LESSON 1

LEFT HAND AIGHT HANO

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SPACE BAR

Paper: legal size (A4); against the paper guide at 0 on the scale on the left
Check your position at Margins: PICA (10 taps): 1868; ELITE (12 taps): 26.76.
the keyboard FEET flat on the ground.
BODY leaning slightly forward one hand span away from the keyboard.
EYES on the copy.
FINGERS nicely bent over the home keys - but no touching them. Try not
to rest your fingers on the keys because if you do letters may be typed by
accident.

Bounce either thumb off the space bar to leave a space between letter
combinations of words. If you rest either thumb on the space bar you may
accidentaly leave too many spaces between letters or words.

At the end of each line use your RIGHT little finger to press the ENTER
of RETURN key." Keep the i kand fingers in position as you
stretch to the ENTERor [RETURN key and back again.

THE HOME KEYS -asdfjkl;

Exercise

Type each line As you type the home keys try to keep all your fingers bent over the home
without mistakes 5 timnes keys and do not lift those not being used.

Use the first finger of the left fff fff fff jij iij i j fjf jfj fjf fjfj jfjf fjfi
hand for the Tkey and the
first finger of the right.hand
for the key.

Use the second finger of the ddd ddd ddd kkk kkk kkk dkd kdk dkd dkdk kdkd kdkd
left hand for the d key and fdf fdf dfd jkj kjk jkj dkj fdk dkj fdkj dfjk kjfd
the second finger of the right
hand for the key.
Jse the third finger of the left sSS ssS sss 111 111 111 sll sls 1s1 slsl 1s1s slsl
and for the key and the fds sdf jkl Ikj sdl lsd kls skl fsl jlsf fdsl jkls
hird finger of the right hand
or the key.
Jse the little finger of the
eft hand for the a key
ada aaa aaa i; 3;a ;a; a;; aa;; afaf sjij
nd the little finger of the
asdf :1kj fdsa jki; fdjk sal; ;als dlfj asdf jkia;
ght hand for the ; key.
eep the fdls fingers
ant over their home keys
you type a and thei
fingers bent over
eirhome keys as you a; as; all; lad; sad; fad; dad; ask; lass; flasks;
e. sal; ass; adds; daff; falls; flask; jaffa; salads;
ave ONE space after a a sad lad; dad asks a lasS; a flask; a lass
ni-colon in a sentence. falls;
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 LESSON 2
THE REACHES

When typing all the reaches the appropriate finger moves from its home key
to the reach key and back again. The other fingers should remain in position
over their home keys. The reaches are given as each new key is introduced.
Do not dwell on the reach key but return the finger to its home.

LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND

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SPACE BAR

Check your position at

the keyboard
REMEMBER from a home key to a reach key and back again
Paper: legal size (A4); against the paper guide at 0 on the scale on the left.
Margins: PICA (10 taps): 18-68; ELITE (12 taps): 26-76.
Exercise
Type each line frf frrf frrf far far jar jar frf frrf far
without mistakes 5 times jar frf
ark; lard; dark; radar; arras; dark jar: a lark;

jhj jhj jhj had has ash jhj jhj hall dash lash jhj
halfs a hall; a lash; a rash; a
flash; a hard ash;
key
Use the finger. ded ded deed fed feed seed deer ded deed feed dead
a seed; a deed; a deal; her, red ear; see red deer;
key
Use the finger. jnj jnj jnj hen fan end jnj jnj and land hand sand
ends near rank seen a land; a hand; a
lane; a fan;
ekey
Use the d finger. asdf; hjkl; ajar afar ale all; area are; arena ask
sa; asses de dandle fr darken deaden deal
nkey deadfall
Use the finger. da dead hjkl head easel eln fdsa
élan fade fad fde
fall flesh flee flea jeer
jerk lean lead leaf lad;
lessee Isfj; learn erdf; led leer
asl; leak; laden
Isdk; ladder lane lard leader leaden kennel kernel
Revise the keys you her keen fans; kale and leeks
have learn so far he knead; she knells; a
alas; her red dress;
he has a red jar as she
leaf; a jar; a real
lark;
leans a ladder near a lake
a kanaka; her fresh salad leaf; a lad has khaddar;
Dictionary use Look up the meaning of the
following words used in this module and
a sentence for each word to show that you understand its use. writ
Type each sentence
ithout mistakes 3 timesS ark, deal, deed, fad, flash, knead, lard,
lark, rash, salad

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 LESSON 3

OO0 LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND

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SPACE BAR

Check your position at REMEMBER-from a home key to a reach key and back again
the keyboard
Paper: legal size (A4); against the paper guide at 0 on the scale on the left.
Margins: PICA (10 taps): 1373, ELITE (12 taps): 21-81

FEET flat on the ground

BODY leaning slightly forward one hand span away from the keyboard.
EYES on the copy.
FINGERS nicely bent over the home keys.

Bounce either thumb off the space bar. At theend of each line use the
RIGHT little finger to tap the ENTER or RETURN key.

