Typing shoulder exercise

	Stiff? Tense? Under stress when typing? Exercise your shoulders to relieve typing tension and stress. Raise and lower your shoulders. You can have fun while learning keyboarding with NimbleFingers! Don't just look at these exercises: Do them!
	Still and a little stiff and tense from typing? Slowly "roll" your shoulders to relieve tension. Does it help? If so, great! Otherwise try a different exercise.

When touch typing - keyboarding, adjust the monitor (screen) to a comfortable angle to reduce of glare and eye fatigue. Adjust the height of your chair as needed. Use a quick key stroke to strike and "bounce off" the keys.

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Smile! It releases tensions and makes for a happy environment.

Practice, but avoid over-working. Many learners, particularly begining computer users, become very tense when using the computers. Tensions should be reduced so that learning is fun.

The two-step? Check out the finger dexterity exercise called the two-step.

The samba? Check out the finger dexterity exercise called the Samba. I

Do you have an extra fifteen minutes? Then you can complete a couple of practice exercises. It might not sound like much, but you have helped develop your typing skills.

Have Some Fun! The finger coordination and stress reducting exercises, will help reduce tensions, and they often produce a smile. A smile and pleasant environment can help make learning fun. Check out the Healthy section.

Type without looking at the keys. Use a quick stroke to strike each key. Do not press or mash the key. Strike the key quickly and move on!

Positive attitude. Learning can be fun. If you have a positive attitude.

You can do it! You can learn how to type. It just requires practice and Nimble Fingers.

Sit erect. Your feet should be flat on the floor. Poor posture is tiring and leads to errors.

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. Squinting is very fatiguing.

Move only the fingers needed. Remember this! Only move the one finger needed to strike a key. Do not allow other fingers to wander away from their assigned home-row keys. This is awkward at first and will require will-power, but you can do it! Let your brain train your fingers.

Magic is not needed. Learning how to type is not magic. It requires patience and more practice. Use Nimble Fingers and let the Little Professor be your guide.

Positive attitude. Learning can be fun. If you have a positive attitude.

Error reduction. If errors are occurring on the bottom-row keys, move your chair back from the keyboard and slightly raise your wrists. This tutorial will offer numerous suggestions on how to reduce errors.

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.

You can do it! You can learn how to type. It just requires practice and Nimble Fingers.

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 keying the beginning exercises, using the correct finger should be automatic. If you still have to look at the keyboard when you strike a particular key, rerun the appropriate exercise.

Finger dexterity. Try the finger dexterity exercises in the Healthy Typing section.

Whisper. Whisper each letter as you use a quick stroke to strike and bounce off keys.