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1. Administrative Login Error Only one teacher may be logged in to the Teacher s Area at a time If you try to log in when another teacher is already using the program s administrative features a Login Error message displays You must wait until the first teacher logs out of the Teacher s Area before you can proceed Teacher s Area Main Menu The main menu in the Teacher s Area contains options exclusively for teachers From this menu you can access features that allow you to create and manage class and student profiles set program preferences and goals for an entire class or a specific student review reports for individual students whole classes and the entire system create custom lessons and more User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA 17 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Class Management Reports 3 Custom Lesson Designer Help You may select from the follow options e Class Management This feature lets you set up and manage your classes e Reports This feature allows you view and print student progress reports You can generate these reports at a student class or system wide level e Custom Lesson Designer This feature helps you create custom lessons for students and assign specific grade levels to them e Help This feature provides you with guidance for effectively using the program User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAG
2. you might want to separate things out to keep the address neat The point is to keep everything clear and easy to read For example Lorena Samson Assistant Manager Product Storage Retrieval and Development Section II IA The company address goes under the company name If it is too long follow the same example as with the title Lorena Samson Chair The Great Midwestern Atlantic and Pacific Insurance Cartel Inc The street address is typed below the name and title Again type what is going to be on the envelope Here are a few guidelines User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS 122 a Use numbers for all buildings except the number One as in One Broderbund Plaza b Use numbers for streets avenues and so on above the number 10 c Write out directions such as North or South abbreviate city directions such as Northeast to NE Type the city state and zip code beneath the street address Learn and use the zip code abbreviations for the names of the states Sometimes an attention or re line exists below the last address line and before the salutation This directs your letter to one specific person or department or declares what the letter is about Upon completing the last address line insert one blank line and press Enter or Return Now type your attention or re line flush indented or centered and press Enter or Return Insert one blank line an
3. 4 The installer automatically selects a Destination Folder for the program Click Change if you want to install the program in a different folder Click Next to continue the installation 5 Click Install to install the program Click Back to return to the previous screen You may click Cancel at any point during the installation to cancel the installation 6 Once the installation is complete click Finish to exit the installer The setup program places a Mavis Beacon file icon on the Start menu as well as on the desktop If installation does not begin automatically click Start and choose Run The Run dialog will appear Type X SETUP EXE in the Open field and click OK Installation will begin Note Replace X with the drive letter of the CD Rom drive Macintosh Single Computer Install Instructions 1 Insert the CD into the proper drive 2 Double click the CD icon The contents of the CD will appear 3 Double click the program s installer icon and click Continue 4 Review the Software License Agreement then click Agree to agree to the terms of the agreement 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools INSTALLING MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING FOR SCHOOLS 11 Installing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Network Network Installation Instructions For the network version Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network must be
4. D10W08 D10WO09 D10W10 D10W11 D10W12 D10W13 D10W14 D10W15 D10W16 D10W17 D10W18 User Guide Dear Executive The success of any lunch or dinner conference depends on more than your notes and overhead projections Success depends on a suitable atmosphere If you meet in the banquet room of a restaurant service noise levels and distractions may ruin the concentration of your audience This may spell disaster for your meeting as well as your reputation So why not have your conference catered by Classy Caterers It is our business to make your business meeting run smoothly Our personally prepared meals are perfect for any lunch or dinner meeting You may choose that perfect meal from our vast menu or for that special meeting we will be happy to customize each meal for you Your food will be delivered at the exact time you specify and your guests will have our undivided attention By the time you re ready to get down to business we will have satisfied your guests and they ll be prepared to concentrate We are waiting to serve you Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 120 TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS All formal letter formats contain the same basic elements These are the Letterhead or Originating Address your address Date Inside Address address of the recipient Salutation Body of the Letter Complimentary Close and Reference The illustration below shows the position of
5. for men make sure that these clothes are freshly cleaned and pressed and that the colors are flattering to you A fresh uncluttered appearance might well give the indication that you perform fresh uncluttered work This theory might sound silly or strange but think how many times you have judged someone by how he or she is dressed Oh he was just wearing old tennis shoes and ugly shorts So next time you head out the door to meet someone important stop by the mirror and give yourself the once over User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 101 Exercise 4 To All Employees From Larry Walker Information Resources Date September 9 2004 Re Volunteer Opportunity want to let all employees know about a nonprofit organization in our community that really deserves our support It s the Westside Computer Resource Center The Westside Computer Resource Center has been in existence since 1994 Its mission is to take broken discarded or outdated computers and repair and rebuild them It then donates the newly refurbished machines to schools other nonprofits Third World countries and other deserving recipients completely free of charge In addition to its recycling and repair service the WCRC offers free technical training to young people and others who may not be able to afford it otherwise have been working with the WCRC for the last six months and would like to urge you t
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7. understanding from him that we must provide insurance protecting our office staff as well as your company in the event of damage to or destruction of the leased equipment For your reference our insurance company is Travelstone Inc located here in Los Angeles Thank you for the extra time and consideration you have taken in handling our account We look forward to a long and fruitful association with Chroma Copiers Regards Marion Roberts Office Operations Enc 500 REDWOOD BLVD e NOVATO CALIFORNIA 94947 e PHONE 319 378 7319 The indented style is the most stylized of the four forms It is somewhat difficult to read and the least often used This style requires that you indent the inside address Keep the Name line flush left and then with each line that follows indent it to the right of the one above Lorena Samson Chair 6900 Melrose Ave Los Angeles CA 90035 In the indented style the signature line is indented to the right of the Complimentary Close User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS 128 More on Business Letters Thus far we have spoken only about one page letters Often you construct multiple page documents The following are general guidelines which help you create the clearest presentation possible Before you print out your document it is a good idea to preview your work As with a single page letter the look and organization of a multiple page document is
8. Battle Hymn of the Republic http en wikipedia org wiki The_Battle_Hymn_of_the_Republic My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean http en wikipedia org wiki My_Bonnie_Lies_ Over_The_Ocean Oh Susanna http en wikipedia org wiki Oh 21_Susanna The Old Gray Mare http en wikipedia org wiki The_Old_Gray_Mare User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools LEGAL NOTICES 131 She ll Be Coming Round the Mountain http en wikipedia org wiki She 27ll_Be_Coming_ 27Round_the_Mountain GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 November 2002 Copyright C 2000 2001 2002 Free Software Foundation Inc 51 Franklin St Fifth Floor Boston MA 02110 1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed O PREAMBLE The purpose of this License is to make a manual textbook or other functional and useful document free in the sense of freedom to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it with or without modifying it either commercially or noncommercially Secondarily this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others This License is a kind of copyleft which means that derivative works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense It complements the GNU General Public License which is a copyleft license designed fo
9. Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools INSTALLING MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING FOR SCHOOLS 13 5 Double click Mavis 20 for Schools Install A welcome screen will display 6 Click Continue The Software License Agreement window will appear 7 Review the Software License Agreement then click Agree if accepted A Choose a Folder window will appear 8 Select the desired location then click Choose 9 Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools When prompted to Select the Mavis 20 for Schools Network Folder navigate to and select the Mavis20Data folder contained within the shared folder on the server you created earlier User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 14 UNINSTALLING MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING FOR SCHOOLS Windows If you want to uninstall Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools in a Windows operating system follow the instructions below 1 Select the Start menu select Programs and point to e Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools e Uninstall Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools 2 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box You can also uninstall the program from the Add or Remove Programs option in the Control Panel Macintosh If you would like to uninstall Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools in a Macintosh operating system follow the instructions below 1 Select the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for S
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11. Export a lesson from Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools click Export from the Custom Lesson Designer screen An Export Lesson dialog box displays User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 56 ee a E EA AFile 4 Upa Folder CO ARs ry Emergence eThority 7 ForresterTechPrediction2009 GroTech File Name o SAME CANCEL On the Export Lesson dialog box you can select to where you d like to save the lesson on your computer s hard drive and choose a file name for it First navigate to your desired file location in the dialog box Click twice on folders to open them and click Up a Folder to return to the previous folder Next type a name for the file in the File Name text box Click Save to save the lesson to your hard drive and return to the Custom Lesson Designer screen A File Saved dialog box displays to confirm that the file was exported Click OK to continue and return to the Custom Lesson Designer screen Note These lesson files are only useable for the current version of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Your file was saved You can also click Cancel to close the dialog box and without saving the file User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 57 New Lesson Wizard Click New from the Custom Lesson Designer screen to launch the New Lesson Wizard dialog box The five step process outline on the New L
12. Follow up after the meeting depends on the executive in charge The room or hall must return to its original condition and the assistant tends to the further comfort of the attendees Follow up correspondence and a financial report of the meeting s expenses are also jobs the assistant may perform As you can see in business as well as architecture without support the structure will fall User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 108 Exercise 11 Henry always wished he could fly He would climb up to the top of his parents apartment building in New York every night The building was very high And every night he imagined flying high above the city Zoom Swish How he loved it But it was also dangerous At least that s what his parents said What would happen if you fell they demanded when they found him up there one night As punishment Henry had to go to bed early for a week Henry was very angry His parents had robbed him of his most favorite thing He would show them He would sprout wings that night and fly away Boy would they miss him then With all of these angry thoughts swirling around in his head Henry went to sleep But he woke up soon because he couldn t get comfortable His back itched He reached around to scratch it and felt feathers He had grown wings Quickly Henry opened his window and jumped out He knew his wings would carry him and they did It was bett
13. History screen to return to your current lesson NOTE The program contains some dictation lessons that require audio If your students want to repeat audio during a dictation lesson they can press Ctrl R Pressing this key combination replays the last section of the dictation lesson Lesson Dashboard The Lesson Dashboard displays at the bottom of the screen whenever your students are in the Lesson or Practice Areas User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TAKE A LESSON 69 gt TZ AA MS SKILILLEVEL a YY i 80 pS a O y gt f Time Running INEM PERCENT COMPLETE ss M1 J a y D A gt 8 z Backspace 3 4 5 9 0 P The Lesson Dashboard features several display elements to help guide them during their typing lessons e The Mavis Beacon Guide Hands show your student where their fingers should be placed on your keyboard during typing lessons You can turn this feature on and off on the Settings screen in the Teacher s Area e The WPM KPM Gauge shows your students their typing speed Their current speeds are displayed on this gauge in WPM Words per Minute or KPM Keys per Minute depending on whether or not they re taking a lesson in Standard or 10 Key mode You can turn this feature on and off on the Settings screen in the Teacher s Area e The Percent Complete meter located on the left side of the Lesson Dashboard shows your students how much of the typing lesson that
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15. Mr Ross 3rd Grade me BEGIBEG 30 100 o0 s s s s s s sagg amp 8 8 8 8 8 8 Zimmerman Douglas Mr Ross 3rd Grade BEG BEG 301100 o0 User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 41 Each time you select a new class profile from the list all the information for the students within that class automatically displays on the Reports screen For each class progress report student profiles are displayed across rows and various measurements of student progress are listed in columns Class Sash H Last Name First Name Class Last Played Fallows Sarah Sid Sahi 09 28 08 McDonald Jack Sid Sahi 09 27 08 Brown Joseph Sid Sahi 09 27 08 Rogers Jaquizz Sid Sahi 09 27 08 Kramer Jill Sid Sahi 09 27 08 Hill Allen Sid Sahi 09 27 08 Porter Terrence Sid Sahi 09 27 08 Parl fern tory Time T erae Played Quizzes Tests INT BEG 40 120 48 0 46 0 8 0 97 0 4 0 0 0 BEG BEG 40 120 27 0 25 0 4 0 94 0 3 0 0 0 INT BEG 40 120 50 0 49 0 2 0 98 0 2 0 0 0 BEG BEG 40 120 30 0 30 0 2 0 98 0 2 0 0 0 BEG BEG 40 120 154 0 39 0 0 0 25 0 1 0 0 0 INT BEG 40 120 47 0 44 0 5 0 93 0 2 0 0 0 BEG BEG 40 120 82 0 28 0 0 0 35 0 2 0 0 0 More specifically the class progress report provides you with the following student information e Last Name This column displays students last
16. User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 33 a eee Students in this class are logged in All students in this class will have to log out before you can edit or delete this class Moving Students You can move students from one class profile to another However students customized program settings are overwritten by the program settings for the new class You can reassign these customized settings in the Edit Student area For more information about adjusting settings for specific students see the Editing Students section To move a student first select the student s class from the Select Your Class drop down menu and select the student s name from the list Next click Move from the Student menu just below the Class menu in the Class Management area The Move Student dialog box displays Student Name Holly Dunfield Current Class Ms Miles Typing Class Choose New Class Select your class 7 All settings for this student will be overwritten with the new class settings The Move Student dialog box provides the following information and feature options e Student Name The name of the student who is going to be move is displayed here e Current Class Name The name of the student s current class profile is displayed here e New Class Drop Down Menu Select the new class for the student by scrolling through the class profile names on this drop down menu A dialog box d
17. amount of work he or she completed on a daily basis Attitude can be as simple as a smile and a cheery Good Morning at the beginning of a workday As simple as this sounds you would be surprised at how few employees ignore this simple courtesy Certainly on not all days are you going to feel on top of the world but before you start taking out how you might feel on your employer or fellow employees put the shoe on the other foot How would you feel if you were starting out Monday typing out an important report for your employer and he bursts into the office with a sour look He greets your Good Morning with barely a grunt then storms away and slams his door More than likely you would feel hurt frustrated and perhaps even angry that he took his problems out on you Of course what he is doing isn t fair but he isn t thinking of being fair He is only thinking of himself And that s the point He is only thinking of himself His anger toward you has not alleviated his problem in fact it has made the day worse for you both If he were to have thought of you and your feelings especially since you probably had nothing to do with his beginning of the week ill humor he might have swallowed his anger and greeted you in a more cordial manner Of course the reasons for his fury would still exist but you would be more likely to offer help rather than turn your back This scenario is reversible You could be
18. and goals LESSON LIMITS 0 Time Q Unlimited 15 Minutes 15 Errors Y 0 255 30 Words Q 1 999 LESSON GOALS 35 WPM Co 25 120 55 Accuracy Co 50 100 _Cancer Previous _Fmisn In Step 5 you must set your lesson s limits and goals You can adjust the following settings by moving the slider to the right or left with your pointer e Time Move the slider to select the amount of minutes students have to complete your lesson e Errors Move the slider to select the maximum number of errors that are allowed before the lesson ends User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 61 e Words Move the slider to select the number of words to import into the lesson This also indicates the number of words your students must type to compete the lesson e WMP Move the slider to select the WPM Words per Minute or KPM Keys per Minute goals for students completing the lesson e Accuracy Move the slider to select the minimum percentage of accuracy that students must meet to successfully complete the lesson Click Next to finish the New Lesson Wizard process and create a new lesson Click Previous to return to the previous dialog box or click Cancel to return to the Custom Lesson Designer screen without creating a new lesson User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 62 TEACHER S AREA HELP To access the Help area click Help in the upper left corner of the Class Man
19. by column By default students are listed alphabetically by last name Change the sort functionality by clicking on a column title For example clicking Skill Level may be useful if you want to quickly identify which students are ahead and which students are behind the rest of the class The column title appears in boldface type to indicate that it is dictating the student information hierarchy and similar student information is listed alphabetically by last name Class Sid Sahi E Last Name First Name Class Last Played Skill Level Speed Kramer Jin Sid Sahi 09 27 08 BEG BEG 40 120 McDonald Jack Sid Sahi 09 27 08 BEG BEG 40 120 Porter Terrence Sid Sahi 09 27 08 BEG BEG 40 120 Rogers Jaquizz Sid Sahi 09 27 08 BEG BEG 40 120 Brown T Joseph i Sid Sahi 09 27 08 INT BEG 40 120 Fallows Sarah E Sid Sahi 09 28 08 INT BEG 407120 Hill Allen Sid Sahi 09 27 08 INT BEG 40 120 If you would like to view the progress of all of the class profiles at once select All Classes from the Name drop down menu on the Reports screen This option is always listed first on the drop down menu User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 43 Class All Classes iw Last Name First Name Class Last Played Skil Level Speed Peterson Lauren Tyler Murphy none BEG BEG 40 120 Fallows Sarah Sid
20. columns represent Speed Test tests The tan orange and medium brown segments of these columns correspond to Goal tan WPM orange and AWPM medium brown User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 50 The columns appear completely dark blue or medium brown when the results for your student s AWPM WPM and goal are the same value For example you set your student s goal at 40 WPM and then your student types 40 WPM without making errors so your student s AWPM is also 40 You can view a student s Progress Over Time report in Standard and 10 Key modes In the first mode information is listed in WPM In the second it s listed in KPM Use the toggle keys to switch between the different modes and view the two reports From the Progress Over Time report you can also click Print to print just the Progress Over Time portion of the student progress reports See the Printing Student Progress Reports section for more information about this process Printing Student Progress Reports Just as with the class progress reports you can print hard copies of individual student progress reports for your records You can also provide students and parents with these printouts whenever you deem them necessary These reports summarize students successes as typists and in the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools program In this sense they serve as informal report cards For this reason your stud
