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Typingclub is the most effective way to learn how to type..

It is web based and highly effective. TypingClub is (and will always be) free for both individuals and schools. There is an optional paid school edition. TypingClub is a product family of edclub.

How Does it Work?

Keep practicing each lesson until you get all five stars. It really doesn't take much to learn, a few minutes a day for one to two weeks and you will be a pro!

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You do not need to create an account. However, as you go through the lessons, you can create an optional profile in order to save your progress.

Inside TypingClub

All the reasons to start learning how to type right now.

It's a game. An engaging and interactive experience while you are learning how to type.

Proper hand posture guide. Will show you the correct hand posture on every key as you type.

Levels, Badges and Stars. All the reasons to keep you going, and build your muscle memory.

Accessibility. TypingClub is the most accessible typing program available.

Interactive experience. A full range of experiences from games, videos and different typing challenges makes learning fun.

Voice over. Once you turn it on, every word is read out loud as you are typing each word.

Typing Playback. You can view your past performances and even play them back.

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More Lesson Plans

Typing lesson plan for a standard Dvorak keyboard from beginner to advanced. Includes games, videos and other interactive lessons. Learn more.

Typing for Kids

Jungle Junior is a specialized lesson plan created with young learners in mind. Learn more.

Left Hand & Right Hand

Typing lesson plan for learning how to type with the right and left hand on a QWERTY keyboard.

Animated Story Typing Series

Lauren is nervous before her big flight test. Join her and her helpful friend on a journey to find the confidence she needs to go solo. Learn more.

Ava & the Rabbit

Travel with Ava on a magical adventure as she explores her mysterious friend's world, and learns more about her own in the process. Learn more.

Perfect Match

Join Alex on an out-of-this world journey as he helps his mysterious new friend get back home. Learn more.

Language Series

Students can learn touch typing with hundreds of lessons in Spanish, including games, videos and the entire student experience in Spanish. Learn more.

Students can learn touch typing with hundreds of lessons in French, including games, videos and the entire student experience in French. Learn more.

Students can learn touch typing with hundreds of lessons in German, including games, videos and the entire student experience in German. Learn more.

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Easily practice your typing skills free and online and improve your typing speed.

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Improve your typing speed online

TypeLift is a free touch typing courseware running directly in your browser. It assists you to practice your keyboard skills efficiently and therefore increase your typing speed immensely.

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How fast can you type? Take our typing test and check your current typing speed.

Learn to type

Learn the fundamentals on how to practice efficiently and type faster by using all 10 fingers.

Choose from a variety of free typing lessons and practice your typing skills gradually.

Follow your progress by keeping an eye on your latest results and your long-term improvements.

Type faster with ease

There are many typing tutors out there. Why should I choose TypeLift?

Accessibility

TypeLift is for free and running in your browser without installation. Just open the URL in your browser and get started. You don’t even have to register. As a local user your results will be stored directly in your browser.

Comparability

Taking the Typing test you can figure out your current typing speed, observe your typing practice improvements in the long run and as a registered user, even compare your skills to others!

We have typing lessons for everybody. The first warm ups and finger exercises, learning new keys, and typing words which really matter in your language. In addition as registered user you can create up to 10 custom typing lessons to focus on your individual needs.

Smart and dynamic

The typing lessons of TypeLift are not just static content. Every time you start a typing practice the lessons are assembled dynamically to increase your learning effect and to avoid memorizing frequently practiced exercises. On top of that our smart error analysis repeats frequent mistakes while you practice to make your individual training even more efficient.

Virtual keyboard

TypeLift provides a visual keyboard to help you learn to type in a quick and simple way. Coloured keys show you the right finger-key-combinations and the basic positions. Visual markers show you how to reach every key on your keyboard. So you don’t have to search on your „real“ keyboard anymore from the start. However, advanced users can disable settings on the visual keyboard to improve their personal learning curve.

Of course you won’t learn to type over night – you have to practice! This is why it’s so important that you can measure even your small improvements to stay motivated and keep practicing. Thanks to our statistics you can analyze your performance in every detail, reveal your weak spots and specifically work on them.

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Improve your typing speed and accuracy by 10 minutes daily exercises.

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• Try different keyboard layouts

Variety of courses

Learn basic touch typing skills. These typing lessons are dedicated to people who want to start learning how to type correctly without looking at the keyboard.

Learn advanced touch typing skills. Set of typing lessons that introduce capitalization, punctuation, and number row. It will make you sophisticated typists.

Practice typing English ngrams. The most effective way to improve typing speed by repeating the most used continuous letter sequences.

Famouse law quotes

Practice famouse law quotes. This course is dedicated to a legal typist who wants to take action and type faster.

Glossary of Legal Terms

Another set of legal terms to improve keyboard skills. This one is the list of 200+ legal terms.

List of Latin legal terms

The list of 300+ Latin legal terms for daily typing practice.

Set of 60 the most common latin legal brocards.

Anatomy glossary drill for health workers. The massive list of terms with descriptions.

Infectious Disease

Infectious disease drill.

Medications

List of 200 most used medications to practice typing prescriptions.

Typing lessons for students to practice typing geographical locations. Containing random sets of states, cities, and world capitals.

Improve typing mathematical formulas, symbols, and numbers. Practice for intense math typists.

Business Jargon

Comprehensive typing course for practicing business typing skills. Dedicated mostly to improve the typing speed of office workers.

Reinforce your excel skills with good keyboard skills.

Words and ngrams

Practice 3000 the most common English words together with ngrams. It is an even more effective typing course for learning how to type faster.

