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How To Type Fast by aliyunesta: 6:12pm On Jan 17, 2019 |
Place your fingers in the "home" position. That's the
position in which your fingers will rest between
keystrokes. No matter what part of the keyboard you're
using, your fingers will always come back to rest in this
position.
Place your right index finger on the "J" key and let
the other three fingers fall naturally onto the "K",
"L" and ";" keys respectively. Place your left index
finger on the "F" key and let the other three finger
fall naturally onto the "", "S", and "A" keys
respectively. Both thumbs should rest on the space
bar, but only the right thumb should key it.
You should feel a raised bump on both the "F" and
"J" keys. These will allow your fingers to find the
home position without having to look at the
keyboard.
Type each key from left to right. Type each letter
covered by the fingers in the home position, going
from left to right: a s d f j k l ; . You shouldn't have to
move your fingers from their home positions. Just press
the keys they are resting on.
Repeat, but this time capitalize. Repeat the step
above, but this time in capital letters: A S D F J K
L : . Use the shift key to capitalize rather than the caps
lock. Push the shift key by moving only your nearest
pinkie finger and pressing and holding it while pushing the
desired letter with your other hand.
In other words, when the letter you would like
capitalized is typed with your left hand, you press
the right shift key with your right pinkie.
When the letter you would like capitalized is typed
with your right hand, you press the left shift key
with your left pinkie.
Become familiar with the rest of the alphabet. Learn
where each letter is positioned on the keyboard, and
use the nearest finger to contact each key. (The thumbs
are never the nearest finger; they are used only on the
space bar.)
"q" "a" and "z" are typed with the left pinkie, and so
are the tab, caps lock, and shift keys.
"w" "s" and "x" are typed with the left ring finger.
"e" "d" and "c" are typed with the left middle finger.
"r" "f" "v" "b" "g" and "t" are typed with the left index
finger.
Your thumbs should never leave the space bar.
"u" "j" "n" "m" "h" and "y" are typed with your right
index finger.
"i" "k" and the keys with "," and "<" are typed with
the right middle finger.
"o" "l" and the keys with ">" and "." are typed with
the right ring finger.
Your right pinkie finger is used for typing: "p", ";",
":", "'", """ (a quotation mark), "/", "?", "[", "{", "]", "}",
"\", "|", and is used for pressing the shift, enter, and
backspace keys.
Type your first sentence. Starting from the home
position, type: "The quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog". This sentence contains every letter in the
alphabet, so it's a perfect sentence for practicing the
correct finger positioning.
Type the sentence over and over, watching your
fingers to make sure they go to the right keys and
immediately return to home position.
Once you begin to feel comfortable with the way
your fingers are moving, try to look at the screen
while you type rather than looking at the keyboard.
This is known as touch typing.
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Part Two of Four:
Improving Your Typing Skills
Practice touch typing. Learning how to touch type is
the single most important factor in increasing your
speed. In fact, as you become a better typist, looking
down at the keyboard will actually slow you down. At first
this may seem difficult, but train yourself to look only at
the screen as you type.
It will be slow at first, and you may need to sneak a
peek at the keyboard from time to time, but soon
your fingers will be able to find the right keys
without much difficulty.
A good tip during this early stage is to say the name
of the letter as you type it. This will help your brain
associate that letter with the appropriate finger
movement.
Focus on accuracy rather than speed. Speed is
pointless if you have to go back and correct
mistakes after every sentence. This is why it's essential
that you focus more on accuracy than on speed in the
beginning.
If you make a mistake, go back and correct it
immediately. Try to do so without looking at the
keyboard.
If you find you are making a lot of mistakes, slow
down. Your first priority should be 100% accuracy.
Use the entire keyboard correctly. Although you may
get the hang of typing letters pretty quickly, you
may still feel uncomfortable with some of the less
frequently used keys, such as the symbols and numbers.
If you don't learn how to use these additional keys
properly, you will find that they will slow you down
for the rest of your life. To avoid this, make sure to
incorporate all of the less commonly used keys into
your typing practice.
Type with quick and well defined motions. Don't
smash the keyboard; that is, don't just hit keys
without aiming first. This will often result in pressing two
keys at once.
Avoid thumping your fingers down each time. Your
fingers and hands will soon grow weary and it'll feel
like a chore instead of a tool. In other words, don't
hit the keys. Tap them.
Learn some keyboard shortcuts. Things like copying,
pasting, saving and highlighting can all slow you
down as you type. Luckily, there are some handy
shortcuts you can use to perform these actions without
lifting your fingers from the keyboard. Some of the most
common ones are as follows:
Save: Command + s (which means to hold down the
"command" key and simultaneously tap the "s" key)
Copy: Command + c
Cut: Command + x
Paste: Command + v
Undo: Command + z
Redo: Shift + Command + z
Highlight next letter: Shift + left arrow or right
arrow
Highlight next word: Command + shift + right arrow
or left arrow
Practice every day. The best way to learn is by
practicing, so spend at least ten minutes every day
at the keyboard.
It won't take long to improve your typing, and once
you've got the hang of it you'll never return to your
old habits.
Don't forget to practice numbers and symbols. Type
phone numbers and addresses, and incorporate the
use of the various symbols just to practice them.
The more keystrokes you work on, the more
advanced your typing becomes.
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Part Three of Four:
Typing Exercises
Practice typing random sentences. Here are some
traditional typing lines that help you to master the
art of typing. Repeat each line numerous times without
looking at the keyboard. Then move on to the next one.
This will help you to "memorize" the keys themselves,
rather than the pattern of specific words.
Pack my box with five dozen liquid diet cans or jugs.
Crazy Fredericka bought many very exquisite opal
jewels.
Sixty zippers were quickly picked from the woven
jute bag.
Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes.
Heavy boxers perform quick waltzes and jigs.
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.
The five boxing wizards jump quickly.
How quickly daft jumping zebras vex.
Quick zephyrs blow, vexing daft Jim.
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.
Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud.
Blowzy night-frumps vex'd Jack Q.
Glum Schwartzkopf was vex'd by NJ IQ.
Use an online typing program. There are many
programs available to teach you typing. Some
involve word games, some will have you reproducing
paragraphs, while others will present audio clips for
dictation. Some are free, some are not. Do an online
search for ones that suit you.
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Part Four of Four:
Adjusting Your Workstation
Set up an ergonomically correct workstation .
Ergonomics is all about the efficiency and comfort
of your work environment. It focuses both on your
position and posture. Ergonomics addresses the fact that
how you sit can affect your typing efficiency. An
incorrect position can result in more errors and slower
typing.
Make sure that your keyboard is at a comfortable
height for your fingers. Your hands should be about
level with your sides while you type, maybe a little
above your middle.
Keep your wrists elevated. A wrist support can help
if you can't remember to do it self-supported. There
is an array of supports available, such as cushions
or foam bars, or you can improvise by placing a
book so that it raises your wrist to a height almost
level with the keyboard. You'll move faster and have
fewer errors.
Sit up straight and put your feet flat on the ground.
Consider switching to a Dvorak keyboard. At first
you'll probably use a traditional QWERTY keyboard,
but there's also the option of switching to a Dvorak
keyboard .
The standard QWERTY layout was designed to
prevent typewriter jams (which is no longer
necessary with computers), whereas the Dvorak
layout was designed specifically to be easy on the
hands. [ citation needed]
However, if you share your computer with others or
if you frequently switch computers, you may find
the changed layout confusing.
More information on typing on a Dvorak keyboard
can be found here . |
Re: How To Type Fast by donald14: 6:58pm On Jan 17, 2019 |
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