How do I sort custom typing texts alphabetically in TypingMaster 12?

If your custom typing texts appear in the order they were added instead of alphabetical order, there is a simple workaround.

Why are my custom texts not sorted alphabetically?

In TypingMaster 12, the built-in practice texts are displayed in alphabetical order.

However, texts that you add yourself are marked as user-added, and these are displayed at the top of the list in the order they were created or imported. Because of this, keyboard navigation (for example, pressing R to find all texts starting with "R") may not work as expected for custom texts.

How can I make my custom texts appear in alphabetical order?

You can edit the text definition file and remove the flag that marks the text as a user-added item.

Step 1: Locate the text file

Open your TypingMaster installation folder and browse to:

C:\Users\YOUR-NAME-HERE\AppData\Local\Programs\TypingMaster\Texts\

Find the .EXI file for the text you want to change. Newly added texts are usually the most recently created .exi files.

Step 2: Open the file

Open the .EXI file using Notepad or another plain text editor.

You will see something similar to:

Name=myown edited
author=Typing Master
PreventBackspace=0
HideResults=0
Time=5
Time.locked=0
mustTypeAll=1
encode=utf8
dateAdded=46216.328125
userAdded=TMPro
Copyright=Added by 4412412142 13/07/2026
...

Step 3: Remove this line

Delete the following line:

userAdded=TMPro

Save the file.

The next time TypingMaster loads the text list, that text will be treated like a standard text and will appear in alphabetical order.

I have hundreds of custom texts. Do I have to edit them one by one?

No.

If you have many custom texts, you can:

1. Compress (ZIP) all of the .EXI files.
2. Use an AI assistant or a batch text replacement tool to remove the line:

userAdded=TMPro

from every file.

After replacing the edited files, your custom texts will appear alphabetically.

Will this affect the text itself?

No.

Removing the userAdded=TMPro line only changes how TypingMaster categorizes the text. The typing content, settings, and timing remain unchanged.

Will this be fixed in a future version?

This behavior has been reported by users. A future update may provide an option to sort all texts alphabetically without requiring manual editing. Until then, the method above is the recommended workaround.