Practice touch typing by writing funny exercises. Improve your typing speed by rewriting funny sentences and quotes. E.g., Murphy's laws, why did the chicken cross the road.

EcmaScript 6 examples. Javascript programming typing practice dedicated to frontend developers to improve their coding speed.

Practice typing HTML structures. Focus on markup specific characters and char connections.

CSS 3 examples. Cascading style sheets exercises for improving CSS specific syntax.

Multiple keyboard layouts

With The Typing Cat you can learn following keyboard layouts:

Qwerty is the most common widespread modern-day keyboard layout. It was designed based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter in 1873.

Dvorak was created in 1930 and patented in 1936 by Dr. August Dvorak. It proponents claim this layout uses less finger motion, increases typing rate and reduces errors compared to Qwerty.

Colemak is a keyboard layout created for touch typing in English. It is designed to be a practical alternative to the Qwerty and Dvorak keyboard layouts. It was released on 01-Jan-2006 and boasted impressive metrics in terms of finger travel, hand alternation, and same finger frequency. Colemak is the 3rd most popular keyboard layout for touch typing in English, after QWERTY and Dvorak.

Workman is a keyboard layout optimized for horizontal and vertical finger stretching. It accounts for wrist movement to the middle columns and the reaching and folding preferences of each finger. Workman was created and released by OJ Bucao on Labor Day in honor of all who type on keyboards for a living. See more on www.workmanlayout.com .

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Touch typing

Touch typing is a method of typing that uses all your fingers without needing to look at the keyboard. It is a fast, efficient way of typing. AgileFingers is a free online practice that teaches you how to master this technique, with fast typing exercises broken down into lessons, texts, and games. Additionally, there is a typing test to measure your progress.

If you want to quickly see how AgileFingers works and start learning touch typing, click the button below.

Free online typing practice

• Determining the typing speed goal to achieve
• Typing lessons for particular keyboard keys
• Exercising by typing full texts
• Typing games
• Typing test
• Setting a goal for yourself will establish a challenge that will motivate you. Thanks to reaching higher and higher goals, you can verify how much you benefit from taking the typing practice. Setting a challenge makes it easier to measure your successes and keep going until you achieve your desired typing speed.
• Typing exercises can significantly improve your touch typing skills. AgileFingers offers various carefully designed activities, including lessons for specific keys, full-text practices, and even typing games. It is recommended to start with the lessons to develop proficiency and then progress to full texts where you type using all ten fingers. And when you need a break, you can have some fun by playing typing games.
• The typing test allows you to measure your progress. Knowing your current typing capabilities and how much learning you still need helps you decide which exercises best suit your needs.

Please remember that learning is supposed to be something pleasant. If you don't feel like doing the keyboard typing lessons, practice only with texts. If you fill like having more fun, play the typing games. If setting a speed goal is too stressful, set it to the lowest possible value and never take a test or do it when you feel sure you have reached the desired typing speed.

AgileFingers does not impose the order of exercises. Everyone learns differently. The most important thing is not to be discouraged from learning, even at the cost of lesser progress in touch typing speed. It is better to make little but regular progress than to have a long, exhausting session of learning to type faster and then postpone the next session indefinitely.

Touch typing seems to be a straightforward topic. You just put your fingers on the keyboard and type. Yet, even the simplest activity has its background. Various topics regarding typing practice and interacting with your computer are discussed in other AgileFingers sections and articles. These are probably not very exciting topics to discuss for most people, yet knowing some typing-related theories might be useful if you have a desk job or are a student and spend a lot of time typing. That's why we are introducing Mentor - the typing expert making learning touch typing a tiny bit more fun. He will gladly share his wisdom regarding AgileFingers typing practice and different touch typing topics.

Meow! I'm Mentor, the typing guru, ready to share touch typing facts and tips.

Typing in English

If your native language is English, then you are lucky when it comes to mastering touch typing. The English alphabet is straightforward, and there are practically no nuances when it comes to typing. With AgileFingers, you'll be able to learn how to type quickly and accurately with its comprehensive typing lessons and exercises. By doing so, you can type English words and sentences more efficiently. Typing in English is probably the easiest of all the languages. Keyboards are directly created to support the English alphabet most efficiently. English has no diacritics or accents, so you do not need to use key combinations when typing. However, you still may want to learn touch typing techniques using a foreign language. In that case, you need to know that it may not be as easy as some alphabets have more characters, and some keyboards may support some languages rather poorly. AgileFingers can help you with mastering typing nuances of many other languages. To learn more about the touch typing system, check out this article from Wikipedia .

If you are typing special characters, such as those used in programming, AgileFingers can help you type faster and more efficiently. AgileFingers provides a range of special keyboard exercises to help you become more familiar with typing special characters quickly and accurately. Additionally, you can adjust the exercises to your needs as you track your progress in our program.

In the realm of programming, touch typing practice becomes invaluable when it comes to efficiently and accurately typing frequently used special characters. Characters such as &, *, ., +, -, $, %, and ! hold great significance in coding, playing vital roles in logical conditions, variable definitions, and string concatenation, among other operations. Developing fluency in typing the special characters through regular touch typing practice allows you to seamlessly type your code without distruptions. You won't need to wonder how to press a particular character, so you will concentrate on the content, not on the process of typing.

Touch typing pays off

Learning touch typing has many benefits. It can save time, reduce errors, and enhance computer proficiency.

Mastering touch typing allows you to type quickly and accurately without looking at the keyboard. This saves time and reduces the number of errors you make. Your typing can become faster, and more efficient, which can help improve your overall computer proficiency.