21. desktop Navigate to the location on the server where Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network was installed Note If necessary consult the server documentation for instructions for mapping a network drive Double click the Installers folder The contents of the Installers folder will appear Double click Mavis20SchoolsPCSetup exe A Welcome window will appear Click Next The Software License Agreement window will appear Review the Software License Agreement then click Yes if accepted A Choose Destination Location window will appear To accept the default location click Next To select an alternate installation location click Browse select the desired installation location then click Next Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools As part of this process you will be prompted to select the mapped volume where the server files are located Installing to a Macintosh Client 1 Close all open windows to return to the desktop Navigate to the location on the server where Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network was installed Note If necessary consult the server documentation for instructions for mapping a network drive Double click on the Installers folder The contents of the Installers folder will appear Double click on Mavis20SchoolsMacSetup dmg The drive image will mount and the contents of the image will display User Guide Mavis
22. immediately enter the Lesson Area at the Beginner level NOTE If you choose to have your students start their lessons at Beginner level they will not have another opportunity to take the diagnostic quiz Lesson Area Once your students have finished the diagnostic quiz or selected First Beginner Lesson they can begin their first lesson Mavis Beacon selects typing lessons that are appropriate for their skill level During a lesson your students have access to several options e They can click Start twice when they enter the Lesson Area to take the next lesson in the curriculum User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TAKE A LESSON 68 e They can click Pause while they re taking a lesson to pause it On the Pause menu you can select Resume Start Over or End e To take one of the lessons you created with the Custom Lesson Designer your students can click Custom Lesson at the top of the screen e They can click Speed Test at the top of the screen to test their typing speed They can choose from Mavis Beacon speed tests or tests you created with the Custom Lesson Designer e They can click Lesson History to display the last 10 lessons quizzes or games that they have completed They may choose to retake a lesson from this list by selecting it and clicking Start twice e If they get stuck on a key they can click Help to access the Finger Positioning Guide screen e Your students can click Back from the Lesson
23. immediately restart the test Resume to return to the test and End to return to the welcome screen When your students complete their speed tests they are shown their results Your students can click Back to return to the main Speed Test screen and begin taking another speed test or they can click Back twice if they would like to return to the Lesson Area and pick up where they left off Lesson History To review their performance on previous lessons or retake one of them your students can click Lesson History at the top of the Lesson Area screen The Lesson History screen displays User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TAKE A LESSON 73 Here you can monitor your lesson history and even retake a lesson if you wish To retake a lesson select one from the list and click the START button below y asdf Drill asdf Practice Beginner Quiz 1 ikl Drill asdfjkl Combinations Chameleon Game Always try for accuracy rather than speed in the drill lessons Say the letters to yourself as your fingers type the keys A SKILLLEVEL si TIME REMAINING 4 Fou f PERCENT COMPLETE T 20 J 3 Te 7 Backspace a ENS 4 5 On this screen they can select any of the previous lessons that they completed A short description of their performance on the lesson appears in the text box at the bottom of the screen when it s selected on the My Lesson History list To retake a lesson y
24. important Too many lines on a page or confusing page breaks can take the edge off a great piece of work Most word processing software allows you to check how your document looks so that you can make adjustments before printing it out It is up to you to make sure that the documents extending to two or more pages do so gracefully without widows or orphans A widow is a line that falls at the end of one page and continues on the next These line breaks can cause lack of continuity in your work and make reading your document more difficult The worst widows break off with a hyphen in the middle of a word The balance of the widowed sentence from the previous page is an orphan While technically correct avoid orphans and widows as they give your document a haphazard look Generally the first page of a multiple page document ends with more This is a courtesy to your reader and it ensures they will read the balance of your document Since you are striving to end every page with a complete sentence the reader may not realize that your letter continues A simple more indicates to the reader that it does The following pages of your letter may or may not be numbered Standard business procedure allows that a simple Page 2 and so on can be used on the top left corner of each page As an identifying precaution consider adding the name of the addressee and the letter s date on each page The top margins of the following pag
25. information about importing teacher names can be found in the Importing Student Lists section Additionally unless you re already familiar you should review the specific guidelines for selecting profile names and navigating the Add Student dialog box in the Adding Students section The guidelines for these features are the same for teacher profiles as they are for student profiles When you finished entering all of your teacher names click Save to create your new teacher profiles and return to the Class Management screen By default these teachers assume the program settings for the Teacher class profile which are the same as those for Grade 9 to Adult For details about the Grade 9 Adult default settings review the Class Default Settings section You may want to customize the settings of your teacher profile For more information see the Editing Students section To begin using your teacher profile return to the welcome screen by clicking Back on both the Class Management screen and Teacher s Area main menu screen On the welcome screen click Student s Area and the Select Your Class dialog box displays From the drop down menu select Teacher The Enter Teacher s Area Password displays immediately User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 39 You are prompted to enter a password Administrator password information is located in Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Administrator Guide To contin
26. keys incorrectly or missing them entirely e Blue Keys These are keys that your students know fairly well but have not mastered There are several reasons why your students may be pressing these keys incorrectly Your students can move the pointer over the blue keys for more information about why they may be missing them User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools STUDENT S AREA REPORTS 77 e Green Keys These are keys that your students know well This color indicates to your students that they are consistently presses these keys correctly during lessons quizzes and games Well done Your students can view their Keyboard Proficiencies reports in Standard and 10 Key modes In the first mode information is listed in WPM In the second it s listed in KPM They can use the toggle keys to switch between the different modes and view the two reports Curriculum Map The Curriculum Map report shows your students where they are in the Mavis Beacon curriculum To review this report your students can click Curriculum Map at the top of the Reports screen from the Summary Keyboard Proficiencies or Progress Over Time reports This report provides a diagram showing your students which lessons they have completed successfully and which lessons they must complete or redo to graduate from a particular skill level Once your students finish all the lessons in a skill level the star at the end of each skill level section turns fr
27. names as they appear in their student profiles NOTE In cases of very long names typically over twenty characters the name may wrap onto a second line e First Name This column displays students first names as they appear in their student profiles NOTE In cases of very long names typically over eighteen characters the name may wrap onto a second line e Class This column displays students class names as they appear in their class profiles e Last Played This column displays the date when students last launched the program e Skill Level This column displays students current skill level for both Standard and 10 Key modes or in WPM Words per Minute and KPM Keys per Minute respectively The beginner level is defined in this column as BEG the intermediate as INT and the advanced as ADV For example INT BEG means that a student has reached the intermediate level in Standard mode and is a beginner in 10 Key mode NOTE If a student has not played in 10 Key mode the student will remain a beginner throughout the User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 42 course of the program and vice versa e Speed Goal This column displays students speed goals The first number represents the speed goal in WPM and the second represents it in KPM These goals reflect your class and student profile settings for each of your students They are set by default or
28. of Student s Area reports Additionally your students may click Back from any of the Reports screens to return to the previous screen or Help if they d like to view the Finger Positioning Guide screen You can view and print class and student progress reports from the Teacher s Area These reports are more thorough and consequently the functionality differs slightly In particular students can view but are not able to print their reports or certificates Please review the Teacher s Area Reports section for more information Summary The Summary report provides your students with an overview of their progress through the program Your students names as they appears in the class profile display at the top of the Summary reports They can see the date they started using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools the total amount of time they User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools STUDENT S AREA REPORTS 76 have spent working in the program their current typing level their typing goal their average speed their average accuracy on quizzes and tests and their average adjusted speed For more information about these measurements of student progress revisit the Class Progress Report section Your students can view their Summary reports in Standard and 10 Key modes In the first mode information is listed in WPM In the second it s listed in KPM They can use the toggle keys to switch between the differ
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30. the Class menu This button is located to the right of the Select Your Class drop down menu at the top of the Class Management screen User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 29 Deleting a class profile results in the permanent loss of settings preferences for that class and information about the progress of the students within that class To ensure that class and student information is not mistakenly lost a dialog box displays after you click Delete confirming the class deletion You can click Yes on the dialog box to continue with the deletion or click No to save the class profile and return to the Class Management screen Are you sure you want to permanently delete the selected class and all associated users and records Tyler Murphy This action cannot be undone Student Management You can begin adding students to the Class Management area once you have set up a class profile To begin select a class profile name from the Select Your Class drop down menu You can then add students to the class edit their individual program settings or remove them from the class by using the applicable buttons on the Student menu just below the Class menu in the Class Management area Adding Students To create student profiles within a specific class first select the appropriate class profile name from the Select Your Class drop down menu Next click Add on the Student menu just below
31. the angered one and your employer or other office staff be the recipients of your dark mood All the same advice applies Try to keep your anger from influencing your work and work related relationships Put yourself in the other guy s shoes User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 107 Exercise 10 Should you gain employment in an office as part of the office support staff you may not always take part in the actual business of a business meeting but your work is vital to its success Secretaries or administrative assistants who work closely with executives in charge of business meetings have extra responsibilities and often have to take charge of important aspects of these events Preparation for the conference might include offering alternatives for when and where the meeting will take place confirming any guest speakers checking that all who are expected to or desire to attend know the necessary details and perhaps even helping prepare visual aids for the presentation It is during the meeting itself that the term support staff really comes to life An efficient assistant is always ready to make sure this event comes off successfully The duties here might include readying the hall or conference room Do the people attending need paper Pens Individual pitchers of water and even greeting the guests as they arrive The assistant should be ready to give an account of whom attended
32. the following options e Standard Lesson This option allows you to create a standard typing lesson where the text that a student must type appears on the screen e Speed Test This option allows you to create a speed test e Transcription Lesson This option allows you to create a lesson identical to a standard typing lesson in all respects except the text a student must type does not appear on the screen It is assumed that students are transcribing from a printed page e Games This option allows you display your lesson text in one of the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools game environments For more information about each of these games see the Typing Games section To select a lesson type click the button next to the option Click Next to continue click Previous to return to the previous dialog box or click Cancel to return to the Custom Lesson Designer screen without creating a new lesson Dialog Box 3 Lesson Content The third dialog box of the New Lesson Wizard displays as soon as you click Next User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 59 Step 4 Select the lesson content from an option below Create from Mavis Beacon content secr Create from Practice Lesson content secr Import your own text __Import_ In Step 4 you must select the content for your lesson If you selected Transcription Lesson on the previous dialog box you must import your lesson
33. the price of each grocery item as it moves across the scanner from the right side of the conveyor belt The prices of grocery items appear in the cash register display once they are resting on the scanner Type each amount quickly and accurately and press the Enter key If you type a number correctly the grocery item falls into the bag If you type a number incorrectly the grocery item falls to the floor with a splat The game ends when you fill the bag with groceries to win or when you make too many mistakes User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 87 Creature Lab The Creature Lab game builds your typing speed and accuracy skills The object of the game is to collect the colored segments displayed in the microscope These segments help you design an animal before the game time runs out Once you have collected each part of the animal your creature appears on the screen This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 User Guide To play Creature Lab quickly and accurately type the characters below the colored strands in the microscope The game begins when you press the first key To build a single colored creature choose a creature from the creature list displayed across the bottom of the screen Each type of creature corresponds to the color of a strand in the microscope For example if you want to create a rabbit type only the letters beneath the red str
34. the students in that class profile displays You can also display information about student progress for all the profiles in program by selecting All Classes from the Class from the drop down menu To adjust the appearance or hierarchy of the information in the report you can use the column sort functionality Please see the Class Progress Reports section for more information about how to use the sort feature and how to interpret the various tracking measurements on the student report When the class progress report appears exactly how you wish click Print in the upper left corner of the Reports screen next to Back A spreadsheet just like the one that appears on your screen with class summary information at the bottom prints from the printer you have selected as your default printer Student Progress Reports From the Reports screen you can also track analyze and print individual student progress with four different types of individual student reports including Summary Keyboard Proficiencies Curriculum Map and Progress Over Time To view the progress of an individual student select the student s class profile from the Name drop down menu and click the student s row on the class list to highlight it Highlighting a student s row from the class list activates the View Progress button To proceed click View Progress in the upper right corner of the Reports area User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACH
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36. 4 Replacing Invariant Sections with translations requires special permission from their copyright holders but you may include translations of some or all Invariant Sections in addition to the original versions of these Invariant Sections You may include a translation of this License and all the license notices in the Document and any Warranty Disclaimers provided that you also include the original English version of this License and the original versions of those notices and disclaimers In case of a disagreement between the translation and the original version of this License or a notice or disclaimer the original version will prevail User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools LEGAL NOTICES 137 If a section in the Document is Entitled Acknowledgements Dedications or History the requirement section 4 to Preserve its Title section 1 will typically require changing the actual title 9 TERMINATION You may not copy modify sublicense or distribute the Document except as expressly provided for under this License Any other attempt to copy modify sublicense or distribute the Document is void and will automatically terminate your rights under this License However parties who have received copies or rights from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance 10 FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE The Free Software Foundation may publish new
37. AE A sen ee nes 28 User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools St dent MINIMO diiniita a A E A A A a db 29 Adding Students se d dd dl al a da ei i do ee Ae dd a he 29 Editing StUdENtS snra en a laure hades ee ea eee es 31 Edit Student Generali Are aries iccscccsccevsntieteecsidcceds OS 32 Student LORIN E OM A AA A a eles ene 32 Moving Students tii 33 Deleting SCUASN tS ic esac ad hak E E ii ndo desnatada dico awash 34 Importing Student Lists verri ietan vies echecteses a a i satan deceidesy slexkinaceeswaseelee ie dacetvshy shew aiaia ia ora 35 Exporting Student Lis 2c Seve EE E E asociadas 37 Teacher Class Profile ae 37 TEACHER S AREA REPORTS ssscssssescssssedencscceecesssscasscesaensssussessecssdunvnsussedsecoseousssesoodeecscesanses sesecesossaansessessesse 40 GClaSs ProgressS ReE PO e csaedoe ease eek saves eeu Gas 40 Clas AVALES A dd 43 Printing Class Progress Reports iii td cdas 44 StudentiProgr ss Report iii An a ea a aaa ae a eaaa aaae ana 44 SUMMAN a A E AREE E A oes hee ee ee ee ees ee eee 46 Keyboard Proficient ES 2 A LA eT a eS 47 Curriculum Map EE E A A E 48 Progress Over TIME a imeni A AAE E RE E E E REEE 49 Printing Student Progress ReportS cennara E a E E aa 50 CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER be s ciscssissscccesstsscscausvecessedacesduooonsessedscnsdvoonesessolecnsavoenesessssccnsavoceadesssdeessdvoaseen se 52 Lesson SETNES 4 kel aati et Ae asi tte aed ala eh eis Seal en et ths DA ea Ed Ib ER 53 Importing
38. Adidas 76 Eurriculum Map it Li ias 77 Progress OVEN TIME niani E weet antans derive antes ee cheba ETEA E AAC E elector eet 78 STUDENT SAREA HELP wis sssscaccassdsnissassecccuceassessesdcescusacseausasseescncaavesssesdcesesoadsesusasvessessadesessessessensacaeauessevess 79 ART IA A ONO 81 Howto Use the Typing GAMES A at eli 81 Gumball G mMpi tire ar a naien aia aa eaa iaa RA LEa a 82 Chameleon PicNiC it cost e e e a a aa as 83 Sp e JUNK aroun a r a i R N 84 Fa Off Adventures anita asi a a aaa ta die ase oid aia sani dean anaes 85 Check Out Time waited vce a cee hac A hus etsy eine eet eee een tines 86 Creature Lab sii teleeteeard nial Bien eat ib A ds 87 NCE RSC a Karaoke airs iii ainda A a 89 ROMA RACE id it O A A A A iaa 90 Pirate AP cance vacduesvasnteesvesstedevs sateessssteseyi EEE ESEAS 91 Shark Attack is 92 PO UU CA A a db det 93 Ride the WIV enine inaa A a a did 94 AAA AA 95 Road O ve Ba tod EE 96 ROCKS G2 sessed A A AA its 97 User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools BUBDIG POP 0d ii A E it E 98 TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS sisscsssswsssscdccssaseaswsdesssccacasadsvesesssecasseatsubves s ecsessasnunsensdecdsscasnusves sdsceessadavosen sheets se 99 EX diria birds 99 EX IrGIS 230i secs iniciados laneros E Nias dci Aiea G dead EEE ead Oh ees 99 EXCITA alee the Guctccte lecture ideale E deters a etn eects 99 EX NCIS 4enisetn Mees ean eel al edie a eed th Ale eh ete 101 EXPO nic intrincado danna heads Sais
39. Corporation in the United States and or other countries Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Portions of content listed at the end of this user manual are subject to the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 Permission is granted to copy distribute and or modify those documents under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections no Front Cover Texts and no Back Cover Texts A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License Riverdeep grants limited permission to classroom teachers to duplicate the reproducible portions of this publication for classroom use only and for no other purpose In the interest of product improvement information and specifications represented herein are subject to change without notice The following practice passages included in the Practice Area have been excerpted from Wikipedia and are subject to the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 below Amazing Grace http en wikipedia org wiki Amazing_grace America the Beautiful http en wikipedia org wiki America_the_beautiful Oh My Darling Clementine http en wikipedia org wiki Oh_My_Darling 2C_Clementine
