How to learn touch typing

Touch typing means typing without looking at the keys. Start with posture: sit upright, elbows near your sides, wrists floating lightly above the desk. Place left fingers on A S D F and right fingers on J K L ; — the home row. The raised bumps on F and J help you find home position by touch.

Home row practice

Drill home-row letters until you can type them without peeking. Then stretch one letter at a time outward (G/H, then top row, then bottom row). Our home row lesson follows this progression.

How to increase typing speed

Speed follows accuracy. Aim for 90%+ before chasing WPM. Short daily sessions beat occasional marathon drills. Use weak-key revision when the same letters keep causing errors.

How to improve typing accuracy

Slow down, use Strict mode on exams when needed, and never skip fixing problem keys. Mobile on-screen keyboards are useful for familiarity but are not equivalent to physical-keyboard WPM for certificates.

WPM explained

One “word” = five characters (including spaces). If you type 200 correct characters in one minute, that is 40 WPM. Incorrect characters lower accuracy and do not inflate WPM.