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Take the Offline Manual Typing Test

For a more accurate score of your typing skill, always test for at least five minutes. I have created this customized typing test for use offline with Microsoft Word. You'll find out why in the "Testing Speed Scores" Tutorial. Print the special document I have prepared below and follow these steps:

1) Format your own document in Microsoft Word

Open MS Word to a blank document. You will want to match your document to the prepared test document you will type from. To do this,

• Set all four page margins (File|Page Setup|Margins tab) to 1"
   

• Set your font type to Book Antiqua, Regular, Size 12 point (Format|Font)
   

• Set your paragraphs to double spacing (Format|Paragraph|Indents and Spacing Tab|Line Spacing, Double)
  

2) Print the prepared test document

It opens as a PDF document and is three pages long. If you do not have Adobe Reader to view and print this document, download the free Adobe Reader here. Notice the numbers in the right-hand margin. These are your accumulating total characters, including spaces, that you will use to calculate your score. If you are able to type the entire three page document within five minutes with zero errors (100% accuracy), you will score at a typing speed of 152 wpm!
 

3) Time your test

You will need to set a timer for five minutes. If you don't have one available, use this free online countdown alarm. Simply choose the alarm sound, set the clock, and click "Start Countdown". Then you can switch back to your Microsoft Word window to begin the test. The alarm will sound once your set time has elapsed to let you know to stop typing.
 

4) Start typing

Type exactly from the prepared test document. Correct errors as you go because they count against your score. Speed is meaningless without accuracy. When your five minutes is up, immediately stop typing.

5) Score your test

Compare what you've typed to the prepared document. Count your errors. Note that only one error per word should be counted, but include errors in spacing, punctuation, capitalization, etc. Use the number provided (characters including spaces) at the end of the line on the prepared document that matches the last line you typed.

• Divide the number of characters (including spaces) by five to get the Gross Number of Words
   

• Divide the Gross Number of Words by the Time Taken - in this case, 5 (five minutes) to get Gross Words Per Minute
   

• Subtract the Total Number of Errors from Gross Words Per Minute to get your Net Words Per Minute score.
   

• If you wish to compute your Accuracy Percentage (also called Error Rate), divide the Total Number of Errors by the Gross Number of Words you typed.

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