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How to Practice Typing Paragraphs

Typing is a skill that must be learned through repeated practice. Upon first learning to type, you may feel like you can't control your fingers or too much time is required to think about where to next move which hand. This is especially the case when your require yourself to keep your hands in the proper positioning--using four fingers from the left hand on the "A", "S", "D" and "F" key while the four fingers from the right hand should be on the "J", "K", "L", and ";" keys. With continued practice of individual letters, keys and paragraphs, you will soon find your speed increasing.

Instructions

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  Gather material to use for your practice. Use text from magazines, newspapers, or books. Print emails, articles or other written material from the Internet. Find articles with paragraphs containing symbols and numbers to help train your fingers on all aspects of the keyboards.
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  Open your word processing software, place the paper where you can clearly see it and begin to type. When you are finished, review the work to see how many errors were made. Practice typing the various paragraphs you gathered and replace with new material as needed.
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  Visit learn2type.org or mrkent.com to practice typing paragraphs online. The website's practice tests are timed and will give you your speed and error rate, helping you judge your progress. Continue to practice until you reach a speed you are comfortable with. According to Teresia Ostrach, President of Five Star Staffing, the average typing speed is 38 to 40 words per minute.

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