Touch Typing in Ten Hours: 3rd edition

by Ann Dobson

If you use a keyboard you need this book. Most of us use computers - many of us all the time - but how many of us can type properly? 'When you've learned how to touch type a 3000 word report will take you less than 1 hour to type!' With this book you can learn to 'touch type' in ten hours at a fraction of the cost of a course. It will also take you less time than the average course and, best of all, you can learn in your own home or office. Just think how much time you will save in your working day - and you will be able to concentrate on the content rather than finding the correct letters. Touch Type in Ten Hours contains easy-to-use lessons divided into manageable one hour blocks, and there are plenty of exercises to consolidate what you have learned. There is also a reference guide giving useful 'tips of the trade'. This new edition goes on to show you how to use Microsoft Word 2007 to best advantage. Most of us want to learn all the basics as quickly as possible and in no time at all you should be able to do everything from simple word processing tasks such as moving blocks of text, to more complex tasks such as mail merge, graphics and creating newspaper style columns. Spend a few hours now and reap the benefits for a lifetime, whether you are using a keyboard at work or at home.

136 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 2009

Reviews

[Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is useful to learn the English US keyboard. Learning to touch type is better to do by copying from a book then using a program to type from the screen, as it trains to work without looking at the screen for correction. Of course, the best it have a software with a printed exercise to copy from. This book has some valuable tips independently from the layout, so if you already touch type, it has advice on how to speed up. The book also has a nice drawing of both hands with the letters written on each finger - this is a nice drawing that I haven't seen elsewhere, and actually is more useful than showing the keyboard map. Alone this drawing justified me having the book.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice easy book, that like all exercise books requires lots of repetition. Problem is there are not enough exercises for each set of keys.