Typing guides
Practical, plain-language guides to typing faster, more accurately and more comfortably.
Speed and scores
Getting faster and more accurate
- How to type fasterSpeed comes from accuracy, rhythm and practising the right things. Here is how to do all three.
- How to improve typing accuracyFewer mistakes is the fastest way to a higher score. Here is how to find your errors and stop making them.
- How to stop looking at the keyboardLooking down is the biggest single brake on typing speed. Here is how to break the habit for good.
- Learn touch typing in 30 daysFifteen to twenty minutes a day, four weeks, every key. A practical plan using the free TypingSpark lessons.
- Touch typing finger placementWhich finger presses each key, where your hands rest, and how to stop looking down.
- Typing posture and desk setupA comfortable setup makes typing faster, more accurate and easier to keep up for hours.
Typing for work
- Typing speed requirements by jobWhat employers usually ask for, how they test it and how to close the gap if you are not there yet.
- How to pass a typing test for a jobKnow what is measured, practise the right kind of text, and arrive with a plan. Most failures are about accuracy, not speed.
- 10-key typing: how to use the numeric keypadThe numeric keypad is the fastest way to enter numbers. Here is the hand position, the finger for each key and how speed is measured.
Keyboards, history and teaching
- Keyboard layouts explainedWhy keyboards differ between countries, what Dvorak and Colemak change, and whether switching is worth it.
- A short history of typingHow the typewriter, the QWERTY layout and touch typing came to be, and why we still use them.
- Teaching kids to typeWhen to start, how long to practise and how to keep it fun, for parents and teachers.
Typing tests in other languages
- Comment taper plus vite (Français)La vitesse vient de la précision, du rythme et d'un entraînement ciblé. Voici comment travailler les trois.
- Cómo escribir más rápido (Español)La velocidad sale de la precisión, el ritmo y una práctica bien dirigida. Así se trabajan las tres.
- Schneller tippen lernen (Deutsch)Tempo entsteht aus Genauigkeit, Rhythmus und gezieltem Üben. So trainierst du alle drei.