Improved typing can also help you in your day-to-day work. It is not uncommon for people to spend hours a day typing emails, documents, and other materials. By learning touch typing, you can reduce the time spent on these tasks and thus free yourself up for more productive activities.

As the leading creator of AgileFingers, I was inspired by my personal experience of how effective touch typing can be. Before I began to study computer science, I learned touch typing. I practiced every day for a year and realized the huge benefits touch typing provides. Many years later, I decided to create a typing practice that wasn't available when I studied fast typing techniques.

Touch typing is a valuable skill that can help many aspects of life. With spending some time on typing practice, anyone can learn to type faster and more accurately, leading to a more efficient and productive work or school experience.

Additionally, touch typing can positively impact your overall health and well-being. Repeatedly looking at the keyboard and using the mouse can be tiring and cause strain to your eyes, wrists, and arms. With touch typing, less strain is placed on your neck, shoulders, and wrists since you don't have to move your eyes to the keyboard to locate keys. This can help to reduce stress on your body and keep you healthier.

Other benefits are discussed in the article: Reasons why you should learn touch typing

Essential typing techniques

Touch typing is an essential technique for increasing your typing speed and accuracy. Proper hand and finger positioning are critical for efficient typing; each finger should be assigned to a specific key. The two keys with the bumps are the most important keys in the standard QWERTY keyboard, which are represented by keys "F" and "J." Your pointing fingers should gently rest on these keys. We discuss the key-finger placement in another article .

It is also essential to maintain good posture while typing. Sit up straight and keep your wrists straight. Ensure the keyboard is at a comfortable height and angle so your wrists are in a neutral position. You may also want to use a wrist rest to provide additional support and comfort.

Finally, and what is most apparent, you should learn touch typing. The easiest way to increase your typing speed and accuracy is to use AgileFingers typing practice.

Practice typing and grow

Embark on a rewarding journey of touch typing mastery with AgileFingers! By practicing regularly and tracking your progress, you can unlock the full potential of your typing skills. The good news is that if you practice regularly, you will improve your typing skills. There is no way it doesn't work.

Our typing program offers a range of elements and challenges that make each practice session engaging and enjoyable. Earn badges for daily practice frequency and get trophies for reaching your goals. Experience a state of mind that you do what is right, seeing your typing speed soar as you learn to type faster, all while having fun along the way. Don't miss the opportunity to transform typing into an exciting skill-building adventure. Use AgileFingers regularly and discover the joy of becoming a pro at touch typing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Below, you will find answers to some of the most common questions about touch typing and the AgileFingers typing practice.

What is touch typing?

Touch typing is a typing technique that involves typing without looking at the keyboard. All ten fingers are actively utilized in touch typing to achieve optimal typing efficiency and speed.

Why is touch typing important?

Fast typing without looking at the keyboard is crucial for your productivity because it can improve typing speed and accuracy and help you save lots of time. Additionally, touch typing allows for a more comfortable and ergonomic typing experience, reducing the risk of strain associated with the wrong hand and finger positioning.

How can I learn touch typing quickly?

Learning touch typing requires practice and consistency. You can quickly improve your touch typing skills by following structured touch typing lessons and exercises, practicing regularly, and focusing on proper finger placement.

Are there any online touch typing courses available?

Numerous online touch typing courses and tutorials support your learning at your own pace. AgileFingers typing practice stands out as one of the most comprehensive options, offering interactive exercises, games, and progress-tracking features that enhance your learning experience.

Can touch typing reduce typing errors and increase efficiency?

Touch typing should significantly reduce typing errors and increase typing efficiency. By developing muscle memory and typing without looking at the keyboard, you can type more accurately and quickly, saving time and improving overall productivity.

How long does it take to master touch typing?

The time required to master touch typing varies from person to person. You can see noticeable improvements with consistent practice within a few weeks to a few months. Regular practice is critical to achieving mastery in touch typing.

What are the essential techniques for touch typing?

Essential techniques for touch typing include proper finger placement, correct posture, relaxed wrists, and using all fingers to type. Learning these techniques helps to improve typing speed, accuracy, and overall efficiency.

Can touch typing be learned on different keyboard layouts?

Touch typing can be learned on various keyboard layouts, including QWERTY, AZERTY, or Dvorak. The fundamental principles of touch typing involve using all fingers, and proper finger placement does concern all keyboard layouts.

How can touch typing benefit my career?

Touch typing can benefit your career by improving typing speed and accuracy, essential skills in many professions. It enhances productivity, saves time, and can give you a competitive edge in the job market.

How do I use AgileFingers?

Start by setting your goal—the typing speed you want to achieve. Then, you can exercise lessons focusing on particular keys. When you feel confident, try exercising on full texts for general mastery. Test your skills regularly using the typing test, and as you pass it, take a higher typing speed goal.

Is AgileFingers typing practice free?

AgileFingers program is free for everyone to access and use. We want to help make the touch typing practice accessible to as many people as possible, so you can use AgileFingers whenever you want.

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• Press each key with the same finger as the virtual hands do.
• Use your keyboard, not the one you see on the screen (it is only a help in typing).
• When learning, accuracy is more important than speed.

A new feature has been added to AgileFingers, giving you even more control over your touch typing progress. Now, you can set your desired typing accuracy in the 90% to 100% range. Accuracy can be changed on the settings page (to access the settings, click the gear icon in the top right corner of the app). With this feature, you can decide what accuracy threshold to meet to consider a typing exercise complete.

