Typing Basics: Using a Keyboard Well

$19 6 lessons

By the end, you'll be able to type without looking at the keyboard, use the keys that make typing faster, and know your own typing speed and accuracy.

What's in this course

  1. 1 Why typing well mattersHow much faster typing without looking really is, and why it's worth learning properly once.
  2. 2 Meet the keyboardThe home row, and where every finger rests before it moves.
  3. 3 Finding keys without lookingHow your fingers learn a key's position the same way they learn a light switch at home.
  4. 4 Building real speedWhy going slow and accurate first is what makes you fast later, not the other way around.
  5. 5 Special keys and simple shortcutsShift, Backspace, Enter, and a few shortcuts worth knowing, like copy and paste.
  6. 6 Practice like a proA live typing test right on this page, plus posture, breaks, and where to keep practicing.