Today when computers are omnipresent, the need to be fast on a keyboard is a necessity. Typing on the computer without looking at the keyboard, also known as touch typing, is a skill required in many different situations. Maybe you are in a job that is computer-based, or perhaps you are in college; in either scenario, touch typing would indeed make life faster and easier. So, here I present a simple one-page guide to learn touch typing.

Consider this article as a crash course to learn to touch type for free. In this article, you'll learn how to use all ten fingers to type and which finger to use when pressing a letter, along with detailed and simple instructions. Touch typing basically means using all ten fingers to type. Each key on the keyboard is associated with a specific finger. It might be difficult at the start to use all fingers, but as you spend more time practicing, it becomes easier and faster. Some of you already may have good typing speed, but you do not use all of your fingers.

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This means you are not utilizing the full potential of your typing capabilities. The process of learning to type is boring, but when it comes to the benefits, they are quite immense. The above image represents the correct finger position for typing. Don't try to do this too fast and without memorizing the keyboard layout first. It will make the process even more difficult, and you might get discouraged.

You'll come to know all the positions only by daily practice. • Red - Keys to be pressed by the left hand with your pinky finger/little finger. • Orange - Keys to be pressed by the left hand with your ring finger. • Yellow - Keys to be pressed by the left hand with your middle finger. • Green - Keys to be pressed by the left hand with your index finger/forefinger. • Light Blue - Keys to be pressed by the right hand with your index finger/forefinger.

• Dark Blue - Keys to be pressed by the right hand with your middle finger. Tiraniya slov styuarta chejza chitatj. • Violet - Keys to be pressed by the right hand with your ring finger. • Purple - Keys to be pressed by the right hand with your pinky finger/little finger. • Gray - You should use your thumb for pressing the Spacebar which is shown in gray color.

• Mnemonics: One of the most popular methods to remember key location is to create your own mnemonics or rhymes. So far example, for A, S, D, F it could be All Said and Done Finally (middle row, left-hand) Let me try some more: • J, K, L - Just Keep Loving (Middle row, right-hand) • Q, W, E, R, T, Y - For a new learner, this is the easiest to remember. QWERTY layout (Top row, left-hand except the letter Y) • P, O, I, U, Y - Park Over In Upper Yard (Top row, right-hand) • Z, X, C, V - Zoology e Xercise Completed (Last row, left hand) • M, N, B - Monika Never Bores (Last row, right-hand) • G, H - Go Home (Middle row, centre keys) The above is only an example. The idea is to create your own mnemonics so that it becomes much easier to remember. • Almena Jingle: Yet another way to remember is this jingle. A lady by the name of Almena King created this to teach keyboarding to elementary school kids. Surely, this can be used by people in any age group.

Each sentence represents an alphabet starting from the top towards the bottom. The below is courtesy AlmenaTyping.com. Quiet Aunt Zelda - Left-hand pinky finger Want Something e Xtra - Left-hand ring finger Every Dollar Counts - Left-hand middle finger Run From Vicky To Get Betty - Left-hand index finger You Have Nothing Uncle Joe's Mad - Right-hand index finger I'm King Comma - Right-hand middle finger Over Longer Periods - Right-hand ring finger Pretty - Left-hand pinky finger. The best thing to do is to get a good, ergonomic keyboard that feels comfortable as doing so will make the learning process much easier. The keyboard of I use is the IBM Model M keyboard. This is an old model, but the keys are properly spaced out.

Modern-day keyboards use a rubber-switch beneath the buttons and are so soft that for a new learner it gets tough to know if you pressed the key or not. The benefit of the IBM is that it uses a buckling spring mechanism which makes it a little hard on fingers, but that helps users overcome the issue of not knowing if a key was pressed hard enough. The durability of this keyboard is unquestionable.