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Frequently Asked Questions

• About
• How to setting scheme
• How to setting hotkey
• How to change current scheme
• Other option
• Auto upgrade
• How to buy
• Troubles

About

What is Funny Typing?
Funny Typing is a cool enhance tool that helps you gain the pleasure from the finger! It simulates typewriter or other particular sound effect when a keyboard button or mouse key is pressed.

How does it work?
Funny Typing puts the icon in the system tray and plays some *.wav file every time you type in a text editor or any other program when it has runned, Right-click on it to pop up the options menu, left-click the icon of Funny Typing to insist on silence (or press Win+Z hotkey).

What is the system requirement?
First, you must have a Sound Card, it supports all Windows platform. The operating system should be Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP , Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista.

How to setting scheme

The program built-in 10 different sound schemes - Typewriter, Fight, Gun, Abe, Mix....... Each scheme consists of 15 keyboard and 3 mouse button's events and the sounds associated with them.

Schemes detail:

• Typewriter: Record from a typewriter, this scheme works like a real typewriter
• Fight: Boxing, Sword's sound effect
• Gun: Gun, Cannon, Laser sword 's sound effect
• Abe: Record from Oddworld: Abe's Oddyseee
• Mix: Various sound effect was mixed

How to set your sound scheme:

• Right-click the program's icon on the taskbar, and then click Option.
• Click the Scheme button.
• Default scheme lists schemes that you can use to simultaneously change the sounds assigned to many keys.
• When you select a scheme in Schemes list as default scheme, the Apply button will highlight and enable, you must click the Apply button for save configuration.
• Mute when key is being repeating: If check the option, don't play sound when a button is pressed continuously.

Setting scheme main window

How to assign a sound to a key event:

• Events lists the keys to which you can assign sounds. To assign a sound, select a key event and mark a checkbox if you want to hear sound for the key. When an event's checkbox is unmarked, program won't produce the event's sound.
• Click the Change sound button to change sound that you can associate with selected and checked event, Auto play and Preview wave-file is supported.
• The path of the sound file will be shown in the bottom of the window.

Note: In case Funny Typing can't find the specified sound - e.g. a sound path is wrong, no one sound will           be played.

• Use the Save as... button to save your current event settings and sound scheme under new name.
• Delete scheme button deletes the selected scheme.
• Apply button to apply current change for the selected scheme.

How to setting hotkey

You can assign a hotkey for specified action to control program.
Built-in hotkey:

• Win + 1: Switch to TypeWriter scheme
• Win + 2: Switch to Fight scheme
• Win + 3: Switch to Gun scheme
• Win + 4: Switch to Abe scheme
• Win + 5: Switch to Mix scheme
• Win + Z: Switch to Mute/Play status
• Win + P: Switch to Enable/Disable play animation when key is being pressed
• Win + O: Show main windows
• Win + X: Quit program

How to set hotkey:

• Right-click the program's icon on the taskbar, and then click Option.
• Click the Hotkey button.
• First, select a action in the list.
• Check the selected action (Uncheck to disable hotkey).
• Define hotkey combination in Hotkey Combination panel.
• Finally, click Apply button to apply current change.

Setting hotkey main window

How to change current scheme

Two methods:

1.Use pop-up menu, right-click the program's icon on the taskbar, click "Current Scheme"

2.Use Built-in Hotkey, see the detail, click here

Other option

Mute:
Switch Mute/Play sound status.

Auto-run at startup Windows
Enable Auto-Run the program when Windows Starts Up.

Play animation when key is being pressed:
Enable to play animation when keyboard key is being pressed.

Don't play animation when key is repeating:
If enable to play animation when key is repeating, perhaps key will be delayed.

Auto upgrade using Internet

Firstly, you must ensure registered, this function only for registered Funny Typing users.

How to upgrade:

• Right-click the program's icon on the taskbar, and then click Option.
• Click the Upgrade button.
• Click Yes button to online upgrade.

Auto upgrade main window

How to buy

Click here...

Is your online order form secure?
Yes, it is 100% secure.

Do I have to pay for the upgrades?
No! All upgrades are free to registered Funny Typing users.

Is tech support free?
Yes! It's free for all.

Troubles & Errors

Q:	" I'm using Vista with explorer 7. The program works great with Microsoft Word and email , but when I open Internet explorer and try to type In the address bar or the search bar there is no sound."
A:	You can try to turn off the User Account Control (UAC).
Q:	"Sound Card init error! Please try again after check your Sound Card."
A:	The problem is that program did not detect a sound card in your system. Funny Typing must require sound card. Please ensure you have a sound card in your machine, you've installed sound card driver and it is working properly in system.
Q:	"Keyhook.dll not found! Now will exit."
A:	The problem is that program not found Keyhook.dll in installation directory, please run installation program again.
Q:	"The License File is not found or corrupted, please reinstall program! "
A:	The problem is that you must reinstall software or contact author to get the registered license.
Q:	"Executable modified !, please reinstall ! "
A:	The program has been modified or corrupted, you need reinstall software or download lastest version of Funny Typing from www.funnytyping.com/download.htm.
Q:	"Why when I continuously do press down the button the time sound to meet not continuously?"
A:	Perhaps system resources is low. Perhaps system is busy. Please install the up to date audio driver, when finished, restart the PC. If you used VISTA, click Start- Control Panel- Sound, right click on the Speaker/Headphones icon and choose properties, click on the "enhancements" tab, select the "Disable all enhancements" check box. Perhaps system has problem, please reinstall system or restore registry data.
Q:	"Why did not I hear any sound when I pressed key?"
A:	First ensure you don't mute program. Ensure the sound path is correct which you pressed key. Perhaps you is play MP3 music at the same time while using Funny Typing. Perhaps you runned other program which intercept keyboard, Funny Typing may not normal play sound, please close other program.