Typing Quick & Easy Reviewer's Comments

Typing Quick & Easy, our "TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award Winner" is one of the easiest typing software for children to use. To help keep kids from getting bored while typing, Typing Quick and Easy offers several customization options, including more than 60 background music choices. You can even customize typing tests and view test results so specific that you'll know exactly where your child needs extra typing practice.

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Ease of Use:  

This typing software sports easy-to-use screens that are fun, colorful, and appealing to children. As your child moves through each screen, the audio instructions tell them what to do next. Both computer beginners and pros will find Typing Quick & Easy simple to navigate.

Feature Set:  

Typing Quick & Easy is feature-rich typing software that includes 26 typing lessons, 14 typing practice sessions, 17 10-key lessons, 18 typing tests and over 200 typing practice articles. You can also add your own materials and tests—typists will never run out of things to do.

This typing software includes eight games. Some of the games have different challenge levels to match different skill sets, and some games even track the top scorer—adults can join in the fun by challenging kids to a high-scoring duel of typing fingertips.

Viewing progress in Typing Quick & Easy is a cinch, and the tracking capabilities of Typing Quick and Easy are second to none. Each test result screen contains detailed information, some in graph form. You can view typing test results for certain fingers, for just the left hand or right hand, for certain keys, for specific rows and more.

These detailed typing skill analyses help parents pinpoint and remedy trouble spots. And to boost confidence, you can print an official-looking typist certificate that verifies your child's typing accuracy and speed.

Ease of Installation:  

We didn't have any trouble installing Typing Quick and Easy.

Help/Support:  

The help offered in Typing Quick and Easy is excellent, but we were disappointed that manufacturer, Individual, does not offer any technical support for Typing Quick and Easy on their website.

Summary:  

Typing Quick & Easy is excellent typing software. Young and old will enjoy learning typing—this typing software includes fun, challenging games to interest younger children and a variety of lesson and practice options for mature typists.