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Mavis Beacon's unrivaled training program guarantees improvement in only 2 weeks, making this the ideal solution for:
With an all-new user interface and re-designed features and functionality,
More improvements made to the leading typing instruction program available:
While the core curriculum within Mavis Beacon remains as effective as ever, Broderbund introduced a Curriculum Map to make it easier for users to see where they are in the overall training program.
New Games
Mavis Beacon's 2 brand new games and 14 re-designed games will all contribute to your typing experience, providing you with fun challenges while you practice.
More Practice Content
With over 420 different sessions and passages, there is something for everyone in the Practice Area. New content includes passages and sessions from literary classics, recipes, autobiographies of such luminaries as Charles Darwin and even Wikipedia entries. You'll find yourself learning while you're improving your typing
Enhanced Language Options
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20 offers enhanced language options. With a Spanish mode, both Spanish- and English-language learners can get more out of Mavis Beacon's award-winning curriculum.
Dynamic Personal Instruction
Leverage Mavis Beacon's renowned Adaptive Response Technology' to run through the core training curriculum and maximize your improvements in the shortest time possible. Mavis Beacon will automatically place you in the lessons based on your current skill level and adjust your path as you progress through the training program.
Practice Area
Mavis Beacon lets you choose what you use to practice your typing. Select from hundreds of articles and passages covering a wide variety of topics and subjects including literary classics, history, autobiographies and poetry. There is plenty of relevant content for all ages, including passages that are great for kids but Mavis Beacon gives users infinite possibilities with the Import Your Own Text function
Custom Lesson Designer
Use your own imported text or leverage Mavis Beacon's library to build your own Custom Lessons. Create Standard Lessons, Speed Tests or even Games using the text of your choice and set up each lesson's limits and goals.
Typing Games
With a total of 16 challenging games designed to improve your typing speed, accuracy and/or rhythm, the Typing Games are sure to help you improve and you'll have fun while you're doing it.
Progress Tracking & Reporting
Mavis Beacon tracks your performance over time and provides a series of reports so that you can understand and review your progress.
a) The Summary report gives a snapshot of the users' cumulative performance.
b) Keyboard Proficiencies show detailed performance by individual key, allowing users to see on which keys they need improvement.
c) The Curriculum Map provides users with a view of where they are within the Mavis Beacon Training Program.
d) Progress Over Time charts users' performance on milestone lessons over an extended period, giving users a view of how much they have improved.
Spanish Mode:
In Spanish Mode, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing presents help, reports and more in Spanish.
Practice Lessons in French & Spanish:
In the Practice Area, users can elect to practice their typing skills using French or Spanish content. With excerpts from classic stories and literature, language learners can brush up on their language skills while improving their typing.