217809 1762 Technology Computer Hardware Keyboards & Mice true Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:43:46 -0800 how, to, type, fast, on, a, keyboard, computing, technology, howcast How To Type Fast on a Keyboard http://www.howcast.com/videos/217809-How-To-Type-Fast-on-a-Keyboard http://www.howcast.com/videos/217809-How-To-Type-Fast-on-a-Keyboard/edit live 1 Jack_kun http://img.howcast.com/images/icons/howto-xxlarge.png 2761 86307 1 0 Step Learning the keyboard Take a moment to observe where each letter is placed on a keyboard, you should not worry about numbers or punctuation characters, they can be incorporated later after you know how to type words, phrases and so on. Once you feel you’ve had a good stare at the keys, Place your index to pinky fingers from a – f for the left hand, and j – ; (semi-colon) for the right. Both your thumbs should rest on the space bar.
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]]> 86308 2 0 Tip Not everyone is the same, you may find touch-typing easier for you to get along with by not following the standard finger placement set out generally taught by guides and programs. Experiment with a finger placement that feels most comfortable for you.

]]> 86309 3 0 Step Practising your memory of letters A good way to get the ball rolling is by familiarising yourself with each letter on the keyboard, like the last step. Except this time you will type out the letters. Going to URL will let you practise your letter placements on the screen. Choose from lessons 1 – 14 to get started. The higher the number in the lesson, the greater the difficulty, but these exercises mainly focus on up to 6 different characters. The screen that appears will help you to be reminded of where you will need to press on the keyboard if you type a letter incorrectly. If you are not using the standard learning method, ignore the instruction of the hand but still look at the keyboard to see which key needs to be pressed.

]]> 86310 4 0 Warning Do not use the back button to finish a lesson, always use exit. Otherwise, you will return to a different page than the one you wanted.

]]> 86311 5 0 Step Moving on Once you feel happy with your knowledge of the keyboard, start lesson 15. This lesson is a very long text that will test you on your use of touch-typing to type out words and sentences, as well a some punctuation.

]]> 86312 6 0 Tip If you panic or get lots wrong, don’t panic! Just keep typing until you get it right. Touch-typing can take some time before you reach your favoured speed, obviously more time to the greater words per minute you wish to do.

You can activate the word count button to see how fast you are typing. Anything over 15 words per minute for beginners would be a good achievement (this is 75 characters)

]]> 86313 7 0 Tip If you feel daring enough, try touch-typing with your eyes closed. It helps you to memorise keys better if you remember but can’t see them.

]]> 86314 8 0 Step Using software If you wish to look at a fun or more challenging way to learn touch-typing, buy and install software dedicated to teaching people how to touch-type. You can find these in some computer stores or websites like Amazon.

]]> 86315 9 0 Fact Barbara Blackburn has been named the world’s fastest typist in the Guinness Book of World Records reaching a peak of 212WPM on a Dvorak Keyboard, which is about 3.5 words per second.

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