Hello! I waited two years to write this post because that’s how long it took me to master touch typing using the simulator.
To be completely honest, in fact, I was able to learn to type quickly on the keyboard blindly with all 10 fingers much earlier, I just promised myself that until I completed 100 exercises of the “SOLO on the Keyboard” keyboard simulator I would not consider that I achieved my goal, which I publicly announced back in “.”
As a child, it was something out of the ordinary for me to see someone typing while looking at a monitor screen, rather than pointing with two fingers with their nose hanging over the keyboard.
Due to the fact that the Internet came into my life early, I don’t remember exactly when it was, most likely in the 5th grade, and this is somewhere in the beginning of 2000.
There were no social networks back then, and I spent almost all my online time on forums. That’s when thoughts about quick printing began to come to mind, because it was hard to communicate with forum members when my one sentence received answers on the topic of a free essay.
I understood that these people clearly did not type such petitions with two fingers and spent a lot of time mastering such a technique.
After some searching, I was advised to enroll in some typewriting training course or use special programs, which were abundant on the Internet.
Since I live in small town and we didn’t have similar courses on the touch typing method, and I didn’t intend to go to any classes at such a young age, so at school it was enough to sit at a desk, but here after school you have to waste time, and also pay money . How would I explain this to my parents?
Therefore, there was nothing left but to use special programs (simulator) to teach touch typing on the keyboard, one of which became "SOLO on the keyboard", but everything turned out to be not so simple...
Due to the fact that I was very young and had completely different interests in my head, I completed only a few exercises and abandoned the matter.
8 years later, when I was already finishing my studies at the technical school, read more about this in the article “”, we needed to make some certificates, and we went to the office that issued these papers. Typically, such places employ employees for whom the ability to touch type is simply a necessity, because they must type hundreds of documents per day.
After I saw with my own eyes how all 10 fingers could fly fluently, I firmly wanted to resume my old training and had even started doing this, but after a couple of exercises I needed to reinstall the Windows OS, where, upon completion of the work, I forgot to transfer the saves of the completed lessons to another disk.
A few years later, I started this blog site and wrote posts for six months with my nose buried in the keys, then I realized that I wouldn’t last long and I had to master the art of fast touch typing for the third and last time, which I successfully did.
Benefits of 10 finger typing
Most will say, why is it needed? Wasting precious time on taking all sorts of courses, paying more money for it, when you can do without such sacrifices.
You might think that someone writes without looking at the keys, but look how many people there are around who reach breakneck speed by typing with just two fingers.
Personally, I think these are all excuses for not doing anything, because the touch typing method actually provides a number of advantages:
1) Time saving. Whatever one may say, if you use 10 fingers at the same time, you will be able to type texts in a shorter period of time than doing the same work the old fashioned way.
2) No fatigue. Typing occurs more rhythmically, which allows you to not get so tired, both mentally and physically. On the contrary, you begin to enjoy watching how all the fingers quickly run across the treasured keys.
3) Text quality. In order for articles to be interesting, you need to learn how to logically express your thoughts. Now let’s imagine that some text is being formed in your head, but you don’t have time to write it down because you have to spend time finding the right letters.
As a result, the thought goes away, and you no longer know what you were thinking about, you have to return to it again, which negatively affects the quality of the text. Perhaps this is the most important point, which is why most people start training.
4) Take care of your health. Scientists have proven that permanent translation Looking from the monitor screen to the keyboard and back is harmful to the eyes. For example, I used to often feel slightly dizzy from such writings, but now all the ailments are gone.
5) Earnings. There are a lot of professions where the ability to quickly type can be useful, such as copywriting or blogging. They may also pay attention to this skill when applying for a certain type of job. In general, know that in the most difficult times you will not be left without means of subsistence.
How to learn to type with 10 fingers
Now on many sites you can find information where authors tell how they learned to type without pressing the keys without using training programs, and that such programs cannot help novice copywriters at all.
I believe that this is not true, because I myself came to similar training and I can say that specialists know better in what sequence and how classes should be conducted.
