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How to learn to touch type by Stephie

"I was young and lazy, so it took a lot longer than it could have."

How I did it: I tried a few touch typing programs and we did it at school so I knew what fingers are meant to go on what keys, and after that it was a matter of practice.But I started off by looking at the keyboard when I typed, while keeping my fingers on the right keys. Then when I got better I found it fun to try and go for a few sentences at a time without looking, then a few paragraphs...I still look at the keyboard every so often, but rarely. I'm now 53 words per minute.

Lessons & tips: PRACTISE!!! It doesn't really matter whether you look at the keyboard or not, cause by the end of it, you've still learned to touch type.

Resources: http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php was a fantastic way of measuring my speed when I started to get the hang of it in the last year.


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    princesskitty29

    I've always wanted to do this! 1 week ago

    We never learned touch typing at school (I don’t really remember anything about our IT lessons apart from they were really old pc’s!) so i’ve never done it. I type pretty fast with a few fingers but I really want to touch type and hopefully not have to stare at the keyboard when I do it! I’ve found a programme online that I can follow for free so i’m going to endeavour to do 1/2 an hour each day and hopefully start to see some results!

    Jul 02, 03:41AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


    nufan is postponing alot of things :(

    Done :D 4 weeks ago

    Technically I now know how to, I just need to practise alot beacause I’m so slow! :D

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    Frenetik has realised that jotting down goals really motivates!

    It took me 1 minute to type this title! 1 month ago

    Yeah, so I’ve been in the IT industry for 10 years, and I can’t touch type.

    I have no idea how much time I’ve wasted typing two fingered over the last 10 years. Time to fix it.

    I’ve got myself some typing course software which I will be using 1 hour per week minimum. Hopefully over the next few months we will see some results!

    May 27, 02:45AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


    nufan is postponing alot of things :(

    Tip 1 month ago

    typeonline.co.uk is great :D

    May 12, 04:37PM PDT | 0 comments


    nufan is postponing alot of things :(

    Hopefully... 2 months ago

    Hopefully this will benefit me eventually as I write stories and will be able to type them up faster, without having to stop to read the hand-written first draft :)

    I have a friend who I can ask for help and the net wil hopefully provide some answers, as my memory of this is vague from high school!

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    Zullwick

    Dvorak works. 4 months ago

    It’s not for everybody, but During a midwinter break I was bored and tried out this Dvorak keyboard layout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard. And in about 3 weeks of using it all the time (for everyday stuff, not doing typing programs) I could touch type and already type faster than I could on QWERTY.

    I can still use QWERTY just fine, but I prefer dvorak, and still use it at home.

    It’s not for everybody, but it’s really worth it in my opinion.

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    streichholz today, a new beginning

    progress 5 months ago

    i am a genius, they say:D..ijust passed the the first 2 lessons..there s a long way to go from her tohugh..and i’m STILL looking at my keyboard as i type this message..scheisse

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    streichholz today, a new beginning

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    The program I use will not allow me to progress until I can complete a certain exercise within a minute. I have spent hours trying to get my speed up but its not happening quickly. I’m getting bored of repeating the same exersised to practice. I just want to move on to new stuff.

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