING)
- b) save the settings on the System File (SETTINGS)
- c) save the colors on the System File (PAINTBRUSSH)
-
- F3 - a) show the 'demo' of the lesson (TYPING/SPELLING)
- b) cancel the most recent settings (SETTINGS/PAINTBRUSH)
-
- F4 - a) set/update settings or change colors (TYPING/SPELLING)
- b) go to the Paintbrush Menu (SETTINGS)
- c) go to the Main Menu (PAINTBRUSH)
-
- F5 - a) repeat the same exercise (TYPING/SPELLING)
- b) go to the Main Menu (SETTINGS)
- c) Exit (PAINTBRUSH)
-
- F6 - a) go to the Main Menu (TYPING/SPELLING)
- b) Exit (SETTINGS)
-
- F7 - dispaly your current rating: speed and accuracy
- (TYPING/SPELLING)
-
- F8 - Quit (TYPING/SPELLING)
-
-
- 5. Typing Statistics.
- ----------------------
-
- The last lesson's panel contains various statistics regarding
- regarding your typing performance at the conclusion of each drill
- or exercise. The fields and graphs are described as follows:
-
- a) Drill/Exercise length is the total number of characters
- you have typed to complete the drill or exercise.
-
- b) Typing errors is the total number of errors made during
- the currend drill or exercise.
-
- c) The elapsed time is the total seconds it took you to
- complete the drill or exercise.
-
- d) Accuracy (graph) is a percentage of correct keystrokes
- made against the total number of keystrokes required
- to complete the drill or exercise.
-
- e) Speed (graph) is simply your keystroke rate including
- error keystrokes divided by elapsed time (WPM - word
- per minute).
-
-
- 6. Registration Benefits.
- --------------------------
-
- There are some good reasons to register. These are:
-
- a) Latest revision without annoying message.
-
- b) Manual/documentation.
-
- c) Next major version will be sent automatically when it
- becomes available.
-
- d) The 'retail' price is $38, but shareware users can get
- it just for &15.
-
- 7. Registration Fee.
- ---------------------
- The Single - User Registration Fee is $15. Payment can be
- made with money orders or checks, in which the amount must be
- expressed in U.S.
- Registration payments should be sent to:
-
- Zach Mandeleyl
- 1316 Worton Blvd.
- Cleveland, OH 44124
-
-