Think for yourself what is the point of typing complex words from the first lesson when you have not even mastered the arrangement of letters.
Personally, I took the Keyboard Solo program and I don’t regret it at all. Of course, I don’t have a super fast technique or an error-free writing technique, and I still have room for improvement, but overall I’m happy with the result.
For those who have also decided to learn how to quickly type using a keyboard simulator, I would like to say right away that the course consists of 100 exercises, but only the first 20 or 40 of them are available for free.
But don’t be in a hurry to get upset, because I found a hacked version of the program online with a full set of training. Who seeks will always find)))
So, what awaits you inside this program...
From the first lessons, author V.V. Shakhidzhanyan will explain why the letters on the keyboard are arranged in the order you see them now, and will also show you how to sit and hold your fingers correctly, because each of them is responsible for a specific letter.
If you look closely at the arrangement of letters, you will see that they occupy such positions based on the principle of their frequent use. That is, those letters that are pressed more times are shifted to the center under the index and middle fingers, and the most rarely used ones: x, ъ, е, й, ю, е and others are placed in the corners.
Next, the keyboard is conventionally divided into two parts, for the left and right hands. The central row where the letters are FYVA And OLJ is considered a reference, that is, the fingers should be above these letters all the time and it is from these positions that work should begin.
Take a closer look and you will see that all keyboards have protrusions on the letters A and O, so that when you feel them, you understand that your hands are in the correct position.
F— little finger of the left hand;
Y- ring finger of the left hand;
IN- middle finger of the left hand;
A- index finger of the left hand.
ABOUT- index finger of the right hand;
L- middle finger of the right hand;
D- ring finger of the right hand;
AND- little finger of the right hand.
Space- thumbs.
It turns out that your fingers seem to be hovering above these letters all the time. For example, you need to write the letter Z, to do this, move your left little finger from the letter F to Z and return it back to the original one and work with all the letters using this principle.
You should have noticed where and with which finger to press from the previous figure, or see the specific list.
In general, at first you will spend several lessons typing only letters from the central row, first each separately, and gradually move on to simple syllables and words.
The most important thing is to do all the exercises honestly, without lowering your head on the keys, even at the moment when you cannot complete some exercise 20 times.
Gradually you will learn the letters of the upper and lower rows, and then move on to writing numbers and selecting upper and lower case (Shift key).
The final feature will be the 100th exercise, after completion of which there will be fireworks in your honor and you will have the opportunity to pass the exam.
Upon completion of the entire course, you will be typing texts at a speed of about 200 characters per minute, but this is all individual and depends on how much you train outside of the program.
For example, I constantly write articles for this blog, so upon completion of the training, the last tasks were completed at a speed of about 260 characters per minute, and I started the very first lessons with generally 60.
In total, it took me exactly 2 years to finish completing 100 keyboard exercises. You will say that this is a very long time, but don’t forget that I didn’t have that much time for it, because I work offline, I have a family, and I also have a blog, and a number of other test projects.
It turns out that I didn’t have as much time as I would like to start typing quickly on the keyboard.
And even after I've passed 60 exercises, then I started typing texts without looking at the keys. As a result, I lost the motivation to study further, because I had already started writing articles with 10 fingers, what else is needed, and the speed itself should have increased over time.
But I like to finish the things I start, so when the blog was launched, I publicly announced that by its next birthday I would definitely complete all 100 “Solo on the Keyboard” exercises. No sooner said than done!
Programs and online services for training
In addition to the above program, there are others, as well as online service s where you can compete with other trainees in real time.
"SOLO on keyboards e" is a training program that I personally used. You can download it on the official website of the developers - ergosolo.ru
"Stamina" — free program on teaching touch typing. It is inferior in functionality to its competitors, but also gained popularity among users thanks to the funniest help. Official website - stamina.ru
"VerseQ" is another free simulator where the developers focused on learning speed, claiming that after a few hours of training you will be able to type your first text without looking down at the keyboard. You can download the program from the official website - verseq.ru
"Klavogonki" is an online service similar to a game where you need to overtake your opponents by quickly typing the proposed text - klavogonki.ru
"All 10"— online simulator based on 10 exercises — vse10.ru
"VerseQ online"- an online service that is developed similar to the VerseQ program - online.verseq.ru
As you can see, learning to touch-type is not such a problem now, fortunately there are enough programs and services for this. It all depends on your desire and allocated time.
