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Touch Typing Technique

Touch typing instructions for beginners here.

• 1. Base positions of fingers
• 2. Typing Tips

1. Base positions of fingers

2. Typing Tips

Hands

Your wrist, elbows and keyboard should be on the same horizontal plane, and at a 90 degree angle to your upper arms.

Sitting

There should be at least two inches between the front of the seat and the back of your knees. Your feet should be flat on the floor.

Screen

The top of your screen should be near eye level.

Base positions of fingers

Place your hands on the keyboard. Hold your thumb on the "Space Bar", first finger of left hand on the "F" and first finger of right hand on the "J".

Fingers

Don't look at the keys when you type. Just slide your fingers around until they find the home row marking.

Relax

Don't hammer on the keys. Try using the minimum force possible.

Upper/Lower

To switch between upper/lower case use always opposite hand.

Rhythm

Try to type with a constant speed.

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