Guide

Typing Guides

The essentials for anyone who wants to type faster and more accurately.

01 7 Ways to Type Faster

Home row, accuracy first, steady rhythm, drilling weak keys and more: the habits that actually make you faster, in order.

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02 The QWERTY Layout and Finger Placement

Which finger presses which key, how to use both Shift keys, and a step-by-step plan for learning to touch type.

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03 How WPM and Accuracy Are Calculated

What a "word" means in WPM, gross vs. net speed, how accuracy works and why sites give different results.

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