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© 1998-2005 riverdeep interactive learning limited and its licensors english word list copyright © 1999 wintertree software inc uses miles sound system copyright © 1991-2005 by rad game tools inc uses bink video copyright © 1997-2005 by rad game tools inc adobe acrobat © 2005 adobe systems incorporated this installer was created using stuffit installermaker © 1990-96 aladdin systems inc all rights reserved by their respective parties mavis beacon mavis beacon teaches typing and broderbund are registered trademarks of riverdeep interactive learning limited windows microsoft and natural are trademarks or registered trademarks of microsoft corporation in the united states and/or other countries macintosh and mac are registered trademarks of apple computer inc adobe and acrobat are trademarks of adobe systems incorporated palmone is a trademark of palmone inc palm powered is a trademark of palmsource inc pentium is a registered trademark of intel corporation in the u.s and/or other countries all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2

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table of contents system requirements installing mavis beacon teaches typing signing in and registering for class signing in after you are registered the classroom general classroom information classroom choices 5 6 7 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 lesson area initial diagnosis lesson area choices typing lessons menu bar menu bar choices accessing speed tests progress summary tab key proficiency tab progress over time tab settings audio tab user tab typing tab 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 28 28 29 30 31 32 33 help the media center available in the deluxe version only practice area ergonomics checklist the globe video viewer custom lesson designer typing games how to use the typing games gumball gambit chameleon picnic space junk far off adventures check-out time 3

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creature lab penguin crossing road race shark attack ride the wave undersea karaoke crazy catering road trip seven seas pirate race practice transcription lessons 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 53 63 67 71 72 73 73 75 77 80 dictation lessons typing business letters four business letter forms more on business letters web page basics troubleshooting windows ® ® macintosh ® suggested reading appendix instructions for pdas palm -powered handhelds 4

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mavis beacon teaches typing version 17 is a software training program built on a proven core curriculum using this great technology at home in the office or at school helps you develop excellent typing skills to begin check your system requirements next install the software and then run the program windows system requirements ® minimum requirements 450 mhz pentium® iii processor or faster 64 mb ram for windows® 98/me 128 mb ram for windows® 2000/xp 16x cd-rom drive 360 mb free hard-disk space 16-bit color monitor 800 x 600 resolution windows® compatible sound card windows® compatible mouse ® macintosh system requirements minimum requirements powerpc g3 333-mhz processor or faster mac os 9.2 mac os 10.2.2 and higher 64 mb ram for mac os 9.2 128 mb ram for mac os 10.2.8-10.3.9 256 mb ram for mac os 10.4.x 16x cd-rom drive 360 mb free hard-disk space 16-bit color monitor 800 x 600 resolution full install of mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe requires at least 550mb of free hard-disk space for both windows and macintosh optional internet access a color printer with 300 dpi or better is recommended note in the interest of product improvement information and specifications represented herein are subject to change without notice 5

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installing mavis beacon teaches typing after installing the program from the cd mavis beacon teaches typing runs from your hard drive to complete the installation 360 mb free space is required on your hard drive to store some program files close all other programs and applications before installing when using mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe under a typical installation you need to insert the program cd to view the videos these instructions assume that the autoplay feature is turned on windows 1 2 ® 3 insert the mavis beacon teaches typing cd in the cd-rom drive follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup process the setup program places mavis beacon file icons in the start menu under the broderbund program group to run the program after installation go to the start menu choose broderbund mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe 17 and then mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe 17 hint to uninstall mavis beacon teaches typing choose the uninstall mavis beacon shortcut in the mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe 17 folder in the start menu and follow the onscreen instructions macintosh 1 2 ® 3 insert the mavis beacon teaches typing cd in the cd-rom drive follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup process click the start button to run the program the installer creates a folder named broderbund/mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe to start the program after the initial installation double-click the program icon ® important directx 8 and adobe reader 5.1 are necessary for mavis beacon teaches typing to operate correctly the directx 8 and adobe reader 5.1 programs allow your computer to access the user guide your computer sound system to have higher-quality sound and your s computer display to operate optimally s 6

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signing in and registering for class to help you register for class and get started the sign in and registration screens guide you 1 click create new user on the registration screen to begin the registration process if your name already appears click your name in the list and then click begin 2 select the language you like to use in the program english or spanish d to make the knowledge and information in this program accessible to a spanish-speaking audience mavis beacon teaches typing offers a spanish option during the registration process a dialog box appears and asks if you would like to use the program in spanish the media center available in the mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe version has english-only content but descriptions are provided for spanish-speaking users 7

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3 on the next screen you can choose from a variety of options to personalize your typing experience once you have typed your name in the please enter your name box you may click finish this completes the class registration process and takes you directly to the classroom using the program default settings s 4 other options available on this screen are a age group click the circle next to the settings that best describes your age group mavis will tailor the lesson content to your age specification the default setting is adult b keyboard design click the circle that describes the type of keyboard you are currently using the default setting is standard c typing mode click the circle for the typing mode you like to learn the default d setting is standard and is the standard alpha typing mode 10-key focuses on the 10-key number pad on your keyboard d typing goal click the up and down buttons to select your words per minute wpm or keys per minute kpm goal then click next the minimum values for your goal in wpm are child=25 teen=35 and adult=40 the minimum values for kpm are child=100 teen=135 and adult=140 important your goal cannot be obtained until you reach the advanced level it is in the advanced level where you will have learned all of the characters and will be able to reach your goal 5 congratulations you have completed sign in and registration click finish to begin or previous to edit your selections hint you can modify these program settings at any time go to settings on the menu bar and choose the user audio or typing tab for more information about choosing your settings see the next page or the settings section of this user s guide 8

