Introduction for Thattachu  Aasaan 

		The Thattachu  Aasaan software is a very simple guide to learn touch typing. Today, large number of software engineers and the technical staffs are using only their two fingers while typing. This is because of not learning the touch typing through a proper course.  Time did not permit them to go to a typing institution to learn the touch typing. Hence they are far behind, in the matter of using the typewriter keyboard methodically. Thus a ''Thattachu Aasaan'' software has been prepared for the benefit of such busy personnels. 
		By using this software,  you can learn the basics very quickly, that is within 6 to10 hours. Also your time will not be wasted. Depending upon your speed, you can learn the other lessons too. Thus you can master in the touch typing. 
		The speciality of this software is that typing exercises are provided for three different types of keyboard in a single software! You will also find that the lessons are being taught in duel language (English and Tamil). The student who wants to practice English typing can choose English mode and who wants to practice Tamil typing can choose Tamil mode. 

Three types of Keyboard Layout :

1.Tamil Net 99 (Tamil)
2.Typewriter (Tamil)
3.Typewriter (English)

1.Tamil Net 99 (Tamil) 

		This Tamil Net 99 keyboard is approved by the Tamil Nadu government. The prime purpose of this software is that all tamil computer users should  learn the very easy method of this keyboard. The [ÜÞà(¹œO)â] method is being taught here.

2.Typewriter (Tamil)

		Tamil typing [ò÷ùèð] method is being taught here.

3.Typewriter (English)

		English typing [qwerty] method is being taught here. 

Scheme     

Lesson
Test
Games

Layout

Tamil Net 99 
Typewriter 
English    

Special Lesson

Numpad  
Special characters

Scheme :			

		By clicking the lesson menu in the scheme or by using (ctrl+L) you can select and enter into the screen. There you will find exercises where you can choose your lesson and start the typing course. And from here itself you can change the required keyboard layout by clicking "change layout" option. At the end of each drill (word, sentence and paragraph drills), a report will be displayed. Here WPM(Words Per Minute), accuracy will be calculated and the level of your progress will be spelled out.

			
Test : 

		By clicking the the test lesson menu in the scheme or by using the (ctrl+T) you can select  and enter into the screen. Here you will have the lessons for your test where you can choose and start your test. Before beginning your test, you should select the duration. At the end a report will be displayed. Here WMP(Words Per Minute), accuracy will be calculated	and the level of your progress will be spelled out.

Games: 

		By clicking the games menu in the scheme or by using (ctrl+G) you can select and enter into the screen. Here you have two games (Invader, Keyrobics). You can choose any one of them and start playing.

1.  Invader:  
		
		The characters will be dropping down as rain drops from above. If you type the dropping down characters correctly, you will score the points. If you type incorrectly, the characters will drop down. You will be loosing your chance. As your score increases, the speed of the characters dropping down will also increase. Thus you can play the game till you loose 16 such characters.

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2. Keyrobics: 
		
		The characters which appears on the screen from an unknown place, will suddenly disappear if you keep on typing those character keys. If you type it correctly, you will score one point. If you type it incorrectly your missing count will increase. But on the other hand at the increase of your score points the speed of the characters disappearing will also increace. You can play the game till your missing count reaches 25.                       

Keyboard  Layout

		You can change the keyboard layout by clicking layout menu. Green colour indicates the layout selected. When you want to start your course with tamil typing, Tamil Net 99 will be the default selected layout. When you want to start with english then english layout will be selected as default. Also you can use (ctrl+D) to select Tamil Net 99, (ctrl+F) to select Tamil typewriter and (ctrl+E) to select English typewriter.  

Special Lessons   
		
		In the Special Lessons section, Numpad exercises and Special character exercises are included.

Numpad :

		By clicking the special lesson Numpad or by using the (ctrl+N) you can enter into the Numpad exercise screen. You can select the lesson there in and start your exercise. Make sure that the numlock light is on before you start with the Numpad exercise. If the numlock light is off then you should first press the numlock key. You will find this numlock just above the num keyboard onto the left corner.   			

Special characters : 

         By clicking the Special characters in the Special Lessons scheme or by using the (ctrl+S)  you can enter into the Special Character exercise screen. You can select the lesson there in and start your exercise.