How to Become a Faster Typist
Typing tutorials will help you become a faster typist, but there are other things that can help you learn to type faster and increase your efficiency, such as changing your keyboard layout and using macros. You can even become a faster typist by playing games online.
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Go to www.learn2type.com, where you will find a typing test, tutorials and other resources to help you increase your typing speed, all for free. It has online lessons for the Dvorak and AZERTY keyboard layouts as well as the standard of the English-speaking world, the QWERTY layout.
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To become a faster typist, you might want to consider using a Dvorak keyboard, which was designed to maximize typing efficiency. Most operating systems support the Dvorak keyboard layout.
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Try games that will help you become a faster typist, like Typer Shark at http://www.popcap.com/games/free/typershark
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Use macros, text expander programs and a chained style template in Microsoft Word. To learn more about these and other methods of increasing your typing efficiency, see the Resources section below for a link to the article "How to Increase Your Speed as a Transcriptionist."
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nitemagic1967
Feb 28, 2009
I need to learn to type.Thanks for the info! =) -
HowDragon
Dec 28, 2008
Great resources for learning how to type faster. Thanks! 5*
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miasavc
Dec 21, 2008
I learned to fast type by spending more time in computer over the years. But for those who want to improve their typing speed faster, online typing tutors & games are great helpers, too!
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Rob McKelvie
Dec 06, 2008
This article is for me. I could really increase my productivity if I could develop any typing speed at all. I have saved to favorites and will utilize the resources you put together. Thanks and 5*.
