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Touch Typing Lesson 1: The Home Row

Touch Typing Lesson 1: The Home Row.

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Touch Typing Lesson 1: The Home Row

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  1. Touch Typing Lesson 1:The Home Row The first principle of touch typing is to always return your fingers to the home row when you are not typing. The home row will be the reference point from which you will learn the positions of all the other keys. Most keyboards have small bumps on the f and j keys to help you find the home row without looking at the keys.

  2. The Right Hand • The home row keys for the right hand are: j k l ; • Position your right hand so that your index finger is placed on j, your middle finger is on k, your ring finger is on l and your pinky is on ; • Your hand should be raised above the keyboard with your fingers curving down to point directly on the keys. This will make it easier for you to move your fingers without moving your hands. • Take a moment to properly position your right hand before continuing. It is very important to develop good habits early in your typing practice.

  3. Our first touch typing lesson introduces 2 home row keys for the right hand: • jjj jjj jjj jjj kkk kkk kkk kkk jjj kkk jjj kkk jjj kkk jkj jkj jkj jkj kjk kjk kjk kjk jjj jjj jjj kkk kkk kkk jk jk jk kj kj kj jj kk jk kj kj jk jj jk kk kj j j j j k k k k j k k j j k k j jkj jjk kjj kkj jkk kkk jjj kjk • Repeat

  4. Now let's learn the other two keys: l ; • lll lll lll lll ;;; ;;; ;;; ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; lll ;;; l;l l;l l;l l;l ;l; ;l; ;l; ;l; lll lll lll ;;; ;;; ;;; l; l; l; ;l ;l ;l ll ;; l; ;l ;l l; ll l; ;; ;l l l l l ; ; ; ; l ; ; l l ; ; l l;l ll; ;ll ;;l l;; ;;; lll ;l; • Repeat

  5. Great, let's put all four keys together:j k l ; • jjj jjj kkk kkk jjj kkk lll lll ;;; ;;; lll ;;; jjj lll kkk ;;; kkk ;;; lll jjj ;;; lll kkk jjj jkj jkj kjk kjk l;l l;l ;l; ;l; j k l ; j k l ; jkl; jkl; j;klj;kl jjj kkk lll ;;; jkj jljj;j kjk klkk;kljllkl l;l jj jk jl j; kj kk kl k; ljlkll l; ;j ;k ;l ;; • Repeat

  6. The Left Hand • Home row keys for the left hand are: fds a • Position your left hand so that your index finger is on f, your middle finger is on d, your ring finger is on s and your pinky is on a • Check that your left hand is raised and your fingers are curved and pointed down at the keys.

  7. We will begin with the first 2 left hand keys: fd ffffffffffffddddddddddddfffdddfffdddfffdddfdffdffdffdfdfddfddfddfdfffffffffdddddddddfdfdfddfdfdf ff ddfddfdffd ff fddddfffffddddfddffddffdfffddffddffdddddfffdfd Repeat

  8. Now for the final 2 left hand keys: s a • ssssssssssssaaaaaaaaaaaasssaaasssaaasssaaasassassassasasaasaasaasasssssssssaaaaaaaaasasasa as as as ssaasa as as sasssaaa as ssss a a a a s a a ss a a ssasssaaassaaaaasssasa • Repeat

  9. And all four left hand keys together:fds a • ffffffddddddfffdddssssssaaaaaasssaaafffsssdddaaadddaaasssfffaaasssdddffffdffdfdfddfdsassasasaasafds a fds a fdsafdsa fads fads fffdddsssaaafdffsffafdfddsd dad sfssdssas ff fdfsfadfdddsdasfsdsssaaf ad as aa • Repeat

  10. Both HandsThe following typing exercise combines all the keys we have learned so far: j k l ; fds a • jjj fff jjj fff jjj fff kkk ddd kkk ddd kkk ddd lll sss lll sss lll sss ;;; aaa ;;; aaa ;;; aaajkl; jkl; jkl; fdsafdsafdsa jjj kkk lll ;;; fffdddsssaaajfjjfjjfj jkj jkj jkj kdkkdkkdk kjk kjk kjk l;l l;l l;l ;l; ;l; ;l; fdffdffdfdfddfddfdsassassasasaasaasa • Repeat

  11. H and G • The keys we have covered so far can all be typed without moving your fingers from the home row position. Now it is time to learn how to move your fingers off the home row to reach the h and g keys. • To reach these new keys, you will need to move your index fingers to the sides. Practice extending your right index finger to the left to hit the h key. Then try reaching to the right with your left index finger for the g key. • Afterwards, always remember to return your fingers to the home keys.

  12. H and G • hhhhhhhhhhhhgggggggggggghhhggghhhggghhhggghghhghhghhghghgghgghgghghhhhhhhhhggggggggg hg hg hg ghghghhhgg hg ghgh hg hh hg ggghhhhhgggghgghhgghhghhhgghhgghhggggghhhghg • Repeat

  13. Now all four index finger keys:j fhg • hhhhhhgggggghhhggg jjj jjj ffffff jjj fffhhh jjj gggfffgggfff jjj hhhfff jjj ggghhhhghhghghgghgjfjjfjfjffjfhg j fhg j fhgjfhgjfhfgjhfgjhhhggg jjj fffhghhjhhfhghggjggfgjhjjgjjfjhh hg hjhfghgggjgfjhjg jj jffhfgfjff • Repeat

  14. Congratulations • You have learned to type the home row and covered more than a third of the alphabet! Let's put everything together to solidify your new typing skills. • Now type them all together

  15. aaaaaaaaa ;;; ;;; ;;; sssssssss lll lll lll ddddddddd kkk kkk kkk fffffffff jjj jjj jjj ggggggggghhhhhhhhhggghhhfff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;; asdfghjkl; asdfghjkl; asdfghjkl; a;sldkfjgha;sldkfjgha;sldkfjghghfjdksla; ghfjdksla; ghfjdksla; asaasaadaadaafaafaagaaga aha aha ajaaja aka aka ala ala a;aa;a ;l; ;l; ;k; ;k; ;j; ;j; ;h; ;h; ;g; ;g; ;f; ;f; ;d;a;d; ;s; ;s; ;a; ;a; sassassdssdssfssfssgssgsshsshssjssjs Repeat

  16. skssksslsslss;ss;s l;l l;l lkllklljlljllhllhllgllgllfllflldlldllsllsllallal dad dad dsddsddfddfddgddgddhddhddkddkddlddldd;dd;dk;kk;kklkklk kjk kjk khkkhkkgkkgkkfkkfkkdkkdkkskkskkakkakfaffaffsffsffdffdffgffgffhffhffjffjffkffkfflfflff;ff;fj;jj;jjlj jkj jkj jhjjhjjgjjgjjfjjfjjdjjdjjsjjsjjajjaj gag gag gsggsggdggdggfggfgghgghggkggkgglgglgg;gg;gh;hh;hhlhhlhhkhhkhhjhhjhhghhghhfhhfhhdhhdhhshhsh hah hah a l s j dhg ; f k l fs ; j g k h a d • Repeat

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