Touch Typing Tutor Manual: How To Download Typing Tutor

Touch Typing Tutor Manual

This manual describes the basic information and use of the Typing Tutor.

How to Download and Install

Typing Tutor is available both in Setup and Portable versions. If you plan to work with Typing Tutor only on your local PC, choose Setup version. But if you want to use it from your flash drive or any external device while on the go, Portable version is exactly what you need.

Setup version

To download and install the Setup version of Typing Tutor, perform the following:

Go to http://www.rapidtyping.com/downloads.html
Click the green Download Setup button and save the .exe file in any folder on your PC.
Wait until the download is complete, and then run the downloaded file.
On the Welcome screen, click Next.
Click I Agree to accept the License Agreement.
On the Choose Components screen, customize the components to be installed (optionally) and click Next.
In the Choose Start Menu Folder window, set the name for the program folder in the Start Menu and proceed by clicking Install.
Once the installation is over, click Finish. Then, double-click the Typing Tutor icon on your Desktop to start the application.

Portable version

To download and setup the Portable version of Typing Tutor, perform the following:

Go to http://www.rapidtyping.com/downloads.html
Click the green Download Portable button and save the .zip archive in any folder on your PC.
Wait until the download is complete, and then unpack the downloaded file to USB-stick or into any other folder you have write-access to like "My documents".
To start Typing Tutor, double-click the RapidTyping.exe in the folder where you've just unpacked the downloaded ZIP.

When you run Typing Tutor for the first time, you'll see the Configuration Wizard, which will help you to set the Typing Tutor options step-by-step. For instructions, see How to Configure Settings in Wizard.