This update is handy for those focused on improving their typing precision, and they aim for perfect mastering of their keyboard. Whether your goal is professional-level accuracy or you want to maintain consistent touch typing skills, accuracy setting allows you to tailor your typing practice sessions to meet your personal goals.

Teachers also benefit from this update in the AgileFingers module for schools. They can now set a minimum acceptable typing accuracy for homework or classroom tasks, ensuring that students meet specific accuracy requirements while learning touch typing. Setting required accuracy gives teachers more options for managing and tracking student typing progress.

Whether you are learning to type online or helping students develop their skills, this new feature enhances AgileFingers' flexibility and supports more targeted keyboard typing practice.

AgileFingers has recently launched an innovative flashcards module to help you master touch typing while learning foreign language vocabulary. This new feature supports keyboard typing practice in 20 different languages, including Spanish vocabulary , French vocabulary , and German vocabulary .

The flashcards module is structured to reinforce memorization through repetition. Initially, you type each word or phrase three times with guidance from a virtual keyboard, similar to traditional touch typing exercises. Once you achieve accuracy, you must only type the word or phrase once with the virtual keyboard's help. The virtual keyboard hint is removed in subsequent rounds, challenging you to rely on your memory. If you forget the word or phrase, simply click the eye icon to reveal the word and restart a flashcard, starting the learning process from the beginning.

This dual-purpose approach makes integrating flashcards into your regular touch typing routine easy. It allows you to simultaneously enhance your keyboard typing skills and expand your foreign language vocabulary. Try the new flashcards module today and get the most out of your AgileFingers typing practice!

There is a new option in the settings page. Now, you can hide the speed counter. If you do so, the counter will be hidden in every exercise as you practice fast typing. Turning off the typing speed counter is not recommended, as it shows real-time how fast you type. Viewing the speed while typing on the keyboard should motivate you to keep the paste of your target touch typing speed.

However, if the typing speed counter distracts you and causes you to make more errors during the typing process, you now have the opportunity to hide the counter. So keep practicing touch typing with or without the counter, and have fun while learning.

Typing lessons have changed. There are more of them, and they are simplified. The first sets of lessons cover only letters, but depending on the keyboard layout, there may be some special characters. Lessons with numeric characters and special characters are separated into a different set of lessons. There are two types of summaries: with lowercase characters only and with uppercase characters. The lesson summaries contain words built of letters taught in a summarized set of lessons.

We have kept the former lessons mostly as a reference to view their scores, but you can still practice touch typing doing these lessons. The programming languages section is in a separate tab and is no longer on the list of basic lessons.

You can now easily view which keyboard layout the lessons apply to. Some of the lesson titles have arrows. It means that to press a given key, your finger needs to move from the keyboard home row following the direction of an arrow.

The typing lessons are the recommended way to start your touch typing learning process, and we hope that you see all the introduced changes as positive enhancements. If something still can be improved, send us your feedback.

We have recently changed the behavior of the "back" button shown on a typing exercise summary. Clicking the button instead of redirecting to the previous screen now redirects to the list of the touch typing exercises that includes the typed text. This makes it easier for you to choose another typing practice.

Although it may seem like a minor enhancement to our typing practice, we wanted to ensure clear communication regarding this change to avoid confusion. Regrettably, the "back" button had limited usability in the past, but now it is pretty useful.

This news concerns only users who practice typing as logged-in users of the AgileFingers program.

From now on, the settings of your account are connected to your account, not the browser. If you log in with your account from another browser, all your typing settings, keyboard layout of the typing practice screen, etc., will load once you log in.

We have refreshed the "Sheep Rescue" touch typing game . Now you can learn how to type faster on the keyboard by playing an even more immersive game. We have completely redesigned the game's graphics. The goal of the game is the same as before: rescue as many sheep as you can.

The game is divided into levels. On every fourth level, the landscape will change. The landscapes represent four weather seasons. The higher the level, the more sheep appear. You have to be careful which key you press because you will lose one point if you press a key that does not represent the letter that appears on the sheep.

A good way to take a break from the routine touch typing exercises is to play games that teach you how to type faster. Hopefully, you will like the new look of the game.

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• Questions, comments
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Welcome to Touch Typing Study!

Keyboard layout.

Are you still typing with two fingers? Do you still need to look at your keyboard before every keystroke?

Touch Typing Study is a free, user-friendly learning website that is designed to help you learn, practice and improve your typing speed and accuracy.

Once you can touch type you will not need to look at the keyboard to find the letters you want to type and you will also be able to type at a much faster speed!

Touch typing is a method based on muscle memory instead of sight. This method allows you to achieve much higher speed of data entry, especially if you need to transcribe text from other visual material.

Typing with the touch typing method significantly improves your computer productivity; it increases data entry speed and, where possible, reduces fatigue and injury to the eyes.

Touch Typing Study contains 15 lessons, a speed test and games from which you can learn to type step-by-step, monitor your own progress and have fun!

Free online typing course

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Free online typing course in Spanish

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Free online typing course in French

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Free online typing course in German

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Free online typing course in Italian

Corso di dattilografia gratis

Free online typing course in Portuguese

Curso de datilografia grátis

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Why you should learn to touch-type?

Most people today use computers not only at work but also at home. It is desirable that the typist does not think about his finger placement or the location of the letters as he types. As everyone has to learn to type at some point, so why not learn this basic computing skill properly today? Knowing the right touch-type technique is useful for everyone. It will make you a more efficient worker as you will be able to type faster and more correctly. Knowing the right touch-type technique and posture will also help to avoid discomfort. Ergonomics is a very important part of keyboarding. Good ergonomic practice helps to avoid physical discomfort that may accompany prolonged static postures and repetitive motions. Work-related injuries such as tension in the neck and shoulder area, which are common problems for people working in front of a computer, can be avoided by following some simple ergonomic guidelines.

