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Touchtypely

26 lessons and a final exam

Touch typing course

From your first two keys, F and J, all the way to symbols and the number pad. Each lesson takes 5 to 8 minutes and uses only keys you already know. Built for the standard US keyboard on Windows and Mac.

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Module 1

Home Row

Hand position and the eight home keys. Everything else builds on them.

  1. 1freeF and JYour first two keys and the space bar
  2. 2freeD and KMiddle fingers Free when you sign up
  3. 3freeS and LRing fingers Free when you sign up
  4. 4freeA and ;Pinkies Free when you sign up
  5. 5freeG and HIndex fingers reach to the center Free when you sign up
  6. 6freeHome Row ReviewModule checkpoint Free when you sign up

Module 2

Top Row

Reach up and come right back home. The vowels E, I, O, and U join in.

  1. 7freeE and IMiddle fingers reach up Free when you sign up
  2. 8freeR and UIndex fingers reach up Free when you sign up
  3. 9PlusT and YIndex fingers, up and to the center Free when you sign up
  4. 10PlusW and ORing fingers reach up Free when you sign up
  5. 11PlusQ and PPinkies reach up Free when you sign up
  6. 12PlusTop Row ReviewModule checkpoint Free when you sign up

Module 3

Bottom Row

The last letters, plus comma, period, and slash. After this, you can type any word.

  1. 13PlusV and MIndex fingers reach down Free when you sign up
  2. 14PlusC and CommaMiddle fingers reach down Free when you sign up
  3. 15PlusX and PeriodRing fingers reach down Free when you sign up
  4. 16PlusZ and SlashPinkies reach down Free when you sign up
  5. 17PlusB and NIndex fingers, down and to the center Free when you sign up
  6. 18PlusThe Whole AlphabetModule checkpoint Free when you sign up

Module 4

Capitals and Punctuation

Shift with the opposite hand, your first full sentences, questions, and quotes.

  1. 19PlusShiftCapital letters with the opposite hand Free when you sign up
  2. 20PlusQuestion Marks and ColonsYour first full sentences Free when you sign up
  3. 21PlusApostrophes and QuotesModule checkpoint Free when you sign up

Module 5

Number Row

Digits on the top row, the hyphen, and the equals sign.

  1. 22Plus1 Through 5Number row, left hand Free when you sign up
  2. 23Plus6 Through 0Number row, right hand Free when you sign up
  3. 24PlusHyphen and EqualsModule checkpoint Free when you sign up

Module 6

Symbols

Shifted symbols like @, #, $, and %, brackets, and the keys programmers love.

  1. 25PlusShifted Number Keys!, @, #, $, %, &, *, and parentheses Free when you sign up
  2. 26PlusBrackets and Coding SymbolsBrackets, braces, backslash, and more Free when you sign up
  3. PlusFinal ExamThree minutes of continuous text Free when you sign up

When you finish

A certificate with your speed

Pass the final exam and you'll get a certificate showing your words per minute, accuracy, and error rate. Print it, save it as a PDF, share a verification link, or add it to LinkedIn and your resume. You can edit the name on it yourself.

If you retake the exam later and do better, your certificate updates automatically.

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The course is just the beginning

Once you've finished all 26 lessons, the most important part begins: keeping your skills sharp and getting faster. Your daily workout is built fresh every day from the keys that give you the most trouble, keys you haven't practiced in a while, and a text on a topic you enjoy. It's all saved to your history.