TypingMaster Pro by TypingMaster is a solid typing software product with a set of rather basic features. What you get with this typing program will help you either learn how to type or get better at keyboarding. However, the user interface is somewhat dated and the software's various features could be better organized.
TypingMaster Pro is fairly easy to figure out, but there is no screen-by-screen information or instruction. Nonetheless, it is not too difficult to manage, though we were occasionally frustrated with how this software works compared to similar typing programs. It would help tremendously if this application's features were easier to find.
TypingMaster Pro allows you to choose from nine different languages and 34 different types of keyboards. There are also some basic games for typing fun available within the application that are really enjoyable, but which push you to up your speed and accuracy. TypingMaster Pro contains an easy-to-read reports page, which you can print out in the form of a certificate of achievement.
The application's typing tests provide sections of text that you must type word for word, with the clock ticking all the while. When you're taking a test, the word you are supposed to type is underlined for you. Once you are finished, you get a test result report that gives you your gross speed, accuracy, net speed, gross strokes, error hits and net strokes. It also shows you where in the writing sample you have made mistakes.
We found the tests worked well. However, for some typists who are already highly skilled, the underlining element might not move fast enough from one word to the next, which would be a serious drawback for them and would detract from the application's overall usefulness in that situation.
TypingMaster Pro's software is only available for computers running Windows. If you have an Apple computer running Mac OS X, or a Linux system, you can use the special TypingMaster Online, which is a web-based version of their typing software application.
This typing software teaches touch typing. You learn the home keys (A, S, D, F on the left hand; J, K, L, on the right hand; and both thumbs for the spacebar), and how to type efficiently while not looking at the keyboard. TypingMaster Pro offers a "Pro Trainer" tool that analyzes your typing while you use certain Windows applications and then creates a customized lesson based on your weaknesses. You can also easily customize your drills and tests to work on a specific typing weakness.
TypingMaster Pro offers built-in help that is accessible from the "Information" screen, and there is an FAQs page available online, where you will find the answers to common questions. You also get a user manual with the application that explains downloading and setting things up, and it provides other step-by-step instruction for the lessons, exercises, games, tests and more.
There also is user forum on the site that lets you interact with others who have purchased this product and find solutions to any difficulties you might have. There is an online form you can use to email questions directly to customer support, but they offer no phone contact.
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