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signing in after you are registered the next time you start mavis beacon teaches typing select your name from the list and then click begin after completing sign in and registration mavis beacon teaches typing automatically saves a copy of your work to a file by clicking your name from the sign in list you return to the work you last finished 9

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the classroom in mavis beacon teaches typing the classroom is the best place to be from here you are able to access all areas of the program general classroom information 1 2 to return to the classroom at any point in the program click navigation on the menu bar and then click classroom to return to the classroom from the media center click the classroom door on the media center screen classroom choices 1 2 3 when you click mavis beacon she gives you a helpful hint click the lesson area computer monitor in the front-center to begin your typing lessons click the door at the back left of the classroom to access the media center where you find the practice area ergonomic checklist video viewer custom lesson designer and globe link to access the web the media center is available only in the mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe version 4 5 6 click the welcome text shown on the back wall next to mavis beacon and your progress screen appears click the typing games box on the table to the right of the monitor to enter the typing games area here you can choose from twelve skill-enhancing games click the computer monitor on the far left to access the practice area directly from the classroom the practice area is also available from the media center four new games the mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe version has 14 games to choose from 10

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lesson area initial diagnosis the first time you click the computer in the classroom to access the lesson area the initial diagnostic pop-up screen appears you have the option to take a typing test that allows the program to determine your typing level or you may start as a beginner typist 1 click test typing level to start the initial diagnostic begin by typing the information you see on the screen until the dialog box appears informing you that mavis has enough information to determine your typing level after exiting this dialog box click start lesson to begin 2 click the beginner typist option to bypass the typing level test and immediately enter the lesson area at the beginner level note when you choose to start the lessons as a beginner typist you will not have the option to take the initial diagnostic test again hint to return to the classroom from the lesson area choose classroom from the navigation menu 11

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lesson area choices 1 now that you have finished the initial testing your typing lessons appear on the computer screen in front of you mavis beacon presents you with typing lessons that are appropriate for your age and skill level 2 there are five button options available during your typing lessons to take one of the available lessons or one you have created click custom lesson the onscreen prompts help guide you click repeat audio during a dictation lesson to have the last 10 seconds of dictation replay to begin a lesson click start lesson if you want to begin again click start over during your typing lessons the start lesson button changes to a start over button to pause a lesson click the pause lesson button you can then choose to resume the lesson start over or end the lesson click history to display the last 10 lessons quizzes or games you have completed you may choose to retake an item in the list by clicking start lesson click cancel to return to your current lesson click the arrows to move to the previous lesson or to the next lesson 3 there are five display options to help guide you during your typing lessons the mavis beacon guide hands display shows you where your fingers need to be on your keyboard during typing lessons the wpm/kpm display shows your typing speed the adjusted wpm and adjusted kpm combines your typing speed and typing errors it is possible for these numbers to be the same the lesson duration display located to the right of the lesson window shows the amount of the typing lesson you have completed during a timed typing lesson the timed lesson display at the right of your screen shows how much time is remaining in the lesson from beginner to advanced typist the lesson level display located in the lower-right of the lesson area shows the difficulty level of the lesson you are currently taking 12

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typing lessons 1 to begin your typing lessons click start lesson type the characters as they appear on the computer screen until the lesson is finished 2 once a lesson begins the start lesson button changes to the start over button click start over to return to the beginning of your current lesson resetting the wpm or kpm text lesson duration and timed lesson your typing score and analysis information are only retained when the entire lesson has been completed 3 when you want to take a break during a typing lesson click pause lesson on the lesson screen now you are able to click resume start over or end on the dialog box that appears you may also select pause lesson from the file menu on the menu bar 4 to proceed to the next lesson click start lesson or the right arrow or hit enter or return on your keyboard 5 to skip or proceed to alternate lessons click the right arrow you may skip practice lessons but not quizzes in order to progress through the typing lessons each section quiz must be successfully completed to begin the next lesson click start lesson or hit enter or return on your keyboard 6 there are two ways to access a previous lesson the first method is to click the left arrow and then click start lesson the other way is to click history click a lesson on the select a lesson list and then click start lesson when you are finished click the right arrow once and you return to your prior place in the lesson 13

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the menu bar the menu bar located at the top of the screen is active from most places in mavis beacon teaches typing when a menu bar option appears in bold type it is available for you to click on it however when a menu bar appears in grey or disabled type it is not available from your current location menu bar choices 1 when you click navigation you access the classroom speed test lesson area practice area custom lesson designer typing games and the media center the media center and custom lesson designer are available only in the mavis beacon teaches typing deluxe version 2 3 4 5 in the file menu click progress to access the summary key proficiency and progress over time tabs in the file menu click settings to change your audio user and typing options in the file menu choose sign in as different user to create a new user profile in the file menu the pause lesson option is only active when you are in the games practice area or lesson areas click pause lesson to choose resume start over end the lesson or end to end the game under typing games in the navigation menu the pause typing game or exit typing games options are only available when you are playing one of the games the help menu allows you to view about and finger positions options in the file menu click exit to close the program 6 7 8 14

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accessing speed tests 1 click the navigation menu option and then click speed test this takes you to the lesson area screen where you may begin the speed test from here follow the instructions on the screen click speed test to begin while taking the speed test you may click pause lesson on the menu bar start over allows you to immediately begin the test again resume allows you to start where you left off and end takes you to back to the classroom after completing your speed test you may choose to either print certificate or end test click print certificate to print your certificate of accomplishment click finish to return to the classroom 2 3 custom lessons the custom button allows you to take one of the available custom lessons the cancel option returns you where you were in the program 15

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