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Lesson1:
Thehomerowofthekeyboardisthemostimportanttothetouchtypist.
When at rest the typist's fingers are positioned, lightly, on the ASDFkeys for the left hand, and the JKL;
keysfortherighthand.
TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheFandGkeys,therightindexfingerwillcontroltheJandHkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheDkey,therightmiddlefingerwillcontroltheKkey.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheSkey;therightringfingerwillcontroltheLkey.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheAkey,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe;key.
Thespacebariscontrolledbytherightthumb.
Thehomerow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
A S D F G H J K L ;
LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger
TheFandJkeysoftenhavesmallraisedbumpsontheirtops,aphysicialaidforthetypist.
The locations of all the other keys on the keyboard are learned in relation to these home keys so the typist
mustbeabletofindthehomekeysbytouch.
Using the raised bumps on the F and J keys as a guide, see if you can put your fingers on the home row
correctly,withoutlookingatthekeyboard.Nopeeking.
Make sure you are sitting up straight, your feet flat on the floor. Keep your elbows close to your body, your
wristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertakeregularbreaks.
Whenyouarereadytobegin,startanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthekeyboard.It
willbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyourfingerswillbegin
tomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.
Youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.
Don'tletyourmistakescauseyoutoloseheart,typingisaskillthatcanbelearnedbypractice.
Lesson1Exercises:
Exercise1:
Pleasetype
asdfghjkl;asdfghjkl;;lkjhgfdsaasdfghjkl;;lkjhgfdsa;lkjhgfdsa
Exercise2:
Pleasetype
ahhadlagslagahhadlagslagahhadahhadlagslag
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Exercise3:
Pleasetype
hashflashaskhashashflashaskhashashhashflashaskhash
Exercise4:
Pleasetype
dashgashlashdashgashlashdashgashlashdashgashlash
Exercise5:
Pleasetype
ladsashflagladsashflagladsashflagladsashflagladsash
Exercise6:
Pleasetype
fallgallhalllassfallgallhalllassfallfallgallhalllassfall
Exercise7:
Pleasetype
glassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfa
Exercise8:
Pleasetype
sadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshall
Exercise9:
Pleasetype
ashgladalasashgladalasashgladalasashgladalasashgladalas
Exercise10:
Pleasetype
allflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalf
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Lesson2:
ThethirdrowofthekeyboardistheQWERTYrow.
TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheRandTkeys,therightindexfingerwillcontroltheYandUkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheEkey,therightmiddlefingerwillcontroltheIkey.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheWkey,therightringfingerwillcontroltheOkey.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheQkey,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthePkey.
TheQWERTYrow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;
LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger
Inourlastlessonwelearnedthelocationsofthehomerowkeys,enoughinthemselvestoallowustotype
somewordswithoutlookingatthekeyboardalready.
TheQWERTYrow,isalsothehardestworking.Fourofthefivevowels,EIOUaretobefoundinthisrow.
Aftercompletingthesecondlessonyoushoulddiscoverthatyouarealreadywellonthewaytobeingatypist
andyourfingersarebecomingevermoreadeptatfindingtherightkeywithoutyourconsciousthought.
Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel.
Asbefore,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.Don'tletyourmistakes
causeyoutoloseheart,typingisaskillthatcanbelearnedbypractice.
Lesson2Exercises:
Exercise1:
Pleasetype
qwertyuiopqwertyuiop;poiuytrewqpoiuytrewqqwertyuiopqwert
Exercise2:
Pleasetype
tillquailtightyell;willthosefeatlakehashtillquailtightyell;will
Exercise3:
Pleasetype
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wirethisflayqueue;thererailsalegypsyiswirethisflayqueue;there
Exercise4:
Pleasetype
usherwakeyawtide;quashtheirlightrashthatusherwakeyawtide;
Exercise5:
Pleasetype
slitguidetalerage;thedepthquestyourtheseslitguidetalerage;
Exercise6:
Pleasetype
taletrashslideday;takeurgewageswaketypisttaletrashslideday;
Exercise7:
Pleasetype
playrestjawquail;whyfellitswellpeattwoplayrestjawquail;why
Exercise8:
Pleasetype
typedsurepeepsill;ogreratequellpawyapusetypedsurepeepsill;
Exercise9:
Pleasetype
ifdopitdugwary;quafflawstoplairgatehereifdopitdugwary;
Exercise10:
Pleasetype
goherwithhit;fighttugquilldaysawyippeegoherwithhit;fighttug
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Lesson3:
Onceyouhavemasteredthefirstrowfirstrowofthekeyboard,theZXCVBrow,youwillhavelearnedall
thealphakeysonthekeyboard,themostpopularpunctuationkeys.Wewillalsointroducecapitalslettersin
thislesson.
Yourkeyboardshouldhavetwoshiftkeys,onetotheleft,onetotheright.Thetypistwillusethelittlefinger
oftheirinactivehandtoworkoneoftheshiftkeyswhencapitalsareneeded.
So,ifyouaretotypeacapitalR,youwillstriketheRkeywiththeindexfingerofyourlefthandwhile
depressingtheshiftkeywiththelittlefingerofyourrighthand.
TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheVandBkeys,andtherightindexfingerwillcontroltheNandMkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheCkey,andtherightmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe,key.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheXkey,andtherightringfingerwillcontrolthe.key.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheZkey,andtherightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe/key.
Theleftshiftkeyiscontrolledbytheleftlittlefingerandtherightshiftkeyiscontrolledbytheright
littlefinger
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;
Z X C V B N M , . /
LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger
Somepeoplefindthedownwardstretchingforthenewfingerpositionsawkwardatfirstbutitsoonpasses.
Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel.
Onceagain,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.Typingisaskillthatcan
belearnedbypractice.
Lesson3Exercises:
Exercise1:
Pleasetype
zxcvbnm,./zxcvbnm,.//.,mnbvcxz/.,mnbvcxzzxcvbnm,./zxcvb
Exercise2:
Pleasetype
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by,zipweantryingstumpshrinkriceping/mailby,zipweantrying
Exercise3:
Pleasetype
kingfancrick,chillblock.backabbot.aflame/mixkingfancrick,chill
Exercise4:
Pleasetype
zestwin,thumpskunk.plainmuffin,knight/exitzestwin,thumpskunk.
Exercise5:
Pleasetype
daring.chokebishop.admittwinesultan,sing/romandaring.choke
Exercise6:
Pleasetype
pink,nicestmateknit.groanflock,dividecoop/advicepink,nicest
Exercise7:
Pleasetype
vilestturbot,tracksnickscootrevoke.rein/pavingvilestturbot,track
Exercise8:
Pleasetype
Office.Meat.Lean.Hiking.Feline.Decay.Clash.Bright.Office.Meat.
Exercise9:
Pleasetype
Bump.Prank.Bate.Turnip.Bap.Aging.Aback.Wombat.Vine.
Exercise10:
Pleasetype
Vexing.Typing.Being.Sump.Faxing.Rink.Blot.Nice.
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Lesson4:
Inourfirstthreelessonswecoveredthefirstthreerowsofthekeyboard.Thisbeingourfourthlesson,we
coverthefourthrow.Thenumberrow.
Theleftindexfingerwillcontrolthe4and5keys,therightindexfingerwillcontrolthe6and7keys.
Theleftmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe3key,therightmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe8key.
Theleftringfingerwillcontrolthe2key,therightringfingerwillcontrolthe9key.
Theleftlittlefingerwillcontrolthe1key,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe0key.
Thenumberrow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;
Z X C V B N M , . /
LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger
Thenumberrowpresentsauniquechallengetothetypist.Itisthefurthestfromthetypist'sfingers'resting
position,thehomerow.Theseexerciseswilltrytoaccustomyoutotherangeofmovementyourfingersmust
achievewhendealingwithamixtureofalphanumerickeystrokes.
Weshallalso,inthislesson,buildonouruseoftheshiftkeysandcapitallettersintroducedinthelastlesson.
Whenyouarereadytobeginthelessonstartanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthe
keyboard,itwillbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyour
fingerswillbegintomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.
Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertotakeregularbreaks.
Asbefore,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.
Lesson4Exercises:
Exercise1:
Pleasetype
1234567890123456789009876543210987654321
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Exercise2:
Pleasetype
380,157,062,519.238,406,925,640,502.798,256
Exercise3:
Pleasetype
A1S2D3F4G5H6J7K8L9;09l8k7j6h5g4f3d2s1a
Exercise4:
Pleasetype
Moscow013Sofia982Nuuk176Riga541Vilnius194
Exercise5:
Pleasetype
32ARome174BParis985Berlin681Madrid704Vienna
Exercise6:
Pleasetype
831Warsaw495Amsterdam672Brussels140Copenhagen
Exercise7:
Pleasetype
640Prague135Bratislava217Nicosia489Tallinn810
Exercise8:
Pleasetype
7.72Helsinki6.39Athens7.02Valletta14.2Lisbon87.6
Exercise9:
Pleasetype
16.9Ljubljana0.24Stockholm81.3Dublin5.39Oslo71.6
Exercise10:
Pleasetype
76.9Belgrade1.35Reykjavik72.0Bern86.4Kiev
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Lesson5:
Thisisthelastlessoninourtypingcourse.Youshouldbynowbemorecomfortablewithtyping.Handsonthe
keyboard,eyesonthescreen;bothyouraccuracyandyourspeedwillimprovewithpractice.
Theexercisesinthislessonfocusonpracticingthedifferentcharacterkeys.
LowercasetheshiftkeyisNOThelddown.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF LF LF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 =
q w e r t y u i o p [ ]
a s d f g h j k l ; ' \
` z x c v b n m , . /
UPPERCASEtheshiftkeyIShelddown.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF LF LF
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ +
Q W E R T Y U I O P { }
A S D F G H J K L : " |
~ Z X C V B N M < > ?
LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger
Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertotakeregularbreaks.
Whenyouarereadytobeginthelesson,selectanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthe
keyboard,itwillbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyour
fingerswillbegintomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.
Asalways,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.
Lesson5Exercises:
Exercise1:
Pleasetype
!@#$%^&*()_++_)(*&^%$#@!!@#$%^&*()_+
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Exercise2:
Pleasetype
;'/p[]0==0][p/';;'/p[]=
Exercise3:
Pleasetype
1'11;1;/;,<,.>./?/;:;'"'\|\]}][{[
Exercise4:
Pleasetype
#15@$56.80=17%,15*(12+3)=15^2,2!=42
Exercise5:
Pleasetype
if($totalqty=0){echo"youdidnotorderanything"};
Exercise6:
Pleasetype
if(document.images)&&(prelodFlag==)){forvari=0
Exercise7:
Pleasetype
>>>fornin[1,2,3]:printn;%dx7=%d%(j,j*7)
Exercise8:
Pleasetype
voidmain(){intangle_degree;doubleangle_radian.pi
Exercise9:
Pleasetype
if(chair$where){#wegotthere}else{#not}
Exercise10:
Pleasetype
if(index>=size)thrownewArrayIndexOutOfBounds