How to practice keyboarding with all fingers?

Keyboarding is learned finger by finger. Each finger has its own set of keys. Most keyboarding programs are designed so that they first introduce a new key. This key is first practiced on its own and in small words containing the letters that have been taught so far. Then the exercises move on to longer words, sentences, and text drills. Repetition and continuous practice make you a master. Little by little you become faster and more accurate typist.

What course is best for learning to type faster?

Typing Master 11 is a powerful typing tutor that will help you improve your typing substantially whether you are a novice or a professional typist. TypingMaster has nine different courses that will satisfy your changing needs as your skills and speed improve. The complete touch typing course will teach you the touch typing technique starting with the basics and advancing step-by-step using examples, word drills, and games to get you familiar with your keyboard. The Speed Building course helps you hone your typewriting skills once you have the basics covered. This is also good for experienced typists looking to keep their skill level up. Also, additional courses to practice the numbers, special character keys, and the numeric keypad are included. Download Course

How long does it take to learn to touch type?

You can choose how many lessons, exercises, and writing tests you will do. It takes between 6 to 10 hours to complete the entire basics course. If you prefer a shorter course, complete only the first two units of Lessons 1 – 10. The first two units of Lessons 1 – 10 will teach you the location of the alphabet keys on the keyboard. You can choose to complete each lesson unit or you can complete just a portion of any lesson unit and move on to another lesson.

How long should I practice typing daily?

As touch-typing is a cumulative motor skill, it would be ideal to practice daily or at least every second day. Developing good keyboarding skills throughout the course is also essential. Therefore, proper touch-typing should be reinforced whenever possible, preferably for at least 15 minutes every day. Of course, this is not always possible. Variation in motor skill acquisition is great between individuals so it is difficult to set a definite minimum or maximum limits to a keyboarding session, but, in general, short periods of practice will yield better results than very long sessions. For best results, daily practicing periods should vary from 15 minutes to about one hour in length.

How do you have good ergonomics?

To reduce stress in shoulder area, keyboard and mouse should be placed next to one another so that reaching is not necessary. Chair height and/or work surfaces must be adjusted so that the wrists and forearms remain in a straight line. Usually the best working posture for your arms is achieved when the input devices are at about elbow height. When working for long periods of time staring at a computer display it is important that the neck constantly remains in a relaxed position. Therefore the monitor must be placed and tilted so that it is directly in front of the user at or below eye level. This ensures that the head is not turned to left or right or awkwardly tilted upwards, which causes a lot of strain to neck and shoulder area. Placing the documents adjacent to the monitor or directly below it also helps to avoid neck pain when the students do not have to constantly twist and turn their necks. The monitor must be kept clean.

How to have a good body posture?

There are a few useful guidelines that should always be kept in mind when working on a computer. It may be a good idea to print out these guidelines and keep them near workstation so that they can be easily referred to whenever necessary. - Do not lift your shoulders, this causes tension. - Rest your elbows close to your body. Use armrests whenever possible. - Do not bend or twist your neck. - Keep your forearms and wrists in a straight line. - Keep your fingers slightly curved. - Keep your feet flat on the floor or on a footstool. - Use a light touch when you write on computer. Remember that no position or posture is correct for long periods of time. Remember to change positions frequently, take small breaks and stretch or even walk around a bit. Regular movement will prevent discomfort and fatigue effectively.

Is typing faster than writing?

Whether typing is faster than writing depends on various factors such as individual proficiency, the task at hand, and personal preferences. Touch Typing tends to be faster for most people. It allows for quick edits, easy sharing, and efficient data input. However, some individuals may still find comfort and focus in the traditional act of writing by hand. Ultimately, the choice between typing and writing depends on the context and the individual's comfort and proficiency with each method.

What is the best keyboarding course to learn how to type?

TypingMaster provides a complete instructional keyboarding course leading the trainee from the basics all the way to professional, fast touch-type technique. Multi-form lessons provide optimal support for every phase of learning how to type, the results of which can be assessed anytime with a standard wpm speed test.

What is the most popular Typing Tutor in India that allows printing the certificate?

Download a free 1-week TypingMaster software and improve your English writing skills. Increase your WPM speed and print the free speed certificate to get an India typing job from home.

How can I increase my wpm speed and accuracy in a week?

Download a free 1-week TypingMaster course and complete units beyond the first two in each lesson. Use the Review tests to practice and focus to your difficulties. Play the Games provided. Daily test your skill level by doing the provided typewriting tests.

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A complete data entry course with multiform exercises will lead you all the way to the professional 10 key data entry technique. With the 10 key and special mark lessons, trainees can learn to enter numeric data much more efficiently.

Which languages and keyboard layouts are supported?

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If you're still looking at your keyboard when you type, you're doing it wrong. It's time to learn touch typing to increase your speed as you look at the screen to write faster.

Most jobs in the modern world will need you to type at a computer screen for hours; it's not just writers who need to know how to type fast. And you'll want to chat online at speed too. If you're already pretty quick, you can test your speed with online multiplayer typing games . And once you realize you could do better, these websites will teach you how to touch-type faster.

1. Typelit (Web): Read Classic Literature and Practice Typing Simultaneously

As you probably know, many books of classic literature are in the public domain today, and anyone can download these free books . Typelit uses these free classics to help you learn how to type at a fast speed, while also reading great books.