This article can end here; if you have not yet completed such training, then it’s time to do so.
And for those readers who were able to master typing with all fingers, please tell us in the comments what services or programs you use to improve your skills. Bye!
It’s really quite difficult to learn how to quickly type text on a keyboard, there are no options, you’ll have to master the ten-finger touch typing method, this is when you don’t look at the keyboard, but only at the screen, and press the keys with the right letters correctly. My situation with this matter is completely deplorable, I type sentences with my nose at the keyboard, and then check for errors, in general, I spend a lot of extra time. The best keyboard trainer, for teaching the ten-finger touch typing method, is currently Stamina.
The installation of the program is standard, a standard list of questions, a license agreement and in which folder to install everything. It’s nice that this short procedure takes place in Russian.
Before you start your training, I recommend that you go into the help file and get acquainted with how to correctly position your fingers on the keyboard, believe me, after this the training will be much more fun and easier. After which we can press start and begin training, which consists of individual lessons with increasing complexity, gradually getting used to standard combinations of letters to complex phrases. Those who find the lessons boring can go to the “Phrases” mode or upload their text file. Extreme people can choose “ALL letters”, where they will run a mishmash of letters, numbers, punctuation marks and other printed symbols, after such mockery they will definitely learn to type texts of any complexity without looking at the keyboard.
To make it easier to understand where the desired key is located that needs to be pressed, and not be distracted from the screen, it is highlighted on the virtual keyboard. Plus, we highlighted the contours with which fingers are more convenient to press a certain block of keys, with the correct positioning of the hands.
After each lesson, statistics are given, how many mistakes were made, and what is the speed of typing characters per minute. The same information can be seen by clicking “Progress” in the main menu at any time, but only if you are working in the “Phrases” mode. 
Separately, it is worth mentioning the unique sense of humor of the program’s author, which permeates everything from the inscriptions, the help file and ending with the sound. It will definitely lift your mood, although some may not like all these farts and grunts coming from the speakers. The most extreme sound can be turned off in the program settings, but you can get rid of all sounds by performing surgery and deleting the contents of the Sound folder.
Stamina even got its own player (very simple and very unique), which will brighten up your life while you are studying serious matter. To add a separate song, a folder with your favorite music, or edit a playlist, press “F12” or go from the main menu “Options->List of songs...”, then I think you’ll figure out what to do and what buttons to press.
In Settings you can change the sound volume for different events and adjust appearance programs in accordance with their concepts of beauty.
Now I'll give you some advice. Run the program in Windows 7 only as an administrator, then errors will not pop up indicating that some files are missing. The program comes with ready-made dictionaries in Russian, English, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish for teaching touch typing . If you can’t enable Stamina to work on one of them, check that this input language is installed in the operating system, after which everything should work. 
First of all, Stamina captivates with its seemingly frivolous approach to business, but this does not mean that it cannot teach you how to quickly touch-type, that’s all right. The main thing is not to stop halfway, but to follow the path of a student and become a master.
Works great in 32 and 64 bit operating systems. The program interface has been translated into several languages, including Russian, and who doubted it, it was made by our compatriot. The language is selected automatically depending on the settings of your operating system.
Page for free download of Stamina http://stamina.ru/keyboard-trainer/download
The latest version at the time of writing is Stamina 2.5
Program size: installation file 4.62 MB
Compatibility: Windows Vista and 7, Windows Xp
How to learn to type quickly on the keyboard?- this question is asked by users who often work with computers. Many people want to know how “hackers” in films tap out texts from high speed without looking at the keyboard. This whole process is called touch printing. To learn how to quickly type on a keyboard, you don’t have to take special courses; touch typing can be mastered absolutely free.
