Learn to Type - Touch Typing - Online Lessons
Touch Typing:
Learning to touch-type is one of the most
valuable and frequently used skills you'll ever
learn. If you want to increase your productivity
and have more success both at work and at home,
learn to touch-type!
As people in general are spending more time each
day on computers, learning to touch-type can
enable you to type much quicker. The quicker you
can type, the quicker you can get your jobs
done, and the more productive you will become
both at work and at home. Touch typists can
achieve speeds of over 100 words per minute
(wpm), where 40 wpm would be the maximum speed
of some-one looking at the keyboard.
Some of the benefits of touch typing include;
- Completing jobs quickly
- Achieving deadlines
- Prevent Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
- Ability to correct typos as they occur.
- Allows you to focus on the job in hand rather
than concentrating on the keys
- Have more free time to sit back and think up
ideas
- Less Stress
Touch typing makes you more productive at
whatever it is you do - from Computer
Programmers to Recreational Computer Users. As
many people nowadays do their banking and pay
their bills online, it difficult to avoid using
the keyboard.
Healthy Typing!
When learning how to touch type it is important
to assume the correct posture. Repetitive Strain
Injury (RSI) or Carpal tunnel syndrome is
frequent among computer users, and has become
associated with keyboard use. To reduce your
risk of developing RSI or other overuse injuries
you should sit with you back straight and both
feet on the floor. You can use a pedestal to
slightly raise your feet off the ground at an
angle.
It is also important for you to take regular
breaks for your eyes, as when looking at a
monitor, people tend to blink less causing the
eyes to dry out. A good tip is to look away from
the monitor and focus on the furthest point in
the room for a few seconds every hour. If typing
causes you pain, then stop. If the pain
persists, consult your doctor. As touch-typing
involves less movement, and is less taxing on
the hands and wrists, it can help prevent RSI or
Carpal tunnel syndrome when done correctly.
Start Today!
Touch typing is easy to learn and very
rewarding, instead of watching the keyboard as
you type, you will watch the screen. With some
practice you will learn where each key is and be
able to type words without having to look at the
keyboard.
Touch typing is an enjoyable way to
work, and is less tiring and stressful than
having to concentrate on both the monitor and
keyboard. After a while, the touch typing
process becomes automatic, and you don't have to
keep moving your eyes from the screen to the
keyboard. Another benefit is that, because
you're watching what you type, you can spot any
typing errors and correct them straightaway.
Lesson 1 – The Home Keys
Lesson 2 – The QWERTY Row
Lesson 3 – The ZXCVB Row
Lesson 4 – The Shift Keys
Lesson 5 – The Numbers Row
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