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How To Click Faster When Typing On A Keyboard or Calculator

The document discusses improving typing skills through proper technique like using the home row keys, not looking at hands, maintaining good posture, and finding a comfortable hand position. It emphasizes regular practice to build speed and accuracy over time.

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How To Click Faster When Typing On A Keyboard or Calculator

The document discusses improving typing skills through proper technique like using the home row keys, not looking at hands, maintaining good posture, and finding a comfortable hand position. It emphasizes regular practice to build speed and accuracy over time.

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How to click faster when typing on a keyboard or calculator

Most, if not all, careers involve some computer-based work and require strong typing skills. Information
technology professionals, for example, must be efficient typists in order to write code for computer and
software programs. Accuracy is equally as important as speed, as a simple typo could result in a system-
wide error.

In today’s technology-driven world, students and young adults become familiar with computers at an
early age. Some schools have stopped teaching typing altogether, assuming students already possess
the skills necessary to be successful in the modern workplace, according to an article in MIT’s
Technology Review.

However, without proper training and practice, many individuals resort to hunt-and-peck typing, or
looking down at the keyboard to select the right keys one-by-one. Mobile technology, such as tablets
and smartphones, have also increased reliance on hunt-and-peck strategies.

The preferred typing method is known as touch-type, or typing without looking at the screen. This is
much more efficient than hunt-and-peck; the average person types at an average of 40 words per
minute, but a person who relies on the touch-type method can exceed 75 words per minute, allowing
them to complete their work much more quickly and with minimal errors.

As you prepare to enter the workforce, here are some pointers to improve your own typing skills:

1.) Use the correct starting position

When practicing your typing skills, it’s important to use proper hand placement. To start, keep your
fingers positioned over the home row keys (left hand over the A, S, D, and F keys, and the right hand
over the J, K, L, and ; keys), with your thumbs hovering over the space bar. From here, you can move
your fingers slightly to reach neighboring keys. Your hands should always return this starting position.

These conventions are meant to help you familiarize yourself with the keyboard. As you become more
experienced, you can experiment with different variations of this starting position to find the placement
that is most comfortable and natural for you.

2.) Don’t look down your hands


Instead of looking down at your hands, focus on your screen. This can be difficult at first, especially if
you have not yet mastered the exact placement of the keys. However, looking at the screen will help
improve your accuracy because you will be able to catch your typos as they occur. You’ll also begin to
memorize the placement of the keys, so you’ll be able to type more quickly as you practice.

3.) Maintain good posture

Sitting in an upright position is going to make it easier to type faster. If you are used to slouching in your
chair or working from the couch, try moving to a straight-backed chair or working at your desk.

4.) Find a comfortable position for your hands

The wrong hand placement can make it uncomfortable to type for extended periods of time. The space
bar of your keyboard should be centered with your body, so that you are not reading your screen or
typing from an angle. As you type, rest your elbows on the table and keep your wrists slightly elevated.
You should never bend or angle your wrists dramatically.

5.) Practice!

Nothing is mastered overnight, and in order to really improve your typing accuracy and speed, you need
to practice every day. There are many websites that offer free typing skills tests and practice, such as
Typing Academy, TypingClub and How To Type. It’s important to take your time with these typing
exercises and assessments. Attempting to rush through them will only result in more errors at first. Trust
that your speed will improve naturally as you become more familiar with the keyboard.

Improving your typing skills will not only make your student life much easier, it will benefit you in your
future career as well. It might take a lot of practice to see improvement, but don’t give up. You’ll be
typing like a pro in no time!

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