TypingHow to use this site
- New to typing? Start with lesson 1, the home row. Each lesson explains a few keys, shows which finger types them and ends with drill lines. Press "Practise this lesson" to type the drill with a keyboard on the screen showing the next key.
- Can already type? Take the typing test. Choose the language and a time from one to ten minutes. You get net speed, gross speed, accuracy and the list of words you typed wrongly.
- Preparing for a test? Read the guide on how typing speed is measured and the guide on preparing for a typing test, then practise at the length your test uses.
Hindi and Punjabi without installing a keyboard
Typing in Hindi or Punjabi normally needs a keyboard layout added to the computer. On this site it does not. In the test and the practice tool, tick "Type with English keys" and the page converts each key to its InScript letter as you press it. You can learn the whole layout on any computer, including one at a cyber cafe or an office where you cannot change settings. When you want to type Hindi or Punjabi in other programs, the guide on adding a keyboard in Windows shows the steps.
What touch typing is
Touch typing means every finger has its own keys and finds them by feel. Eight fingers rest on the middle row of letters and reach up or down from there, and the eyes stay on the screen. It is not faster on the first day. It becomes faster within a few weeks and keeps improving for months, while typing with two fingers stops improving early. It also reduces mistakes, because you see each word as you type it.
How long it takes
With fifteen minutes of practice a day, most learners know all the letter keys in about two weeks and are back to their old speed in about three. After that the speed climbs steadily. The four week practice plan in the guides sets out what to do each day.
What makes this site different
- Three languages on one page, with the same lessons, the same test and the same way of measuring.
- Real keyboard layouts. The Hindi and Punjabi charts were read key by key from the InScript layouts that come with Windows, not copied from a picture.
- Honest figures. A word is counted as correct only when every letter is right. The guide shows the exact sums.
- Private. What you type never leaves your device. Your results are stored only in your own browser.
This is an independent practice site. It is not connected with any examination body, keyboard maker or software company. A typing speed measured here is for your own practice. It is not a certificate, and an examination may measure speed in its own way.