Beginner Computer Typing Lesson 7- Part 7 (Shortcut Keys and Basic )

LEARN TYPING TESTIMONY

"I am a beginner. I don't really keep my fingers on the home keys but I do type with all fingers. I tried a whole bunch of different websites and games but none of them worked. I am going into 5th grade. I was really worried that I was going to fail because I couldn't type properly. But now after two hours I can type properly. I still have to work on the speed but that will be easy because I know how to type and that is all thanks to this program." - beginning typer 

 

ADDITIONAL DRILLS common letter combinations

 

BUT NOT using Z X C V B N M Q Y U P

Keep referring to your keyboard chart.

 

 th the there these their this that this is; that is; these are;

 they are; there is; with those thistle father other whether

 is his this is his; this is his; is this his; is this his; wish list;

 this list; his list; lists wish dish fish wrist fist kiss kissed

 fist wrist list listed twist twisted twister this is a twister;

 all wall walls fall falls hall halls taller tallest call calls

 all tall stall stalls stalled walls; all tall walls fall; hallowed

 wh where whether whose what whole where whether

 whose what whole whew whist whistle whither whale

 et wet wetter set sets setter get regrets jet let letter kettle

 ill kill jill hill fills sills rills till trill trills will bill tiller filler

 ttle wattle rattle rattles tattle tattles little kettle settle

 sh she shell shells shelter shelters sheet sheets shift shaft

 

SHIFT KEYS - Use the TAB key to move to the next text box

 

Gore

Wakari    

Fairfield    

Westside    

    

    

     

 

Kaikorai     

Stuart St     

Kelso     

Leith     

 

  Westlake  

Hokitika     

Halswell     

St Kilda     

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE BEGINNERS COURSE!

And yes, you can still repeat to get better :) 

Beginner Computer Typing Lesson 6- Part 6 (Keyboard Keys and Shortcut keys)

LEARN TYPING TESTIMONY

"Hi, I am a new Business Apps teacher (middle school) and I actually teach typing to my 6th graders. I got a new student today so I did a Google search and found your site right away. I started her out at your site and I have to sing your praises. It is awesome and the new student will be able to catch up with the class in no time. I'm surprised that there is no way to donate money to keep this free site going. This site will be critical to the success of my students. Thank you! 

 

INTRODUCTION to PUNCTUATION

 

 

 

 

 

P u n c t u a t i o n - check the chart above for the correct finger position. 

The comma is next to M and the fullstop to its right. They are below K & L.

To type a capital letter or character (*) do the following ...

 

Hold the Right Shift Key for a Left Hand letter or character

Hold the Left Shift Key for a Right Hand letter or character.

 

Type these instruction lines into the yellow boxes below them.

For the question mark, hold down the left Shift key while you type the / key. 

For the exclamation mark, hold down the right Shift key while you type the 1 key.

The colon is on the semi-colon key and needs the left Shift key held.

For the dash and for the hyphen use the same upper row key, between 0 and =

The single quotation mark (beside the colon) is also used for the apostrophe.

For the double quotation mark first hold down the Left Shift key.

 

Type the sentences below to practise your punctuation.

If you practise your typing each day, it will soon become easy.

Instead of a comma - you could use the dash - above the P key.

Join for hyphen. First-class. Did you enjoy this typing course? I hope so!

"Hullo," said Julia to George. "Isn't it a really lovely day?"

"Stop! There's too much noise!  It's giving me a headache!"

Press down the Caps Lock (above the Left Shift key) for full capitals headings. 

Press to release.

Press the Tab key (above the Caps Lock) to jump across the page to line up lists.

Do not use the space bar; you may not line up exactly.

 

 

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

 

Swimming

Soccer

Netball

Skydiving

Drama

 

 

 

Brackets. ( ) are above 9 and 0 - hold the Shift key while you type these.

And  these { } are beside P near the Shift key. 

Hold the Shift key while you type these

[ ] do not need the Shift key so are perhaps handier. 

They are on the same keys as { }

To Underline words first click the mouse on the U on the toolbar. 

You can also click on B for Bold, or  I for Italics.

Repeat this action (with the mouse) when you want this feature to stop.

WELL DONE!

You have completed Lesson 6. 

Repeat to get better. 

