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===== Working with the Tux Typing application =====
===== Working with the Tux Typing application =====
To open Tux Typing go to '''Application > Education>Tux Typing'''
To open Tux Typing go to '''Application > Education>Tux Typing'''
'''Starting typing practice on Tux Typing'''<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Starting typing practice">
'''Starting typing practice on Tux Typing'''<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Starting typing practice">
File:TuxTyping_1_Main_page.png|Tux Typing home screen / main page
File:TuxTyping_1_Main_page.png|Tux Typing home screen / main page
# When you select the lesson option it will show the window as in the second image. There are 43 basic lessons. Go through the each lessons to practice typing.
# When you select the lesson option it will show the window as in the second image. There are 43 basic lessons. Go through the each lessons to practice typing.
# 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, you will find that you can use all your fingers for typing. This speeds up your typing hugely. 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>
# After you practise these lessons, you will find that you can use all your fingers for typing. This speeds up your typing hugely. 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]]After clicking 'space bar' and 'p' key it will show the window as above. On the screen you can see items - Time, Chars (characters), CPM, WPM, 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.<br><br><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]]After clicking 'space bar' and 'p' key it will show the window as above. On the screen you can see items - Time, Chars (characters), CPM, WPM, 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.<br><br><br><br><br>
==== Learning to input with the mouse ====
==== Learning to input with the mouse ====
