Touch typing - keyboarding neck exercise.

	Do you ever get a stiff neck when typing? Exercise your neck to reduce typing stress and tension. Tilt and hold your head to the right side. Hold the stretch for 10 seconds. Repeat on the left side.
	Clasp your hands behind your head. Slowly push your elbows back. Hold stretch for five seconds and repeat. Or, pull your elbows forward and press back with your head.

Touch typing - keyboarding neck tips. Learning to type is not magic. It requires patience and practice. Let the Little Professor be your guide to help you develop valuable skills. Avoid eyestrain. Eyestrain occurs when there is a reflection on the computer monitor. Adjust the angle of the monitor and/or the height of your chair to reduce reflections. The room should be dim without major rays of sunlight. Monitor screens might help. Move only the fingers needed. Do not allow other fingers to wander away from their assigned home-row keys. This may be awkward at first and will require will-power. Let your brain train your fingers. Error reduction.   If errors are occurring on the bottom-row keys, move your chair back from the keyboard and slightly raise your wrists. Healthy typing. Go to the section in this www.nimblefingers.com web site and try the physical dexterity exercises and stretching. It is a moral boster. Practice, but avoid over-working.   Many learners, particularly begining users, become very tense when using the computers. The two-step? Check out the finger dexterity called the two-step. The samba? Check out the finger dexterity called the Samba. Locate the home-row keys. Force yourself to use the correct fingers to strike the keys. If you forget which finger to use, look at the picture accompanying the exercise. The beginning exercises are extremely important because you are developing correct keystroke patterns. Use the correct finger-keystroke. Study the pictures in the Nimble Fingers program to know which finger to use. Whisper each letter before striking the key. Check your hands! Your fingers should be on the home-row keys and your hands should slant at the same angle as the keyboard. Do not let your wrists become lazy and rest against the desk or the keyboard. Re-key an exercise if you are not satisfied. After completing the beginning exercises, using the correct finger should be automatic. If you still have to look at the keyboard when you type a particular key, rerun the appropriate exercise. Make adjustments. Check your distance from the keyboard. Adjust your chair when necessary to avoid a common problem - that of sitting too close to the keyboard. Also, adjust the angle of your monitor to minimize glare. Remove excessive paperwork from your work area. Relax. Concentrate, but try not to be tense. Finger dexterity. Try the finger dexterity exercises in the Healthy Typing section. Try these exercise. Spend a couple of minutes and try some of the exercises shown in the www.nimblefinger.com web site. They will help reduce tension and stress. Remember that smiling releases tensions. You, and the people around you, will feel better. Yes! You can learn how to type. It just requires practice and Nimble Fingers. Smooth! Try to key the letteers at a smooth, easy pace.