Beginner Typing Lesson 5- Part 5 (Home Keys and Basic Drills)

LEARN TYPING TESTIMONY

"I didn't think I could learn through a webpage but, I am typing faster and finally using all my fingers. I am surprised at how quickly I learned this new skill. Thank you!"

 

Type A with the Left little finger and P with the Right little finger 

 LEFT HAND             RIGHT HAND

 

 

 faf far fat fatter far farmer faf far fat fatter far farmer

 fan ran tan jan land hand band fan ran tan jan land hand band

 pot port pit put pop pup puppy pot port pit put pop pup puppy

 purr top rope romp trap tramp trumpet purr top rope romp trap tramp trumpet

 

More with G - stretch out Left index finger

 fig rig tig pig got grip green fig rig tig pig got grip green

 ring ding dong song sang singer arrange ring ding dong song sang singer range

 

Q with Left little finger

 quit quite quiet quill queen quilt queer quit quite quiet quill queen quilt queer

 quote quoted equate equation equal quack quaint quote quoted equate equation 

 

Z and X to finish. Check chart for fingers

 zoo zulu zigzag fax tax text exit zoo zulu zigzag fax tax text exit

 We went to see the zebras and giraffes at the zoo last Friday. That was fun.

 Make sure you type the correct text in your document or it will not make sense.

 If you enjoyed this typing course please tell others who would find it helpful.

 I hope the course has helped you enjoy your computer typing.

Type this paragraph and the one below it.  There is no need to press the Enter key to start new lines.  Keep typing and the computer will know when to drop down to the next line.  At the end of each paragraph press Enter twice to leave a blank line between paragraphs.

 

I hope you have enjoyed this typing course and can now visualize where each letter key is situated on your keyboard and which is the best finger to use for each key. If you can do that you will find you will use less energy, and finish your typing more quickly.

WELL DONE!

You have completed Lesson 5. 

Repeat to get better. 

Beginner Typing Lesson 3- Part 4(Home Keys and Basic Drills)

If you have completed Beginner Lessons 1 & 2 then carry on with Beginner Lesson 3 below :)

 

Bottom row keys for the index fingers - stretch down, visualise the keys. 

 

 

 

 

Left Hand - v & b (same finger) Right Hand - n & m (same finger)

 fvf frfvf fbf frfbf rev vet fvf frfvf fbf frfbf rev vet

 five fiver fib fibber very every five fiver fib fibber very every

 jmj jujmj jnj jujnj jmj jujmj jnj jujnj

 jim him tim rim hem them jim him tim rim hem them

 jnj jujnj tin fin din dint tint jnj jujnj tin fin din dint tint

 ten tent often den dent over oven ten tent often den dent over oven

 men mend mended mine mind moment remember mend mended mine mind

 

Right Hand top row vowels:

 ou ough rough tough trough enough ou ough rough tough trough enough

 though thought through thorough though thought through thorough

 house houses mouse mound mounds house houses mouse mound mounds

 round rounds sound resounded round rounds sound resounded

 ion lion mention vision visions ion lion mention vision visions

 iou ious conscious envious mission missions iou ious conscious envious missions

 

 

Some phrases to type     - use the right little finger for the semi-colon beside L

 

 john mentioned the lions and tigers; they looked very tough;

 the little mouse went round the house which stood on a high mound;

 i remember the mission which is built on the high ground beyond the valley;

 i rested in my house before playing two rounds of golf;

 

WELL DONE!

You have completed Lesson 3. 

Repeat to get better. 

Beginner Typing Lesson 4- Part 4(Home Keys and Basic Drills)

LEARN TYPING TESTIMONY

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LEFT                      RIGHT 

 

 

Left hand Finger 2, drops from D to bottom row C

 

 ded dcd dedcd decided deck decked check cheese chest

 cheek creek creeks dice slice sliced twice

 

Type these phrases using the right little finger for the semi-colon

 type slowly with correct fingers; check the colours in the finger columns;

 notice which finger should type the letter key you need;

 when you come to tricky words type them more times;

To type Capital letters you will need to use the Shift keys, above the Ctrl keys on each side of the letter key block. Left of Z and Right of ?

The Shift keys are used also for Upper Characters like @ $ % * <

For a Left Hand capital hold the RIGHT Shift key - type the letter, then lift the Shift key. For a Right Hand capital hold the LEFT Shift key.

