Learn Typing and put into use

Points to remember

1. Get rid of bad typing habits (typing with 1 or 2 fingers / searching the keys and typing)

2.Use all 10 fingers in typing

In the picture below, notice color-coded areas showing the keys covered by each finger. The middle fingers and ring fingers are used for only a few keys on the keyboard, while your index fingers cover the middle section of the keyboard. Navigational, punctuation and function keys are controlled mostly by the little finger.

Use your forefinger (index finger) to move the mouse. Use your thumb to click the left-right buttons on the bottom of the mouse pad.

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​3. Index fingers should rest on the (bumps) F and J keys and the other fingers will fall into place naturally.

4. Learn touch typing - Typing without looking at the keyboard.

Practice here TypingClub or Typing Web

Practice with apps TypeRacer or Touch Typing Study or Learn Typing

5. Use basic Keyboard shortcuts.

While using "Word Processing"

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While browsing the web in

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web browsers.

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Other common shortcuts

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• F1 [Display Help]
• F2 [Rename the selected item]
• F3 [Search for a file or folder]
• F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer]
• F5 [Refresh the active window]
• F6 [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop]
• F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app]
• ALT + F4 [Close the active item, or exit the active app]
• ALT + ESC [Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened]
• ALT + Underlined Letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the command for that letter]
• ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the selected item]
• ALT + SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window]
• ALT + LEFT ARROW [Back]
• ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Forward]
• ALT + PAGE UP [Move up one screen]
• ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen]
• ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)]
• CTRL + F4 [Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)]
• CTRL + A [Select all items in a document or window]

Using these shortcut keys will require the little finger a lot as many of the modifier keys like Ctrl, Alt and Shift are closest to your little finger.