Mavis Beacon Typing 17 / Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Bundle by Encore

Description

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 17 Standard is the leading typing tutorial for 11 years, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing v.17 is the ONLY typing software guaranteed to improve your typing in 2 weeks. Kid Pix® Deluxe 4 Home Edition gives kids endless ways to draw, create, and animate tons of cool stuff, now updated for young digital camera owners too!

Platforms

Windows XP, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition

Product Features

• Practice speed, accuracy and rhythm with more than 250 practice and custom lessons.
• Challenge your speed and accuracy with entertaining arcade-style games.
• Selecting from an array of art mediums
• The software can add special effects (animate, smudge, smear, warp twist, etc.) for a wacky look, suggest ideas and backgrounds to help get creative juices flowing, and import digital photos to personalize.
• Hidden tricks deliver extra excitement

Editorial Review

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 17 Standard
At home or at work, strong typing skills are essential for making the most of every moment at the computer. Put an end to frustration and wasted time with just 15 minutes of practice a day!

Features:

• New! Practice speed, accuracy, and rhythm with more than 250 practice and custom lessons.
• New! Challenge your speed and accuracy with entertaining arcade-style games.
• New! Enjoy a freshly updated user interface with improved resolution.
• New! Import your own MP3 files to listen to while practicing.
• Download the program to your Palm OS handheld device for convenient practice on the go.
• Benefit from the wonders of Adaptive Response Technology, which dynamically adjusts your lesson plan to your age, skill-level, and progress.

Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Home Edition
Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Home Edition has all the creative functionality one would expect, from selecting from an array of art mediums (paint, watercolor, airbrush, pencil, crayon, marker, chalk, etc.) to using various finishing techniques (stickers, stamps, typeface, etc.). In addition, the software can add special effects (animate, smudge, smear, warp twist, etc.) for a wacky look, suggest ideas and backgrounds to help get creative juices flowing, and import digital photos to personalize. For more than 10 years, Kid Pix has been the graphics software of choice for educators, parents, and, most importantly, kids!

Features:

• Crazy Art Tools: Paint with balloons, rainbows, trees, and much more.
• Realistic Paint Mode: Choose chalk, pencil, crayon, markers, and more.
• Sound Art: Paint using the sound of your voice.
• Stickers and Animations: Shift, shrink, unravel, and splash pictures.
• 3-D Shapes: Spray 3-D bugs, candy, and lots more.
• Photo Fun: Add and customize your own pictures!
• Spanish Support: Kid Pix se habla español!