 

Try these sentences

 The full stop is on the bottom row; use the ring finger.

 The comma is to the left of the full stop; use your longest finger.

 To start a new line, press the Enter key once.

 Hold the Right Shift key for these left hand capitals.

 Try to keep your fingers curved. 

 Do not let your wrists rest on the desk. That wastes energy.

 The trees were very, very wet. We will get wet when we go outside.

 Do not type for too long without stretching your shoulders, neck, wrists, fingers.

 

Hold the Left Shift key for these right hand capitals

 Keep your legs uncrossed. Keep your feet on the floor.

 It helps if you remember which finger types which key.

 Look before you cross the street or you might get knocked down.

 Jimmy took Henry to town to buy something. He bought four good story books.

WELL DONE!

You have completed Lesson 4. 

Repeat to get better. 

Beginner Typing Lesson 2 - part 1 (Two KEY letters and more word practice)

Beginner Typing Lesson 2 - part 1 (Two KEY letters and more word practice)

Flex your fingers to loosen them. Notice the two keys G and H in the centre of the keyboard. Sit so that these are in front of the centre of your body. Use fingers as shown

 

 

 

 

 

Keeping your fingers over the two sets of four keys we just practised - stretch your index fingers across to G & H (left hand for "G" and right hand for "H") and type the following:

Both Hands

 gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh

 

Stretch your Left index finger up/out to T (look on the keyboard) and type:

 th th th th th th th th ght ght ght ght ght ght ght

 feet fret get greet regret regretted rift drift gift gifted fig figure

 

 dirt diet tire tired retire retired tried he her here the there

 

 jut jutted jud jug judge judged hug hugged dug drug drugged

 ugh high higher thigh tight fight right fright tight height eighth hut hurt

 

Flex your fingers again and your shoulders. Tap the table drill 1234 1234 Try typingasdf asdf and jkl; jkl; again for a line.  Enter text in the box below.

 

MORE FUN PHRASES
 

 freddie tried the fridge; the right fridge; keith agreed; the huge free feed;

 red jug; guide the tight red kite higher; the hired guide urged the rugged hiker; 

 the right judge; the third huge tiger tried; true ruth tried the third free gift; 

 

 

Beginner Typing Lesson 2 - part 2

 

New keys using 3^rd fingers 

 LEFT HAND             RIGHT HAND

 

 

LEFT HAND RING FINGER (no 3) - W & S (stretch the F finger to T)

 wee weed wed were wet sweet sweeter wee weed wed were wet sweet sweeter

 weeds weeded seed seeds seeded weeds weeded seed seeds seeded

 

RIGHT HAND RING FINGER - Introducing the letters L & O

 lool look loot hoot tool fool fools lool look loot hoot tool fool fools

 dull duller full fuller hull hulls hullo dull duller full fuller hull hulls hullo

 toll tolls roll rolls told fold folds toll tolls roll rolls told fold folds 

 

NEW - RIGHT INDEX FINGER - stretch the J finger to Y

 juj jyyj joy toy roy try fry juj jyyj joy toy roy try fry juj jyyj joy toy roy try fry

 jit hit fit dit wit lit litter jit hit fit dit wit lit litter jit hit fit dit wit lit litter
 

 wet wets jet jets let lets letters wet wets jet jets let lets letters

MORE FUN PHRASES  Use the right little finger for the semi-colon beside the L key. 

 try fried food; jets fly high; wet litter; try to fly; try fried food; jets fly high; wet litter;

 folded rolls; fred looks duller; red toy kite; jittery jet; freds red roll looks duller;

 the first red kite flies higher; let the wet kite dry; weed seeds;

 little red dolls roll; toy dolls for wee jill; look for freddie;

 first flight for fred; jill jilted hugh west; first flight for fred; jill jilted hugh west;

WELL DONE!

You have finished Part 2 of Lesson 2. 

Repeat to get better. 

Beginner Typing Lesson 1 - Part 1 (Home Keys and Basic Drills)

Beginner Typing Lesson 1 - Part 1 (Home Keys and Basic Drills)

HOME KEYS AND CORRECT FINGER POSITION

The two images below shows the Home Keys for the left and right hand. They are called the Home Keys because these are the keys your fingers must return to after typing any other key. The first image shows correct finger position for Home Keys. The second image has colour and number codes for each finger. For example, throughout this course your right index finger is used on all RED keys (also shown as number 1). Most keyboards have small bumps on the F and J keys to help you find them without looking. As you progress through your typing lessons you will learn the correct finger position for all keys.
 