The library shows the chosen classics and how many pages each book is. Click the one you want to read, and type along. You need to get all the capital letters, punctuation, and spaces right. The test calculates your speed and accuracy per page, displayed after you finish a page.

Everything you type correctly gets a green cursor highlight, while everything you type wrong is marked in red. You can go back and fix all your mistakes. As a pro tip, use Ctrl + Backspace to delete a full word, which is often useful when you're dealing with a mistake in small words like typing "adn" instead of "and."

Typelit is one of the few websites that also features non-English typing tutorials. You can filter the books by other languages such as Finnish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

2. Ratatype (Web): Free Online Typing Course With Certificate

Ratatype is a free, step-by-step online typing course to improve various aspects of your typing game. At the end of it, you can also earn digital certificates from Ratatype. It's just a glorified way of showing your results, but hey, it might look good on a resume.

Even if you're a sufficiently fast typist right now, you can get better. Ratatype breaks down speed typing into mini-lessons over its long course. You'll learn to use different fingers, far-away keys, and punctuations more efficiently. For example, do you use your little fingers while typing? If not, this course will get you there with a separate lesson all about using your pinkies.

At any point, you can take one of the Ratatype typing tests, where you'll be graded with a certificate of silver (40 words per minute), gold (50 wpm), or platinum (70 wpm). Each also requires increasing accuracy levels.

3. Keybr (Web): Learn How to Touch Type

Keybr is one of the best ways to learn how to touch type, i.e. type without looking at your keyboard. It teaches you how to align your fingers, and generates lessons based on an algorithm that adjusts to your skill level.

The lessons make you type random subsets of letters, which aren't always even real words. It's more about getting your fingers accustomed to certain patterns. There's an on-screen virtual keyboard (customizable to different layouts) right under the lesson. While you can look at that, the idea is to not look at your physical keyboard at all.

As you type, Keybr will assess your learning level and give you challenges suited to your skills. It counts words-per-minute speed and errors in real time and calculates a score based on that.

In the app's settings, you can choose to stop the cursor or play a sound when you make an error, change from words per minute to characters per minute, and even provide custom text to practice. Keep going to learn touch-typing, and see if you can break into the high scores.

4. Coderacer (Web): For Faster and More Accurate Programming

There's a difference between typing the regular English language and typing when you're programming. The syntax is different, the punctuation is different, you're reaching for keys that you wouldn't normally like Tab or curly brackets. Coderacer wants to train you to be a faster and more accurate programmer.

The game is a race between you and other online players. Choose the programming language you want to practice: Python, Java, or JavaScript. On one side of the screen, you'll see the intended code, while the other side is a blank terminal window. Once the other players join and the countdown hits zero, start typing to recreate the code.

Mistakes aren't allowed in Coderacer, and that's where it can get difficult. Each space and character need to be perfect; it will highlight mistakes that you have to fix before submitting. You can share a link with friends too, challenging them to a speed-coding round. Once you submit, you'll find the time taken, characters per minute, and error count, with a comparison to others.

5. A Guide to Shortcuts (Web): How to Incorporate Shortcuts in Everyday Typing

A common piece of advice to increase one's typing speed is to use shortcuts and text expansion while writing . But what most people won't tell you is which text you should include in these expanders. Productivity enthusiast Vasili Shynkarenka has a guide as part of his write-up on how he learned to type 3x faster.

Shynkarenka breaks down how shortcuts help you think faster and type faster if you set them up correctly. His recommendation isn't to simply use the 200 most common words of the English language but to really think about your usage.

His main principles of shortcuts revolve around large words, words that require special symbols (like apostrophes), and words that aren't ergonomic. It makes sense and is well explained with examples, in an article worth reading.

How to Type Faster on Phones

The type of keyboard you use also affects speed, whether it's full-size or compact, and mechanical or scissor-switch. But generally, you get accustomed to the keyboard you use daily, and your speed increases on that. So whichever keyboard you do your most typing at, practice with these websites on that.

Of course, it's a whole different ball game when it comes to smartphones. How do you type fast on touchscreens, without a physical keyboard? According to a study , the answer is to type with two thumbs and rely on autocorrect, not on predictive text. Pausing for a word prediction and choosing it is slower than autocorrect, and two thumbs are faster than swiping or using the index finger, the study found.

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• The "Home Position" - where you place all your fingers before starting to type.
• Find the home position without looking at your keyboard.
• Put fingers in home position quickly without looking at your keyboard.

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• Complete the Keyboard Basics
• Start Home Row Lessons in the Typing Tutor

Learn Muscle Memory

• Fingers seem to "know" the right key without you thinking.
• Type any letter correctly without having to think where it is - and congratulations! You have learned how to touch-type!
• Practice typing daily - at least 10 minutes.
• Complete all Typing Lesson Reviews (Reviews 11-15)
• Complete all Advanced Lessons (Advanced Lessons 1-11)
• Practice Typing Tests with easy texts: Fables Typing Test
• Practice Typing the Alphabet as fast as you can!

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• The locations of all keys (relative to home position).
• Divide keyboard into 3 rows and learn 1 row at a time.
• Habit of not looking down at your keyboard.
• Type any letter correctly without looking at your keyboard.
• Complete the Home Row Lessons (Lessons 1-5)
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• Complete the Bottom Row Lessons (Lessons 11-15)
• Practice Typing the Alphabet

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• Typing words instead of individual letters.
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• Constantly increasing typing speed while maintaining accuracy and correct technique.
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• Create an account to track your typing test stats - a heatmap will be generated showing your slowest keys to focus on.

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Learn where you are in the levels of wpm, use proper typing positions (or don't), practice on keyboarding websites, learn how to backspace quickly, take care of your wrists.

