Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 171: Line 171:  
* When you select a lesson, Tux Typing will show a window and ask you to press space bar and then the "p" key. If the 'Caps Lock' key is on (to type CAPITAL Letters) then Tux Typing won't work. Hence make sure this key is not on.
 
* When you select a lesson, Tux Typing will show a window and ask you to press space bar and then the "p" key. If the 'Caps Lock' key is on (to type CAPITAL Letters) then Tux Typing won't work. Hence make sure this key is not on.
 
* After you practise these lessons sufficiently, you will find that you can use all your fingers for typing. This improves your typing speed. You need not look at the keyboard to type, so you can see the monitor as you type, which enables you to identify mistakes in typing.<br><br>'''Start practice typing'''
 
* After you practise these lessons sufficiently, you will find that you can use all your fingers for typing. This improves your typing speed. You need not look at the keyboard to type, so you can see the monitor as you type, which enables you to identify mistakes in typing.<br><br>'''Start practice typing'''
[[File:TuxTyping_5_Keyboard_screen_typing_instruction.png|400px|left|link=https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/File:TuxTyping_5_Keyboard_screen_typing_instruction.png|Image 7 - Typing with Tux Typing |thumb]]After clicking 'space bar' and 'p' key it will show the window as per the image shown here (Image 7). On the screen you can see items -  Time, Chars (characters), CPM (characters per minute), WPM (words per minute), Errors and Accuracy; these basically tell you how well you are typing. You will find a blinking button on each finger to guide you as to which finger to be used for typing a given character. There will also be a blinking light around the character to be typed, on the virtual keyboard on the screen.<br><br><br><br><br>
+
[[File:TuxTyping_5_Keyboard_screen_typing_instruction.png|400px|left|link=https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/File:TuxTyping_5_Keyboard_screen_typing_instruction.png|Image 7 - Typing with Tux Typing |thumb]]After clicking 'space bar' and 'p' key it will show the window as per the image shown here (Image 7). On the screen you can see items -  Time, Chars (characters), CPM (characters per minute), WPM (words per minute), Errors and Accuracy; these basically tell you how well you are typing. You will find a blinking button on each finger to guide you as to which finger to be used for typing a given character. There will also be a blinking light around the character to be typed, on the virtual keyboard on the screen.{{clear}}
    
===== Learning to input with the mouse =====
 
===== Learning to input with the mouse =====

Navigation menu