the average person types about 40 words
per minute but it's actually possible to
double that here are some tips that will
help you type faster
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there are two things you can work on to
become a faster typer
posture and muscle memory let's start
with posture for optimal typing your
back should be aligned with the back of
your chair with your elbows bent and
both feet flat on the ground maintain
proper posture will make your typing
experience more comfortable and ease any
stress on your wrists for hand placement
place your fingers on the keyboard so
that your left index finger is on the F
key and your right index finger is on
the J key your fingers should fall
naturally along the middle role of the
keyboard also known as the home row keys
once I've been keys outside of the home
row move your nearest finger either up
or down in order to limit finger
gymnastics your pinky should be in
charge of pressing the shift key and
your thumbs are responsible for the
spacebar next let's work on building
your muscle memory the best way to do
this is to train yourself to touch type
which means to type without looking down
at the keyboard open up a blank Word
document and start typing any words that
come to your mind don't worry too much
about the speed focus on limiting typos
if it's too difficult not to look at
your hands you can purchase a blank
keyboard or keyboard cover another
option is to activate an on-screen
keyboard as it guides through you're not
tempted to peek to do this go to the
search bar and type in keyboard to open
your keyboard preferences on PC click on
on-screen keyboard for Mac users make
sure show keyboard and emojis viewer and
menu bar is checked you should now see
the keyboard menu on the upper right
which will give you the option of show
keyboard viewer once you feel
comfortable touch typing you're ready to
hit the tracks speed tests are a great
way to practice check out the
description box below for some links
being able to type faster requires time
and experience the most important thing
to know is that practice makes perfect
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