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Directions: Learn to type at a speed of twenty words a minute by practicing for ten minutes a day. Chart and record your performance in your portfolio.

1. Type for ten minutes a day using a typing tutorial.
2. Improve your scores each week on a weekly 5 minute typing test.
3. Type 100 words from a newspaper article in 5 minutes.
4. Save your typing tests in a folder called typing.
5. Name each test in the following format ttest02.doc, ttest03.doc...
6. Create an excel spreadsheet with a Test, Total, and WPM column.
7. Use the formula =b2/5 to create a WPM column.
8. Create a typing performance graph.
9. Save the file in your typing folder as typing.xls.
10. Create a typing home page.
11. Create hyperlinks to all or your word processed typing tests. You will need to use a .doc suffix on your hyperlink.
12. Copy the graph from the spreadsheet and paste it in paintshop pro.
13. Use paintshop pro to create a graph.jpg.
14. Size the image at 400 X 400 pixels.
15. Use the < img src="graph.jpg"> command to place the image on your typing homepage.
16. Link your spreadsheet to your typing homepage. Use <a href="graph.xls"> as your hyperlink and file name.
17. Create an expository paragraph that describes your typing performance.