Typing/KeyboardingLessons

Lesson1:

Thehomerowofthekeyboardisthemostimportanttothetouchtypist.

Whenatrestthetypist'sfingersarepositioned,lightly,ontheASDFkeysforthelefthand,andtheJKL;
keysfortherighthand.
TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheFandGkeys,therightindexfingerwillcontroltheJandHkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheDkey,therightmiddlefingerwillcontroltheKkey.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheSkey;therightringfingerwillcontroltheLkey.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheAkey,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe;key.
Thespacebariscontrolledbytherightthumb.

Thehomerow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
A S D F G H J K L ;


LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

TheFandJkeysoftenhavesmallraisedbumpsontheirtops,aphysicialaidforthetypist.
Thelocationsofalltheotherkeysonthekeyboardarelearnedinrelationtothesehomekeyssothetypist
mustbeabletofindthehomekeysbytouch.

Using the raised bumps on the F and J keys as a guide, see if you can put your fingers on the home row
correctly,withoutlookingatthekeyboard.Nopeeking.
Makesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbowsclosetoyourbody,your
wristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertakeregularbreaks.

Whenyouarereadytobegin,startanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthekeyboard.It
willbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyourfingerswillbegin
tomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.
Youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.
Don'tletyourmistakescauseyoutoloseheart,typingisaskillthatcanbelearnedbypractice.

Lesson1Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
asdfghjkl;asdfghjkl;;lkjhgfdsaasdfghjkl;;lkjhgfdsa;lkjhgfdsa
Exercise2:
Pleasetype
ahhadlagslagahhadlagslagahhadahhadlagslag
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Exercise3:
Pleasetype
hashflashaskhashashflashaskhashashhashflashaskhash

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
dashgashlashdashgashlashdashgashlashdashgashlash

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
ladsashflagladsashflagladsashflagladsashflagladsash

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
fallgallhalllassfallgallhalllassfallfallgallhalllassfall

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
glassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfa

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
sadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshall

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
ashgladalasashgladalasashgladalasashgladalasashgladalas

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
allflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalf

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Lesson2:

ThethirdrowofthekeyboardistheQWERTYrow.

TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheRandTkeys,therightindexfingerwillcontroltheYandUkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheEkey,therightmiddlefingerwillcontroltheIkey.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheWkey,therightringfingerwillcontroltheOkey.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheQkey,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthePkey.

TheQWERTYrow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

Inourlastlessonwelearnedthelocationsofthehomerowkeys,enoughinthemselvestoallowustotype
somewordswithoutlookingatthekeyboardalready.

TheQWERTYrow,isalsothehardestworking.Fourofthefivevowels,EIOUaretobefoundinthisrow.
Aftercompletingthesecondlessonyoushoulddiscoverthatyouarealreadywellonthewaytobeingatypist
andyourfingersarebecomingevermoreadeptatfindingtherightkeywithoutyourconsciousthought.

Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel.

Asbefore,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.Don'tletyourmistakes
causeyoutoloseheart,typingisaskillthatcanbelearnedbypractice.

Lesson2Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
qwertyuiopqwertyuiop;poiuytrewqpoiuytrewqqwertyuiopqwert

Exercise2:
Pleasetype
tillquailtightyell;willthosefeatlakehashtillquailtightyell;will

Exercise3:
Pleasetype
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wirethisflayqueue;thererailsalegypsyiswirethisflayqueue;there

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
usherwakeyawtide;quashtheirlightrashthatusherwakeyawtide;

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
slitguidetalerage;thedepthquestyourtheseslitguidetalerage;

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
taletrashslideday;takeurgewageswaketypisttaletrashslideday;

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
playrestjawquail;whyfellitswellpeattwoplayrestjawquail;why

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
typedsurepeepsill;ogreratequellpawyapusetypedsurepeepsill;

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
ifdopitdugwary;quafflawstoplairgatehereifdopitdugwary;

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
goherwithhit;fighttugquilldaysawyippeegoherwithhit;fighttug

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Lesson3:

Onceyouhavemasteredthefirstrowfirstrowofthekeyboard,theZXCVBrow,youwillhavelearnedall
thealphakeysonthekeyboard,themostpopularpunctuationkeys.Wewillalsointroducecapitalslettersin
thislesson.

Yourkeyboardshouldhavetwoshiftkeys,onetotheleft,onetotheright.Thetypistwillusethelittlefinger
oftheirinactivehandtoworkoneoftheshiftkeyswhencapitalsareneeded.
So,ifyouaretotypeacapitalR,youwillstriketheRkeywiththeindexfingerofyourlefthandwhile
depressingtheshiftkeywiththelittlefingerofyourrighthand.

TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheVandBkeys,andtherightindexfingerwillcontroltheNandMkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheCkey,andtherightmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe,key.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheXkey,andtherightringfingerwillcontrolthe.key.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheZkey,andtherightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe/key.
Theleftshiftkeyiscontrolledbytheleftlittlefingerandtherightshiftkeyiscontrolledbytheright
littlefinger

LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;
Z X C V B N M , . /

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

Somepeoplefindthedownwardstretchingforthenewfingerpositionsawkwardatfirstbutitsoonpasses.

Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel.

Onceagain,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.Typingisaskillthatcan
belearnedbypractice.

Lesson3Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
zxcvbnm,./zxcvbnm,.//.,mnbvcxz/.,mnbvcxzzxcvbnm,./zxcvb

Exercise2:
Pleasetype

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by,zipweantryingstumpshrinkriceping/mailby,zipweantrying

Exercise3:
Pleasetype
kingfancrick,chillblock.backabbot.aflame/mixkingfancrick,chill

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
zestwin,thumpskunk.plainmuffin,knight/exitzestwin,thumpskunk.

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
daring.chokebishop.admittwinesultan,sing/romandaring.choke

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
pink,nicestmateknit.groanflock,dividecoop/advicepink,nicest

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
vilestturbot,tracksnickscootrevoke.rein/pavingvilestturbot,track

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
Office.Meat.Lean.Hiking.Feline.Decay.Clash.Bright.Office.Meat.

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
Bump.Prank.Bate.Turnip.Bap.Aging.Aback.Wombat.Vine.

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
Vexing.Typing.Being.Sump.Faxing.Rink.Blot.Nice.

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Lesson4:

Inourfirstthreelessonswecoveredthefirstthreerowsofthekeyboard.Thisbeingourfourthlesson,we
coverthefourthrow.Thenumberrow.

Theleftindexfingerwillcontrolthe4and5keys,therightindexfingerwillcontrolthe6and7keys.
Theleftmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe3key,therightmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe8key.
Theleftringfingerwillcontrolthe2key,therightringfingerwillcontrolthe9key.
Theleftlittlefingerwillcontrolthe1key,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe0key.

Thenumberrow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;
Z X C V B N M , . /

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

Thenumberrowpresentsauniquechallengetothetypist.Itisthefurthestfromthetypist'sfingers'resting
position,thehomerow.Theseexerciseswilltrytoaccustomyoutotherangeofmovementyourfingersmust
achievewhendealingwithamixtureofalphanumerickeystrokes.

Weshallalso,inthislesson,buildonouruseoftheshiftkeysandcapitallettersintroducedinthelastlesson.

Whenyouarereadytobeginthelessonstartanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthe
keyboard,itwillbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyour
fingerswillbegintomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.

Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertotakeregularbreaks.

Asbefore,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.

Lesson4Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
1234567890123456789009876543210987654321
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Exercise2:
Pleasetype
380,157,062,519.238,406,925,640,502.798,256

Exercise3:
Pleasetype
A1S2D3F4G5H6J7K8L9;09l8k7j6h5g4f3d2s1a

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
Moscow013Sofia982Nuuk176Riga541Vilnius194

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
32ARome174BParis985Berlin681Madrid704Vienna

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
831Warsaw495Amsterdam672Brussels140Copenhagen

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
640Prague135Bratislava217Nicosia489Tallinn810

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
7.72Helsinki6.39Athens7.02Valletta14.2Lisbon87.6

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
16.9Ljubljana0.24Stockholm81.3Dublin5.39Oslo71.6

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
76.9Belgrade1.35Reykjavik72.0Bern86.4Kiev

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Lesson5:

Thisisthelastlessoninourtypingcourse.Youshouldbynowbemorecomfortablewithtyping.Handsonthe
keyboard,eyesonthescreen;bothyouraccuracyandyourspeedwillimprovewithpractice.

Theexercisesinthislessonfocusonpracticingthedifferentcharacterkeys.

LowercasetheshiftkeyisNOThelddown.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF LF LF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 =
q w e r t y u i o p [ ]
a s d f g h j k l ; ' \
` z x c v b n m , . /

UPPERCASEtheshiftkeyIShelddown.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF LF LF
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ +
Q W E R T Y U I O P { }
A S D F G H J K L : " |
~ Z X C V B N M < > ?

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertotakeregularbreaks.

Whenyouarereadytobeginthelesson,selectanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthe
keyboard,itwillbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyour
fingerswillbegintomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.

Asalways,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.

Lesson5Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
!@#$%^&*()_++_)(*&^%$#@!!@#$%^&*()_+
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Exercise2:
Pleasetype
;'/p[]0==0][p/';;'/p[]=

Exercise3:
Pleasetype
1'11;1;/;,<,.>./?/;:;'"'\|\]}][{[

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
#15@$56.80=17%,15*(12+3)=15^2,2!=42

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
if($totalqty=0){echo"youdidnotorderanything"};

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
if(document.images)&&(prelodFlag==)){forvari=0

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
>>>fornin[1,2,3]:printn;%dx7=%d%(j,j*7)

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
voidmain(){intangle_degree;doubleangle_radian.pi

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
if(chair$where){#wegotthere}else{#not}

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
if(index>=size)thrownewArrayIndexOutOfBounds

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