Type like a proThere were two reasons why I wanted to type like a professional; to save time (slow typing means more hours spent in front of the PC) and to produce more work such as working on a word processor. This post will show you how to learn to type for free online.
Typing instructions
Look for websites that offer free typing instructions and practice lessons without the need of signing in or registering. One such website is typeonline.co.uk which has keyboard and numeric keypad lessons, and safety lessons on typing as well. I must admit that their lessons are not as thorough as in other sites but I feel safe using typeonline.co.uk because of the absence of pesky pop ups.
Another site is typingtutor-online.com. Here you learn how to “type with all 10 fingers.” This site complements what typeonline.co.uk lacks on typing instructions and it has instructional videos. I felt safe navigating here—no pop ups and no need to sign in or register.
Download a typing tutor
One disadvantage of learning to type online is, well, you always have to be online. There is a free typing tutor software that can be downloaded for free; it’s called TypeFaster. Although TypeFaster has a limited HELP section, I found this software useful for practice typing and improving my touch-typing skills.
A short note
Practicing everyday for 20 minutes to 30 min helped increased my typing speed from 8 words per minute to 20 wpm in a month and after two months it went up to 30 wpm.
By the way if you are practicing online and using Firefox, you may have to disable the Quick Find feature in Firefox.
1 comments:
Wow, I didn't know about such websites.
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