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*T1*
Welcome to lesson T1.
In the T series of lessons, we will be learning to touch-type on the standard
keyboard. I will introduce you to each letter on the keyboard, one at a time.
By the time you have completed this series, you will be able to type the entire
alphabet, the numbers, and most of the punctuation keys by touch.
If you have never taken any lessons in typing before, please be patient. Typing
is not difficult but it does take a lot of practice. Avoid the tendency to
look down at your fingers while typing. This is a very bad habit and is hard
to break later. If you hit the wrong key, I will let you know. (But, I won't
tell anyone else, so don't worry about it.)
If you have always used the hunt-and-peck method, you will have an even harder
time keeping yourself from looking. Don't be surprised if you find touch
typing slower than your old ways. It may be slower when you first start.
But, touch typing is far faster once you get the hang of it.
If you can already touch type, you should be able to go through these lessons
fairly quickly. Or, you may want to go directly to the S series.\T
The HOME Keys.
In order to hit the correct keys by touch alone, you must always know where your
fingers are. The way to do this is to have a special place for each finger.
This key is called the HOME position.
Place the first finger of your right hand on the J-key. Now, place your second
finger on the K-key, your third finger on the L-key, and your fourth-finger on
the ;-key (the one with the : and ; on it).
Similarly place the four fingers of your left hand on the F, D, S, and A-keys.
Place your right thumb over the SPACE bar. (Henceforth, always hit the SPACE
bar with this thumb.) Now, lift all your fingers slightly so that they are
poised just over the keys. Each finger should be just barely touching its home
key. This is an electronic keyboard and does not take much pressure to ac-
cidentally press the key down.
Learn these positions well. Whenever you are about to type a line, look at your
fingers and make sure they are in the HOME position. Then don't look at them
again.\T
DRILL PATTERNS
For the rest of this lesson, I will display a line of text in the middle of the
screen and instructions at the top of the screen.
All you have to do is type in the characters that you see in the middle of
the screen. If you hit the correct key, I will not do anything. If you make
a mistake, I will display a large X under the letter that you got wrong and
beep the terminal. In either event, just keep going by typing the next letter.
When you have finished typing the line, hit the RETURN key. To do this, extend
the little finger of your right hand over to the RETURN key. Hit the key and
zip the finger back to its home position. Be careful not to let your other
fingers move far from their home positions in the process. Also, be careful
not to type an extra space at the end of the line.
If you made no mistakes on the line, I will display the next drill pattern. If
you did make a mistake, I will beep at you and make you do the line again. If
on the second try you made more than two mistakes, I will beep again and make
you try again, etc. Don't forget to use your right thumb for the SPACE bar.\T
Hit the F-key four times with the first finger of your left hand.\I
ffff\D
Alternately, hit the F-key and the SPACE bar.\I
fff fff fff ff ff ff f f f\D
Don't look at your hands!\B
Hit the J-key with the first finger of your right hand.\I
jjj jjj jjj jj jj jj j j j\D
Use the left hand for the F and the right hand for the J.\I
fff jjj fff jj ff jj f j f j\D
Now intermix them.\I
ffjj jjff fjf fjf jfj jfj\D
Use the second finger of the left hand for the D-key.\I
ddd ddd ddd dd dd dd d d d\D
Use the second finger of the right hand for the K-key.\I
kkk kkk kkk kk kk kk k k k\D
\B
Now both.\I
ddd kkk dd kk dkd kdk ddd kkk\D
Use the third fingers of the each hand for the S and L-keys.\I
sss lll sss lll sss ss ll ss ll s l\D
Use the fourth fingers for the A and ;-keys.\I
aaa ;;; aaa ;;; aa ;; aa ;; a ;\D
That's enough keys for today. Let's review them.\I
fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;;\D
Again.\I
fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;;\D
Try mixing them together.\I
asdf jkl; asdf jkl; asdf jkl;\D
And still more.\I
fjf kdk sls ;a;\D
Before, we finish, let's try some words.\I
sad add all; alas flask fad\D
How about a sentence.\I
ask a sad lad\D
Sentences are kind of limited with only one vowel!\I
dad asks a lad; a lass falls\D
*
*T2*
Lesson T2
In this lesson, we will review the letters that you have already practiced
and will add the letters E, G, and H and the period.