Methods for teaching fast touch typing on a computer keyboard:
- Download a free keyboard simulator teaching ten-finger touch typing;
- Download a self-instruction book with exercises and rules for ten-finger typing;
- Practice with a keyboard trainer online;
- Type texts on the keyboard using the touch typing method, communicating in in social networks, ICQ, remembering the rules of touch typing on the keyboard.
Those who want to learn how to type quickly usually want to know how long it takes to master fast touch typing.
- It all depends on how much time you will devote to learning, which keyboard trainer you choose.If you practice all day, you can achieve success in a week. If after work you devote 1-2 hours a day to studying, then at least two weeks, or even more. The main thing is to study systematically and not give up.
Having mastered ten-finger touch typing, you will get several advantages at once:
- Time saving;
- Save your eyesight;
- Fatigue when working with a computer will decrease;
- You won’t forget what you wanted to type;
- Bold point to your own resume: the blind ten-finger method increases productivity when working on a computer.
Basic rules of the blind ten-finger method:
Last year I set myself a goal - to master touch typing. I reached it quickly enough. I don’t remember exactly now, but, in my opinion, it took me no more than a few weeks. It was possible faster, even much faster, but it was not always possible to devote time to training. Now I have decided to master the Latin layout, and, I want to say, mastering the second layout is much faster. In fact, this can be done even in one weekend. Of course, I'm not saying now that you'll be typing at 300 characters per minute, but at least you won't be looking at the keyboard. Today I decided to write about keyboard trainers for touch typing, and in general about what touch typing is and who needs it.
Why do you need touch typing?
Just answer one question for yourself: how often do you type on the keyboard? I can predict the answer. Of course, often! This could be a banal correspondence on social networks, or it could be more serious things - graduate work(if you write it yourself), work reports, copywriting (if). Can you imagine how much time you could save if typing took you, say, 5 times less time. And this is not the limit.
Yes, first of all touch typing allows you to increase your typing speed. Ideally, you will be able to type at the speed of thought, even much faster than writing with a regular ballpoint pen. You will not think about which key you need to press; your fingers will do it subconsciously. It will be hard at first, but then you will start to enjoy it. You just need to overcome yourself.
In addition, touch typing is good for the brain. To master touch typing at a high level, your brain will have to create great amount neural connections. And in general, fine motor skills of the hands themselves also have an extremely positive effect on brain function. So print more.
What types of touch typing keyboard trainers are there?
Well, first of all, there are online keyboard simulators touch typing and offline simulators. There's not much to explain here. You will use the first (online simulators) through an Internet browser, and if registration is provided there, then you will be able to train not only at home. And the second type of simulators (offline) involves installing a program on your computer with all the ensuing consequences. I prefer online simulators, but, of course, they require constant access to the Internet.
You can also meet free and paid keyboard trainers. Personally, it seems to me that the difference is small, although I can’t really compare, because I myself have only used free simulators. Here, as in everyday life, everything depends on the person. More precisely, it depends on whether he knows how to achieve his goals or not. By the way, this is a great chance to test this quality in yourself.
Keyboard simulators can also be divided according to their interest. This is of course not for everyone, but personally I like it when training is built in the form of a game and is divided into levels, when there are some achievements, points, competitions and other gaming stuff. This draws you into the training process, and you don’t even notice how you are developing your touch typing skill step by step. In a word, have fun and profitably.
Well, I think it’s time to move on to a review of popular touch typing keyboard trainers. I will not divide them according to any gender characteristics or sort them in any way, but will simply describe them and, perhaps, collect basic information in a small table for convenient comparison. I won’t describe everything, but only those that my heart is drawn to.
All 10 – free online touch typing trainer
All 10(website) is one of the best free touch typing simulators. It was on it that I mastered the ten-finger set, so I will describe it first. The site itself looks quite nice and is not annoying to spend a long time on it.