40. EMENT Class Management is the first option on the Teacher s Area main menu To access the Class Management screen click Class Management You can also click Class Management at the top of the Reports or Custom Lesson screens On this screen classes are added deleted and edited You are also able to manage your students progress in the program from this screen User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 18 CLASS MANAGEMENT 19 For teachers who are using the program for the first time begin by adding information about your classes You cannot add individual student profiles until after you have created class profiles At any time you may click Back or other Teacher s Area options located at the top of the Class Management screen to return to the previous screen or exit to a different screen in the Teacher s Area You may also click Help if you d like more information about how to use Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Adding Classes To add a class to the system click Add from the Class menu This button is located to the right of the Select Your Class drop down menu at the top of the Class Management screen A dialog box displays asking for you to enter a name in the Class Name text box and select a grade level from the drop down menu for the class profile Classes must be uniquely labeled so that no two classes have the exact same name Also class names cannot include special character
41. ER S AREA REPORTS Mr Ross 3rd Grade Mr Ross 3rd Grade 45 Mr Ross 3rd Grade Mr Ross 3rd Grade WW If you click View Progress without first highlighting a student s row then you receive an Error message reminding you that you must first select a student Once you have selected a class and student and clicked View Progress the student s Summary report displays on the Reports screen User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 46 J McDonald s Summary Date Started 09 27 08 Typing Time 0 hrs 4 mins Level Achieved BEGINNER From this screen you can navigate to the remaining three types of student progress reports Keyboard Proficiencies Curriculum Map and Progress Over Time by clicking the corresponding buttons at the top of the screen See the following sections for specific information about the four types of student progress reports Students can also view their individual progress reports from the Student s Area However the features for these student progress reports are slightly different Please review the Student s Area Reports section for more information about these reports Summary The Summary report provides an overview of your student s progress through the program Your student s name as it appears in the class profile indicates whose progress report you are viewing The su
42. Mav s Beacon G Typing VERSION 20 FOR SCHOOLS USER GUIDE 1998 2008 HMH Consumer Company Limited and its affiliates and licensors All rights reserved English Word List copyright 1999 Wintertree Software Inc Portions of content copyright 2006 2008 HMH IP Company Limited All rights reserved by their respective parties Mavis Beacon Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing and Broderbund are registered trademarks of HMH Consumer Company Limited Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and the Works with Windows Vista logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Portions of content listed at the end of this user manual are subject to the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 Permission is granted to copy distribute and or modify those documents under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections no Front Cover Texts and no Back Cover Texts A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License Riverdeep grants limited permission to classroom teachers to duplicate the reproducible porti
43. Sahi 09 28 08 INT BEG 40 120 McDonald Jack Sid Sahi 09 27 08 BEG BEG 40 120 Brown Joseph Sid Sahi 09 27 08 INT BEG 40 120 Rogers Jaquizz Sid Sahi 09 27 08 BEG BEG 40 120 Kramer Jill Sid Sahi 09 27 08 BEG BEG 40 120 Hill Allen Sid Sahi 09 27 08 INT BEG 40 120 Porter Terrence Sid Sahi 09 27 08 BEG BEG 40 120 Potter Harry Jennifer Brown 09 28 08 INT BEG 30 100 Lemmon Devon Jennifer Brown none BEG BEG 30 100 Walters Kristy Jennifer Brown none BEG BEG 30 100 Waford Ryan Jennifer Brown none BEG BEG 30 100 Salmon Henry Jennifer Brown none BEG BEG 30 100 Johnson Sarah Teacher none BEG BEG 40 140 Wallberg Lara Teacher none BEG BEG 40 140 The All Classes feature lets view all the classes in the system providing an easy way for you to compare your students progress against that of students in other classes and grades You can use the column sorting functionality described above to customize the displays settings on the Reports screen so that they better meet your needs Class Averages Depending on which options you ve selected in the Name drop down menu either an individual class profile or the All Class option summary information about the progress of all the students in a class profile or summary information about the progress of all student profiles in the program displays at the bottom of the Reports screen Specifically the following information displays e The total amo
44. When the star at the end of the map turns yellow it indicates that your student has reached the Advanced level and achieved his or her typing goal It also means that your student has earned a Certificate of Completion From the Student s Area Reports screen your student can view these certificates but only you can print them Make sure you ask your student which certificate they would like to receive To print the certificate click the yellow star A Certificates dialog box displays Select your student s desired certificate style and click Print Or click Close to return to the Curriculum Map report NOTE You are only able to print the certificate while the student completes the following level For example once your student qualifies for a certificate at the Intermediate level the certificate earned at the Beginner level is no longer available for viewing or printing The yellow start returns to gray indicating that it s inactive The same is true for the move from Intermediate to the Advanced level User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 49 NOTE Certificates will be populated with data only when a student types his or her way through the curriculum If a student takes the initial Test My Typing Level test and is placed in the intermediate or advanced levels the certificate will populate with O values This is because the student did not type enough for Mavis to calculate
45. agement or the Custom Lesson Designer screen You can also select the Help option from the Teacher s Area main menu The Help dialog box displays providing you with access to Administrator Guide Teacher Guide User Guide and Online Technical Support HELP Administrator Guide Teacher Guide User Guide Technical Support Online You may select one of the follow options on the Help Dialog box e Administrator Guide Selecting this option opens a PDF of the Administrator Guide This document provides you with brief instructions for installing and setting up your class and student profiles in Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools e Teacher s Guide Selecting this option opens a PDF of the Teacher Guide This document offers helpful tips and tricks as well as transcription and dictation exercises and supplemental classroom activities for building your curriculum around Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools e User Guide Selecting this option opens a PDF of the User Guide This document contains detailed information on how to use Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools properly e Technical Support Online Selecting this option launches the Internet browser on your desktop and takes you to the product support Web page e Close Selecting this option closes the dialog box and returns you to the previous screen You only have access to these teaching aids when you re working in the Teacher s Area of the program This he
46. ands in the microscope To the right of the creature list is a diagram of your creature s body segment The body segment on which you are currently working highlights in the diagram You have to type several strands of a particular color to complete a body segment When a body segment is complete the creature diagram fills it with the color corresponding to the type of animal that you are creating For example if the head segment is selected and you are only typing the words beneath the red strands your creature will have the head of a rabbit You may type the words beneath strands located anywhere in the microscope You do not have to begin at the top of the screen If you make an error the game waits for you to correct it before proceeding If you are typing in Standard mode each onscreen word begins with a different letter For example if the word game appears no other onscreen word begins with the letter g Once you correctly press the first key of a word you are committed to completing that word Similarly when you are typing in 10 Key mode each number string begins with a different number Winning the game depends on the speed and accuracy of your typing You lose the game if you Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 88 make too many mistakes or type too slowly Your creature appears on the screen after you successfully complete all of its body segments User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Versi
47. ant Jerry Kershin telephoned yesterday and went over some of the specifics of the contract It is my understanding from him that we must provide insurance protecting our office staff as well as your company in the event of damage to or destruction of the leased equipment For your reference our insurance company is Travelstone Inc located here in Los Angeles Thank you for the extra time and consideration you have taken in handling our account We look forward to a long and fruitful association with Chroma Copiers Regards Marion Roberts Office Operations Enc 500 REDWOOD BLVD e NOVATO CALIFORNIA 94947 e PHONE 319 378 7319 The standard block style continues with all elements flush left with exception to the Date Complimentary Close and Reference These begin at the center of the page This form while not quite as rigid as the full block style is still very formal User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS 126 Semiblock Style February 29 2004 Greg Matterion V P New AccountsChroma Copier 15724 Ventura Blvd Studio City CA 94216 Re XL 1000 service contract Dear Greg As per our conversation of Tuesday November 17 here is the completed service contract for our new XL 1000 copier We have decided to purchase the three year contract instead of the standard one year service guarantee A check for the 375 total is enclosed Your assistant Jerry Kersh
48. arles Darwin 2 The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 3 4 5 mo Mr aap fl Y To open a practice text file they can either double click the session name on the category list or click once on the name to select it and then click Start on the Lesson Dashboard NOTE The program contains some dictation lessons that require audio If your students want to repeat audio during a dictation lesson they can press Ctrl R Pressing this key combination replays the last section of the dictation less User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 75 STUDENT S AREA REPORTS Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools tracks your students progress as they move through the program Detailed information about their skill development and typing progress is available to them on the Reports screen in the Student s Area To visit this screen your students can click Reports on the welcome screen A summary of their progress in the program and as typists displays J McDonald s Summary Date Started 09 27 08 Typing Time 0 hrs 30 mins Level Achieved BEGINNER They can also view three other types of reports including Keyboard Proficiencies Curriculum Map and Progress Over Time by clicking the corresponding buttons across the top of the Reports screen From these report screens clicking Summary returns students to the Summary report See the following sections for specific information about the four types
49. ass unless you have already adjusted the class profile settings For more information about how to customize program settings for your entire class see the Editing Classes section To customize individual students program settings or change the name of their profile first select a class from the Select Your Class drop down menu and a student from the list for that class Next click Edit from the Student menu just below the Class menu in the Class Management area The Edit Student screen displays First Name Last Name Lauren Peterson Standard Ergo Split English Espa ol O 10 key Typing Goal In Words Per Minute WPM 40 120 WPM Background Music ent Timer Spacing After Period Mavis Music sstecr Guide Hands O One Space Backspace Key 9 Two Spaces End of Line Wrap a Mavis Voice Disable WPM Gauge Font Size 9 Small Medium Large In the Edit Student area you can change the first or last name of your student as well as specific program settings Except a few differences in the General Area which are outlined below in the Edit Student General Area the setting options in the Edit Class area are the same as those found in the Edit Student area For more User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 32 information about how you can adjust these program settings see the Audio Ar
50. ated earlier Click OK This returns you to the Setup Type screen Click Next to continue then click Install Macintosh users navigate to the shared install folder then click Choose A Ready to Install the Program window will appear Click Install 7 Click OK when the Installation is Complete message appears The installation is complete Installing to the Client Notes e Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network must be installed to the server before installing the files to client workstations User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools INSTALLING MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING FOR SCHOOLS 12 Before completing the Client installation the network drive containing the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools server folder must be mapped on the client machine Consult the server or client workstation documentation for instructions on how to map a network drive Once the server is successfully installed users with installation rights on client workstations can run the client installers either from the file share lt shared folder gt Installers or from the CD onto each workstation Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools cannot use UNC path names server for example a mounted drive letter must be used z server This eliminates cross platform compatibility issues related to file paths between Macs and PCs Installing to a Windows Client 1 Close all open windows to return to the
51. ation about each of the settings in the Edit Class screen is outlined below User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 23 Edit Class General Area Class Name Text Box The name of your selected class is the default setting for this option You cannot change it Take consideration when naming classes as you have to delete entire profiles and set up new ones to rename them For more information about this process revisit the Adding Classes section Grade Level The grade level of your selected class is the default setting for this option You can change this setting by selecting a new grade level from the drop down menu Click Save to apply the default settings for this grade level If you would like to customize these settings make additional adjustments before clicking Save Language User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 24 English is always the default setting for this option You can change the primary language to Spanish by clicking Espa ol Audio Area In the Audio section of the Settings screen you can select the background music you would like to play while your students are using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools You can choose from a list of music selections that are included in the program Background Music To choose music included in the program click Select The Select Music dialog box displays Click the button next to a ge
52. blesome keys and typing techniques that are proving challenging for the student Throughout each section of the student progress report Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools suggests tactics for overcoming typing challenges and offers encouragement to students From the Progress Over Time report clicking Print prints a shorter version of the Accomplishments page This page includes the Progress Over Time graph but not the Mavis Beacon summary and recommendations User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 51 Similarly from the Keyboard Proficiencies report clicking Print prints a shorter version of the Key Progress Report page This page includes the color coded keyboard graph but not the Mavis Beacon summary and recommendations This is helpful if you d like to provide students or parents with an abridged version of the student progress reports or if you d like to update your records but do not need to print out the entire report From the Curriculum Map report you cannot print shorter versions of the student progress report Rather you can print student certificates For more information about the certificates and printing process see the Curriculum Map portion of the Teacher s Area Reports section User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 52 CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools allows you to create modify import and export your s
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54. chools NOTE The Custom Lesson Designer only supports 200 custom lessons If you exceed 200 lessons you are prompted to delete a custom lesson on the Select Lesson list before you can save another one to the list Lesson Settings From the Custom Lesson Designer screen you can view and change the settings for an existing lesson Begin by selecting the lesson title from the Select Lesson list User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 54 LESSON TITLE GRADE LEVEL Grades 9 Adult ly Sample Denunciation Homonyms Lesson Environment Text Decadence Palindrome Standard Lesson Immunity Deceitful Fences GAN Oercwncs Gunna manan LESSON LIMITS 0 Time EES Unlimited 15 Minutes 15 Errors CS _ HE 0 255 30 Words E 1 999 LESSON GOALS 35 WPM 25 120 55 Accuracy CS E 50 100 The following lesson settings display on the right side of the screen e Lesson Title The lesson title displays after the colon You cannot make changes to the title of an existing lesson e Grade Level This displays the grade level for the lesson You can change the grade level for an existing lesson by selecting Grades 3 5 Grades 6 8 and Grades 9 Adult from the Grade Level drop down menu You selection determines which group of students will see the lesson e Sample Text This text box displays a sample of the lesson text Click Change to launch the final dialog box of the New Lesson Wizard F
55. chools program icon The icon is located on the hard drive in e Applications e Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools folder e Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools icon 2 Drag the program icon into the trash User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 15 TEACHER S AREA When you first launch Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools the welcome screen containing the Student s Area and Teacher s Area options appears The Student s Area is the path students take to enter the program The Teacher s Area is the path you take to set up and manage your class and student profiles access student reports create custom lessons and more Before students can log in to the Student s Area you must enter the Teacher s Area and set up your class and student profiles Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Student s Area Teacher s Area To enter the Teacher s Area click Teacher s Area The Enter Teacher s Area Password window displays You are prompted to enter a password Administrator password information is located in Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Administrator Guide To continue type the password in the text box and click OK Enter Teacher s Area Password User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA 16 If you forget the password you can click Hint A dialog box displays directing you to the Administrator Guide for more information about the password
56. content See instructions for importing content below If you selected Standard Lesson Speed Test or Games lesson types then you can choose from these options e Mavis Beacon Content To create a lesson using pre installed Custom Lesson Designer content from Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools click Select next to this option A Select Content Source dialog box displays listing a variety of content categories from the software Click the button next to the name of the selection you d like to use for your lesson NOTE If you re creating a lesson in 10 Key mode only the Number content category displays on this list e Practice Lesson Content To create a lesson using a passage from a practice lesson in Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools click Select next to this option A dialog box displays listing a variety of content categories from the Practice Area Just as you would in the Practice Area select the name of the category by clicking twice on it Subcategories display You can use the pointer to activate the scrollbar and read through all the categories and subcategories You can also view the number of words in each selection by highlighting a subcategory The word count displays in the column to the right Highlight one of the subcategories to select if for your lesson NOTE If you re creating a lesson in 10 Key mode this option is not active e Import Content To select a text file on your desktop from which you d like to i
57. d credit you may defer payment on your purchases for up to six months D8W12 Come in and see us soon D8W13 Bring this letter and receive a free gift in our Carpet Department User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools D9 Lesson 9 D9WO1 D9WO2 D9WO0O3 D9WO4 D9WO5 D9IWO6 D9WO7 D9WO8 D9W09 D9W10 D9W11 D9W12 D9W13 D9W14 D9W15 D9W16 D9W17 D9W18 D9W19 User Guide 118 Dear Mr and Mrs Anderson and Family Why not do something different this winter Get away from the cold dreary and wet weather and relax in the sunny temperate climate of Arizona We at the Arizona Resort Association want to offer you the opportunity to get away to a free week of family fun at one of our delightful living centers Stay in a modern furnished condominium and participate in water sports or golf Join our structured activities for young and old at our recreation center Or just rest assured that your stay will be customized to your requirements We have enclosed a brochure for your inspection Our next orientation meeting for this offering is scheduled for the evening of May 7 1996 Please telephone us at 415 555 6784 for reservations We re looking forward to meeting you Your friends at the Arizona Resort Association Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 119 D10 Lesson 10 D10WO01 D10W02 D10W03 D10W04 D10WO05 D10W06 D10W07
