How to Type With One Hand

In today’s society, we have come along way from pen and paper, long hand to short hand, typewriters to word processors to the advanced computers. Typewriters, word processors and computers have the same basic keys techniques and nothing on the board has changed as far as the lettering

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Typewriter
• Computer

Type With One Hand

1. If using a typewriter switch the button to "on" that is located on the right side of the machine. If you are using a computer, the "on" button is on the brain which the tower part that is used to operate the monitor. The symbol to recognize the ON button is a semi closed circle with a short line in the middle

2. Once the monitor is on sign in if need be with your password or in order to begin typing you can work offline by clicking the start button at the bottom left of your screen and click on word processor or something that may resemble loading to a blank screen. This is considered paper a place to type your information

3. If you are right handed your little finger should rest on the colon key; your ring finger rests on the L key, your middle finger on the K key and your index finger on the J key

4. Using these fingers, the movement are one stroke upward; example: the index finger will move up to the U, seven or downward to the M; the middle finger would move upward to the I, eight or downward to the comma and left arrow key; the ring finger will move upward to the O, nine and downward to the period and right arrow; the little finger will move upward to the P, zero, _ and - , downward to the question mark and backwards slash, to the far right for the comma, enter, and shift keys. The little finger is also used for the movements to the brackets, forward slash, plus and equal and shift keys

5. In order to reach the other keys on the board glide your fingers on the same row down four places where your little finger will rest on the H, the ring finger on the G, the middle finger on the F and index finger on the D

6. Continuing to use the fingers on the right hand make short movemets upward once or twice. The little finger will move upward fom the H to the Y, six or downward to the N; the ring finger will move slightly upward from the G to the T, five or downward to the B; the middle finger will move upward from the F to the R, four or downward to the V; and the index finger slightly moves upward the to D to the E or three or down to the C

7. There are 12 remaining keys left on the board and it would be awkward to try and place your little finger on the S. Using your right hand, move your index finger to the A whereas the little finger will rest on the F moving upward to the R and downward to the V; the ring finger moving upward to the E, three and downward to the C; the middle finger which rests on the S will move upward to the W, two or downward to the X; and the index finger which rests on the A will move upward toward the Q, one, sideways tab, lock and shift. Reaching upward and to the side using your index finger still you will hit the accent key

8. If using your left hand the little finger rest on the A moving upward using the same key strokes in step seven for A.

9. Continuing to use your left hand the ring finger rests on the S key moving upward using the same keystrokes in step seven for S.

10. The middle finger rests on the D using the same keystrokes used in step six for D

11. The index finger while using the left hand rest on the F key using the same keystrokes in step six for F

12. In order to reach the other keys glide your fingers across the keys on the same row where the little finger will rest on the G

13. Using your left hand repeat step six for the keystrokes

14. The thumb constantly rests on the space bar