Typing On A Computer Keyboard

Series Summary

Not everyone knows how to type, and typing isn't as easy as typists make it look. However, if you don't know how to type it isn't impossible or even as hard as you might think to learn how - especially if you have a great typist to teach you how. If you would like to learn how to type on a computer keyboard and where to position your hands on the keys, you can learn for free from one of our experts.

In this free how-to video series, learn how to type on a computer from expert typist and administrative assistant Jenifer Cononico. Jenifer will teach you how to type with tips and techniques such as proper computer typing posture, where to put your fingers on the keyboard, how to memorize keys on the keyboard, how to type numbers, how to use caps lock and the shift key, and how to type a full sentence.

Video Transcript

"Hello! My name is Jenifer Cononico and I am here on behalf of Expert Village and I am going to teach you how to type on a keyboard. I first learned how to type in my home state of Ohio. In the 10th grade, I went to school for secretarial business. I learned the basics of typing and I am going to teach them to you today. Now I am going to introduce you to the keyboard and the first lesson of learning how to type. This is the keyboard. Over here, you will have your capital, tab, your capital lock. Down here is your shift which also brings you for capitalization. This is your space bar. Over here is you backspace. Down here is your enter or return and here is also another shift bar for your capitalization. Up here is your numerics 1 through 0 as well as over here is your numerics. It is a 10 key pad; 1 through 3, 4 through 6, 7 through 9 and your 0. These up here are your F buttons and they are not needed unless you are using them on a computer but today we are learning how to type so that you don't have to peck with your fingers. "