Typing has become a necessity in this present digital age and so learning to use the keyboard the proper way is very vital. Fast typing not only makes you productive and efficient, it enables you to keep up with your brain. This article will give you tips on how to master your keyboard and make you type faster.
1.Stop bad habits
Getting rid of bad typing habits can be difficult to do since it’s something you are probably used to. others may type only with two fingers, hovering over eleven,(or more) keys each, always having to keep their eyes on the keyboard to get the right keys. Although you might be typing fast with only half of the needed fingers, you have to put down your foot (or your hands) and break that habit immediately.
2.Make use of all 10 fingers
Next, you have to learn the appropriate finger placement. You will notice raised bumps over the F key and J key. This aids you in locating the correct finger placement without you having to look at your keyboard. The ideal way is to place your index fingers on the F key and J key and the rest fingers will fall in place. Websites like type club and typing web can help you know your keyboard.
3.Learn how to type without looking at the keyboard
This ability is known as touch typing. For experienced typists looking at the keep makes them slower. To get to this level requires a whole lot of practice, not just hours or few days, we talking about weeks of intense training to make your fingers adapt to the keys they are meant for. Don’t go back to your old typing ways even if this process slows you down. Try typing sentences without looking at your keyboard at the same time try remembering the position of each letter. You can peep at the keyboard but you have to give the sentence another go, this time without looking at the keyboard at all. This takes time and patience but with determination, it gets easier.
4.Make use of keyboard shortcuts.
There are many shortcuts in widows and mac OS. This makes work easier when compared to using the mouse. You need to know the basic shortcuts not necessarily everything. Commonly used shortcuts in word processing programs are;
Ctrl+ C – Copy text
Ctrl+ X – Cut text
Ctrl+ V- Paste text
Ctrl+ Z – Undo action
Ctrl+ S – Save text/document
Ctrl+ F- Word search
Ctrl+ A- Highlight full text
Shift+ left arrow/right arrow- highlight next character
You can also use shortcuts while using an internet browser like chrome. Commonly used shortcuts are;
Ctrl+ tab: switch to the next tab
Ctrl+ shift+ tab: switch to the previous tab.
Ctrl+ T; Open new Tab
Ctrl+ W : close current tab
Ctrl+shift+T: open previously closed tab.
Ctrl+R: : refresh current webpage.
Ctrl+N: open a new browser window.
Backspace; Go back by one page.
For General window navigation, commonly used shortcuts are:
Alt+tab; switch to next opened window
Alt+shift+tab; switch to the previously opened window
Alt+f4: Close current window.
Using the above keys will require much use of your little finger because modifier keys like alt, ctrl, shift are closest to your middle finger.
5.Use typing apps to practice
You can save stress by practising with a lot of typing games like; Mavis beacon, typing racer, learn typing and others.
Reference:Hongkiat
