Here you go!
https://www.typingclub.com/sportal/program-3.game
Here you go!
https://www.typingclub.com/sportal/program-3.game
I immediately recognized “home row” and don’t look at the keyboard. I remember being in late middle school/early high school and taking computer class. We had those orange rubber keyboard covers for quizzes and tests. As boring as it was… I can type quite well..
I remember doing this too! Took it 3 semesters in a row and honestly it’s probably one of the most useful skills I’ve ever learned. I’ve been asked more than once over the years how I learned to touch type so quickly without making many mistakes. Unlike most of my classmates I actually forced myself to keep the cover on without cheating (most of the time anyway, I hated the top row because I have small hands so I had trouble reaching lol). We had shitty covers made from cardboard boxes though because my school was constantly broke af.
Yes! Super useful skill, I also remember alot of cheaters, I was too afraid of getting caught lol but glad it paid off
After 30 years of programming and typing with terrible habits, I decided to learn touch typing the proper way and that's the website I used. Felt like torture at the beginning because of many bad habits, but I'm really glad I went through it.
I’ve been dying to get my dad to learn how to type correctly. He’s a hunt and peck type, and he does a ton of keyboard work. An accountant, so his hand floats across his 10-key like a butterfly, but seeing him type an email is like 50% backspaces lol
I can touch type pretty quickly, but the backspace key is heavily used.
It doesn't stop me making mistakes, I just tend to know I've made them before I even see it on screen. I'm really bad at typing tests because I keep automatically trying to backspace every time I hit the wrong key.
Yeah my sister hunt and pecks with her index finger ON MOBILE. Wonder if these site can help her improve her texting skills
That takes some will power. Good for you
Worth it? I gave up after a only a couple of weeks and I feel like my wpm still hasn’t recovered :-(
That's because you need to get rid of your old habits and get used to new ones. Of course it will kill your wpm at first, but you shouldn't stop there. The whole process takes weeks at least, and it's painful, but the result is worth it. I could reach maybe 25wpm with my old way of typing, now I can reach 70 and it keeps increasing. But the best thing for me is that I can type without moving my hands. My wrists are on the wrist rest and only my fingers are moving. And it's so much more comfortable!
What's your WPM? I'm at ~140 that I wouldn't be able to get without touch typing.