Nag Screen

If you download the shareware version of Homemade Typing, when you first run the program, you'll see the Nag screen that tells you how to get your password and lets you either enter it or use the trial version. You can use the trial version as long as you like. Note that the code number will be different for each download so don't use this screenshot for sending me your code number.

Main Menu

• Read through quick point list on touch typing.
• View the typing finger position chart.
• Click the Help button to read more detailed instructions about touch typing.
• Click the About button to view copyright and licensing.
• Go to the game menu.
• Go to the Text From Screen Menu.
• Close the program by clicking the Exit button

Game Exercise Menu

1. Choose from 3 backdrops.

2. Choose the speed you want to play by clicking Beginner, Fast or Expert. Then start the exercise that you want by clicking the blue circle next to it.

If you start with the a exercise and finish typing all those characters, b exercise is automatically loaded and you continue all the way through the i exercise and will have typed every key on the alphanumerical keyboard 25 or more times. If you feel that you have the alphabetical keys down and want to practice the numbers and special characters on the alphanumerical keyboard just choose the e exercise.

To break things up do exercises j through m. My favorite is m because you never run out of characters to type and they cover the whole alphanumerical keyboard. This helps you learn where all the keys are in a short time.

Screenshot of the Game Section

Type the characters off the Aliens before they get away; hit the <Esc> button to stop playing.

Text From Screen Exercise Menu

Start your exercise by clicking the blue circle next to it. Unlike in the game these exercises are done one at a time and you just choose the one you want.

Text From Screen

• Type the green characters just in front of blue cursor, making sure to use the shift keys for capitals.
• Click the Pause button to take a break
• See your words per minute, percent of accuracy, number of words typed, correct characters typed, incorrect characters typed and the amount of time you have spent on the exercise.
• The wrong key buzzer will sound letting you know if you have typed a character incorrectly which helps you to improve you accuracy quickly
• Check the typing finger position chart if you need to know which finger to use in typing a character. The fingers in this software don't move as you type like they do in some other typing tutor software and are only there for reference.

Help Screen

In the help menu, you'll find all you need to know to touch type using both the alphanumerical and the number pad keys.

About Screen

Copyright, license and contact information are found by clicking the About button.