Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why can I only use 30 times?
2. As an registered user, am I entitled to update to the latest version? Or do I have to purchase it again?
3. How to upgrade to the latest version?
4. I don't want to be taught with the specific letters like as YY FF YF FY, I'd like to the real words to practice.
5. How to remove a user account?
6. I'd like to be taught by the one-hand typing course, how do I?
7. When I press the right SHIFT key or the right ALT key, the keyboard on the screen displays the left, why?
8. What are Gross Speed, Net Speed and Accuracy calculated?
9. I have completed a number of tests, but I can see nothing in the "Know Improvement", why?

1. Why can I only use 30 times?

   GS Typing Tutor is a shareware, not a freeware, it can be used 30 times for evaluation purpose only before actually purchasing it. To purchase it, please click here.

2. As an registered user, am I entitled to update to the latest version? Or do I have to purchase it again?

   All upgrades to the customer is free, you do not need to purchase it twice.

3. How to upgrade to the latest version?

   In most cases, you just download the setup package from our site and install it again. You'll be informed if a special method is required.

4. I don't want to be taught with the specific letters like as YY FF YF FY, I'd like to the real words to practice.

   You may specify the practice mode to skip the phase of the Basic Practice, click the "Options" on the main screen, and switch to the tab "Typing", and pick up the item "Performance mode" under the "Practice mode" list.

5. How to remove a user account?

   1. Open Windows Explorer, and browse to the typing account folder(e.g. c:\program files\grasssoft\typing\data\account").

   2. Just locate the user account file(*.dat) and delete it.

6. I'd like to be taught by the one-hand typing course, how do I?

   Just switch the keyboard layout to a one-handed keyboard layout in "Options", the one-handed typing course will be activated automatically. If you have a Dvorak, please select the Dvorak left hand keyboard or Dvorak right hand keyboard. You always learn the one-hand typing on the standard QWERTY keyboard, just select the English US left hand keyboard or right hand keyboard.

7. When I press the right SHIFT key or the right ALT key, the keyboard on the screen displays the left, why?

   Under the Windows 95, 98 or Me, the screen keyboard would not be able to distinguish whether the ALT, CTRL and SHIFT keys is left or right.

8. What are Gross Speed, Net Speed and Accuracy calculated?

   Gross speed indicates the total number of keys you have typed, which is calculated in the following formula:

   Gross speed = total number of characters / time

   When you mistype a character, an error is marked. The net speed is calculated in the following formula:

   Net speed = ( total number of characters - number of mistyped characters * Error Factor ) / time

   Accuracy is calculated in the following formula:

   Accuracy = ( total number of characters - number of mistyped characters * Error Factor ) / total number of characters

   The Error Factor defaults to 5, but you always change it to another value in "Options".

9. I have completed a number of tests, but I can see nothing in the "Know Improvement", why?

   If you did not check the option "Save the result" in the result dialog box, your test grade will not be stored, so you can not realize your development of skill.