58. d press Enter or Return Type the salutation Here is an example of each Lorena Samson Chair Bank of America 6900 Melrose Ave Los Angeles CA 90035 Re Updated deposit procedure Bank of America 6900 Melrose Ave Los Angeles CA 90035 Attn Accounts Receivable 4 The Salutation If you know the person to whom you are writing the salutation generally begins Dear and if you know the person well you may use his or her first name If you do not know the person you might put Dear Mr or Ms with a name or perhaps a generic Dear Sir or Madam without a name at all In any event be courteous and do not assume any familiarity 5 The Body of the Letter Organize your letter into paragraphs and type it single spaced Depending on its style discussed later the first line of each paragraph is either indented five spaces or flush left Always double space between paragraphs 6 The Complimentary Close The words you choose to close your letter reflect the impression you want to leave with the reader Regards Very truly yours and Sincerely are the usual endings but you may choose another closing with which you are more comfortable When in doubt stick with something more formal Following the closing skip four lines and type your name or the name of the person who has written and is signing the letter 7 The Reference References are typed several lines down from the signature depending o
59. e Custom Lesson Designer see the Editing Classes and Custom Lesson Designer sections User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TAKE A LESSON 71 Students can view details about a lesson on the My Lessons list by selecting the lesson title and reading the summary that displays in the Lesson Description area Information such as word count time limit and target speed is listed in the Lesson Description area Practice your typing with one of the lessons that have been created for you My Lessons Lesson Description 1 3to 5 Jennifer Brown Lesson 1 CUSTOM LESSON This is a Classroom 3 to 5 Sample Custom Lesson eet 3 to 5 Sample Game is 31 words the maximum lesson time 3 to 5 Sample Speed 5 min is araa the tergerspeed 35 WPM and the maximum errors allowed is 15 e To begin taking a custom lesson your students must select a lesson from the My Lessons list and click Start When your students complete their custom lessons they are shown their results Your students can click Back to return to the main Custom Lesson screen and begin taking another speed test or they can click Back twice if they would like to return to the Lesson Area and pick up where they left off Speed Tests To take a speed test your students must enter the Lesson Area and click Speed Test at the top of the screen The program lets them choose their own speed test Tests display based on the default grade level settings and
60. e Page then add an item describing the Modified Version as stated in the previous sentence J Preserve the network location if any given in the Document for public access to a Transparent copy of the Document and likewise the network locations given in the Document for previous versions it was based on These may be placed in the History section You may omit a User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools LEGAL NOTICES 135 network location for a work that was published at least four years before the Document itself or if the original publisher of the version it refers to gives permission K For any section Entitled Acknowledgements or Dedications Preserve the Title of the section and preserve in the section all the substance and tone of each of the contributor acknowledgements and or dedications given therein L Preserve all the Invariant Sections of the Document unaltered in their text and in their titles Section numbers or the equivalent are not considered part of the section titles M Delete any section Entitled Endorsements Such a section may not be included in the Modified Version N Do not retitle any existing section to be Entitled Endorsements or to conflict in title with any Invariant Section O Preserve any Warranty Disclaimers If the Modified Version includes new front matter sections or appendices that qualify as Secondary Sections and contain no material copied from the
61. e corresponding food groups For example typing red green and purple words can result in a drink salad or dessert item on Le Menu You need to serve each of the five menu items at the party Keep an eye on Le Menu in the upper right corner of the screen to see how many more menu items you need to cook If you make an error the game waits until you type the correct letter but don t take too long because the timer continues to count down Each word on the screen begins with a different letter For example if the word game appears no other onscreen word begins with the letter g Once you type the first letter of a word you must complete that word before starting another one The timer is located below Le Menu Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 96 Road Trip 15903933 E 3 C lA Be Is a os 9 a E f E 5 f A 0 The Road Trip game helps you build your typing dexterity and speed Navigate your car through a maze of letters to find the five items you need to leave on your road trip The game becomes more difficult as your Typing Goal improves When your Typing Goal is set at a greater WPM you have less time to win the game 1 User Guide Type any letter next to your car to drive it through the maze As you drive your challenge is to collect each of the five items You can see each item you need in the blue box on the left of the screen The corresponding i
62. e lesson settings To save your changes to an existing lesson and return to the main screen click Save Again this button is only active after you ve selected a lesson and mortified its settings Importing Lessons To Import a lesson from version 17 or 20 Platinum of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools click Import from the Custom Lesson Designer screen An Import Lesson dialog box displays On the Import A Lesson dialog box navigate to the folder on your hard drive that houses the lesson files Note You can only import lessons from the prior versions 17 and 20 Platinum You cannot import dictation and transcription lessons Import A File C Users Kirk Cowgill Desktop 4 Upa Folder CI ARs gt Emergence gt eThority C ForresterTechPrediction2009 C GroTech OPEN CANCEL Click twice on this folder to view the files within it and then select your desired lesson file If you would like return to the previous folder click Up a Folder Once you have selected the correct file click Open and the lesson automatically imports Its title appears on the Select Lesson list If an error occurs during the import process you receive an Error message and the lesson does not import Note If you are using the network version of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools once you import your lesson files they will be available in the Custom Lesson Designer and accessible to all teachers for use Exporting Lessons To
63. e more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 To play Gumball Gambit watch as the gumballs roll in from the right side of the conveyor belt Type each letter as it appears on the gumball proceeding from the left to right When you see a blank space press the Spacebar key 2 Each time you type a letter or space correctly the gumball on which it is displayed is sprayed with a candy coating and moved along the conveyor belt 3 When you press an incorrect key the conveyor belt halts and waits until you press the correct key 4 The game ends when you run out of gumballs with letters on them or when you make too many errors User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 83 Chameleon Picnic The Chameleon Picnic game is a fun way to build your typing accuracy The object of the game is to help the chameleon eat all of the ants This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 To play Chameleon Picnic watch as the ants march down the stick from the right side of the screen carrying either blank leaves or leaves with letters on them Type each letter as it appears on the leaf at the beginning of the line When you see a blank leaf press the Spacebar key 2 Each time you type a letter or space correctly the chameleon eats the ant carrying the corresponding leaf 3 If you type a letter incorrectly the ant jumps into the grass The game ends when the chameleon eats all o
64. ea and Typing Area sections in the Editing Classes portion of this manual NOTE Students customized settings are overwritten when you make changes to the program settings for their class profile after you customize their profiles Their program settings will match the new class profile settings Edit Student General Area First Name and Last Name Text Boxes The first and last name of your selected student as you entered it when you created the profile is the default setting for this option If you change the name of the student the program verifies the new name against the other student names in the class to ensure that it is not a duplicate You must choose a unique name within or across any of class profile to properly change this setting For more information about avoiding duplicate names see the Adding Students section Additionally student names cannot exceed forty characters twenty for the first name and twenty for the last name Language English is always the default setting for this option You can change the primary language to Spanish by clicking Espa ol GENERAL First Name Last Name O English Espa ol Student Login Error If a student is already logged in to the program you cannot edit or delete the student s profile until the student has logged out A dialog box displays reminding you that the student is logged in to the program and you cannot make changes to it until after the student has logged out
65. each of these elements November 20 2000 Greg Matterion V P New AccountsChroma Copier 15724 Ventura Blvd Studio City CA 94216 Re XL 1000 service contract Dear Greg As per our conversation of Tuesday November 17 here is the completed service contract for our new XL 1000 copier We have decided to purchase the three year contract instead of the standard one year service guarantee A check for the 375 total is enclosed Your assistant Jerry Kershin telephoned yesterday and went over some of the specifics of the contract It is my understanding from him that we must provide insurance protecting our office staff as well as your company in the event of damage to or destruction of the leased equipment For your reference our insurance company is Travelstone Inc located here in Los Angeles Thank you for the extra time and consideration you have taken in handling our account We look forward to a long and fruitful association with Chroma Copiers Regards Marion Roberts Office Operations Enc 400 SUNDANCE BLVD e LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA 94947 e PHONE 319 378 7319 User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS 121 1 The Letterhead or Originating Address Many people use preprinted letterhead stationary for both business and personal use For business use your name company address and telephone number are usually included For personal use many people simply
66. ent modes and view the two reports Keyboard Proficiencies The Keyboard Proficiencies report shows your students which keys they know well and which keys they need to practice more To review this report they can click Keyboard Proficiencies at the top of the Reports screen from the Summary Curriculum Map or Progress Over Time reports This is where you can check to see how well you know each key Roll your cursor over a particular key to see how you are doing Click the Shift key to change the view between upper and lower case Keys You Know Well Keys Known Adequately Keys to Practice Transposition Transposition means you have reversed two consecutive keys e g the becomes teh This screen shows your students their typing proficiency for each key They can move their pointer over a key on the screen to read a detailed report of their performance with that key Clicking the Shift key buttons on the screen allows them to toggle between the upper and lower case keys The keys on the screen are colored red blue and green to reflect their abilities e Red Keys These are keys that your students are having trouble with This color indicates to them that they need more practice with them or that they have not used them enough Learning these keys will improve your students overall typing speeds and accuracy Your students can move the pointer over the red keys for more information about why they may be pressing these
67. ents do not have access to a print button that would allow them to print them on their own reports But they can view their progress reports at any time from the Student s Area Reports screen in the program The printing functions on the various types of student progress reports in the Teacher s Area differ slighly However from all the report pages the program prints in whichever mode you have activated on the Report screen For example if you would like to print the report in Standard mode but you are viewing the report in 10 Key mode you must first use the toggle keys to switch modes From the Summary report clicking Print prints the entire student progress reports This includes a page with Personal Profile information such as the student s first name and the current date as well as an Overview of the student s progress through the program The information in the Overview portion is the same as that which displays in the student s Summary report The student progress report also includes an Accomplishments page This page provides the color coded Progress Over Time Graph and a summary of the amount time the student has spent in the program and the amount of quizzes or tests the student has taken The final page of the student progress report entitled the Key Progress Report offers a color coded keyboard graph that shows with which keys the student is having success and difficulty It specifically lists the student s most trou
68. er than he had ever dreamed He flew over Times Square the Empire State Building and everything just as if he were a bird Then suddenly one by one his feathers fell out Oh no Henry was falling Thud He hit the ground Then Henry woke up It had all been a dream And he realized that the ground was the best place to be User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 109 Exercise 12 Dear Sir or Madam Thank you for sending me your winter catalog of camping equipment Your prompt response will help me receive my new camping gear before our family 4th of July outing would specifically like to order the All Weather Wear parka with zip outable lining in a size medium in red The stock number is 4560021 would also like to order your extra thick thermal over socks in a size small in blue That order number is 6731349 Enclosed is a money order for a total of 53 15 plus 8 5 California sales tax and 3 50 postage and handling My address is 1234 East Vermont St Los Angeles CA 90027 look forward to receiving my order and Happy early July 4th Regards User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 110 DICTATION LESSONS D1 Lesson 1 D1WO01 Dear Mrs Monroe D1W02 Thank you for your recent catalogue order D1W03 Unfortunately the dress is temporarily out of stock D1W04 so we cannot guarantee that you will have delivery of this item D1WO5 wi
69. es of your letter can vary in size Generally the margins start six lines down from the top of the page The body of the letter then commences four lines below this Styles do vary but here is a standard form 6 lines Page 2 Ms Lorena Samson February 29 2004 4 lines We are continuing to review the night deposit procedures and will present the full report at our meeting User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 129 WEB PAGE BASICS Building a Web page using HTML is easy We ll build a simple Web page to start off and direct you to great resources on the Web for further instruction Ready Begin To start your Web page open the Windows Notepad application Select Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Notepad Now type the following text in the open Notepad document lt HTML gt lt HEAD gt lt TITLE gt My Very Own Web Page lt TITLE gt lt HEAD gt lt BODY gt Welcome and thank you for visiting My Web Page lt P gt My Web page text goes here lt BODY gt lt HTML gt After you have completed typing the text save this file as index html on your desktop Now let s see what our page looks like using our Web browser To preview the file in your Web browser open the browser select File gt Open gt Browse gt Filename gt Open Congratulations you have just created your very first Web page This Web page is essentially the same as many high end pr
70. esson Wizard allows you to easily create new customized lessons in Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Dialog Box 1 Lesson Information The first dialog box of the New Lesson Wizard displays as soon as you click New Step 1 Enter a name for your lesson Step 2 Choose a grade level for your lesson Grades 3 5 Grades 6 8 O Grades 9 Adult In Step 1 you re prompted to enter the name of your lesson Click on the Type Here message in the text box with your pointer and begin typing the lesson name When you re finished move to the Step 2 You re grade level options are Grades 3 5 Grades 6 8 and Grades 9 Adult Your selection determines which groups of students will see the lesson To select a grade level click the button next to the option Click Next to continue or Cancel to return to the Custom Lesson Designer screen without creating a new lesson Dialog Box 2 Lesson Type The second dialog box of the New Lesson Wizard displays as soon as you click Next User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 58 Step 3 Choose lesson type Standard Lesson Speed Test Transcription Lesson Games Gumball Gambit Penguin Crossing Chameleon Picnic Shark Attack Far Off Adventures Ride the Wave Creature Lab Road Race L Cancer Previous Nexr In Step 3 you re asked to select a lesson type You may choose from among
71. f the ants or when too many ants jumped into the grass User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 84 Space Junk The Space Junk game helps you learn how to type common word patterns or letter combinations The object of the game is to destroy all of the space debris This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 To play Space Junk type the word patterns as they appear across the bottom of the screen Type word patterns accurately to destroy the space debris floating in from all directions Type each letter in the word pattern as quickly as possible to stop the debris from reaching your ship Your spaceship s lasers destroy the space debris when you type the letters correctly If you type them incorrectly the space debris will crash into your spaceship damaging it Keep an eye on the diagram in the lower right corner of the screen it shows how much damage your ship has sustained If the diagram is green yellow and red then your ship has sustained very little damage If the diagram is yellow and red then your ship has sustained moderate damage If the diagram is red then your ship has sustained a lot of damage You want to destroy the space junk before it completely destroys your ship 4 The game ends when you destroy all of the debris or when the debris destroys your ship User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 85 Far Off Ad
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73. file also appears on the Select Your Class drop down menu This profile is password protected and your students cannot access it For more information about the Teacher class profile see the Teacher Class Profile section Student Login Error A student may only be logged in the program on one computer at a time If your student has select his or her profile name from Select Your Name text box and clicked OK but that student is already logged in to another computer on the network a Login Error message displays Login Error This student is already logged in This message notifies students that they must log out of the Student s Area on their previous workstation before they can proceed in the program at their new workstation Your students can click OK to return to the previous screen NOTE Once students sign in the program creates individual files that contain information about their lesson history These files allow students to return to where they left off in their previous sessions of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools However students using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Standalone in a lab stetting must resume their work on the same computer that they were working on previously to pick up where they left off in the program This does not apply for students using the Network version of the software Student s Area Main Menu The Student s Area main menu is the starting point for your students in the pr
74. first student s first name and then the student s last name Separate the first and last names with a comma for example Jill Steward e Press Return to ensure that you ve left a carriage return between each of the students names e Repeat the previous two steps over and over until you ve entered the entire class roster in the text file Note Be sure to enter a carriage return after the last student name otherwise that student name will not import into the class e Next go to the Save menu and select Save As Name the file so that it s easily identifiable and use the default file setting Unicode UTF 8 Select an easy to find location on your hard drive such as the desktop to which to save the file Click Save to continue saving the file Once you have created your text file launch Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools again and navigate to the Class Management screen in the Teacher s Area Select the class profile from the Select Your Class drop down menu and then click Import from the Students menu just below the Class menu An Import Students dialog box displays allowing you to select your text file from the hard drive of your computer IMPORT STUDENTS C Users Kirk Cowgill Desktop 4 Upa Folder C ARs na Emergence gt eThority gt ForresterTechPrediction2009 C GroTech Navigate to your file Click Open on the Import Students dialog box to import all the student informatio
75. have been set up in a particular class the Select Your Name text box appears blank for that class If a particular student s profile has not been set up within their class profile their name does not appear with the rest of their classmates in the Select Your Name text box To learn more about setting up both class and student profiles please see the Class Management section Note If you are using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Standalone students work is saved on only the computer they are using They must use the same station each time User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools STUDENT S AREA 64 Select your class To sign in your students are first instructed by the Select Your Class default message to select their class from the drop down menu Once a class profile is selected the Select Your Name text box displays the names of all the students in the class Each time a new class profile is selected from the drop down menu the Select Your Name text box automatically updates with the student profile names for that class Your students can use the scrollbar to find their name on the list Once they ve located their name and selected it with the pointer their name highlights and the OK button is activated They must click OK to enter the Student s Area and begin their typing lessons User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools STUDENT S AREA 65 The Teacher class pro
