Typing Games - Typing Tips

Discomfort. If you experience pain or discomfort while performing these exercises stop and consult a physician.

Avoid eyestrain.   We often forget to blink our eyes when looking at the monitor. So, Shut your eyes. Then open you eyes and look up.

Faster!   After completion of the home row keys, type at a speed that is faster than comfortable.

Typing Games  release tensions but do not build typing speed and accuracy.

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. And of course, remember to smile. Smiling releases tensions. You, as well as the people around you, will feel better.

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.

Tired eyes.   Eyestrain is very tiring and will result in an increased number of errors. Remove excessive paperwork, and do not let direct sunlight in from windows that will result in screen glare.

Typing Posture. Remember: Elbows in.   Elbows should be relaxed and near your body. If your elbows are spread outward, the first finger (the index finger) tends to glide off the keys.

Arms reaching up.   Your arms should reach up to the keyboard at the same slant as the keyboard. Wrists should be low, with fingers curved. If your wrists are bent, errors tend to occur on the bottom row.

Sagging wrists.   If your wrists sag, top-row errors are likely. Do not rest your wrists on the table top or keyboard. Keep the wrists up, at a constant angle with the keyboard.

Have fun   Learning a valuable skill can be enjoyable. Check out the finger dexterity and the stretching exercises.

You can do it!   With practice, you can learn to type like a pro.

No Peeking.   Do not look at your fingers. Use a quick stroke to strike and bounce off the keys. Think in terms of snapping your fingers quickly downward on the keys.

Strike keys.   Do not press or mush the key. Strike the key quickly and move on!

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

Check your hands.   Your fingers should be on the home-row keys and your hands should slant upward at the same slant as the keyboard. Do not let your wrists become lazy and rest against the desk or the keyboard.

Finger placement.   Check to see that the fingers of your left hand reside on the a s d f keys. The fingers of your right hand should gently reside on the j k l ; keys.

Curved fingers.   Your fingers should be slightly curved. Your wrists should be low but not resting on the keyboard. Your elbows should be close in, next to your side.

Re-key.   After keying the beginning exercises, using the correct finger should be automatic. If you still have to look at the keyboard, or at your fingers, when you type a particular key, rerun the appropriate exercise.