The home row, mixed
You type real words with the whole home row: from one finger to the next without looking.
How to find the key
- Rest all your fingers on the home row.
- Read the word and type it without looking.
- Go back to your place on the home row after every letter.
1234567890
qwertyuiop
asdfghjkl;'
zxcvbnm,./
shiftshift
A worked example
all fall
- Rest all your fingers on the home row.
- Read the word first.
- Tap the a with your left pinky and the l twice with your right ring finger.
- Press the space bar.
- Type fall the same way, reaching for the f with your left index finger.
More examples
ask dad
- Type ask with your left pinky, left ring finger and right middle finger.
- Press the space bar.
- Type dad with your left middle finger and left pinky.
glad lad
- Reach inwards for the g with your left index finger.
- Tap the l, the a and the d.
- Press the space bar.
- Type lad.
Watch out
You speed up as soon as you recognise the words, and then the mistakes come.
Keep a steady speed you can hold for the whole line. Accurate comes before fast.
Tips
- Read the whole word first, then type it.
- Go back to your place on the home row after every letter.
Why it works
Knowing the keys is one thing. Moving from key to key is another, and that is what typing is. In a word the letters come in the order you really meet them. Every word here uses only the keys you have learnt.