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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum
Maximize your typing speed and overall productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 25th Anniversary Edition! The Mavis Beacon System includes learning tools and features guaranteed to improve typing skills in just 2 weeks!
PC and Mac Compatible.
Retail Price: $29.99
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If your typing speed does not improve at least 25% by practicing 15 minutes a day with Mavis for two weeks, return the product for a full refund!
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Typing Trivia
What is the record speed for typing?
Mrs. Barbara Blackburn of Salem, Oregon maintained a speed of 150 wpm for 50 min (37,500 key strokes) and attained a speed of 170 wpm using the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (DSK) system. Her top speed was recorded at 212 wpm.1
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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Mavis Beacon for Kids!
The perfect software for children and 'tweens who are either learning to touch type or want a fun way to improve their keyboarding skills.
Set words-per-minute goals, see what keys your child needs to practice and what keys he or she knows well. Before you know it, your child will be a keyboarding pro!
For Ages 7 and Up.
PC and Mac Compatible. Retail Price: $19.99