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77. ick Yes on the dialog box to continue with the deletion or click No to save the class profile and return to the Class Management screen To remove all student information for an entire class profile first select a class from the Select Your Class drop down menu Next click Delete All from the Student menu just below the Class menu in the Class Management area A dialog box also displays after you click Delete All confirming the deletion of all the student profiles in the class User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 35 Are you sure you want to permanently delete all users and associated records Mr Ross 3rd Grade This action cannot be undone The name of the class appears in the text on the dialog box You can click Yes on the dialog box to continue with the deletion or click No to save the class profile and return to the Class Management screen Importing Student Lists To expedite the process of populating class profiles you can import groups of students First you must create a text file txt from which you will pull the students names Exit Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools and return to your desktop During the import process if a student profile with the same name already exists a message will display asking you to modify the name Names that exceed forty characters twenty for the first name and twenty for the last are truncated Keep this in mind when you re creati
78. ie teed Hise as dd si eons See Aiea Shae aes 102 EX iii td lle 103 A ccussnes EEE E EEE E EEE EE ssaveessbeauvest staversesaaeeset otaversssiaeee yt es 104 Exercise auo Eina a abate tp bathe A ELA 105 EXA ii A A AA A eee dade ete 106 Exercise A O 107 Exercise dla A GE 108 EXC li A A AAA AAA AAA 109 DICTATION LESSONS AA NOTO 110 DI Lesson Duero 110 D2 LESSON LAA AA date At 111 D3 LESSON Mi NA eh eee ena 112 BEE a aE AREE EEEE E AEE AEE S AE ed ee ae eae 113 DOLO aber 114 AER A O NAO 115 AAA O ee aaa ea it 116 D8iLESSON Bi e 117 A Oise eas ce nse ni aa bitte en A A eee ee ie Sie eee Saas aie AS 118 DIO Lesson lO sed weld aati nen aia ened i aod oe ia 119 TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS c scsusivescesssssesssesssscesvesaesovedesessessanssonsssscdsvsseusn sued eseasesvanavbusdesdsssssaussensveseaseses 120 Four Business Letter ese OORA 124 Full Block Styles cta da Sees ta id ati hit tia 124 Standard Block Style ccoo a A A A Ad eee 125 Semiblock rl A A ita 126 A Sh o5s atte e e aE toed odode etek E Sema a e eda date ets Ware Sues eee e ees 127 More on Business Leti 128 User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools WEB PAGE BASICS LEGAL NOTICES User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools WELCOME Welcome to Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools This product is a software training program built on a proven core curriculum Using this great technology at home in the office or at school helps
79. in telephoned yesterday and went over some of the specifics of the contract It is my understanding from him that we must provide insurance protecting our office staff as well as your company in the event of damage to or destruction of the leased equipment For your reference our insurance company is Travelstone Inc located here in Los Angeles Thank you for the extra time and consideration you have taken in handling our account We look forward to a long and fruitful association with Chroma Copiers Regards Marion Roberts Office Operations Enc 400 SUNDANCE BLVD e LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA 94947 e PHONE 319 378 7319 The semiblock style is the most common of these four forms The semiblock style keeps all elements flush left except the first line of every paragraph which is indented five spaces User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS 127 Indented Style February 29 2004 Greg Matterion V P New AccountsChroma Copier 15724 Ventura Blvd Studio City CA 94216 Re XL 1000 service contract Dear Greg As per our conversation of Tuesday November 17 here is the completed service contract for our new XL copier We have decided to purchase the three year contract instead of the standard one year service guarantee A check for the 375 total is enclosed Your assistant Jerry Kershin telephoned yesterday and went over some of the specifics of the contract It is my
80. inally click Save to save the file to your desired location with your desired name Or select Cancel and return to the Class Management screen without exporting information Note Your file will automatically be saved as a text file You can access this file outside of the Mavis Beacon application and print your class list Teacher Class Profile The Teacher class profile is a default setting that s automatically created upon installation of the program This class profile lets you access the Student s Area of the program and experiment with various settings and lessons for curriculum planning purposes Your activity in the Teacher profile does not affect other class profiles or the student profiles within them To enter the teacher class you must first set yourself up as you would a student Select the Teacher class profile from the Select Your Class drop down menu in the Class Management Area Next click Add on the Student menu just below the Class menu An Add Students dialog box appears with multiple text boxes for you to enter the first and last name of up to five teachers as well as an option for you to immediately add another set of teachers User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 38 ADD STUDENTS First Name Last Name Holly A Coo _____ IE You can type the first and last name of each teacher cut and past their names from another document or import them from a text file More
81. information about why your student may be missing them e Green Keys These are keys that your student knows well Your student consistently presses these keys correctly during lessons quizzes and games Well done You can view a student s Keyboard Proficiencies report in Standard and 10 Key modes In the first mode information is listed in WPM In the second it s listed in KPM Use the toggle keys to switch between the different modes and view the two reports User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 48 From the Keyboard Proficiencies report you can also click Print to print just the Keyboard Proficiencies portion of the student progress reports See the Printing Student Progress Reports section for more information about this process Curriculum Map The Curriculum Map report shows you where your student is in the Mavis Beacon curriculum To review this report click Curriculum Map at the top of the Reports screen from the Summary Keyboard Proficiencies or Progress Over Time reports This report provides a diagram showing which lessons your student has completed successfully and which lessons your student must complete or redo to graduate from a particular skill level Once your student finishes all the lessons in a skill level the star at the end of each skill level section turns from gray to yellow This star indicates that your student has earned a Certificate of Accomplishment
82. ing is active E Timer Spacing After Period Guide Hands One Space m Backspace Key 9 Two Spaces End of Line Wrap ma Disable WPM Gauge Font Size Lesson Layout 9 Small Standard Medium Overstrike O Large L End of Line Wrap This setting lets you choose whether or not your students cursors automatically move to the next line of text during activities in the Lesson Area Speed Test and Practice Area Your students have to press Enter or Return after every line of text if this setting is not active By default this option is turned on If you would like to turn it off for your class click the box next to the End of Line Wrap option An X is removed from the box indicating that the setting is inactive Disable WPM KPM Gauge This setting lets you choose whether or not the WPM KPM Gauge displays on the Lesson dashboard By default this option is turned off If you would like to turn it on for your class click the box next to the Disable WPM KPM Gauge option An X appears in the box indicating that the setting is active NOTE The KPM setting displays only if you are creating a class profile in 10 Key mode Font Size User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 27 This setting lets you adjust the size of the font that displays in the Lesson Area Speed Test and Practice Area Small font size is the default setting for this option You can choose from Small Med
83. installed to the server before it can be accessed by client workstations Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network is split into two distinct installers the server and the client A network administrator or someone with access rights to the server must install the server application to a network accessible file share For Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network to function properly the software requires full Read Write access to the directory containing the network files Notes e No programs are actually installed on the server computer during this process files are copied and folders are created but no applications are installed e Ifthe path to the network files changes the Mavis client should be uninstalled and reinstalled for each workstation Installing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network to the Server 1 On the server create a shared folder and give everyone Read Write access to the folder 2 Insert the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network CD into the CD ROM drive on the server The installation will begin 3 Click Next on the Welcome window The Software License Agreement will appear 4 Review the Software License Agreement then click Next if accepted 5 A Customer Information window will appear Make your selection and click Next 6 A Choose Network Destination Path or Choose a Folder window will appear Click Change and navigate to the shared folder you cre
84. inute default setting is dictated by grade level Revisit the Adding Classes section for specifics on grade level WPM and KPM default settings You can adjust this setting or your students goals by moving the slider back and forth with your mouse NOTE The KPM setting displays only if you are creating a class profile in 10 Key mode Typing Goal In Words Per Minute WPM 40 25 WPM 120 WPM Timer This setting lets you turn the Time Remaining clock on the Lesson Dashboard on or off By default this option is turned off If you would like to turn it on for your class click the box next to the Timer option An X appears in the box indicating that the setting is active User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 26 Guide Hands This setting lets you determine whether or not hands appear on the Lesson Dashboard to guide your students By default this option is turned on If you would like to turn it off for your class click the box next to the Guide Hands option An X is removed from the box indicating that the setting is inactive Backspace Key This setting lets you decide whether or not your students can erase their mistakes with the Backspace key during activities in the Lesson Area Speed Test and Practice Area By default this option is turned off If you would like to turn it on for your class click the box next to the Timer option An X appears in the box indicating that the sett
85. isplays reminding you that all existing settings will be overwritten with the new class settings User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 34 e OK Click OK to move the student to the new class and return to the Edit Student screen The student s current class settings be them customized or not are overwritten by the new class s program settings A dialog box displays reminding you that the student settings will be overwritten e Cancel Click Cancel to close the Move Student dialog box without moving a student and return to the Edit Student screen Deleting Students To remove a single student from a class profile first select a class from the Select Your Class drop down menu and a student from the list for that class Next click Delete from the Student menu just below the Class menu in the Class Management area Just as with deleting a class deleting a student from a class profile is a permanent change that results in the loss of all information about the student including the student s program settings and progress in the program To ensure that student information is not mistakenly lost a dialog box displays after you click Delete confirming the student deletion Are you sure you want to permanently delete the selected user and all associated records Jill Kramer This action cannot be undone les The name of the student appears in the text on the dialog box You can cl
86. ium and Large font size settings depending on the needs of your students The larger font settings may prove helpful for beginning typists and students with special needs Spacing After Periods This setting lets you determine how many spaces are permissible after periods during activities in the Lesson Area Speed Test and Practice Area You can choose either one space or two spaces Two spaces is the default setting for this option Lesson Layout This setting lets you choose where you want your students typing to appear during activities in the Lesson Area Speed Test and Practice Area If you want their typing to display beneath and between the lines of lesson text select the Standard option If you want their typing to display above the lesson text select the Overstrike option Standard is the default option for this setting Saving Resetting and Canceling Customized Class Settings Once you have made all desired changes to the setting options in the Edit Class area you can choose from the following options e Save Click Save to display the dialog box confirming your changes in the Edit Class area e Reset Click Reset to automatically reinstate the default settings per the grade level filters e Cancel Click Cancel to close the Edit Class area without saving any changes You return to the Class Management screen When you click Save the dialog box confirming your changes in the Edit Class area displays To continue savi
87. jet ski ahead of the competition This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 User Guide To play Ride the Wave type each character quickly and accurately as it appears on your dashboard When you make an error or type too slowly water splatters on your visor and the competing jet ski pulls ahead Increase your typing speed and improve your accuracy to move forward and take the lead The timer located below your dashboard shows how much time remains in your race When you correctly type all the words within the allotted time you are the first across the finish line If you make too many errors or the time runs out on the clock your jet ski sinks and the game ends Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 95 Crazy Catering There s a big dinner party going on tonight but the caterer is nowhere to be found Can you help save the dinner party by using your typing skills to cook a tray of tasty dishes This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 User Guide To play the Crazy Catering game type three words of the same color and cook a dish that matches the color associated with the type of food on Le Menu the menu hanging on the kitchen wall For example if you type three red words you receive an entr e for the dinner party If you type three differently colored words you receive a dish that was randomly selected from the thre
88. keep up the tradition As Committee Chairpersons Denise Dunlap and Jonah Clark had to make decisions and get everyone working quickly and efficiently There was certainly no time for disagreements between them But just one week before the fall Welcome Dance that is exactly what happened Jonah phoned Denise to ask her to help call the people in charge of decorations refreshments tickets and clean up Denise had just finished talking to each of them at school that day and thought Jonah wanted her to call them again She didn t think that was necessary They know what to do she responded with annoyance Jonah felt angry and said I was just making a suggestion No you weren t blurted Denise You just like to order everybody around including me What said Jonah Wait a minute no don t But we ve got to talk to these people to see if they re organized for next week l II call them if you can t He hung up the phone in anger Denise began to cry She didn t want to but the tears just came Her older sister Liza came in and asked her what was wrong She tried to explain Liza asked Did Jonah know you already talked to everyone think so said Denise He was right there at lunch when I was talking to everybody Well maybe he didn t suggested Liza Why don t you call him back Denise decided to take her sister s suggestion There was no way she and Jonah c
89. l that my programming skills D5W07 would be an enhancement to the skills of others in your department D5W08 and my analysis experience is the equivalent of the job requirements D5W09 want you to know that am very interested in the position D5w10 and look forward to hearing from you D5w11 Sincerely D5w12 Mary Chan User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools D6 Lesson 6 D6WO1 D6WO2 D6WO03 D6WO4 D6WO5 D6WO6 D6WO7 D6W08 D6WO9 D6W10 D6W11 D6W12 D6W13 User Guide 115 Dear Laura Per our conversation yesterday I m changing the advertising concept for the introduction of our dental hygiene products agree with you that our television advertising campaign should focus primarily on the evening hours between 6 30 p m and 11 p m even though the expense is far greater than other hours also agree that a more personalized approach is in order We will have a new proposal available by our regularly scheduled appointment this Friday Thank you for your valuable input Mark Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools D7 Lesson 7 D7WO1 D7WO2 D7W03 D7W04 D7WO5 D7WO6 D7WO7 D7W08 D7WO9 D7W10 D7W11 D7W12 D7W13 D7W14 D7W15 D7W16 D7W17 D7W18 D7W19 D7W20 User Guide 116 had both good news and bad news from my employer six weeks ago The good news was that had qualified for a special training c
90. lass at the company s headquarters The bad news was that the company s headquarters was in a different city over 200 miles away Since the expense of having a substitute home for six months was all mine wanted to find the most economical apartment available A friend told me that she knew of a marvelous inexpensive room for rent but didn t want to live in someone else s home So instead of looking at it spent a whole week looking at every apartment in the city Something was decidedly wrong with every one of them Finally in desperation went to look at that room for rent And guess what loved it learned a little lesson there Always investigate the most obvious solution first so you don t waste time Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 117 D8 Lesson 8 D8wo01 Welcome to the Neighborhood D8W02 We at the Smith Department Store D8W03 would like to congratulate you on the purchase of your new home D8W04 and hope that you will enjoy exploring decorating possibilities with us D8WO5 We offer a vast array of drape and carpet textures and colors D8WO06 as well as a wide selection of coordinating bedroom and bath accessories D8W07 As an added bonus D8WO8 we have a professional decorator on duty from 1 p m to 9 p m D8WO9 to aid you in achieving just the right effect D8w10 And because we know expenses are high at the beginning of new home ownership D8w11 with your goo
91. lps to ensure that your students are not privy to confidential installation and curriculum materials Your student however can seek guidance from the Finger Positioning Guide feature in the Student s Area by clicking Help For more information about this feature please see the Student s Area Help section User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 63 STUDENT S AREA When your student first launches Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools the welcome screen containing the Student s Area and Teacher s Area options appears The Student s Area is the path students take to enter the program In the Student s Area your students learn typing through a variety of lessons and games They learn techniques that help them improve their speed accuracy and other typing skills Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Student s Area x Teacher s Area To enter the Student s Area screen they must click Student s Area on the welcome screen The Student s Area main menu displays and the Select Your Class and Select Your Name dialog box immediately appears This dialog box prompts your students to sign into the program However your students are not able to sign in to the program if you have not already created class and student profiles for them If class profiles have not been set up the Select Your Class drop down menu displays a default messaging letting students know that no classes are available If no student profiles
92. mmary also shows the date the student started using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools the total amount of time spent working in the program your student s current typing level your student s typing goal your student s average speed your student s average accuracy on quizzes and tests and your student s average adjusted speed For more information about these measurements of student progress revisit the Class Progress Report section You can view a student s Summary report in Standard and 10 Key modes In the first mode information is listed in WPM In the second it s listed in KPM Use the toggle keys to switch between the different modes and view the two reports From the Summary report you can also click Print to print the entire student progress reports See the Printing Student Progress Reports section for more information about this process User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 47 Keyboard Proficiencies The Keyboard Proficiencies report shows you which keys your student knows well and which keys your student needs to practice more To review this report click Keyboard Proficiencies at the top of the Reports screen from the Summary Curriculum Map or Progress Over Time reports This is where you can check to see how well you know each key Roll your cursor over a particular key to see how you are doing Click the Shift key to change the view between up
93. mport content click Import The Import A Lesson dialog box displays Navigate to the folder on your hard drive that houses the text file Click twice on this folder to view the files within it and then select your desired content file If you would like return to the previous folder click Up a Folder User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 60 Click OK or Open if you re importing text to make a selection and return to the New Lesson Wizard dialog box Click Cancel to return to the New Lesson Wizard dialog box without making a selection If an error occurs during the import process you receive an Error message and text does not import On the other hand if you make a selection or successfully import content from a text file the text displays in the preview text box at the bottom of the New Lesson Wizard dialog box You can use the pointer to activate the scrollbar and read through the content If you would like to change your selection click Select or Import again and repeat the steps above If you are happy with the content your selected click Next to continue You can also click Previous to return to the previous dialog box or click Cancel to return to the Custom Lesson Designer screen without creating a new lesson Dialog Box 4 Lesson Limits and Goals The fourth and final dialog box of the New Lesson Wizard displays as soon as you click Next Step 5 Set the lesson limits