When you reach for any of these keys, be sure to return your finger to its
home position. For example, to hit the H-key, move the first finger of your
right hand (the J-finger) slightly to the left. Tap the H-key and immediately
bring your finger back over the J.
If you lose track of where your fingers are guess. Don't look!\T
First let's review\I
fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;;\D
asdf jkl; fdsa ;lkj\
fjf jfj dkd kdk sls lsl a;a ;a;\
jkj jlj j;j fdf fsf faf\
a sad lass; ask dad;\D
Use your J-finger for the H key.\I
jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj\D
jjj hhh jjj hhh jj hh j h j h\
jjj had jjj ash jjj has jjj\
jjj sash jjj hash jjj hall jjj\D
Use your F-finger for the G-key.\I
fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf\D
fff ggg fff ggg fff ggg\
fff gag fff lag fff flag fff\
fff sag fff slag fff hag fff\D
Use your D-finger for the E-key\I
ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded ddd\D
ddd eee ddd eee dd ee dd ee d e\
ddd fee ddd see ddd elf ddd\
lake asked fake gale egg\D
Use your K-finger for the comma.\I
kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k\D
kkk ,,, kkk ,,, kkk ,,, kkk\D
Let's finish with some sentences.\I
a lad had a flask, dad had a keg\D
she had a fake egg, he had a salad\D
*
*T3*
LESSON T3\B
Let's review first.\I
fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;;\D
fgf jhj ded k,k fgf jhj ded k,k\D
\B
Use your K-finger for the I key.\I
kkk kik kkk kik kkk iii kkk\D
kkk iii kkk iii kk ii kk ii\
kkk lid kkk hill kkk did kkk\
kkk kill kkk kid kkk like kkk\
kkk kiss kkk hide kkk fill kkk\D
Use your F-finger for the R key.\I
fff frf fff frf fff frf\D
fff rrr fff rrr ff rr ff rr\
fff rake fff rag fff her fff\
fff red fff read fff rage fff\
fff far fff red fff jar fff\D
fff fare fff rare fff rake fff\D
fff rid fff ire fff fair fff\D
Use your L-finger for the period.\I
lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l lll\D
lll ... lll ... ll .. ll .. l .\
lll adj. lll id. lll\
lll eg. lll i.e. lll\D
The next key we are going to practice is the right shift key.
Whenever you want to capitalize a key on the left side, you must use the
right shift-key. To do so, follow these steps:
a.) Without moving your first finger from the J-key, swing the
fourth finger of your right hand over to the SHIFT-key and
hold it down.
b.) Strike the key that you want to type with your left hand.
c.) Immediately bring your fourth finger back to the ;-key.\T
Don't look at your fingers!\I
;;; ;A; ;;; ;F; ;;; ;D; ;;; ;S;\D
;;; Dear ;;; Sir ;;;\D
;;; Fred ;;; Gail ;;; Alf ;;; Dale ;;;\D
;;; Ada ;;; Al ;;; Greg ;;;\
jjj Dr. jjj Sr. jjj Fr. jjj\D
Let's try some (strange) sentences.\I
Sir, idle disks seek flags.\D
She sells seashells.\
Sailfish sail idle seas.\
She seeks a fig leaf.\
Red hair is like a fire.\D
Always double space after a period.\I
A free red jade is fake. Girls like silk.\D
She seeks a safe reef, if she sails. A gale is rare.\
Alf fed her egg salad. Gail likes hash.\D
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*T4*
LESSON T4\B
First a quick review:\I
jkl; fdsa ded fgf jhj k,k kik frf l.l\D
\B
Use your L-finger for the O-key.\I
lll lol lll ooo lll lol\D
lll log lll rod lll for lll\
lll load lll roll lll oleo lll\
Use your ;-finger for the P-key.\I
;;; ;p; ;;; ppp ;;; ;p; ;;;\D
;;; pad ;;; peg ;;; ape ;;;\
;;; poke ;;; pear ;;; peek ;;;\
;;; opera ;;; hope ;;; drape ;;;\D
The Left-Shift key.
To capitalize letters on the right-side of the keyboard:
1.) Move your A-finger to the LEFT-shift key and hold it down.
2.) Strike the key that you want to capitalize with your right hand.
3.) Immediately swing your A-finger back to its home position.\T
aaa Pi aaa Lord aaa Jill aaa\D
T