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Learn How to Type Faster With These 8 Sites
January 2, 2008 - 11:19 pm PDT - by Sean P. Aune 17 Comments
As some of the readers (and editors) of my articles will attest to, my typing skills leave something to be desired. While I use all of the fingers of my right hand, I only use the index finger of my left. Yep, I’m a horrible typist, and I won’t even try to cover it up. However, it’s never too late to try and improve; here’s a couple of sites that will help you type better and faster in no time.
10-Fast-Fingers.com - A 10-step typing tutorial program that teaches you more finger placements in each lesson, and then tests you on them. When you’re all done there is a speed test to see how you improved.
GoodTyping.com - Has over 27 lessons, offers 18 different keyboard layouts and is available in multiple languages.
Learn2Type.com - Offers a typing test to test where you are skill wise, and besides teaching just the QWERTY keyboard setup, they also offer AZERTY and Dvorak layouts. Also has lessons for kids as it’s never too early to start learning to type.
PowerTyping.com - Okay, so maybe typing sites aren’t all fancy with rounded corner logos, or gradient images, but did you come to look at the pretty, or to learn to type? This site focuses on QWERTY and Dvorak keyboard layouts.
Typing-Lessons.org - While the site has a very 1990’s feel to it, the site explains this is on purpose so as not to distract you from the purpose of the site which is to teach. Teaches you all th rudimentary skills you need to get started on the road to being a better typist.
TypeOnline.co.uk - Offers lessons on normal keyboard placement, and has practice lessons for touch typing and speed tests. Also offers a nice selection of information on safe typing so you don’t develop things such as Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.
TypingWeb.com - A full-featured online typing tutor with lessons, games, statistics to track your progress and more. The system is free for individuals, and they do have packages available for schools and companies for a fee with group progress reports.
Bonus: after you’re done with all these, you can have some fun with Qwerty Warriors, a strangely addicting game that forces you to type faster and faster before the enemies swarm you.
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17 Comments
I had my kids typing at very early ages using the Mavis Beacon CD. The way it showed the hands and fingers and keyboard made learning to touch type about as easy as it possibly be.
I wish I could find something that would show the hand, fingers, and keyboard for a musical keyboard in the same manner. Maybe I would be able to learn to play a simple tune.
I like http://www.awpm.co.uk which gives a famous quotation to type and then gives you your typing speed and accuracy
To type faster and will less errors you could also use an auto complete tool like Turbo Type.
It’s especially useful for longer words.
You can find it at:
http://www.easytousetools.com/turbo_type
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A better site is http://www.mytypespeed.com. It is the perfect site to learn how to type, and it’s free!
This is whack as hell. I hate typing. I can just write letters for the rest of my rediculous life, ok?
A better way to improve typing is to use utilities that assist you in typing. How many times do you need to type the same e-mail address, your home address, or an e-mail signature?
This way you can focus your energy on content while type faster, more accurate text.
Here’s what I use: http://www.palabrio.com
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Best of all the typing tutor sites is http://www.typingweb.com. Most of these are just games or not full lessons.
I want to learn how to type because I don’t want to be the only one who doesn’t know how to type in my school.