1. Purchase or download the latest version of Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor here.

2. Unpack and install Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor using the built in installer.

3. Unlock this version using your license code, or if you are installing on the same computer as your previous licensed version, Ten Thumbs should automatically locate your license and use it.

4. Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor will import all your old user data, ensuring you keep all your scores and student information!

If you have a version 4.x license which you have purchased since January 1st 2018, you should have received a discount coupon from us to discount your upgrade to version 5.0. Go here and apply your coupon at checkout.

If you need any assistance, you purchased recently and have not received an upgrade coupon or if you are unclear if you need to upgrade please contact our customer support.

The trial is either for 10 days or until you have learned one third of the keyboard, whichever occurs sooner. So if you are a fast learner, your trial may be shorter than 10 days.

The Ten Thumbs program starts the countdown as soon as you open it after installing. So if you install it, glance at it, then forget about it for a fortnight, when you come to try it out it will have expired. In this situation, please contact our customer support to restart your trial.

We no longer offer a CD of the program. However, you are free to burn the downloaded installation file to a CD for yourself as a backup.

We suggest you try again, possibly at different times of day. Sometimes this problem spontaneously resolves itself. Try using a different browser if you have the option.

You can avoid losing your progress in Ten Thumbs by using the Export/Import feature to save your student files from your old copy of Ten Thumbs and import them into the new copy. Press “Export” in your old version on the screen where you choose your student file before going to lessons, then follow the prompts to save your student file to the desktop, or to a CD for transfer to another computer. Reverse the process in the new copy of Ten Thumbs by pressing “Import”, then selecting the appropriate file from the desktop or CD.

Have you moved the Ten Thumbs icon out of the Ten Thumbs folder? This will lead to this type of problem as Ten Thumbs needs to be able to communicate with the data files inside the folder. Move the Ten Thumbs icon back into the folder and the problem should resolve itself. Another possible cause of this type of behaviour is running some types of anti – virus program in the background. We recommend you whitelist Ten Thumbs in your anti-virus program if you encounter this problem.

Check that the directory you are saving your student file to has full read/write permission. Without this, Ten Thumbs cannot save your progress.

Ten Thumbs is easy to uninstall. On the Mac, just drag the Ten Thumbs folder and the archive to the trash (wastebasket) and empty the trash (wastebasket). On a PC, choose “Control Panel” from the Start Menu, double click “Add/Remove Programs”. Select Ten Thumbs then press “Add/Remove…”. Confirm you wish to remove Ten Thumbs from your computer.

1. Open Settings (type “Settings in the searchbar if you can’t find this).
2. Click on Time & Language.
3. Click on Language.
4. Select your default language from the list.
5. Click the Options button.
6. Under the “Keyboards” section, click the Add a keyboard button.
7. Select the new keyboard layout that you want to add.
8. Close settings.
9. Your new keyboard will now appear in the bottom right menubar on your screen.

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Click on Keyboard.
3. Click on Input Sources.
4. Click the + icon below the pane on the left.
5. Select the keyboard you want to add (eg Dvorak).
6. Click Add.
7. The new keyboard will now appear for you to select in the menubar at the top right of your screen.