Where to Learn Touch Typing
Where to learn touch typing
To know where to learn touch typing, not so long ago, there wasn't much of a problem. The answer was simple: the neighborhood academy, the one run by that elderly lady that you went to when the school year ended, before going to camp.
Times change, and now most of the best methods to learn touch typing are online.
Why learn touch typing
The main reason is the optimization of time. This is a skill that we should all learn, regardless of our profession. Learning it once is enough. Just like riding a bicycle.
The speed acquired is another aspect, but continuing with the bicycle analogy, we may be more or less trained and we will have different skills. That is, we will write faster or slower with more or less accuracy, but the acquired touch-typing technique will endure.
How to learn touch typing
To learn touch typing you have to follow a methodology. Every teacher has their own book, and this methodology will change mainly based on the texts used to teach it in one way or another.
Although there may be substantial differences, broadly speaking, you start by learning a home row position, from which we will always begin. After that initial position, we will learn the upper and lower keys depending on the order established for learning.
After consolidating the learned keys, you move on to the speed phase, in which the main objective is to acquire speed and accuracy, that is, to type fast and without errors.
And of course, without looking at the keyboard.
How to place your fingers on the keyboard to type faster
To know how to place your fingers on the keyboard, we will have to look at our keyboard on the F and J keys. If we run our fingers over these keys, we can notice that they have small ridges. The ridges on the F and J keys serve as a guide. We will always place our index fingers on them, the left on the F key and the right on the J key. Once we automate this, we will always be able to place our hands in the home row position without looking at the keyboard.
In turn, the rest of the fingers should be placed on the corresponding keys.
Left hand:
- Pinky – A
- Ring – S
- Middle – D
- Index – F
- Thumb – Space
Right hand:
- Pinky – Ñ
- Ring – L
- Middle – K
- Index – J
- Thumb – Space
Here is a video for you to see how to place your fingers:
The use of the thumb can be indifferent, but we recommend that the thumb used to press the Space bar is the one on the opposite hand to the last key pressed.
Touch typing for children
The best time to learn, for almost any skill, is when we are children. We are, as they commonly say, a sponge. Our recommendation from Kluppy is that as soon as students have developed sufficient motor skills, they start learning touch typing at school.
Touch typing helps a lot to improve fine motor skills, so in addition to learning a very useful skill for the future, students will be improving other aspects.
Touch typing for competitive exams
If you are preparing for a competitive exam and one of the required skills is passing a typing test, Kluppy can be of great help. You will have hundreds of texts to learn and improve your technique.
Touch typing for beginners
You don't know where to start. Your neighborhood academy closed years ago and you have nowhere to go. Online touch typing is at your fingertips.
At Kluppy you can learn touch typing from scratch. Knowing absolutely nothing. You will have basic exercises, for beginners, which will gradually adapt to your needs.
As you acquire speed and accuracy, you will have more and more exercises. Until you manage to type at the speed of light.
How to improve touch typing
To improve in touch typing there are not many secrets. It is about practicing until we manage to write with almost absolute accuracy.
If you have been typing your own way for years, we recommend that you start from the beginning, with basic touch-typing texts. Do not look at the keyboard. Those repetitive, confusing exercises are the best method to internalize the movement for each key.
If you still have doubts about where to learn touch typing, Kluppy is your solution. Check out our plans to learn touch typing from home.
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