English Typing Tutor: Learn Touch Typing Step by Step

English Typing Instructions

1. Before you start

• Posture: keep your back straight, the screen at eye level, and your wrists slightly raised, not resting on the desk.
• Caps Lock: keep it off. Use Shift for capital letters.

2. Finger positions (Home Row)

• Left hand: pinky on A, ring on S, middle on D, index on F.
• Right hand: index on J, middle on K, ring on L, pinky on ;.
• Thumbs: both rest on the Space bar.
• Feel the small bumps on F and J to find the home row without looking.
• G and H are not home keys. Reach with your index finger and return it straight away.
• After every key, bring your finger back to the home row. Each finger has its own colour on the keyboard; press the glowing green key with the finger of that colour.

3. Using this tutor

1. Pick a level from Select Level and start from L1.
2. Every level has at least 300 signs. The timer starts when you press your first key.
3. Type the letter in the blue box. You move ahead only on the correct key.
4. The hand picture shows which finger to use: it turns red and presses down.
5. A wrong key turns the letter and the on-screen key red.
6. Esc restarts the level. On the result card, Enter opens the next level.
7. You need at least 85% accuracy to pass a level. Stars: 98%+ gives 3, 92%+ gives 2, 85%+ gives 1.

4. Capitals, symbols and numbers

• For a capital letter, hold Shift with the opposite hand's pinky. The tutor shows which Shift key to use.
• ? is Shift + / and ! is Shift + 1.
• Numbers use the same fingers as the keys below them: reach up and return to the home row.

5. Practice tips

• Accuracy first, speed second. Speed up only after you reach 95% accuracy.
• Do not look at the keyboard. It feels slow at first, but this is how touch typing is built.
• Practise 20 to 30 minutes every day and rest your hands and eyes every 30 minutes.
• Repeat any level where you keep making the same mistake. Keep a steady rhythm between keys.

6. Milestones

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