TypingWhich guide to read
- Starting out: finger placement and posture, then the four week practice plan.
- Typing in Hindi or Punjabi: the two guides on keyboard layouts, then the guide on adding a keyboard in Windows.
- Stuck at one speed: common typing mistakes.
- A test coming up: how typing speed is measured, then how to prepare for a typing test.
How the guides were written
All of them are our own writing. The steps for adding a keyboard in Windows follow Microsoft's own help page, and the Hindi and Punjabi keyboard charts were read from the layouts that come with Windows. Where we could not check a fact against an official source, such as the rules of a particular test or the key arrangement of an older font, we left it out and said so on the page.
Read, then practise
A guide changes nothing until the fingers try it. After reading one, open the lessons or the typing test and use what you read for ten minutes. Come back to the guide a week later. Advice about rhythm or posture means much more once you have felt the problem it describes.
What these guides do not contain
We do not list the typing speed, font or rules required by any particular examination or employer. Those details belong to the body that holds the test, they differ from one to another, and they change. A wrong figure here could cost someone a result. Each guide tells you what to look for in the official notice.
The guides describe common good practice for typing. The part about posture is general advice and not medical advice. If typing causes pain that does not go away, see a doctor.
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.