Interface "All 10"
Training is based on levels. Completed the task and passed next level, if you fail, hit Claudia until you pass! The tasks from level to level are basically the same, but the only difference is the number of keys on which you need to flutter like a bird. To pass the level, you need to type the provided text at a speed of at least 50 characters per minute and you are allowed to make no more than 2 mistakes. Well, these are the minimum requirements, but purely for yourself, you can set a goal to sit at the same level until the speed is, say, 120 characters per minute.
Training can be completed in Russian and English languages. What I’m actually doing now is going through levels in English.
After training you can get certified. For some reason I didn’t pass, I have to pass.
The service also has statistics for each lesson, where you can compare your results with the average and with the best results.
In principle, this keyboard simulator alone will be enough for you to learn touch typing. But for the sake of decency, let's look at other interesting simulators.
Clavogonki is an exciting online game. Touch typing won't get you far
Clavogons(site) is a truly unique creation that combines all the best that can be needed for learning high-speed touch typing. Just look at the table of the best players. The fastest player this week set a record in 892 characters per minute. Can you imagine? 15 characters per second!
Clavogonki: choosing a race
There is a development system, ranks, points that can be spent on all sorts of bonuses and other things inherent in any game world.
The only drawback is that if you are a beginner, then you have nothing to do here! This keyboard trainer can teach you speed typing, but it is unlikely to teach you touch typing from scratch.
Klavarog – professional free online keyboard trainer
Speaking of Clavarog(website), it’s easier to start with its shortcomings, because there are very few of them, and then move on to its advantages, which will help you quickly forget about the shortcomings.
The only disadvantages of this keyboard trainer are that it does not have registration and does not remember your progress. That's all! Oh yes, the interface also looks a little old-fashioned and too simple, but there is nothing superfluous and nothing distracts from the process of learning touch typing.
Clavarog: a complete professional set
Now let's move on to the advantages of Clavarog:
Languages. There are as many as 5 languages in this keyboard simulator - Russian, English, German, Ukrainian and Esperanto.
For each language it is provided 4 difficulty levels. At the first difficulty level “Start” you will be able to master the very basics - short, repeating words. At the second level “Beginner” there will be longer and more complex words. At the third level you will practice your typing speed. On the fourth - typing random paragraphs of text from books.
In addition to the usual national languages (not counting Esperanto), you will be able to master touch typing course specifically for programming languages, taking into account the syntax features of each of them. The most popular programming languages are collected, among which you will find JavaScript, PHP, Python, C, C++, Go, Pascal, SQL, XML/XSLT. If you are a programmer, then this keyboard simulator will be effective for you.
There are also different keyboard layout options for each language. You are most likely only familiar with QWERTY, because all keyboards on computers and laptops have this layout. This is when the top row of letters begins with the Latin letters qwerty. However, there are other layouts. They are less popular and certainly less familiar to an ordinary person, but people who use them claim that they are more convenient and you can achieve better results with them (meaning typing speed). Among these layouts are: dvorak, ant, workman, klausler, jcuken and others…
Programmers most often work with alternative types of layouts. So if you are a programmer, then this touch typing keyboard simulator is doubly suitable for you.
Touch Typing Study – another good touch typing keyboard trainer (online)
Big advantage Touch Typing Study(site) is a huge number of languages. But will this be a benefit for you? I think not, unless you are a polyglot linguist. Otherwise, this resource is not much different from its analogues.
Touch Typing Study - simple, but no less effective
It is possible to register, but it is not necessary, since all lessons and exercises are available without registration.
There are also several unique games that are not like Tetris or Snake... although they are more like moving crosswords, I don’t know how to describe it, you just need to see and feel it. For the games they get a separate plus from me, after all, the games are very captivating in the process and I am always FOR this approach to learning.
By the way, like all the keyboard trainers that I describe, Touch Typing Study is completely free. Use it for your own pleasure, as much as you like.
Touch typing: top keyboard trainers
I did not describe all of these simulators in the article, because I described only online and free keyboard simulators, but, nevertheless, these are worthy candidates for you to learn about them. Perhaps someone is not against paid training. But for some people it’s more convenient to download the program onto their computer, you never know, maybe the Internet at home isn’t always available... well, that’s it!
