Hi, my name is Ken, I will continue show my tips to type faster now Part II: Getting your Finger Positions Right 1. Get to know the keyboard. - Most keyboards use the same layout, called the QWERTY layout because of the letters that make up the left side of the top row of letter keys. Many keyboards also have various other buttons around them that do different things. - Most keys on the keyboard are used to type their corresponding character into a text area. Open up a text file and try pressing all of the keys to see what they do. - Practice memorising the positions of the letter keys and common punctuation marks. You will need to know where these are without looking at the keyboard if you ever hope to become a fast typist. 2. Learn the correct hand position. - To type quickly, you must hold your hands and fingers in a certain position over the keys, and let them return to that position when at rest. Your hands should also be slightly angled, i.e. Your right hand should be angled to the left (at about 145 degrees), whereas your left hand should be angled to the right, or at a 45-degree angle. In brief, your hands should arch up slightly from the wrists, and your fingers should rest lightly on the “home row” section of the keyboard. The home row keys along with the fingers that you should hit each letter with are as follows: - Your left index finger should rest on the letter F and should hit the characters: F, C, V, G, T, and 6. - Your left middle finger should rest on the letter D and should hit the characters: D, R, 5, and X. - Your left ring finger should rest on the letter S and should hit the characters: Z, E, 4, and 3. - Your left pinkie should rest on the letter A, and should hit the characters: A, \, Caps Lock, 2, 1, W, Q, Tab. Shift, and Ctrl. - Your right index finger should rest on the letter J and should hit the characters: 6, 7, U, J, N, M, H, Y, and B. - Your right middle finger should rest on the letter K and should hit the characters: K, I, 8, and the comma key. - Your right ring finger should rest on the letter L and should hit the characters: L, the full stop key, O, and 9. - Your right pinkie finger should rest on the semi-colon (;) key, and should hit the characters: semi-colon, P, /, 0, ', -, =, [, ], #, Shift, Enter, Backspace, and the Ctrl key. - Left and right thumbs should rest on and press the space bar. 3. Close your eyes and say the keys out loud as you press them. - One good way to help you get to know the positions of the keys without looking at them is to look away from the keys, and directly at the screen, and pronounce the keys as you press them. This will help you with the process of memorising the key positions. Keep doing it until you no longer need to say the letters as you press them. That's the end of part II, hope you enjoy part III :) Link to part III: https://10fastfingers.com/text/223306-HOW-TO-TYPE-FAST-100-who-typed-this-text-will-type-faster-PART-III BYE BYE ~~~SEE YOU AGAIN~~~