Instruction to touch typing.

Would you like to save time and make almost any job on a computer more effective? Would you like to write on your résumé that you are a fast typist? Would you like to reduce your error percentage when you type? Well, then you have come to the right place.

Here: you can calculate your advantage in dollars of being able to type faster on your computer.

People who are not proficient at typing are forced to choose between either looking for the keys on the keyboard or think creatively. So - if you furthermore would like to think creatively as you type, read on.

You can monitor your progress at learning touch typing by testing yourself here: TEST

In order to better remember to do the exercises, you should put a bookmark on the bookmark bar as shown here:

When you start on an exercise you must place your index fingers as shown at the image below.

With your index fingers you can feel a bump on the keys 'F' and 'J'. When you type you must get back to these two keys as soon as a key has been pressed on the keyboard so that you know all the time where you are on the keyboard. If you dont find the keys 'F' and 'J' again you will get lost and make a lot of mistakes. For the same reasons the first exercises are done without ever moving your fingers from these two keys.

When you type you must use specific fingers for the same keys all the time as illustrated at the image above. If you don't do that you will soon loose your orientation and make mistakes.

You have two ways to determin what key to press next. First of all the next key to be pressed is highlighted by a yellow light around the key like this:

Secondly the next key to be types is indicated by an arrow on the line you are typing like this:

When you train touch typing you should try to type without looking at the key board. By doing this you will of course make mistakes to begin with, but with some training it will become natural for you. Instead look at the keyboard depicted on the screen below the text.

If you type the wrong letter it will be highlightes by changing the font color to red. The number of errors you make is indicated at the right side og the top of the screen. If you half way through an exercise press 'Repeat' the number of errors will be reset and you can start over.

When you type the right sitting posture is important. Be sure to:

1. keep your feet flat on the floor.
2. have your thighs at level with the chair.
3. keep your back straight.
4. look at the screen in the most comfortable way, and look at an angle at about 12-15 degrees downwards.

Doing this you will avoid pain in your back and you will be able to type for a long time without great strain on your neck and shoulder.

Correct posture

When you press the button 'Statistics' in the top right corner, you will be able to follow your progress online after each exercise.

As often as you are capable of without hurting your fingers! As with everything else, regular training gives the best result. Most people will probably get the best result by distributing the exercises to several days in the week rather the doing a lot of exsercise in one day. It is a good idea to put your touch type training into a calendar to be sure to remember to do them. If you don't have a calendar you can use the Google calendar which is free. In this way it is easier to remember to do your exercises.
Training touch typing is probably the only activity your employer will allow you to do at work beside doing your job. :-) How about doing som training instead of using all that time to updating your facebook account?

Well you will under all circumstances be faster just from doing some of the exercises, as you will be able to find the keys much faster. Thusly it is better to do some exercises than none at all.

Not necessarily. When you hold the mouse over 'Choose exercise' you can see which keys the particular exercise is training. You can then start with the exercise you think is the right for you. Be careful not to be optimistic about your current ability as it will lead to a too steep learning curve.

It is a good idea to warm up your fingers before a training session. You can warm up your fingers by doing some of an exercise without caring too much about the errors, and then press 'Repeat' to get started.

It is more important to have a low error percentage than a higher speed. The low error percentage will be your best guarentee for success in the following exercises. You can follow your progress at the statitics page (just press the button 'Statistics' at the upper right corner) You should strive to do all exercises flawless (or at least with max two percent error) before you go on to the next exercise. If you learn to type flawless a high typing speed will automatically ensue. By the way, the error statistics will only save your best retults.

Well, then you can reward your child for every exercise the child has done at en error percentage at one and perhaps an extra reward for a flawless exercise. Your childs school work will most probably benefit from being an apt typist.

Do you have any suggestions as how to improve this course, or have you found errors in it, you are welcome to write:feed-back@easytype.org

A lot of people type with two fingers, and thus type aroung 15 words per minute. After completion of this course you should be able to type at least 45 words per minute, and even faster if you type often. If you at your job type nine hours a week you will be able to save the six out of these nine hours provided you triple your typing speed. That will be nearly 300 hours saved a year or seven weeks extra holy days a year. If you have 30 years left before you go on pension the course will save you about 230 weeks work. Are you self employed you will be able to stop working four years early. Or, if you could convert your increased typing speed into a pay raise, you could get four years extra payment before retirement. Learning how to touch type is probably one of the best educations you could invest in. And it won't cost you any money. You can here: calculate your own personal benefit from improving your typing speed. How ever it works out for you, you have probably never met a person who regretted spending some time improving his or her typing speed.

The only requirement for this course is that you regularly spend some time vigorously train on your computer. If you do just one or two exercises weekly (who hasn't got time for that?), and do them as well as you can, you can see an end to the course. You can go to the TEST page weekly og biweekly to see your progress.

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