How to learn touch typing

Start slowly. Let accuracy become a habit. Give speed time to follow.

1. Find the home row

Place your left fingers on A, S, D, and F, and your right fingers on J, K, L, and semicolon. Your index fingers rest on the raised marks on F and J. Keep your thumbs near the space bar.

2. Use a comfortable position

Sit comfortably with relaxed shoulders. Keep the keyboard close enough that you can reach it without stretching. Take breaks, and stop if typing feels uncomfortable.

3. Learn a few keys at a time

Start with the first Home Row practice lesson (003). Return each finger toward its home position after reaching for another key. The hand guide highlights the finger for the next character. Use the opposite hand for Shift when typing a capital.

4. Look at the exercise

Try to keep your eyes on the passage. If you make a mistake, use Backspace to correct it and continue at a comfortable pace. Short, regular practice sessions are easier to keep up than occasional long sessions.

5. Read your results

Words per minute (WPM) counts correctly typed characters, divides by five, and adjusts for active practice time. Accuracy compares correct attempts with all character attempts. A corrected mistake still counts as an attempt. Paused time is excluded.

A lesson earns one star at 85% accuracy, two stars at 93%, and three stars at 98%. Speed targets are practice goals; they do not lock the next lesson.

6. Make a simple routine

Choose a daily goal in Settings. Repeat a difficult lesson, take a short speed test to check your rhythm, and export a backup when you want to keep a copy of your progress.