Exercise REMEMBER from a home key to a reach key and back again
Type each line
without mistakes 5 times

Warm uprevise the asdf ;lkj fdsa jkl; frf jhj ded jnj far jhe fed lend a
hand;
keys you know a kerf; a keel; fresh salad; see her jade; a lad has a kern;
ajar; a red kennel; a keen dad kneels; a lad has faded fans;

key
Use the finger.
ftf ftt ftf fat sat the ftf hat tea ten fl at than seat
taste
that jest; that skate; the teas; the tattler; take the
test;
key kik kik kiik kik kin kik ink kik kill sink kik
Use the Kfinger. his little disks; fine silk shirts; this is his kiln jink kik
ninth drink;
Ekey fgf fgf fgg fag gas sag fgf lag nag fgf gag gaff sing
Use the finger. green grass; great grates; eight garages; light grege gaggle
glass;
ukey
Use the finger.
juj juj juuj juj jug hug use juj junk just jute juj nut thus
unguarded urn; a just jurat; a huge tusker; an unusual gull;

tigu uitg gain; hag; igut haggish; earth; gas; iu fail eagle
unusual; fine; gat; handle; data; half; gall; dangle gag fag
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LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND

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SPACE BAR

Check your position at REMEMBER from a home key to a reach key and back again
the keyboard

scale on the left.

Exercise Paper: legal size (A4); against the paper guide at 0 on the
Margins: PICA (10 taps): 13-73 ELITE (12 taps): 21-81.
Type each line
without mistakes 5 times

fbf fbf fbbf bed bad bib fbf bun ban bulb able fbf bank barb
b key
Use the finger big rabbits; big blue bubbles; a bad bank; a suitable table;

o key 111 lol lol lool log too our lol oil toil joke lol soon join
Use the finger. one hour to go to off; songs of long ago; one old iron tool;

wkey sws sWs swwS was saw few sws new win west want sws wind sSwat
Use the Sfinger. two swedes; new weights; white swans; few walk with swagger;

jmj jmj jmmj jam mud jam jmj mat dim mime mark jmj time game
mkey
Use the finger. some sums; more moles; men and women swam; mumbojumbo mimes;

bomb; borrow; bombast; boot wafer wallow; woman; whole; womb

Revise the keys you
have earn so fa
abdomen; aboard; aboriginal abort mob; mobile; moon, mow
as far as he knew the red jet had gone to land near the mine
the big roadster was soon taken off and the job was finished
battle tanks and big guns; a fine water tank; an odd jobber;
the jet landed; skillful swimmers; some laughed at the joke;

the skewbald horse just won; that blue sweater might shrink;
the judge walked off; the signal was as smooth as silk again

she told similar jokes; the big leaf was just full of holes;
under a tall bush the ground was still wet after the drought

and write a
Look up the meaning of the following words used in this module
Dictionary use
sentence for each word to show that you understand its use.

Type each sentence

Aboriginal, battle, bombast, deluge; dim, jobber, just, huge, leaf, mob,
without mistakes 3 times womb.
mow, odd, shrink, skewbald, still, wallow,
 LESSON 5

LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND

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SPACE BAR

Check your position at Paper: legal size (A4); against the paper guide at 0 on the scale on the left.
the keyboard Margins: PICA (10 taps): 13.73; ELITE (12 taps): 21-81.

FEET flat on
the ground
BODY leaning slightly forward one hand span away from the keyboard
EYES on the copy.
FINGERSnicely bent over the home keys
Bounce either thumb off the space bar. At the end of each line use the
RIGHT Iittle finger to tap the ENTER or RETURN key.
Exercise
REMEMBER from a home key to a reach key and back again

Type each line

without mistakes 5 times

Warm uprevise the asdf :lkj ftf kik fgf juj lol fbf jnj sws mud want bank toil
keys you know after the storm all the boats were grounded on the mud banks
the brown bag was just what was needed for the skillful girl

RIGHT shift key

The little finger of the RIGHT Add; Sad; Dad; Fad; Was; Rim; Tie; Gin; Bad; Saga; Dale; Won
hand moves down and to the Sue and Duke and Ann and Winifred went to see Austin and Ena
right to depress the RIGHT shift
key. Keep the [ a n d Ofingers in position as it does so. Hold the key down while you type the required
capital letter with the LEFT hand and then smartly return the finger to thekey

c key dcd dcd dccd cad cute chew chic chef dcd come coke cock crib
Use the dfinger. critical actor; comnon chords; each choice; chocolate cakes;

Full stop
Use the finger. 1.1 1.1 1..1 1.1 1.jk 1.ik I.1 1.h; 1.;h 1.j; 1.k; 1.j. .1.1
court... cower.. crease; this man is a challenger.. conjuncture
connoisseur. lingering. transaction certificate construction
Leave TW0 spaces after a full
stop at the end of a A fine calico. Better weather. The end. Grace and Eugene.
sentence. Do it again. Good effort. An old black car. A fine month.

The a finger moves down Jam Kef Let Ham Use Mob New Jaffa Kaka Lace Halma Naga Madam
and to the left to depress the Jane and Kenelm and Laura met Hamish and Nada and Marmaduke.
LEFT Shif key. Keep the
a n d fingers in position. Hold the LEFTShif key down while the RIGHT hand taps the required capital
letter. If, by accident, you depress the shift lock depress it again to unlock it-or the shift key, depending
on your machine..