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typing
for my whole life i've only been typing with my 2 index fingers. my friends make fun of me for it and i really want to know the real way to type. and im afraid i cant get out of my old habit of typing.. what fingers go on what keys??? any tips?
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I agree with theymos, TiNA_DUH is typing with incorrect positioning. I wonder if she has done any typing since elementary school 0;)
The reason the F and J keys have bumps on them, is so blind people can find them, to touchtype, and also so non-blind people can tell they're putting their fingers back on the right keys.
I'll expand on theymos' explanation.
If you have your left and right hands in typing position, I will number them 1 to 10. Left pinky is 1, right thumb is 6, right pinky is 10. (1,2,3,4...)
1 rests on A, and reaches for Z and Q (and 1, but I won't go into the numbers, because I'm not sure about all of them) and SHIFT when you type a capital with a letter the fingers on your right hand must type. (You use two keys, and both hands to type a capital letter)
2 rests on S, and reaches for W and X.
3 on D, for E, and C.
4 F, R, V, AND reaches right for G, T and B.
5 rests on the space bar.
6 seems to be redundant in my typing, strangely enough, although it can be used to hit space also.
7 Rests on J, and hits U and M, AND reaches left for H, Y and N.
8 Rests on K, for I and , (comma)
9 on L for O and . (period)
10 on ; (semicolon) for P and / and ' and - and SHIFT to type a capital using fingers 1 to 4. Finger 10 (right pinky) also hits Delete and Return.
Any key in combination with the shift key of the other hand makes a captial. Also: questions marks (?) brackets ( ); and/or other "general" symbols or punctuation marks are mostly typed by finger 10, as it's in the right place for them.
I found it was best just to take it really slow. Programs with a keyboard on the screen can be helpful. It's also very useful to just look down at the keyboard. Most typing tutors say this is a no-no, but I found it helped me learn where the keys were by looking at them while I made sure I didn't do my usual two-finger typing. Eventually you learn where they are and don't have to look anymore. That's when it gets useful.
Good luck!
-K
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I used to do this myself, when I was a little girl. And decided, I wanted to learn how to really type (as now, I can.) Here's some sites that should be very helpful to you --
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left index finger goes on F right on J. You'll notice there are little bumps on those keys. Then just let the rest of your fingers relax on ASDF and JKL;(little finger goes on semicolon). These free programs will help you:
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the person below me is wrong, by the way. I suppose you could type like that, but it's not the most efficient way, and not the way usually taught.
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Here's how it goes for your left hand:
Pinky finger goes on the A.
Ring finger goes on the S.
Middle finger goes on the D.
And your pointer/index finger goes on the F.
Your thumb goes on the spacebar.
And here's for your right hand:
Pinky finger goes on the L.
Ring finger goes on the K.
Middle finger goes on the J.
And your pointer/index finger goes on the H.
Your thumb goes on the spacebar.
Practice it until you're comfortable. I took typing classes in elementary school, so I know what I'm doing, and I type pretty fast. I know where every key is without looking. =)
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Here is a site that will help you out. :)
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