The left home keys: a s d f
Welcome to lesson one. Rest the fingers of your left hand on A, S, D and F. Feel the little bump on F: it helps you find home without looking. Go slowly, and aim to get every key right.
Keys in this lesson:
- a
- s
- d
- f
Tip: Your left pointer finger sits on F. Feel for the small bump. Your thumbs rest on the space bar.
Ready? Sit up tall with your feet flat, put your fingers on the home row, and look at the screen, not your hands. Have a break after about 15 minutes.
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For grown-ups
There are 5 short exercises. The tutor waits for the right key, so mistakes cannot pile up, and it shows accuracy and words per minute at the end of each one. The mini test is passed at 90% accuracy. Speed is not part of the pass mark unless you switch on Speed goals (goal for this lesson: 5 words per minute). Progress is saved only in this browser.
The practice text in this lesson:
- Warm-up:
aaa sss ddd fff aaa sss ddd fff - Key drill:
asdf fdsa asdf fdsa as df sa fd - Words:
ad as add dad sad fad adds dads - Sentence:
dad adds a fad as a dad adds a fad - Mini test:
asdf fdsa sad dad add fad as ad dads adds a sad fad