is where the home keys are located. What the
home keys are is each of the four fingers on each of your hands has a key that it is always going to
return to after you type a letter. So, for your left hand, the home key for pinky is A. For the ring
finger it's S. For the middle finger it's D and, for the pointer finger, its F. For your left hand,
the home keys are semicolon for the pinky, L for the ring finger, K for the middle finger and J for
the pointer finger. As you can see by looking at where my hands are on the keyboard, we now have
easy access to all the keys on the keyboard. So, every time you type a letter, you need to make
sure that your finger returns to its home key. Now, as you start typing and you get used to it,
you might develop some shortcuts and maybe some bad habits. You might even be able to anticipate
where the next key is going to be so you might not always completely return to this home area. But,
when you're learning, you definitely need to return to this home area or you're going to lose your
place on the keyboard. So, if I type the letter U with my pointer finger, I need to then return to J.
If I type G with my pointer finger, I need to then return to F - always back to the home keys. Now, as
you're learning to type, one of the best practices is to just start typing letters repetitively
because repetition creates memory - and, not only in your brain, but your fingers will start to
remember where things are and then you won't even have to think about which key you're typing. It'll
just come out naturally. So, what you want to do is, if you're practicing the letter U, you want
to go J, U, J. J U J. Then you can maybe practice a different letter to kind of get your mind in a
different place and you could try F, R, F. F, R, F. Now, before I go any further, I'd like to show
you which fingers are responsible for which keys. I'm also attaching a chart in the description of
this video on YouTube that tells you which fingers are responsible for which keys. So, your pointer
fingers are going to be responsible for six main keys and then each of your other six fingers are
going to be responsible for three primary keys. So, for the left hand, the pinky is responsible for Q,
A and Z. The ring-finger - W, S, X. Middle finger - E, D, C. And, the pointer finger, R F, V, T, G, B. On the right side,
your pinky fingers responsible for P, semicolon, slash. Ring finger - O, L, period. Middle finger - I, K, comma.
And then, your pointer finger - U, J, M, Y, H, N. It's important to understand, when you first start
typing, your pointer finger is probably not going to be too tough to learn. But, your ring
and your pinky fingers are going to feel very awkward and it's just not going to go well. But
you need to work through that because the more you practice the better you're going
to learn. If you're a really quick pointer typer (like I know a lot of you are out there), when
you first start typing the right way, you actually might be able to type faster with your pointers.
You're going to say, "Ah forget this. I don't want to do this. I can type faster the way I already do."
But, the truth is, you will be able to type faster. A lot faster. If you do it the right way, at
first, you might be a little slower because you're not used to it. You need to practice it. It's not
just going to happen overnight. But, if you practice this and you keep doing the repetition - R, F, R, F, F, V, F, V -
you will become good at typing. Now, the other thing that you want to do, is go ahead and print out
that chart I've attached in the description of this video. When you're at home, or when you're
at work, practice typing the right way and, always remember, return to the home keys. It might take you
a little bit longer but, slowly and surely, you will get faster at typing. You will get better at typing
and it's going to save you a lot of time in almost every aspect of your digital life. Whenever you're
sending personal emails, professional emails, typing up letters, filling out a form, online filling in
credit card information, anything - it's going to be faster. So, this is definitely something you
should invest your time in. It's going to pay off in the long run. If you can find some online
games or just regular typing games - that's one of the best ways to learn. That's how I learned
a lot when I was younger. I played the typing games. It's fun and you learn how to type. So,
let's take a look at my computer real quick and I'll show you how I can type. I'm just going to
type a sentence for you. You'll see, watch my fingers and my screen as I type at the same time.
Typing is important for almost every aspect of life. You use it in your professional career and
in your personal life. So, you can see, I am a very quick typer. Now, you might have noticed that I made a
mistake in here. I didn't make a mistake in the actual typing but sometimes I use my pointer for
the period. When you're starting out - I know it's kind of hypocritical of me to say this - you
want to use your ring finger for the period. But, as I mentioned earlier, as you start typing, you
are going to develop some of your own methods that are going to work better for you. That's
okay because we're all different but it is going to take a while. This is going to take practice.
When you're sitting at your computer at home or at work and you're typing - and you really want
to learn how to type the right way - you need to force yourself to do it. You're going to
start typing and then all of a sudden you'll say, "This is slow. I'm messing
up. I need to do backspace. I'm just going to go back to the pointers." You're never going
to be able to type super fast. It's really something that you just need to stick with.
You know, it's going to be a struggle at first. But, it will definitely speed up how fast you can type
and it will make your life a lot easier and more efficient. So, I hope this helps. If it did, I would
really appreciate a thumbs up. If you want to see more technology tutorials, tips, Google Docs,
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today. This is Anson from AnsonAlex.com.