Your hands spend way more time on your keyboard than you think. Learning how to type fast is a basic skill that almost everyone underestimates in this digital world. Today, we're going to teach you everything you need to know about typing faster.

The keyboard is the only thing between your thoughts and the computer that's in front of you. Being a fast typist means getting your ideas out quicker, being more efficient with your time on the computer, and eventually letting your eyes wander away from the keyboard while you type.

Now if you already know what your rate of words per minute WPM and want to improve, but don't know where to start, then keep reading.

There are five WPM levels and they all need different areas of training. Learning what to practice and how you can practice your typing will let you increase your WPM much quicker.

20 to 50 WPM

For reference, 40 WPM is the world's average typing speed. Anyone who's in this WPM threshold is most likely looking at their keyboard while they type and don't type with all of their fingers. To improve in this category, you'll want to master the keyboard layout and prioritize learning how to type without looking at the keyboard.

How to level up: No-look typing is an essential skill that you need to master before expecting to increase your WPM to the next level.

51 to 70 WPM

70 WPM is the average typing speed for professional typists. This WPM level is more about speed than accuracy. Now that you're familiar with the keyboard enough to type comfortably without looking, ramping up the speed is the next step. You can practice this by quickly typing out one word at a time.

How to level up: Don't think about typing a sentence, but think about typing one word as quickly as you can. Visualize the keyboard and train your fingers to immediately type out one letter after the other in quick succession. You can pause for a second between every word so that you can focus on the keys you're about to press quickly.

71 to 90 WPM

If you can type this fast, then congratulations on typing much faster than most people. To increase your typing speed at this level, you'll need to understand how to read and think differently when you practice typing. Normally, people read a word, type it out, and then continue. Typists who are nearing the 100 WPM holy grail read the next word while typing out the previous one.

How to level up: Essentially, you should be building the confidence to continue reading to the next word even though you're still typing out the previous word. This removes the subtle pause between words where your hands do nothing because your brain is still checking if you typed out the word correctly. At this level, you should already be reading the next word as you type, relying on your confidence that you'll get the word right.

91 to 110 WPM

For those of you who have already made it this far, you're in one of the highest tiers of typing speeds. Typists at this point are either fast but make mistakes, or are slower than they could yet remain accurate.

How to level up: You need to polish either your speed or accuracy to reach past 110 WPM. If you're a fast typist but still make mistakes as you type, try to type at a comfortable pace without any mistakes. Get a perfect score twice at your comfortable pace and then go for a quicker pace while maintaining accuracy on your third try.

On the other hand, if accuracy is your strong point, then you'll need to brute force your way to type faster. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. You'll settle into the pacing and speed without a hitch anyway.

Typists at this level are just monsters. If you're already hitting a steady 120 WPM, you should pat yourself on the back. Typists who still want to improve here can only do so through a couple of ways.

• Continue practicing more and increasing your speed slowly.
• Invest in a better keyboard.
• Make sure your typing posture and position is ideal.

Although a lot of typing enthusiasts will recommend that you type with your left hand on

and right hand on

(also called the "home row" keys)---it's not that simple.

If you're already a fast typist and just want to continue improving, you don't have to change your finger alignment. You can easily hit 100 to 120 WPM on non-conventional finger alignments, and even 130 to 140 WPM if you practice hard enough.

However, for those of you who are still slow and are struggling to hit 50 WPM, then learning the ropes to proper finger alignments will be good for you.

Just keep in mind that typing can be fun. Even if you aren't using the traditional home row, you can still type incredibly quickly. For reference, my left fingers are usually on the

keys and my right fingers stay at

and I type at a comfortable 130 WPM on the monkeytype keyboarding website.

Learning to type fast is a geeky skill that has prompted the online community to create several websites for practice. There are a lot of websites out there, and some differ in their approach to developing your skills. Here are the three main types of practice websites that you can use:

• Pure typing - doesn't require punctuations and capitalizations. You just type word after word in lowercase.
• Sentence typing - involves sentences from books, movies, and song lyrics. These are complete with punctuations and capitalizations.
• Corrective typing - lets you type out jumbled words that don't exist, helping you to correct your typing one letter at a time.

These three types of practice websites have their pros and cons, but it's ultimately up to you. Although learning to type faster is important, it's easier to practice when you think of typing as a game. It's all about pressing buttons accurately and quickly, then a score will show you how well you did at the end.

Here are three standard practice websites that you should try.

If you're a slow typist who looks at the keyboard while typing, then you should start with Keybr . This website offers c orrective typing and will familiarize you with the keyboard on a very basic level. You'll be given a mix of jumbled-up words to type out, emphasizing letters that you have a hard time typing out.

Monkeytype is my personal favorite website. This typing site primarily utilizes p ure typing , so you'll only be typing out lowercase letters without any punctuation and capitalization. The website lets you choose between typing for a set amount of time or a number of words. We recommend alternating between monkeytype and Keybr until you can type without looking at the keyboard---more on that later.

Finally, typeracer is a s entence typing website that not only lets you type out quotes from books, songs, or movies, but also lets you race with other typists. It's a fun website that lets you practice with other players who type at your speed. You can also practice by yourself or race your friends if that's your mojo.

If you're a Mac user, simply pressing Option+Backspace will completely erase an entire word. For you Windows users, the Ctrl+Backspace key combination is your friend.

Learning shortcuts like this will increase your WPM immediately even without practicing too much. Pressing the backspace multiple times just to delete a word takes an extra one or two seconds to do. While that might seem small, those seconds can add up pretty quickly.