Rating of keyboard trainers
Let's try to choose best keyboard trainer from those presented in the voting form. If you have come across them, you can choose the one you like best. If not, select the last option to view the voting results. I'll add my voice too. If you like several keyboard trainers and cannot choose the best one, then vote for 2 at once. You cannot vote for 3.
Conclusion:
Is touch typing difficult to learn? I think not! Especially considering the abundance of tools provided for this. Do you need touch typing? It's up to you to decide, but I think that this skill will definitely not be superfluous.
My typing speed on the Russian layout is now about 150 characters per minute, in English - about 90-100 characters per minute. I achieved this using a free online keyboard trainer " All 10" But the speed is low, I agree. Therefore, after completing the English layout course, I plan to hone my speed typing on the resource " Clavogons" What do you train on?
PS: by the way, I still haven’t increased the typing speed on the Russian keyboard. But he brought the English one up to almost the same speed as the Russian one.
Fast typing on keyboard simulator online
A computer user who is proficient in touch typing receives many benefits. For example, there is great pleasure in the fact that you no longer have to move your eyes from the keyboard to the screen and back an infinite number of times. Writing texts begins to bring joy, not pain. The speed of work increases and self-confidence simply increases. You can learn to slowly type characters blindly in literally 30 minutes, but when necessary fast printing The keyboard simulator online Clavogonki becomes the best assistant.
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The best trainer for touch typing on a keyboard
The best trainer
for touch typing on the keyboard
Touch typing technique is a typing method that involves a lack of visual attention to the keyboard. A person types text solely thanks to the muscle memory of his fingers, which know exactly the location of each letter. The best simulator for touch typing on a keyboard, which will be selected in this article based on certain criteria, will help you develop your technique.
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Touch typing - history, basics, motivation
And so, let's figure out what touch printing is, what other printing methods there are, where and how touch printing appeared, who needs to print blindly and why, what advantages does touch printing provide, and find out where this method came from.
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Teaching fast touch typing
How can one learn to quickly touch-type? There are several ways:
Layouts and keyboards
If you appreciate the benefits of touch typing and decide to learn, then I will tell you what keyboard layouts are and the types of keyboards.
Keyboard layouts
Keyboard layout this is a convention for matching typographic characters (letters, numbers, special characters) of a specific language computer keyboard keys, typewriter or other text input device.
Mechanical layout this is the shape, size and relative position of the keys on the keyboard;
Visual layout— key markings;
Functional layout— values entered by single or joint key presses.
There may be multiple layouts for one language, for example for English- QWERTY and Dvorak, for Russian— YTSUKEN and phonetic layout.
I think this information will be enough to understand what the layout is. If you want to know more, read where this material was taken from.
Types and Types of Keyboards
Today the market provides us with a wide selection of keyboards, different in shape, functionality, and devices.
Keyboard types: membrane, scissor, mechanical.
The most common today are membrane keyboards, which at the core of the design have a flexible membrane, which, when pressed, is pressed and closes the contacts of the printed circuit board. Such keyboards usually have a low cost and a relatively short service life. In practice, you can use it for several years. Suitable for home and office. The declared lifespan of the keys is 5,000,000 keystrokes (for each key). Over time, the elasticity of the membrane decreases.
Scissor keyboards (laptop)— the advantage of these keyboards is increased precision of pressing. It doesn't matter whether you press the key in the center or on the edge. Has less key travel compared to membrane keys. Increased service life compared to membrane ones (on average 10,000,000 clicks for each key). This type of keyboard is suitable for touch typing. It is not advisable to use this type of keyboard for sighted typing.
Mechanical keyboards- the best and oldest type of keyboard. Today, mechanical keyboards are the best, reliable and durable. The key life of such keyboards is 50,000,000 keystrokes for each key. The sensation when pressing does not change throughout the entire period of operation. When you press a key, the keyboard makes a classic keyboard click. There are quiet types of mechanical keyboards. There is also different types mechanical switches designed for text, games, universal. This type of keyboard is the most expensive.
Still meetingdome, rubber-film, capacitive, magnetic keyboards, projection, optical (photoelectric) keyboards.