94. n Teaches Typing for Schools features many exciting games with different themes that your student can play to build their typing speed accuracy rhythm and endurance The more their typing skills advance the more challenging the games become NOTE The activities in Typing Games are not connected to the feature in the program that monitors typing progress How to Use the Typing Games 1 Click Typing Games on the Home screen to visit the Games screen 2 Roll your pointer over the game titles to identify which skill each game focuses on SPACE JUNK 3 As you roll the pointer over the title Mavis also tells you about how the game is played Follow these audio directions for gameplay or refer to the following sections in this User s Guide for instructions on how to play each of the games 4 Click one of the titles to select the game you wish to play NOTE If you want to interrupt or pause at any time during a game press the Pause button in the upper left corner of the game screen The Pause dialog box gives you three options Resume restarting the game from where you left off Start Over to restart the game from the beginning or End to return to the Games screen User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 82 Gumball Gambit The Gumball Gambit game is a great way to improve your typing accuracy The object of the game is to paint all the gumballs on the conveyor belt This game does not becom
95. n in the file If the file from which you are importing the data is properly formatted the information within it is automatically added to the desired class profile If the file is not formatted properly your students names do not appear on the student list Because you may not notice if only a few student names do not appear it s best to double check the class list in the Class Management area against your class roster You can add any missing names using the Add button on the Student menu just below the Class menu For more information about this feature see the Adding Students section User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 37 Exporting Student Lists You can export a list of students from a class profile Begin by selecting the class profile from the Select Your Class drop down menu in the Class Management Area Next click Export in the lower right corner of Class Management screen An Export Student List dialog box appears EXPORT STUDENT LIST C Users Kirk Cowgill Desktop 4 Upa Folder C ARs gt Emergence gt eThority gt ForresterTechPrediction2009 gt GroTech File Name FO SAVE CANCEL You can choose where you would like to save the student information by navigating to the appropriate place on your desktop in the Export Student List dialog box After you have selected a destination you can type a name for the file in the File Name text box F
96. n space available They may tell User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS 123 the addressee who wrote and then who typed the letter In this example Sam Bronson typed a letter for his employer Lorena Samson LS sb References can indicate enclosures attached pages in a letter There are three ways of stating this enclosure Enc Enc 5 Enclosure They can also designate who received copies of your letter c c Jack Remme Mary White Postscripts may replace a reference P S Your immediate reply is urgently awaited Lorena User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS 124 Four Business Letter Forms This section covers briefly the basic business and formal letter styles possible The examples provided are only some of the possible formats Most traditional business or personal letter styles can be broken down into two basic types block and indented Here are illustrations of the four most common forms Full Block Style February 29 2004 Greg Matterion V P New AccountsChroma Copier 15724 Ventura Blvd Studio City CA 94216 Re XL 1000 service contract Dear Greg As per our conversation of Tuesday November 17 here is the completed service contract for our new XL 1000 copier We have decided to purchase the three year contract instead of the standard one year service guarantee A check for the 375 total is e
97. nclosed Your assistant Jerry Kershin telephoned yesterday and went over some of the specifics of the contract It is my understanding from him that we must provide insurance protecting our office staff as well as your company in the event of damage to or destruction of the leased equipment For your reference our insurance company is Travelstone Inc located here in Los Angeles Thank you for the extra time and consideration you have taken in handling our account We look forward to a long and fruitful association with Chroma Copiers Regards Marion Roberts Office Operations Enc 400 SUNDANCE BLVD e LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA 94947 e PHONE 319 378 7319 The full block style is the most formal In this form type all elements Letterhead Date Inside Address Salutation Body of the Letter Complimentary Close and Reference from the left margin The paragraphs are not indented User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING BUSINESS LETTERS 125 Standard Block Style February 29 2004 Greg Matterion V P New Accounts Chroma Copier 15724 Ventura Blvd Studio City CA 94216 Re XL 1000 service contract Dear Greg As per our conversation of Tuesday November 17 here is the completed service contract for our new XL 1000 copier We have decided to purchase the three year contract instead of the standard one year service guarantee A check for the 375 total is enclosed Your assist
98. nd 10 Key modes In the first mode information is listed in WPM In the second it s listed in KPM They can use the toggle keys to switch between the different modes and view the two reports User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 79 STUDENT S AREA HELP If your students are having trouble with their lessons quizzes or tests in the Student s Area they can seek additional guidance on how to position their fingers without calling for your assistance Clicking Help in the upper left corner of the Lesson Area Practice Area Games and Reports screens activates the Finger Positioning dialog box They can also select the Help option from the Student s Area main menu From this screen Mavis Beacon instructs your students to press a key on the keyboard Students are encouraged to press keys with which they are having trouble Once they ve pressed this key the Guide Hands and text that displays in the text box provide both visual and written feedback for how to properly type the key For example if you press U on the keyboard the guide hands show your student which finger to use and the text box describes how to complete the process correctly User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools STUDENT S AREA HELP 80 To close the Finger Positioning dialog box your students can click Close User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 81 TYPING GAMES Mavis Beaco
99. nformed via an error message if you accidentally use the same name twice Class Name Po Grade Level Choose Grade Level 7 It s also important to remember that you cannot use special characters such as a period comma or apostrophe when naming student profiles For example instead of typing Ms Robertson you would type Ms Robertson to create a profile for Ms Roberson s class Finally class names cannot exceed 25 characters Grade Level Options After naming the class you must select a grade level for the entire class from the Grade Level drop down menu before you can create a new class profile A Choose a Grade Level default message at the top of the drop down menu serves as a reminder You will also receive an Add Class Error message if you try to create a profile without assigning a grade level You can select from three grade level options e 3 5 Grade e 6 8 Grade e 9 Adult These grade level options act as filters removing practice lessons that do not fit into the grade category Grade levels also affect baseline typing goals in the Edit Class area See the Editing Classes section for more information about adjusting these settings Class Default Settings When you create a new class profile the following default settings are automatically applied to the new class e Language English e Mavis Voice On e Music Off e Sounds On User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Scho
100. ng your changes to the settings for your class profile so that they are automatically applied to all the students in your class click Yes This action overwrites any existing default settings for each of your students in the class profile and returns you to the Class Management screen All previous settings for all students in the selected class will be overwritten Are you sure you would like to proceed User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 28 You can also click No on the dialog box to return to the Class Edit area where you can continue adjusting the settings for your class profile Again if you want to close the Class Edit area without saving changes to the class profile you must click Cancel from the main Class Edit screen Class Login Error If any students in the class that you are editing or deleting from the Class Management area are logged in to the program you cannot save your changes You must have all students log out of the program before you can make changes at the class level A dialog box appears to remind you that all students must log out before you save changes EIA Students in this class are logged in All students in this class will have to log out before you can edit or delete this class Deleting Classes Once a class profile has been created and added to the Select Your Class drop down menu you can remove the class from the system by clicking Delete from
101. ng your text file For more information about avoiding duplicate names see the Adding Students section For Windows users follow these steps to create your class list e Launch Notepad the native Windows text editing software by selecting it from your Start menu e Your cursor displays at the top of the window e Type the first student s first name and then the student s last name Separate the first and last names with a comma for example Jill Steward e Press Enter to ensure that you ve left a carriage return between each of the students names e Repeat the previous two steps over and over until you ve entered the entire class roster in the text file Note Be sure to enter a carriage return after the last student name or that student name will not import into the class e Next select Save As from the main menu Name the file so that it s easily identifiable and use the default Plain Text txt file and ANSI encoding settings Select an easy to find location on your hard drive such as the desktop to which to save the file Click Save to continue saving the file For Mac users follow these steps to create your class list User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 36 e Launch TextEdit the native Mac text editing software e Under the Format menu select Make Plain Text to open a new text file on your desktop e Place your cursor at the top of the window e Type the
102. nre of music on the list to preview your selection Once you are satisfied with your selection click OK to continue To ensure that the background music plays make sure that the Music portion of Value Settings is activated See the following section for more information Volume Settings You can independently adjust the volume of the Mavis Voice Music and Sounds on the Settings screen Move the slider to adjust the volume of each setting The Audio volume settings change as you move the slider on the Settings screen but you must return to the Student s Area to hear volume adjustments AUDIO Background Music Mavis Music SELECT Mavis Voice or Music High or Sounds High off High User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 25 Typing Area Keyboard Type Standard is the default setting for this option You can choose from the following options to select the type that best matches your students keyboards e Standard Selecting this option provides your students with the layout for a standard keyboard e Ergo Split Selecting this option provides your students with the layout for an ergonomic or split keyboard e 10 Key Selecting this option provides your students with the layout for a 10 Key keyboard and the curriculum is focused on learning 10 Key typing Keyboard Type Standard Oreos A 10 Key Typing Goal The WPM Words per Minute and KPM Keys per M
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104. o have your department donate old computers parts and peripherals to us WCRC also needs volunteers to spend a few hours a week to help repair and rebuild computers as well as assist in its training program If you are interested in helping the WCRC please call me at Extension 346 User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 102 Exercise 5 Mr Lawrence Nigel President Advertising Creations 1478 23rd Ave NE San Francisco CA 94586 Dear Mr Nigel Your current San Francisco Examiner ad for an Account Assistant caught my eye because the position combines my present work experience and career goals As you can see by my enclosed resume currently work as a Public Relations Assistant for La Cuisine Luxe a small gourmet foods company We supply all the pastries and elegant picnic items for the specialty food shops at Drake s and Lawrence Lytton department stores As know your firm specializes in food and beverage advertising feel certain that my expertise in this area coupled with my drive to enter the field of advertising would make me an attractive addition to your company will follow this letter with a phone call later this week so that we might arrange an interview time Regards User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 103 Exercise 6 Mrs Douglas Hennesy 1890 45th St NW Sacramento CA 95816 Dear Mrs Hennesy A
105. ofessional Web pages It is created by a series of formatted text instructions called tags that essentially tell the browser where to place information and how it should appear These tags come in pairs the first one is called an open tag lt gt and the second is called a closed tag lt gt Through the use of tags the most technologically advanced Web page for the most part uses the same technology as this simple Web page There are many ways to create wonderful engaging Web pages You may choose to hand code HTML as you did in the exercise above or you may choose to use a WYSIWYG program What You See Is What You Get Web builder program To learn more about Web design go online and research the various resources available For example go to your favorite search engine site and try keywords such as Web Web page and Web User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools LEGAL NOTICES 130 LEGAL NOTICES 1998 2008 HMH Consumer Company Limited and its affiliates and licensors All rights reserved English Word List copyright 1999 Wintertree Software Inc Portions of content copyright 2006 2008 HMH IP Company Limited All rights reserved by their respective parties Mavis Beacon Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing and Broderbund are registered trademarks of HMH Consumer Company Limited Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and the Works with Windows Vista logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
106. ogram From this screen they can enter the Lesson Area and begin taking lessons navigate to practice exercises enter the Games screen and activate a number of fun typing game check out the Reports area to view their progress and more User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools STUDENT S AREA 66 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Take a Lesson Practice Area Typing Games Reports Help Once your students have logged in to Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools they can choose from the following options e Take a Lesson This feature takes your students to the Lesson Area screen where they can begin working on Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools lessons e Practice Area This feature directs students to the Practice area screen where they can further develop their typing skills between lessons quizzes and tests e Typing Games This feature takes students to the Games screen where they can select from a number of fun games that offer an entertaining but challenging way to practice their typing e Reports This feature launches the Reports screen where students can monitor their individual progress e Help This feature displays the Finger Positioning Guide screen providing necessary and always on assistance to struggling students e Back This feature returns students to the previous screen where they can exit the program if they wish As a teacher you can also experiment with the various features in
107. ols CLASS MANAGEMENT 22 e Keyboard Type Standard e Typing Goal o Grade 3 5 30 WPM 100 KPM o Grade 6 8 40 WPM 120 KPM o Grade 9 Adult 40 WPM 140 KPM e Timer Off e Guide Hands On e Backspace Key Off e End of Line Wrap On e Disable WPM Gauge Off e Spacing After Period Two Spaces e Font Size Small e Lesson Layout Standard Detailed information about each of these settings and how you can customize them for specific class profiles is outlined in the Editing Class section Editing Classes Once you create a new class profile it is added to the Select Your Class drop down menu If you would like to change default settings for that class you can select the class name from the drop down menu and click Edit from the Class menu This button is located to the right of the Select Your Class drop down menu at the top of the Class Management screen The Edit Class screen offers more robust functionality than Add on the Class menu It allows you to adjust the default settings for each grade level and customize the program for your classes For example in the Typing area of the Edit Class screen you can turn off the Guide Hands features for your students in one class and keep them active for students in another class All the selected settings on the Edit Class screen apply to each student in your class For more information about customizing settings for individual students see the Editing Students section Detailed inform
108. om gray to yellow This star indicates to your students that they have earned a Certificate of Accomplishment When the star at the end of the map turns yellow it indicates to your students that they have reached the Advanced level and achieved their typing goal It lets them know that they have earned a Certificate of Completion From the Student s Area Reports screen your students can view these certificates but only you can print them Your students click the yellow star and a Certificates dialog box displays Here they can survey the certificate styles by selecting each of them and clicking OK They must click Close to return previous screen Your students can view their Curriculum Map report in Standard and 10 Key modes In the first mode information is listed in WPM In the second it s listed in KPM They can use the toggle keys to switch between the different modes and view the two reports User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools STUDENT S AREA REPORTS 78 NOTE Students must type through Mavis curriculum in order for certificates to become populated with actual data If the student skipped a level due to their performance on the Test My Typing Level test Mavis will not have enough data to calculate their performance and certificates will display with O values Progress Over Time The Progress Over Time report charts your student s specific progress through the program s quizzes and tests To
109. on 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 89 Undersea Karaoke The Undersea Karaoke game helps you build your typing speed and accuracy Play a melody for the crab by typing letters as they appear on the bubbles If you type enough letters correctly before the game time runs out you will hear one of four songs This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 To play Undersea Karaoke type the letters as they appear on the bubbles A new letter highlights after each letter that you type correctly 2 This game does not track your WPM instead it keeps a score You receive one point for every letter you type correctly 3 Complete the song before your time runs out The timer in the lower right corner of the screen lets you know how much time you have left User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 90 Road Race The Road Race game helps you build your typing speed The object of the game is to pass the yellow sports utility vehicle by typing as fast as possible This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 To play Road Race type each character quickly as it displays on your dashboard Each time you make an error a bug splats against your windshield If too many bugs hit your windshield the game will end 3 The gauge on the left side of your dashboard shows your WPM 4 The gauge on the right side of your dashboard shows your accuracy or ACC le
110. ons of this publication for classroom use only and for no other purpose In the interest of product improvement information and specifications represented herein are subject to change without notice YY Broderbund User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools Contents WELCOME sivisasscccctassesusses cececsscsdansdeneasosteassancbondasvessecsansdoudtsossadessessbedeoesssacsencdeteaseshecsssncuause svsseoscsnctetas sessiose 8 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS is cccc scacnsssdssvcccsscacuessassecesdodasasusisocsesscansasueesesecdosaesasbes oadsessdsnsabieneassc sdsnaadvessodscsss 9 Standalone and Network System REQUIFEMENKS c cccccccesssssssscecececessesssaeseceescesseseaeeeeeessesseeaeeeesesseeseaaeas 9 INSTALLING MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING FOR SCHOOLG cccccssessssssesececececcececeesecseeseecececesseeeeeeeeees 10 Windows Single Computer Install Instructions oocoooccccnononnncnononnnononnnncnonnnnnnnnnrnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnn 10 Macintosh Single Computer Install INStrUCtiONS ccccccccccssscececsssceceesssseceessssececsessecscseseeesesssseesensaaess 10 Installing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Network ooooocccccccnnocococanononanonccnnnnnnononnnnnccanannncnnnnos 11 Network Installation INStrUCtiONS ooonnnncnnnccnoncccnonnnononnnnnnconononononnnnnn on nnnn cnn nn nr anar anno nn n nn cra n nan nn aran anar ncnnnnss 11 Installing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools Network