Despite it sounding counterproductive to erase a whole word, it's often much quicker to type out a word from scratch than to try and fix it one letter at a time. You'll find these shortcuts extremely helpful the more you use them.

Never underestimate just how much strain your wrists go through when you're typing. For starters, the standard flat keyboard isn't ergonomic at all for your wrists since they have to bend outwards to fit on the keyboard. This is why there's a market for curved ergonomic keyboards that lets you type on a more neutral wrist position. You can find our recommendation for the best ergonomic keyboard in our keyboard buying guide .

However, some ergonomic keyboards can cost quite a bit. If you can't shell out some extra cash, doing a series of quick wrist stretches is more than enough to keep carpal tunnel syndrome at bay.

If you want to keep increasing your speed and efficiency with computers, you may consider taking advantage of the speed reading tools available to you on the internet.

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10 Best Tools and Websites to Learn Touch Typing

Software and Websites to Learn Touch Typing

Best websites to learn touch typing, 1. typing.com.

One of the most popular online tools to learn touch typing is Typing.com. The website is used by many schools, teachers, and students to practice typing and learn faster and more accurate touch typing. With Typing.com you will get access to a well organized curriculum that will help you learn touch typing quickly.

2. Ratatype

Ratatype’s interface is not the best out there, but it’s good where it matters the most. Moreover, Ratatype’s lessons focus a lot on building good typing habits, and finger placement on the keyboard, which is something that will definitely help you learn touch typing faster. The website also shows your progress in terms of typing speed as well as accuracy, and gives awards for the same in order to motivate you to perform better and improve everyday. When you’re done with your course, you can even take a typing test and earn a certificate to show off to your friends and colleagues.

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5. The Typing Cat

The Typing Cat is another website that is dedicated to teaching users how to touch type. The website brings a number of courses, similar to the other tools on this list, that aim to help users learn and practice touch typing. While the basic module is available for free to anyone visiting the website, if you want to get deeper into touch typing and practice advanced skills such as punctuation, capitalization, and more, you will have to subscribe to Typing Cat’s paid plans.

Best Software to Learn Touch Typing

As far as software for learning touch typing are considered, Typesy is one of the best options out there. The software brings a lot of advanced features to help you improve your typing speed. You get specially crafted exercises to improve your typing speed, along with experts that are available to help you. Moreover, the software brings advanced analytics to help you measure your progress. You can also set up goals in the software to make sure you stay on track throughout your learning journey.

7. RapidTyping

To keep a track of your progress, RapidTyping brings a detailed progress tracking screen with various metrics that you can use to measure how much you’ve improved in your typing skills. You can even export this data in various formats including PDF, CSV, HTML, and more.

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Best Games to Practice Typing and Improve Typing Speed

Websites and software with lessons are all great, but when it comes to practicing typing, why not do it with games, right? After all, that way you will be more excited to practice typing, and it’s also a fun way to pass the time while doing something that helps you improve your skills. Here are the best games you can use to practice typing.

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Make the most of your typing practice! The fastest typists recommend these tips to improve your typing speed and accuracy:

1. Learn to touch type.

Touch typing is a typing technique in which you always use the same finger to type each key, without looking at the keyboard. It takes some practice to learn, but training these consistent finger motions will enable you to type much faster than you could otherwise. The How-to-Type.com typing lessons will teach you to touch type using the standard QWERTY typing technique. The lessons consist of basic typing and finger training exercises to guide you through the skills for typing each key.

Once you have learned the technique you can practice your typing here on this page to boost your speed and accuracy. Your fingers will learn to strike the correct keys automatically and you won’t need to stop to find them on the keyboard. Your mind will be free to think about what you are typing instead of where the keys are. With routine typing practice, you will thoroughly master the skill and become more productive at everything you do at the keyboard!

2. Minimize your hand movements and physical effort.

Practice keeping your fingers positioned on the home row, curved slightly down so that you can easily extend them to type the keys on the rows above and below with minimal movement. Let the palms of your hands float just above the keyboard and rest your thumbs on the space bar. Strike the keys with a quick and light touch.

It is also a good practice to maintain a relaxed and comfortable posture to minimize muscle strain and fatigue. Raise the height of your seat, or stand if necessary so that your arms and hands are resting comfortably down at the keyboard and your eyes are glancing down at your screen. Adjust your screen so that you can clearly see what you are typing without straining your eyes and neck. As you practice typing, remember that you will carry the habits you develop now with you into the future, whenever you type on a keyboard.

3. Practice typing for accuracy, not speed.

If you are making mistakes, slow down. You will not get faster by making lots of typos because it will take more time to go back and fix them all. Furthermore, practicing poor technique will impede your progress by reinforcing your mistakes and bad habits. Typing practice is an exercise, not a race. Type precisely at a rate that you are comfortable with. Your speed will naturally increase as your typing skills

4. Visualize as you type.

You will find this tip most useful once you have confidently learned the positions of all the keys and are practicing to increase your typing speed. Think about the words just ahead of where you are typing and imagine your fingers moving across the keyboard to type them. Your typing will really begin to flow when you can achieve this.

If you are just learning the keys and not quite ready for this, you can employ the power of visualization in your practice by imagining each letter on the keyboard and your finger moving to it before you type it.

5. Maintain your focus on typing.

Don’t practice in a noisy environment. Eliminate distractions. You are more likely to make mistakes if you are distracted, and you do not want to practice making mistakes that would be counterproductive to your goals. If you find your concentration drifting, try to regain focus or consider taking a break and coming back to your typing practice at a better time.

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