Jumpstart Typing

3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars | 23 ratings

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Last update: 12-19-2024


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  • Ash
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not Easy to follow
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018
    Convoluted Instructions, not easy to follow.
  • Joan C. Lin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great interactive software
    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2010
    Great interactive software to learn typing; however, the animation introduction is too long (too much talking) and did not find out a way to bypass. The animation is not cute or fun at all, but the game and typing practice itself are very good.
  • Todd O.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Does not resize for screens larger than 640x480
    Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2003
    I installed this on my child's PC running Windows XP Professional with a 17" CRT set at 1152x864 pixels. The games and other features look more suitable for an elementary school age child than Mavis Beacon. However, unlike Mavis Beacon, Jumpstart Typing 2003 is not designed to rescale its window or change the resolution of the screen. So, what appears on the screen is a tiny 640x480 VGA-sized window with tiny and difficult to read characters. I manually resized (the graphics card in the PC doesn't have one of those status bar applets that let you resize quickly) the screen to 800x600 (it does not have an option to go to 640x480) to get the on-screen letters large enough for comfortable reading. My other complaint is that like many children's software, it asks to install Quicktime. I knew that the version I already had on the PC was the most current and elected not to install the CD-ROM supplied version. However, it does not check for a current version and warn that you may be installing an older version over your current installation. Were it not for the screen issue, I probably would have given this product a 3-star (maybe even a grudging 4-star) review. However, there is no excuse for the lack of screen size (or re-sizing) management in 2003.
  • Wilma
    1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work in Mac OS 10 or above.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2019
    Yes, this is a Mac product and years ago this was a wonderful program to have. I haven't found one available now for Mac that has the fun games this one does. Unfortunately, it just says it works on Mac computers. It doesn't show that computers have to be about 20 years old to work! It needs Classic 9. Does anyone remember that system??
  • Michael J Titera
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2008
    Helped my 10 year boy improve his typing. But he eventually lost interest in it. Buy the latest version.
  • Ann E Elble
    5.0 out of 5 stars No internet required
    Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2014
    We purchased these for our school in rural Swaziland Africa. Our school does not have access to the internet (they just recently got access to electricity!) and it was very difficult finding software that did not require the internet. THANK YOU very much for offering this so our orphans can learn!
  • Wes Weisenberger
    2.0 out of 5 stars Jumpstart Typing - not described adequately
    Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2009
    This product was to be used on a MAC.We selected this version of Jumpstart typing because it could be used both on a MAC and PC. However, it only works on a very limited number of MAC versions. Rather than send it back and go through that hassle, we installed it on my PC and have my son come to my office and use it there.

    My advice (for what it is worth) is to warn people that this software will not work on many versions of MAC software.

    Wes Weisenberger
  • gawws
    1.0 out of 5 stars Pass on Jumpstart Typing
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2003
    The graphics are high quality, but the interface, navigation system, and strategy are horrible and non-intuitive. Also, it seems to teach more letter recognition than typing. And of course, like most Jumpstart products, it does not completely install to the hard drive, forcing you to use the CD every time, which after a few handlings by children, quickly becomes scratched.

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