111. or how you assigned lessons in the Custom Lesson Designer For more information about default settings and the Custom Lesson Designer see the Editing Classes and Custom Lesson Designer sections Your students can click Mavis Speed Test to take a randomly selected speed test from the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools curriculum If they select this option they immediately begin taking the test From the My Speed Tests list your students can also select the title of one of the speed tests created with the Custom Lesson Designer A description of the test displays in the Lesson Description area once they select the title information about word count time limit target speed and more User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TAKE A LESSON 72 Measure your typing speed with a test have designed for you by clicking Mavis Speed Test or you can take one of the tests in the list My Speed Tests Lesson Description 1 3to 5 Jennifer Brown Lesson 2 3 to 5 Jennifer Brown Lesson 3 3 to 5 Sample Speed 1 min 3 to 5 Sample Speed 10 min 3 to 5 Sample Speed 2 min You students must click Start to begin taking the test CUSTOM LESSON This is a Speed test lesson The text for the lesson comes WPM and the maximum errors allowed is 15 During the speed test your students may click Pause at any time to take a break The timer stops while they are reviewing the Pause menu They can click Start Over to
112. or more information about how to modify this setting see the New Lesson Wizard section e Lesson Environment This setting shows the lesson type Click Change to launch the Lesson Environment dialog box You may choose from among Standard Speed Test Transcription or Game e Lesson Limits This setting includes Time Errors and Words limits Adjust these limits by moving the slider to the right and left with your pointer e Lesson Goals This setting includes WPM KPM depending on whether or not you ve created the lesson in Standard or 10 Key mode and Accuracy percentages Again adjust these limits by moving slider to the right and left with your pointer Once you ve selected a lesson from Select Lesson List the Start Lesson button is activated Click Start Lesson to begin taking the lesson This is helpful if you want to preview a lesson before changing its settings or if you want to test newly changed settings before you save them To return to the Custom Lesson Designer from User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 55 the lesson screen click Custom Lesson Designer at the top of the lesson dashboard Clicking Back will take you to the welcome screen Before you save your changes to an existing lesson you can click Reset to undo your modifications to an existing lesson This button activates only after you ve selected a lesson title from the Select lesson list and modified at least one of th
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114. ork s title preceding the beginning of the body of the text A section Entitled XYZ means a named subunit of the Document whose title either is precisely XYZ or contains XYZ in parentheses following text that translates XYZ in another language Here XYZ stands for a specific section name mentioned below such as Acknowledgements Dedications User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools LEGAL NOTICES 133 Endorsements or History To Preserve the Title of such a section when you modify the Document means that it remains a section Entitled XYZ according to this definition The Document may include Warranty Disclaimers next to the notice which states that this License applies to the Document These Warranty Disclaimers are considered to be included by reference in this License but only as regards disclaiming warranties any other implication that these Warranty Disclaimers may have is void and has no effect on the meaning of this License 2 VERBATIM COPYING You may copy and distribute the Document in any medium either commercially or noncommercially provided that this License the copyright notices and the license notice saying this License applies to the Document are reproduced in all copies and that you add no other conditions whatsoever to those of this License You may not use technical measures to obstruct or control the reading or further copying of the copies you make or distribute However you may ac
115. ould make it through a whole year of planning if they didn t get along Sure enough Jonah didn t know she d talked to everyone and both of them realized that if they were going to work together they really needed to be very clear with each other to avoid problems and remain friends User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 105 Exercise 8 Dear Friends Last week while was in the hospital your cards phone calls and visits made it one of the best times of my life so far know that seems funny but it s true never knew how much friendship meant until experienced all of your kindness They say having an appendix out is pretty painful but it only hurt when you guys made me laugh which was every afternoon when many of you came by to keep me company Even my surgeon said she d like to hire some of you to help the rest of her patients heal as quickly as did look forward to getting back to school in a few more days but just wanted you all to know think you re the greatest Thanks a lot for everything Your friend Jana User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 106 Exercise 9 You can really make a difference wherever you work not just because you will take care of a certain percentage of the office workload but with your attitude as well When surveyed many employers ranked an employee s attitude as high as the
116. our students must first select it and then click Start If they would like to return to the Mavis Beacon curriculum without retaking a lesson they can click Back They can also click Back after they finish retaking their lesson if would like to return to the Lesson Area and pick up where they left off User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 74 PRACTICE AREA If your students would like to practice their typing between lessons or at any time during the program they can click Practice Area to visit the Practice Area screen In the Practice Area they can practice their typing skills by choosing from a wide selection of Mavis Beacon practice text Before they start a new practice session your students can browse through the list of categories on the Practice Session menu until they find one of interest The area to the right of the scrollbar shows them how many words are in the file they have selected They can use the up and down arrows to the right of the list to see more options Welcome to the Practice Area Choose a practice session from the list below then click 5 the Start button to begin Remember these sessions are just for practice and won tbe saved in the Reports area Back to Category Menu of Words The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 1 Vz The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 2 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3 The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin 1 The Life and Letters of Ch
117. per and lower case Keys You Know Well Keys Known Adequately Keys to Practice Mirror Image Mirror Image typing errors happen when you type a key in the correct row and column but with the wrong hand e g mistyped d as k 7 a O TIMEREAANNG EGINNER AD l fa X a CPERCENT COMPLETE fo E J NS ve uy we ie leat wfCoaD S i Bacopa He ite VES ED EA EE e Tab This screen shows your student s typing proficiency for each key Move your pointer over a key on the screen to read a detailed report of your student s performance with that key Click the Shift key buttons on the screen to toggle between the upper and lower case keys The keys on the screen are colored red blue and green to reflect your student s ability e Red Keys These are keys that your student is having trouble with This student needs more practice with them Learning these keys will improve your student s overall typing speed and accuracy Red keys can also be keys that your student has not used enough The program needs to collect a certain amount of data before it can report on performance Move your pointer over the red keys for more information about why your student may be pressing these keys incorrectly or missing them entirely e Blue Keys These are keys that your student knows fairly well but has not mastered There are several reasons why your student may be pressing these keys incorrectly Move your pointer over the blue keys for more
118. ption lessons NOTE Each of these exercises presents as many key combinations as possible and sometimes employs extra punctuation for added practice Do not use them for grammar or punctuation practice Exercise 1 Typing while looking at another page can be a challenge However businesses all across the country expect this of a typist Once you master the technique it s not only a challenge but also a lot of fun If your boss hands you a messy scratched out handwritten scrap of paper that he wants sent to a business associate you know that a lot is riding on it Everything depends on you There is a sense of pride a good typist feels in creating a beautifully typed finished letter or report especially when he or she saw that messy scrap of paper that originally contained the information So while the learning might go slowly and the road seems a long one as you begin to type always remember that this skill will make a great difference in your future Whether you will be typing office work essays for school or merely correspondence for yourself your skill at typing will increase your productivity while it perfects the presentation of your work Exercise 2 Samantha loved her birthday It was on Halloween This year she invited her entire class Her birthday cake was going to be a giant orange cake shaped like a jack o lantern They were going to play Pin the Sheet on the Ghost and eat candied apples But what cost
119. r Time At any time you may click Back or other reporting and Teacher s Area options located at the top of the Report screens to return to the previous screen or exit to a different screen in the Teacher s Area You may also click Help if you d like more information about how to use Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Class Progress Reports From the Reports screen you can track analyze and print reports on the progress of each of your class profiles as well as all the classes combined To review the progress of a single class select its class profile name from the Class drop down menu Class names are listed in alphabetical order by last name on the drop down menu and the Select Your Class default message serves as a reminder that you must choose a class before progress report information displays Class Mr Ross 3rd Grade view Procress Number Number Speed WPM AWPM Last Name First Name Class Last Played Skill Level Bes VEN AKPM Accuracy Quizzes Tests oo o oo oo oo 0 oo oo oo 00 oo 00 oo oo Dennison Mike Mr Ross 3rd Grade none BEG BEG 30 100 010 Gomez Maria Mr Ross 3rd Grade no BEG BEG 3000 o0 o Johnson Tyler Mr Ross 3rd Grade none BEGBEG 30 100 o0 ox Lopez Catherine Mr Ross 3rd Grade none BEGIBEG 30 100 00 00 none BEGIBEG 30 100 00 00 no om nom o Thomas Anthony Mr Ross 3rd Grade Williams Bridget
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121. rd to Overstrike on the Settings screen in the Teacher s Area In Overstrike mode the characters you type do not display between lines they display above the lesson text For more information about adjusting students settings see the Editing Classes and Editing Students sections If your students want to take a break during a typing lesson they can click Pause on the far right side of the Lesson Dashboard On the Pause menu they can select Resume Start Over or End The Start Over option returns them to the beginning of their current lesson and resets the text WPM KPM Gauge Percent Complete meters and Time Remaining clock The Resume option returns them to the test and the End option returns them to the welcome screen Your students typing scores and analysis information are only saved when the entire lesson is completed Once your students have completed a lesson they are shown their results To begin the next lesson they must click Start twice or press the Enter or Return key on their keyboard twice Your students must successfully complete section quizzes in order to progress through the typing lessons Custom Lesson Clicking Custom Lesson at the top of the screen allows your students to take one of the custom lessons created with the Custom Lesson Designer Lessons display based on the default grade level settings and or how you assigned lessons in the Custom Lesson Designer For more information about default settings and th
122. review this report your students click Progress Over Time at the top of the Reports screen from the Summary Keyboard Proficiencies or Curriculum Map reports This is where monitor your progress over time The vertical column shows your speed compared to your goal Roll over a bar to see how you did on each quiz and lesson you This screen displays the results of their quizzes and tests from the first to the most recent with each column representing a different quiz or test They can move their pointers over the column for specific information about a quiz or test and their performance on them The colors on the Progress Over Time graph represent for your student information from different areas of their progress The Blue columns represent Lesson Area quizzes and Keyboard Proficiencies tests The light blue purple and dark blue segments of these columns correspond to Goal light blue WPM purple and AWPM dark blue The Brown columns represent Speed Test tests The tan orange and medium brown segments of these columns correspond to Goal tan WPM orange and AWPM medium brown The columns appear completely dark blue or medium brown when the results for your student s AWPM WPM and goal are the same value For example you set your student s goal at 40 WPM and then your student types 40 WPM without making errors so your student s AWPM is also 40 Your students can view their Progress Over Time report in Standard a
123. s a Berkton s Department Store preferred customer you are eligible for entry into our Hawaiian Get Away for Two And all you have to do is come to our Perfect Beauty Care Salon on the third floor and pick up your free gift Throughout the year we here at Berkton s have appreciated your patronage You saw us through those long winter months of our Care Salon renovation as well as the face lift we ve given to our Cosmetics Department That s why we want to help you get away from it all for a Hawaiian vacation And to make the wait for your winning ticket all the more pleasurable we d like to offer you a sample of our newest skin care line from Switzerland called La Beaute Eternelle This series of amazing products makes skin care a delight So just visit our Perfect Beauty Care Salon any time between the hours of 10 00 a m and 6 00 p m Monday through Saturday to pick up the La Beaute Eternelle care kit created just for you And while you re there register for your Hawaiian Get Away For Two Thank you again for being such a special customer to us See you in Hawaii Sincerely yours Carolyn A Smathers Divisional Merchandise Manager User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 104 Exercise 7 For as long as anyone could remember Rockland Middle School had great school dances This year s Dance Committee needed all the help it could get to
124. s for the last name Once you have populated the First Name and Last Name text boxes choose from the following options on the Add Student dialog box e Save Click Save to create new student profiles and return to the Class Management screen User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 31 e Cancel Click Cancel to close the Add Students dialog box without adding new student profiles and return to the Class Management screen e Save and Add This option lets you more rapidly enter student information for an entire class If you want to create more than five student profiles click Save and Add after you have filled all the text boxes on the current Add Student dialog box A new Add Student dialog box with blank text boxes for up to five additional student profiles automatically displays With the Save and Add button you do not have to exit the dialog box and activate it again from the Class Management screen rather you can continue adding groups of students in sets of five When you finished entering all of your student information click Save to create your new student profiles and return to the Class Management screen By default the new student profiles assume the program settings for the entire class To customize individual student profiles see the Editing Students section Editing Students The grade level of your selected class dictates the default program setting for each student within the cl
125. s like a period comma or apostrophe and they cannot exceed 25 characters User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 20 Ms Susan Typing Class Grade 9 Adult Once you have entered a class name and selected a grade level click OK to create a new class profile Detailed information about the Class Name text box grade level options and class default settings can be found below If you select the name of an existing class profile then an Add Class Error message displays informing you to modify the name of your class profile If you forget to select a grade level from the drop down menu the Add Class Error message will also display reminding you to choose a grade You may repeat this process to create profiles of each of your classes However you are only able to create up to 25 new class profiles Once you ve created all 25 clicking Add will generate an Add Class Error message This dialog box informs you that all the class profile slots are full and you must delete a class profile before you can add another one For more information about how to delete a class profile see the Deleting Classes section User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 21 Class Name Text Box You enter the name of the class in the Class Name text box A blinking cursor in the text box indicates that you can begin typing Duplicate names are not allowed and you will be i
126. s per second or faster 10 megabits per second or faster CD ROM For one time installation For one time installation NOTE In the interest of product improvement information and specifications represented in this document are subject to change without notice User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 10 INSTALLING MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING FOR SCHOOLS Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools installs on your computer s hard drive You need at least 300 MB of free space on your hard drive to complete the installation For the best results close all other programs and applications before starting the installation Follow the instructions below to install the program There are separate instructions for installing on Windows and Macintosh operating systems Both sets of instructions assume that the AutoPlay feature on your CD ROM drive is active If you are installing the network version of the software skip ahead to the section called Installing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Network Windows Single Computer Install Instructions Note When installing on Windows XP and Vista the user must be logged in to Windows with administrator privileges 1 Insert the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20 for Schools program CD into the CD ROM drive A Welcome screen will appear 2 Click Next 3 Review the Software License Agreement then click Yes to agree to the terms of the agreement
127. s the portal window and the shark moves closer If you make too many mistakes the shark eats your submarine and the lesson ends 3 The gauge above the portal window displays your WPM User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 93 Penguin Crossing tad The Penguin Crossing game helps build your speed and accuracy The object of the game is to move your penguin by keeping it afloat on icebergs You must correctly type the characters on the iceberg that your penguin floats on before it smashes into the Orca fin The game becomes more difficult as your Typing Goal improves When your Typing Goal is set at a greater WPM the icebergs float more quickly giving you less time to type the word correctly and move the penguin to the next iceberg 1 Once your penguin jumps onto an iceberg type the characters on the iceberg as quickly as possible If you make an error the game waits for you to correct it before proceeding 2 Each time you correctly type a word on an iceberg the penguin jumps to the next iceberg If you correctly type all the words preventing the icebergs from smashing onto the Orca fin you win the game 3 Ifyou make too many mistakes or type too slowly the game ends User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 94 Ride the Wave The Ride the Wave game helps you improve your typing speed and accuracy The object of the game is to ride your
128. tems appear in the maze To win the game you need to collect all of them before you run out of time If your car hits smog or a transparent bubble over a letter a sentence appears and you must type it correctly to make the smog disappear Watch out for smog monsters the yellow and green blobs with red eyes If you run into one the game ends Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 97 Rockslide Look out below It takes speed and accuracy to escape the rockslide in this game The game becomes more difficult as your Typing Goal improves When your Typing Goal is set at a greater WPM rocks fall more quickly from the top of the cliff Also words become longer and rocks fall more quickly as the game progresses 1 To play the Rockslide game type the words on the rocks as they fall from the top of cliff on the screen 2 Speed and accuracy are equally important If you mistyped letters the rocks on which the letters are displayed fall to the bottom of the screen Rocks may also fall if you do not type the letters on them quickly enough Rocks at the bottom of the screen cannot be removed 3 You want to achieve the highest possible score before the screen fills with rocks Type letters fast and accurately to prevent the rocks from falling Happy climbing User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 98 Bubble Pop Groove your way to improved accuracy and rhythm in
129. the Bubble Pop game The game becomes more difficult as your Typing Goal improves When your Typing Goal is set at a greater WPM the bubbles float at faster speed and appear on the screen more frequently Also there are three levels of speed in this game First the bubbles float slowly next they float at a medium pace and finally they float quickly To play Bubble Pop type the letters on the bubbles as they float toward the top of the screen Timing is crucial You must correctly type the letters on the bubbles just as the bubbles move across the Typing Zone the highlighted platform containing a string of small bubbles that the bubble dancers are standing on Some part of bubble containing the letter must overlap the Typing Zone when you press the letter key for the point to count as part of your score 3 You can only make a certain number of mistakes in each level If you exceed that number the level ends 4 Type all the letters accurately and at the right time to win User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 99 TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS Throughout your typing career you will work from printed text often whether it is letters manuscripts or other documents Occasionally the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing program asks you to practice typing text from your manual Each of the following exercises is numbered and easily identified for those occasions You use this text additionally when constructing custom transcri
