![]() ![]() Esc, Tilde, Tab, Caps Lock, Shift, Ctrl, and other keys. The left-hand pinky has to type all keys on the left side of its home column i.e. To press Spacebar, use the right or left thumb.Īlthough pinkies (little fingers) are small but are required to perform more in touch typing. Similarly, the J finger is responsible for N, H, Y,6. The F finger is responsible for additional keys i.e. Both index fingers are required to take care of an additional column. Likewise, each finger is used for a vertical column of keys, which you may call the “ Home column“. You have to bring down your fingers to type letters from the bottom row. It is the row just below the home containing keys Z, X, C, V, B, N, M,, and. You have to raise your fingers to type letters from the top row. It is the row just above the home row and includes the keys Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P,, and \. The next important keys row is the top row. To easily locate the Home row, most keyboards provide visible bumps on J and F keys. It is important to always place fingers over home keys, and from this position, you should reach any other key. Starting with the Home row, it is the middle row of keys on the keyboard and contains A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, and keys. It might be difficult at the start to use all fingers, but as you spend more time practicing, it becomes easier and faster.In today’s article, we have explained in detail what finger has to be placed over what key. Practice bringing your fingers into the basic position without looking and then away. Learning the position of the keys and which finger is responsible for each key is critical to learning touch typing, but the daily practice will do the trick, to the point where you won't have to think about it. The thumbs are responsible for pressing the grey keys (the SPACE key and the two adjacent keys), little fingers are responsible for pressing the yellow keys, ring fingers are responsible for pressing the blue keys, middle fingers are responsible for pressing green keys, and finally index fingers are responsible for the red (left hand) and violet (right hand) keys. The following picture shows which keys are responsible for each finger, depending on the side they are on the keyboard. Right hand: little finger on key, ring finger on key L, middle finger on key K and index finger on key J.ĭepending on the key to press, we move the responsible finger to that position, press the key, and then return it to its basic position. Left hand: little finger on key A, ring finger on key S, middle finger on key D and index finger on key F. The other fingers should be placed on the keyboard as shown in the figure, but they should only lightly touch the keys. Place your left hand index finger on the F key and the right hand index finger on the J key. Those bumps are there to guide you to position your fingers on the keyboard without looking at all. To know where to place your fingers, feel the bumps of the F and J keys. When no typing or after pressing a key your fingers should always return to the basic position. It also requires that your fingers are placed in a specific position, which is usually called basic position. ![]() The essence of this method is using all ten fingers to type, and to achieve that, each key on the keyboard is associated with a specific finger. Ten finger typing relies on the memorized position of keys, but once you have practiced enough, your fingers will type without you even thinking about where your fingers are going or about the position of the keys. ![]()
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