KP Typing Tutor 
For Win95/2000/XP   version 5

KP Typing Tutor is an easy-to-use and effective typing program that will help you to learn to type. A number of modules let you practice basic typing course, sentences, or longer text. An on-screen keyboard and L-R hands, highlights the key and finger to be used. 

KP Typing Tutor supports Dvorak keyboard layouts (Dvorak, Left Single-handed Dvorak and Right Single-handed Dvorak) with special typing courses. 

With its user management, course management and keyboard management, KP Typing Tutor is also good for multi-user environments like schools, language centers, labs, and companies. The standalone version of KP Typing Tutor support multiple users, and the Net Edition provides better user management and course management in LAN environment. 

Free companion tools are available for you as a teacher to customize the tutor for students. Layouts and course files in other alphabetic languages could be found at the International Section of KP Typing Tutor's homepage. 


For updated information about KP Typing Tutor series, please visit 
http://www.fonlow.com/zijianhuang/kp/ 

Email: kpsupport@ihug.com.au


What's new 
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KP Typing Tutor v5.0 

* Full screen by default. 

* The look and feel of the typing game is improved. More options of the game could be set in "kpgame.ini". This ini file could be modified directly using any text editor, or using the standalone KP Typing Game. 

* Some other slight changes of UI 

KP Typing Tutor v4.x 

* On-screen keyboard 
The keys on the on-screen keyboard are represented with 3D buttons, with bitmap painting. During a drill, a key to be pressed will keep down and up. 

* Practice progress 
When you practise with the Course module or the Sentence Drills module, if the accuracy of drill is lower than 95%, the tutor won't give next example line for next drill, eventually you need to repeat typing the same line. 

* Full European accents supports 
In previous version, European accents were partially supported. KP Typing Tutor v4.0 is able to provide full European accents supports. 

* Switching between keyboard layouts 
KP Typing Tutor series support Dvorak keyboards with well-designed courses. In the past, the learner has to rely on Windows user interfaces for switching between keyboard layouts. Windows seemed not to provide convenient UI for switching, for Windows always asks for inserting an install CD of Windows. In KP Typing Tutor v4.0, you may simply go to the Options module, select a keyboard layout from the drop-down list in order to activate an installed keyboard layout. 

* Typing Game in maximized window (full screen mode) 
Historically, the size of the window of the typing game was about 640x480. 

* Better user management and course management 
KP Typing Tutor series read text files as practice contents of different modules. In version 4.0, each set of text files for the Course module, the Sentence Drills module and the Game module are kept in the same folder. The folder name represents the course name that appears in the Option module. When you add a new user, you may simply select a course name from the drop-down list in order to link all text files. With this feature, you may easily add new courses into the tutor. 

* More options for special effects indicating which key and which finger to use. 