130. the Class menu in the Class Management area An Add Students dialog box appears with multiple text boxes for you to enter the first and last name of up to five students as well as an option for you to immediately add another set of students You may add a maximum of 100 students per class User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CLASS MANAGEMENT 30 ADD STUDENTS First Name Last Name You can type the first and last name of each student cut and past their names from another document or import the class roster For more information about importing student names see the Importing Student Lists section You cannot duplicate student names within or across any of the class profiles An error message informs you if a student s name is already being used in the software In this case use a student s middle initial suffix number or nickname to differentiate the student s profile and create it in the program for example Robert Williams Jr Henry R James Jenny Brown 2 One or more of these students already exist Please use a different first or last name for the following student s Mark Smith It s also important to remember that you cannot use special characters such as a period comma or apostrophe when naming student profiles In the example above you can see that periods were omitted Finally student names cannot exceed twenty characters for the first name and twenty character
131. the Student s Area without being tracked as a student Simply select your profile from the Teacher class profile enter your administrative password and begin working in the Student s Area For more information about the Teacher class profile see the Teacher Class Profile section User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 67 TAKE A LESSON Your students have two options the first time they select Take a Lesson from the Home screen They can either take the diagnostic quiz to assess their typing ability or skip the test and begin with the first lesson in the curriculum i Hi l m Mavis Beacon Welcome to the Lesson Area To get 4 started recommend we test your current typing level so know where to place you in the course Or if you prefer you can begin with the very first lesson Your students can first click Test My Typing Level and then Start or just click Start twice from Lesson Area screen to take the diagnostic quiz and find out at which level Mavis Beacon thinks they should start the program They should begin the test by typing the words as they appear on the screen until a dialog box appears informing them that Mavis Beacon has determined their typing level Once they have completed the test they can begin their first lesson If you d like all your students to start with the first lesson in the program then you can ask them to click First Beginner Lesson to bypass the typing test They
132. their typing performance You can view a student s Curriculum Map report in Standard and 10 Key modes In the first mode information is listed in WPM In the second it s listed in KPM Use the toggle keys to switch between the different modes and view the two reports Progress Over Time The Progress Over Time report charts your student s specific progress through the program s quizzes and tests To review this report click Progress Over Time at the top of the Reports screen from the Summary Keyboard Proficiencies or Curriculum Map reports Y This is where monitor your progress over time The vertical column shows your speed compared to your goal Roll over a bar to see how you did on each quiz and lesson you 09 28 2008 Goal 40 WPM WPM 57 AWPM 57 EN f N Y fu ofe fi Enter This screen displays the results of your student s quizzes and tests from the first to the most recent with each column representing a different quiz or test Move your pointer over the column for specific information about a quiz or test and your student s performance on it The colors on the Progress Over Time graph represent information from different areas of your student s progress The Blue columns represent Lesson Area quizzes and Keyboard Proficiencies tests The light blue purple and dark blue segments of these columns correspond to Goal light blue WPM purple and AWPM dark blue The Brown
133. they have completed When the blue light reaches the end of the meter they are finished with the lesson e During a timed typing lesson the Time Remaining clock on the right side of the Lesson Dashboard shows your students how much time has passed since they started the lesson You can turn this feature on and off on the Settings screen in the Teacher s Area e As you move through the program from the Beginner to Advanced level the Skill Level meter shows the difficulty of each lesson For more information about adjusting students settings see the Editing Classes and Editing Students sections Typing Lessons The Start button on the far left side of the Lesson Dashboard lights up when the program is ready for your students to begin the lesson The first time they click Start Mavis Beacon offers some helpful tips and tricks for success in the lesson as well as words of encouragement They must click Start again to begin typing User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TAKE A LESSON 70 jadle aelj alskdj dasa a ieja s a sla adze ael Instruct them to type the characters as they appear on the screen until the lesson is finished Standard mode is the default setting for displaying text in the typing lessons In Standard mode the characters display beneath and between the lines of lesson text If you do not like the way the text displays on your students screens you can change the mode from Standa
134. thin the usual ten days D1W06 However we anticipate that you will have received the dress D1WO07 within two weeks of receipt of this letter D1WO08 We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools D2 Lesson 2 D2W01 D2W02 D2W03 D2W04 D2W05 D2W06 D2W07 D2W08 D2W09 D2W10 D2W11 D2W12 D2W13 D2W13 D2W14 User Guide 111 Dear Mom What s happening Did Sammy get over the flu yet Did you get your hair cut like you said you would was able to get most of my classes finally but some are in the morning and some are in the afternoon lII be running back and forth to the dorm a lot spent a lot more money on books than had anticipated because had to buy all new ones This has left me a little short and there s a big ski weekend coming up soon Could you please send me some more money right away Remember the more you send me the less Ill pester you Love you all Stacy Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 112 D3 Lesson 3 D3W01 Dear Hotel Pacific D3WO02 would like to reserve a deluxe suite for two people at your hotel D3W03 for the three nights of October 7th 8th and 9th D3W04 hope that the deluxe suite is still furnished with two queen size beds D3WO5 a microwave oven and a small refrigerator D3W06 We would like a room higher than the eighth floor D3WO07 looking do
135. through customized adjustments in the Class Edit and Student Edit screens For example 40 140 means that a student s goal is 40 WPM 140 KPM the default setting for Grade 6 8 For more information about changing this setting see the Editing Classes and Editing Students sections e WPM KPM This column displays students current WPM and KPM The first number represents the WPM and the second KPM NOTE If a student has not played in 10 Key mode the student s KPM will remain a zero throughout the course of the program and vice versa e AWPM AKPM This column displays students typing speeds after they are adjusted for errors It s measured in Adjusted Words per Minute or AWPM and Adjusted Keys per Minute or AKPM The first number represents AWPM and the second AKPM NOTE If a student has not played in 10 Key mode the student s AKPM will remain a zero throughout the course of the program and vice versa e Total Time Played This column displays the total time in minutes that students have spent working in the program e Accuracy This column displays students overall accuracy It s the percent of characters they have typed correctly during all of their quizzes and tests e Number of Quizzes This column displays the number of quizzes students have completed e Number of Speed Tests This column displays the number of speed test students have completed The information in the class progress reports can be sorted according
136. ting the title of the lesson on the Select Lesson list and making your desired changes to the lesson settings on the right side of the screen For more information about each of the lesson settings see the Lesson Settings section e You can click Import to import lessons from version 16 of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools that you have saved on your computer The process for importing old custom lessons is outlined in the Importing Lessons section e You can click Export to open the Export Lesson dialog box and save lessons to the hard drive of your computer The process for exporting custom lessons is outlined in the Exporting Lessons section e You can click New to launch the New Lesson Wizard and create a new custom lesson The five step process for creating a new lesson is outlined in the New Lesson Wizard section e To delete a lesson select the title of the desired lesson on the Select Lesson list This activates the Delete button Click Delete and a dialog box displays to ensure that you would like to delete the lesson Click Yes to remove the file and return to the Custom Lesson Designer screen Click No to return without deleting e f for any reason you want to return to the previous screen or exit to a different screen you may click Back or other Teacher s Area options located at the top of the Custom Lesson Designer screen e You may also click Help if you d like more information about how to use Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for S
137. tory section of the Document You may use the same title as a previous version if the original publisher of that version gives permission B List on the Title Page as authors one or more persons or entities responsible for authorship of the modifications in the Modified Version together with at least five of the principal authors of the Document all of its principal authors if it has fewer than five unless they release you from this requirement C State on the Title page the name of the publisher of the Modified Version as the publisher D Preserve all the copyright notices of the Document E Add an appropriate copyright notice for your modifications adjacent to the other copyright notices F Include immediately after the copyright notices a license notice giving the public permission to use the Modified Version under the terms of this License in the form shown in the Addendum below G Preserve in that license notice the full lists of Invariant Sections and required Cover Texts given in the Document s license notice H Include an unaltered copy of this License Preserve the section Entitled History Preserve its Title and add to it an item stating at least the title year new authors and publisher of the Modified Version as given on the Title Page If there is no section Entitled History in the Document create one stating the title year authors and publisher of the Document as given on its Titl
138. tudents typing lessons from the Custom Lesson Designer screen The various features on the Custom Lesson Designer screen are set up in a familiar wizard like format for easy use To get started click Custom Lesson Designer on the Teacher s Area main menu You can also click Custom Lesson Designer at the top of the Class Management or Reports A dialog box displays asking you select a lesson type Standard or 10 Key mode in which you would like to design your lesson For more information about Standard and 10 Key modes see the Editing Classes section Click either Standard or 10 Key to continue The Custom Lesson Designer screen displays and you can start designing your own lessons User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools CUSTOM LESSON DESIGNER 53 3 to 5 Sample Custom Lesson 3to 5 Sample Game 3 to 5 Sample Speed 1 min 3to 5 Sample Speed 10 min 3 to 5 Sample Speed 2 min 3 to 5 Sample Speed 5 min 6 to 8 Sample Custom Lesson 6to 8 Sample Game 6 to 8 Sample Speed 1 min 6 to 8 Sample Speed 10 min 6 to 8 Sample Speed 2 min 6 to 8 Sample Speed 5 min 9 plus Sample Custom Lesson 9 plus Sample Game 9 plus Sample Speed 1 min 9 plus Sample Speed 10 min 9 plus Sample Speed 2 min 9 plus Sample Speed 5 min Lamporrio anewa DELETE From the Custom Lesson Designer screen you have the following options e You can modify a lesson that has already been created by selec
139. ue type the password in the text box and click OK If you forget the password you can click Hint A dialog box displays directing you to the Administrator Guide for more information about the password Once you have entered the password correctly the Select Your Class dialog box displays again with a list of teacher names Select your name from the list and click OK User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 40 TEACHER S AREA REPORTS From the very first time your students log in to the program Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools is constantly monitoring their progress as typists how they are fairing in the program overall their success in their current lessons and their skill development This detailed information about student progress can help you better adapt program settings and student and classroom curriculum to meet the changing needs of students and the class as a whole throughout the duration of the semester quarter or year To access the Reports screen click Reports on the Teacher s Area main menu You can also click Reports at the top of the Class Management or Custom Lesson Screens From this screen you can view class progress reports for individual class profiles or all of the class profiles at once by clicking All Classes from the Class drop down menu You can also view different types of individual student reports including Summary Keyboard Proficiencies Curriculum Map and Progress Ove
140. ume should she wear She thought and thought Her birthday got closer Finally her birthday was the next day She still had no ideas Her mother and father helped her think Did she want to be a princess A clown A fairy No none of those ideas was just right Finally when Samantha was getting very sad her cat Collette jumped in her lap Suddenly Samantha knew what she would be And at her birthday party the next day Samantha did indeed have the best costume Her costume had two little black ears white fuzzy whiskers and a long black tail What was she Exercise 3 How you dress can say quite a bit about you This fact couldn t be more pertinent than when you begin a job search Remember the person interviewing you is trying to get to know as much about you as possible in a very short amount of time sometimes in one half hour or less He or she is looking closely at every detail about you to help him or her make the final decision about whether you will be right for the job Your style of User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TRANSCRIPTION LESSONS 100 dress doesn t make your career but it helps Generally if you have a question about an outfit don t wear it In most cases a more traditional look is the wisest choice A clean crisp appearance is always better than sporting the latest fashion craze Whether you choose a skirt dress or pants for women of course or a coat and tie or suit
141. unt of students displayed on the Reports screen displays in the lower left corner e The students average in WPM and in KPM displays under the WPM KPM column e The students average in AWPM and in AKPM displays under the AWPM AKPM column e The average amount of time students spent in the program displays under the Total Time Played column e The students average accuracy percentage displays under the Accuracy column As you may have noted already all of the Class Average numbers correspond with columns above them The first number represents students average in WPM and the second in KPM For example if you select an individual class profile from the Name drop down menu and 77 0 displays under the Accuracy column it means that students in that class profile have a seventy seven percent accuracy in Standard mode but have not yet completed lessons in 10 Key mode User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TEACHER S AREA REPORTS 44 It s important to note that class summary reports may be skewed when students whose information is displayed in the report have not yet completed lessons in one mode or another because their lack of experience is represented with a numerical value of zero Printing Class Progress Reports You can print a hard copy of the class progress reports for your records Begin by selecting your desired class profile name from the Class drop down menu The progress report for all
142. use their names but your home address may be added as well This information is located at the top of the first page of your stationery and usually takes up about two inches of space The letterhead may be centered or flush left or right depending on letter style we discuss this later If you are using blank stationery for business with no preprinted letterhead then type your address and telephone at the top of the page You may either center it or place it flush to one side Do not type your name save that for the Complimentary Close 2 The Date Type the date below the letterhead Depending on the letter style you choose it can be flush to one side or centered Whatever the case the following rules apply a The date is typed two lines below the letterhead b The name of the month is typed in full c Acomma separates the day of the month from the year for example January 12 2005 3 The Inside Address Type the address in full including the name and title of the person to whom you are writing Make this address similar to the one on the envelope The title may be placed on the same line as the person s name such as Lorena Samson Chair Or on the next line Lorena Samson Chair If the company address takes up more than two or three lines you might want to put the title and name on the same line However if Lorena s title were long such as Assistant Manager Product Storage Retrieval and Development Section II IA
143. vel User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 91 Pirate Race BS Wa e Ny A Z Y Improve your speed and accuracy with the Pirate Race game Beat the evil pirates red Treasure Ship The game becomes more difficult as your Typing Goal improves When your Typing Goal is set at a greater WPM the competing ship travels faster 1 To play Pirate Race type the letters correctly as they appear on the bottom of the screen If you type quickly and accurately your blue Treasure Ship blows ahead of your rival the red Treasure Ship 2 The faster and more accurately you type the faster your blue ship sails You want to stay ahead of the red ship to win the game 3 If your time runs out and the red ship reaches the shore before you or if you make too many mistakes the game ends 4 Bethe first to sail your blue Treasure Ship to shore and win the game User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 92 Shark Attack The Shark Attack game helps you build your typing speed The object of the game is to stay ahead of the shark which catches up to you if you type too slowly This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 To play Shark Attack type the characters quickly and accurately as they display under the shark tank If you are successful the shark stays at bay 2 Each time you make a typing error an aquatic creature hit
144. ventures The Far Off Adventures game builds your typing rhythm and endurance The object of the game is to keep your balloon airborne until it reaches its destination The game becomes more difficult as your Typing Goal improves When your Typing Goal is set at a greater WPM KPM the balloon falls more quickly You must type the correct keys at a faster consistent rate to keep it aloft 1 To play Far Off Adventures type the characters as they appear in the boxes at the bottom of the screen If you re typing in Standard mode then you must type the letters correctly If you re typing in 10 Key mode then you must type the numbers correctly 2 Speed is not the key to this game Instead of typing as quickly as possible you want to type the characters accurately and with a consistent rhythm 3 Ifyou make too many errors or lose your rhythm the balloon crashes into the water and the game ends 4 If you keep your balloon aloft until the end of the game you visit a secret destination User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools TYPING GAMES 86 Check Out Time The Check Out Time game is designed to help you practice typing with the 10 key number keypad on your keyboard The object of the game is to correctly enter the amount on the cash register display for all of the grocery items This game does not become more difficult as your Typing Goal improves 1 To play Check Out Time accurately enter
145. wn on the pool area D3WO08 If you cannot fulfill this request as stated D3WO09 please notify me at once D3W10 Thank you for your immediate attention to my request D3W11 Joan Gordon User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools D4 Lesson 4 D4W01 D4W02 D4W03 D4W04 D4WO5 D4W06 D4W07 D4W08 D4W09 D4W10 D4W11 D4W12 D4W13 User Guide 113 Dear Mr Johnson Enclosed please find my resume in response to your advertisement for a systems analyst My current position as an applications consultant with Crossbase Corporation has provided me with a broad range of experience with both mainframe and personal computers have programmed in several languages but more importantly have prepared requirements tested and implemented system changes have worked closely with both users and programmers to develop applications that accurately produce the necessary results would appreciate the opportunity of discussing how my qualifications fit your requirements Sincerely Mary Chan Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools 114 D5 Lesson 5 D5WO1 Dear Mr Johnson and Ms Brown D5W02 Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today D5W03 was most impressed with the wide variety of projects D5W04 under development in your department D5W05 am sure that this is an environment which would provide me with opportunities and challenges D5W06 fee
146. you develop excellent typing skills To begin check your system requirements Next install the software and then run the program User Guide Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 20 for Schools SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools runs on most lab or classroom computers but you need to make sure your workstation has the minimum required hardware to support the program before installing it Use the list below to find out if your computer is able to run Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for Schools Once you are sure that your hardware can support the program you may install and run the program Standalone and Network System Requirements Minimum System Requirements Windows Macintosh Operating System Windows Vista and XP SP2 Mac OS 10 4 and later Processor Pentium 111 700 MHz or higher PowerPC G4 G5 and Intel 800 MHz or faster or 1 2 GHz G3 processor or faster RAM 128 MB of RAM XP 512MB of RAM 256 MB of RAM Vista Hard Disk Space 300 MB 300 MB CD ROM 12X CD ROM 12X CD ROM Monitor Resolution 1024x768 Resolution 1024x768 Audio Windows compatible sound card and Speakers speakers Internet Connection Optional Optional Adobe Acrobat Reader Optional Optional Network Servers Windows Server 2000 2003 2008 with latest service pack or Novell 6 X Mac OS 10 0 4 Server or later Hard Drive Server Space 400 MB 400 MB Ethernet 10 megabit

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