Depending on the number of keys, keyboards are divided into:
- 83-key PC and XT keyboards;
- 84-key AT keyboards;
- 101-key extended keyboards;
- 104-key extended Windows keyboards.
Depending on the type of case, keyboards can be traditional, ergonomic, or flexible.
Ergonomic keyboards. The design of this type of keyboard takes into account the natural position of the hands while typing. Typically, such keyboards are divided into two parts in the center. The keys are at right angles to the position of the hands when typing. Such keyboards allow you to increase typing speed and productivity when working. Best suited for touch typing.
Flexible keyboards speak for themselves. Such keyboards are protected from dust and moisture, but they are not very convenient to use for typing.
Traditional keyboards These are probably well-known AT keyboards.
There are also multimedia keyboards with many function keys for faster launch of applications, shutdown from the keyboard, etc.
Landing and hand position
Landing and hand position when touch typing
When working on a personal computer, proper posture is very important.
- The chair must be correctly adjusted in height;
- You need to sit straight without touching the back of the chair.
- Feet should be kept together under the table. It is not advisable to pull them forward, place them under a chair, or throw them one behind the other;
- Shoulders should be relaxed;
- The arms from the shoulder to the elbow joint should be freely lowered down and parallel to the body;
- Hands should not be on the keyboard;
- The elbows should slightly touch the body;
- At the elbow joint they need to be bent at approximately a right angle;
- Your forearms should be pointed toward the center of the keyboard;
- Fingers rest freely on the keys;
- The brushes are pulled towards the center;
- Your forearm and elbow should be at the same level as the keyboard.
Sequences of placing hands and fingers on a computer keyboard:
- Bend your elbows, extend your hands forward with your palms facing down;
- Bend your hands, index fingers touching, thumbs pointing down;
- Lower the first two phalanges of your fingers down, bending them slightly;
- Spread your hands apart, leaving a distance of 4 cm between your index fingers;
- Put your hands on the keyboard (the index finger lands on the A key of the Russian layout, the right finger on the O key); These keys have special projections to always keep your hands in the starting position.
If you have followed all the recommendations, then all your fingers will be in the main position, touching the keys assigned to them with their tips. When placing in the main position, the fingers should be slightly bent, as if the hand were holding a round object. The index fingers slightly touch the tips of the middle keys A and O, but do not rest completely on them.
When training, do not forget about the position of your elbows. There is no need to press them tightly to the body or move them to the sides. From the shoulder, the arms should be freely lowered down, otherwise the hands will take the wrong position on the keyboard.
The rules for landing and placing fingers are taken from books by V. Andrianov.
Basic rules for touch typing
- It is forbidden to look at the keyboard;
- Fingers lightly touch the main position ( F Y V A , O L D J), thumbs are placed over the Space key;
- Each finger has its own keyboard area. It is very important. Do not change your fingers for the keys under any circumstances, even if it seems to you that it is more convenient. To understand which finger is responsible for which keys, look at the diagram below;
- After pressing the keys in other rows, the fingers return to their original position;
- How to press Space? If the last letter before the space was pressed with the right hand, then press the space bar with the left thumb; if the last letter before the space was pressed with the left hand, then press the space bar with the right thumb;
- How to press⇧ Shift ? If you need to press ⇧ Shift to type a capital letter, then if the letter is pressed with the right hand, ⇧ Shift is pressed with the little finger of the left hand, if the letter is pressed with the left hand, then ⇧ Shift is pressed with the little finger of the right hand;
- Print speed and errors. At first, there will naturally be many errors and low speed. But you shouldn’t immediately chase speed. Work on your mistakes. It is better to type slowly and without errors than quickly and with errors. Speed will increase over time if you type without errors. And if you type quickly and with errors, then the number of them will negatively affect your speed in the future and you may have to relearn.
How will you type when you learn to touch?
Unconsciously! Without thinking about the process. Having learned to type text using the touch method, you will not think about what to do or what buttons to press. You will simply print what you need. It's like talking, walking or writing.
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