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Lesson1:

Thehomerowofthekeyboardisthemostimportanttothetouchtypist.

When at rest the typist's fingers are positioned, lightly, on the ASDFkeys for the left hand, and the JKL;
keysfortherighthand.
TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheFandGkeys,therightindexfingerwillcontroltheJandHkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheDkey,therightmiddlefingerwillcontroltheKkey.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheSkey;therightringfingerwillcontroltheLkey.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheAkey,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe;key.
Thespacebariscontrolledbytherightthumb.

Thehomerow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
A S D F G H J K L ;

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

TheFandJkeysoftenhavesmallraisedbumpsontheirtops,aphysicialaidforthetypist.
The locations of all the other keys on the keyboard are learned in relation to these home keys so the typist
mustbeabletofindthehomekeysbytouch.

Using the raised bumps on the F and J keys as a guide, see if you can put your fingers on the home row
correctly,withoutlookingatthekeyboard.Nopeeking.
Make sure you are sitting up straight, your feet flat on the floor. Keep your elbows close to your body, your
wristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertakeregularbreaks.

Whenyouarereadytobegin,startanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthekeyboard.It
willbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyourfingerswillbegin
tomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.
Youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.
Don'tletyourmistakescauseyoutoloseheart,typingisaskillthatcanbelearnedbypractice.

Lesson1Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
asdfghjkl;asdfghjkl;;lkjhgfdsaasdfghjkl;;lkjhgfdsa;lkjhgfdsa
Exercise2:
Pleasetype
ahhadlagslagahhadlagslagahhadahhadlagslag
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Exercise3:
Pleasetype
hashflashaskhashashflashaskhashashhashflashaskhash

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
dashgashlashdashgashlashdashgashlashdashgashlash

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
ladsashflagladsashflagladsashflagladsashflagladsash

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
fallgallhalllassfallgallhalllassfallfallgallhalllassfall

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
glassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfaaddsglassalfalfa

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
sadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshallsaladsadshall

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
ashgladalasashgladalasashgladalasashgladalasashgladalas

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
allflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalfallflaskhalf
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Lesson2:

ThethirdrowofthekeyboardistheQWERTYrow.

TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheRandTkeys,therightindexfingerwillcontroltheYandUkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheEkey,therightmiddlefingerwillcontroltheIkey.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheWkey,therightringfingerwillcontroltheOkey.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheQkey,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthePkey.

TheQWERTYrow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

Inourlastlessonwelearnedthelocationsofthehomerowkeys,enoughinthemselvestoallowustotype
somewordswithoutlookingatthekeyboardalready.

TheQWERTYrow,isalsothehardestworking.Fourofthefivevowels,EIOUaretobefoundinthisrow.
Aftercompletingthesecondlessonyoushoulddiscoverthatyouarealreadywellonthewaytobeingatypist
andyourfingersarebecomingevermoreadeptatfindingtherightkeywithoutyourconsciousthought.

Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel.

Asbefore,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.Don'tletyourmistakes
causeyoutoloseheart,typingisaskillthatcanbelearnedbypractice.

Lesson2Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
qwertyuiopqwertyuiop;poiuytrewqpoiuytrewqqwertyuiopqwert

Exercise2:
Pleasetype
tillquailtightyell;willthosefeatlakehashtillquailtightyell;will

Exercise3:
Pleasetype
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wirethisflayqueue;thererailsalegypsyiswirethisflayqueue;there

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
usherwakeyawtide;quashtheirlightrashthatusherwakeyawtide;

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
slitguidetalerage;thedepthquestyourtheseslitguidetalerage;

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
taletrashslideday;takeurgewageswaketypisttaletrashslideday;

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
playrestjawquail;whyfellitswellpeattwoplayrestjawquail;why

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
typedsurepeepsill;ogreratequellpawyapusetypedsurepeepsill;

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
ifdopitdugwary;quafflawstoplairgatehereifdopitdugwary;

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
goherwithhit;fighttugquilldaysawyippeegoherwithhit;fighttug

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Lesson3:

Onceyouhavemasteredthefirstrowfirstrowofthekeyboard,theZXCVBrow,youwillhavelearnedall
thealphakeysonthekeyboard,themostpopularpunctuationkeys.Wewillalsointroducecapitalslettersin
thislesson.

Yourkeyboardshouldhavetwoshiftkeys,onetotheleft,onetotheright.Thetypistwillusethelittlefinger
oftheirinactivehandtoworkoneoftheshiftkeyswhencapitalsareneeded.
So,ifyouaretotypeacapitalR,youwillstriketheRkeywiththeindexfingerofyourlefthandwhile
depressingtheshiftkeywiththelittlefingerofyourrighthand.

TheleftindexfingerwillcontroltheVandBkeys,andtherightindexfingerwillcontroltheNandMkeys.
TheleftmiddlefingerwillcontroltheCkey,andtherightmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe,key.
TheleftringfingerwillcontroltheXkey,andtherightringfingerwillcontrolthe.key.
TheleftlittlefingerwillcontroltheZkey,andtherightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe/key.
Theleftshiftkeyiscontrolledbytheleftlittlefingerandtherightshiftkeyiscontrolledbytheright
littlefinger

LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;
Z X C V B N M , . /

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

Somepeoplefindthedownwardstretchingforthenewfingerpositionsawkwardatfirstbutitsoonpasses.

Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel.

Onceagain,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.Typingisaskillthatcan
belearnedbypractice.

