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Typing practice: lesson drills

Choose a language and a lesson, then type the drill. There is no time limit. The keyboard below the box shows which key comes next.

1:00 time0 words a minute100% accuracy

How practice works

  1. Pick the language and the lesson. The drill lines of that lesson appear.
  2. Type the highlighted word and press Space. A correct word turns green. A wrong one is struck through.
  3. The keyboard on the screen highlights the next key. If the key needs Shift, the word "Shift" appears on it.
  4. At the end you see your speed, your accuracy and the words to repeat.
  5. Press Start again to repeat the drill, or Next lesson to move on.

Use the keyboard on the screen, not the one under your hands

The point of practice is to stop looking down. When you do not know where a letter is, look at the keyboard on the screen. It shows the position, and its colours show the finger. Your eyes stay up, and your fingers learn the way by feel. After a few repeats you will not need to look at it either.

The colours

Each colour is one finger on each hand: little finger, ring finger, middle finger and index finger. The left half of the keyboard belongs to the left hand and the right half to the right hand. The index fingers cover two columns each. Thumbs press the space bar.

When to move to the next lesson

Repeat a drill until you finish it with accuracy of 95 per cent or better, twice in a row. Speed does not matter yet. If one line keeps going wrong, go back to the lesson page and read which finger types the keys in that line. Most repeated mistakes come from using the wrong finger.

Hindi and Punjabi drills

Leave "Type with English keys" ticked to practise the InScript layout on any computer. Type consonants first and vowel signs after them, in the order you speak. The page puts the sign in its proper place. If you have your own Hindi or Punjabi keyboard set up, untick the box.

How long to practise

Ten to fifteen minutes at a time is enough. Stop when your accuracy starts to fall, because tired fingers practise mistakes. Come back the next day. Short daily practice is what builds the skill.

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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.