Learn to type faster or practice to improve your skill with various preset lessons or the possibility to customize your own and even play a fun typing game
Every activity requires practice to achieve performance. One, basic activity commonly used nowadays in communication and even work is typing. While this can easily be achieved when using the computer on a daily basis, chances are you’re required to type really fast in a short while. For this task, specialized applications like TypeFaster are a suitable solution.
Comes in handy for all levels of experience
The installation process is the first step that needs to be taken in order for the application to properly function. However, it’s good to pay attention to every Next button your press and offers you agree to, or you risk ending up with other programs installed on your computer as well.
On the visual side of things, a simple interface design makes sure the accommodation process only takes little of your time. Major functions and operations are triggered and configured from the upper toolbar, while the rest of the space lets you start as soon as the application is launched.
A virtual keyboard is shown, with all letters in the current lesson highlighted so you can prepare fingers, while those that need to be pressed to succeed are colored differently for easy identification. Text or letters that need to be pressed to pass the lesson are shown in a dedicated field so you know what to expect next.
Preset lessons, customization, and typing game
The application comes with an impressive array of lessons and start off from basic typing lessons, with letters, later on advancing to complex words of different caps states. You can also increase or decrease font size to bring the text at just the right size specification for a comfortable lesson.
Every key you press is accompanied by sound, with differentiation from right to wrong. If it gets too annoying, you can easily disable it at the press of a button, and only leave visual differentiation through colors. Statistics and progress can be viewed in a graph display, but there’s no option to save history.
If you consider preset lessons too easy for your typing level, there’s also the possibility to create custom lessons. The process is simple, and you only need to write down words, letter,s or even entire paragraphs, while the application takes care of implementation into lessons.
There’s also a built-in game you can try out. It’s closely related to typing lessons, letting you pilot a plane through space, while blasting off incoming words. This too can be configured, with words and speed for incoming text.
To sum it up
Taking everything into consideration, we can say that TypeFaster is a neat application for individuals of all levels of experience, keeping this simple in terms of visuals, but making the process practical. The level of customization gives you the possibility to push your skill to the limit, coming in handy for those that want to start from scratch, or even greatly improve typing skills.
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