Lesson3Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
zxcvbnm,./zxcvbnm,.//.,mnbvcxz/.,mnbvcxzzxcvbnm,./zxcvb

Exercise2:
Pleasetype
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by,zipweantryingstumpshrinkriceping/mailby,zipweantrying

Exercise3:
Pleasetype
kingfancrick,chillblock.backabbot.aflame/mixkingfancrick,chill

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
zestwin,thumpskunk.plainmuffin,knight/exitzestwin,thumpskunk.

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
daring.chokebishop.admittwinesultan,sing/romandaring.choke

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
pink,nicestmateknit.groanflock,dividecoop/advicepink,nicest

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
vilestturbot,tracksnickscootrevoke.rein/pavingvilestturbot,track

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
Office.Meat.Lean.Hiking.Feline.Decay.Clash.Bright.Office.Meat.

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
Bump.Prank.Bate.Turnip.Bap.Aging.Aback.Wombat.Vine.

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
Vexing.Typing.Being.Sump.Faxing.Rink.Blot.Nice.

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Lesson4:

Inourfirstthreelessonswecoveredthefirstthreerowsofthekeyboard.Thisbeingourfourthlesson,we
coverthefourthrow.Thenumberrow.

Theleftindexfingerwillcontrolthe4and5keys,therightindexfingerwillcontrolthe6and7keys.
Theleftmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe3key,therightmiddlefingerwillcontrolthe8key.
Theleftringfingerwillcontrolthe2key,therightringfingerwillcontrolthe9key.
Theleftlittlefingerwillcontrolthe1key,therightlittlefingerwillcontrolthe0key.

Thenumberrow.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;
Z X C V B N M , . /

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

Thenumberrowpresentsauniquechallengetothetypist.Itisthefurthestfromthetypist'sfingers'resting
position,thehomerow.Theseexerciseswilltrytoaccustomyoutotherangeofmovementyourfingersmust
achievewhendealingwithamixtureofalphanumerickeystrokes.

Weshallalso,inthislesson,buildonouruseoftheshiftkeysandcapitallettersintroducedinthelastlesson.

Whenyouarereadytobeginthelessonstartanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthe
keyboard,itwillbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyour
fingerswillbegintomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.

Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertotakeregularbreaks.

Asbefore,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.

Lesson4Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
1234567890123456789009876543210987654321
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Exercise2:
Pleasetype
380,157,062,519.238,406,925,640,502.798,256

Exercise3:
Pleasetype
A1S2D3F4G5H6J7K8L9;09l8k7j6h5g4f3d2s1a

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
Moscow013Sofia982Nuuk176Riga541Vilnius194

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
32ARome174BParis985Berlin681Madrid704Vienna

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
831Warsaw495Amsterdam672Brussels140Copenhagen

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
640Prague135Bratislava217Nicosia489Tallinn810

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
7.72Helsinki6.39Athens7.02Valletta14.2Lisbon87.6

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
16.9Ljubljana0.24Stockholm81.3Dublin5.39Oslo71.6

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
76.9Belgrade1.35Reykjavik72.0Bern86.4Kiev
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Lesson5:

Thisisthelastlessoninourtypingcourse.Youshouldbynowbemorecomfortablewithtyping.Handsonthe
keyboard,eyesonthescreen;bothyouraccuracyandyourspeedwillimprovewithpractice.

Theexercisesinthislessonfocusonpracticingthedifferentcharacterkeys.

LowercasetheshiftkeyisNOThelddown.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF LF LF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 =
q w e r t y u i o p [ ]
a s d f g h j k l ; ' \
` z x c v b n m , . /

UPPERCASEtheshiftkeyIShelddown.
LEFTHAND RIGHTHAND
LF LF RF MF IF IF IF IF MF RF LF LF LF
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ +
Q W E R T Y U I O P { }
A S D F G H J K L : " |
~ Z X C V B N M < > ?

LF=littlefinger,RF=ringfinger,MF=middlefinger,IF=indexfinger

Beforeyoubegintypingmakesureyouaresittingupstraight,yourfeetflatonthefloor.Keepyourelbows
closetoyourbody,yourwristsstraightandyourforearmslevel,andremembertotakeregularbreaks.

Whenyouarereadytobeginthelesson,selectanexerciseandstrikethekeyrequested.Trynottolookatthe
keyboard,itwillbedifficultatfirstbutastheexerciseprogressesyouwillfinditbecomeseasierandyour
fingerswillbegintomovewithoutyouconsciouslydecidingwhichfingerisassociatedwithwhichkey.

Asalways,youmayfindithelpfultoquietlysaythenameofthekeyasyoustrikeit.

Lesson5Exercises:

Exercise1:
Pleasetype
!@#$%^&*()_++_)(*&^%$#@!!@#$%^&*()_+
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Exercise2:
Pleasetype
;'/p[]0==0][p/';;'/p[]=

Exercise3:
Pleasetype
1'11;1;/;,<,.>./?/;:;'"'\|\]}][{[

Exercise4:
Pleasetype
#15@$56.80=17%,15*(12+3)=15^2,2!=42

Exercise5:
Pleasetype
if($totalqty=0){echo"youdidnotorderanything"};

Exercise6:
Pleasetype
if(document.images)&&(prelodFlag==)){forvari=0

Exercise7:
Pleasetype
>>>fornin[1,2,3]:printn;%dx7=%d%(j,j*7)

Exercise8:
Pleasetype
voidmain(){intangle_degree;doubleangle_radian.pi

Exercise9:
Pleasetype
if(chair$where){#wegotthere}else{#not}

Exercise10:
Pleasetype
if(index>=size)thrownewArrayIndexOutOfBounds