Basics of Touch Typing (Free Online Course With Certificate)

Learn how to significantly raise your touch typing speed and precision with this free online course.

Wouldn't it be fantastic to type more quickly, using all your fingers and without glancing at the keyboard? This course will guide you through developing all of these skills so you become proficient. You will discover the locations of all the keyboard letters and symbols, which keys are part of the ‘home keys’ and which finger is required to hit each key. We also explain the various letter combinations, phrases and alphabetical paragraph drills.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

• Define ‘touch typing’
• Summarise the optimal conditions required while using a computer
• Explain the correct sitting posture for typing
• Describe the left- and right-hand charts
• Match each key with its designated finger
• List the letters contained in the ‘home keys’
• Identify the other keys on the keyboard
• Discuss how to improve your touch typing speed

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