      

 

OK - LETS GET STARTED!!

Move the mouse cursor (pointer) over the first yellow exercise box (below). Now click the left mouse button and you will see the cursor 'blinking' inside the box. You are ready to start typing. 

With your fingers over the HOME KEYS, copy the text from ABOVE each exercise box by tapping the same key on your keyboard. ALWAYS USE THE CORRECT FINGER POSITION. We will start with left hand. Begin by tapping the letter "F" with the index finger (also called the pointer finger) on the left hand. Tap "F" four times. Then tap the space bar once with your right thumb. Next tap "D" four times, then "S" and finally "A". Each time you have typed the letters FDSA, press the space bar with your right thumb. Do this whenever you see a space between letters. Keep copying the letters until you reach the end of the line. Now go back and repeat this exercise box (read below for a quick tip on deleting the text you have typed). 

With the mouse cursor inside a text box, hold down the Control Key and tap (type) the letter A. This will block (highlight) everything inside the text box. The very first letter you type will delete this text making it easy to start again. Always do each exercise box two times. Now press the TAB key to move to the next exercise box.

   

Left Hand

 

 ffff dddd ssss aaaa ffff dddd ssss aaaa ffff dddd ssss aaaa
  

 asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf
  

 fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa

 

Right Hand

 

 jjjj kkkk llll ;;;; jjjj kkkk llll ;;;; jjjj kkkk llll ;;;;

 jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl;  

 

 ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj 

 

 

To move to the next box, press the TAB key or left click inside the box with your mouse.

 

Both Hands  

  fd fds fdsa jk jkl jkl; fd fds fdsa jk jkl jkl; fd fds fdsa jk jkl jkl;
 

 

WELL DONE!

You have finished Part 1 of Lesson 1. 

Repeat to get better.

 

Beginner Typing Lesson 1 - Part 2 (Introducing words and 3 more vowels)

 

Follow the colours and finger numbers in the next chart to practise lines of each pattern or word of the following. Visualise where the letter keys are and use the fingers shown.

 

Using only the four Left hand letter keys, D and F on the Home Key row with E and R on the row above we can feel out the word ‘fred’ which is one of 16 words that can be formed from only these four letters.

 

Place your fingers over the Home Keys. With the Left hand first finger lightly tap f r f r f r f r. Now with the second finger lightly tap d e d e d e d e.

On the Home Keys tap these fingers on d f d f d f d f then on the row above tap e r e r e r e r.

Within these four letters the Left hand can type the patterns de ed re er. Feel them out now by lightly touching the keys.

These patterns are used in words like demand remind asked walker.

Left Hand

 deed frrf deer reed red deed frrf deer reed red deed frrf deer reed red

 free freed fred feed fed free freed fred feed fed free freed fred feed fed

 reef reef ref ref refer refer defer defer referred deferred refereed

The Right hand fingers 1 and 2 use Home Keys J and K and U and I in the row above. 
Lightly tap these fingers on j k j k j k j k, then on the row above, u i u i u i u i. 
Now type the following practise line twice.

 

Right Hand

 juuj kiik juj kik juuj kiik juj kik juuj kiik juj kik juuj kiik juj kik

Please Note: we can not type any words with only these four letter keys. 
 

Both Hands 

 jude jude dud dud dude dude rude rude due due rudder rudder

 fur fur fir fir fire fire fired fired ride ride fried fried rider rider

 kid kid did did die die died died dried dried ride ride drier drier

TRY THESE FUN PHRASES

Type the semi-colon with the Right little finger or leave it out till a later lesson. 
 

 red deer; feed freddie; red fire; free feed; fried deer;

 eddie died; free ride; eddie fired fred; did eddie die;

 edifier rider dude freed red fur deer; kidder eddie rudder fed red deer;

 freed fed red deer died; fred fuji fried freed fed red deer; 

 duke jeered rude referee jed; did irked kirk fire rude jerk; 

 did freddie duke feed jeff kirk free fried red deer; rude eddie kerr jerked duke kirk;

WELL DONE!

You have finished Part 2 of Lesson 1. 

Repeat to get better.