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What finger should you use to hit the P key?

right pinky finger To type the letter P use your right pinky finger.

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Letters E and I (i)

Always remember to find the HOME ROW keys F and J. These are the keys that have a little bump on them. Just move your pointer fingers over these keys and you will be able to feel the bumps. It is important to position your hands on the keyboard correctly. Your fingers must be in the middle row of your keyboard ont he "HOME ROW" keys. Starting with your left hand, place your little finger (pinky) on key A, ring finger on S, middle finger on D and pointer finger (index finger) on F. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the E letter use your left middle finger. Pre the E key and return your finger to the letter D. Now with your right hand, place your little finger on key J, ring finger on K, middle finger on L and pointer finger (index finger) on;. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the I (lower case i) letter use your right middle finger. Pres the I key and return your finger to the letter K.

Letters R and U

Starting with your left hand, place your little finger on key A, ring finger on S, middle finger on D and pointer finger (index finger) on F. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the R letter use your left pointer finger. Press the R key and return your finger to the letter F. Now with your right hand, place your pointer finger on key J, ring finger on K, middle finger on L, and pointer finger (index finger) on ;. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the U letter use your right pointer finger. Press the U key and return your finger to the letter J.

Letters T and Y

Starting with your left hand, place your little finger on key A, ring finger on S, middle finger on D and pointer finge (index finger) on F. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter T use your left pointer finger. Press the T key and return your finger to the letter F. Now with your right hand, place your little finger on key J, ring finger on K, middle finger on L and pointer finger (index finger) on;. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter Y use your right pointer finger. Press the Y key and return your finger to the letter J.

Letters W and O

Starting with your left hand, place your little finger on key A, ring finger on S, middle finger on D and pointer finger (index finger) on F. Your thumb must rest on the space bar.

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To type the letter W use your left ring finger. Press the W key and return your finger to the letter W. Now with your right hand, place your little finger on key J, ring finger on K, middle finger on L and pointer finger (index finger) on ;. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter O use your right ring finger. Press the Of key and return your finger to the letter L.

Letters Q and P

Starting with your left hand, place your little finger on key A, ring finger on S, middle finger on D and pointer finger (index finger) on F. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter Q use your left pinky finger. Press the Q key and return your finger to the letter A. Now with your right hand, place your little finger on key J, ring finger on K, middle finger on L and pointer finger (index finger) on ;. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter P use your right pinky finger. Press the P key and return your finger to the semicolon key.

Letters B and N

Starting with your left hand, place your little finger on key A, ring finger on S, middle finger on D and pointer finger (index finger) on F. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter B use your left pointer finger. Press the B key and return your finger to the letter F. Now with your right hand, place your little finger on key J, ring finger on K, middle finger on L and pointer finger (index finger) on ;. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter N use your right pointer finger. Press the N key and return your finger to the letter J.

Letters V and M

Starting with your left hand, place your little finger on key A, ring finger on S, middle finger on D and pointer finger (index finger) on F. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter V use your left pointer finger. Pres the V key and return your finger to the letter F. Now with your right hand, place your little finger on key J, ring finger on K, middle finger on L and pointer finger (index finger) on ;. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the letter M use your right pointer finger. Press the M key and return your finger to the letter J.

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Letters C and Comma (,)

Starting with your left hand, place your little finger on key A, ring finger on S, middle finger on D and pointer finger (index finger) on F. Your thumb must rest on teh space bar. To type the letter C use your left middle finger. Press the C key and return your finger to the letter C. Now with your right hand, place your little finger on key J, ring finger on K, middle finger on L and pointer finger (index finger) on ;. Your thumb must rest on the space bar. To type the comma (,) use your right middle finger. Press the comma (,) key and return your finger to the letter K.

Forward (/) and Period (.)

Always remember to find the HOME ROW keys F and J. Feeling for the bumps. Now place the rest of your fingers on the HOME ROW keys. Left hand ASDF and right hand JKL:. To type the forward / use your right pinky finger. Press the forward slash / key and return your finger to the semicolon ; key. To type the period (.) use your right ring finger. Press the period (.) key and return your finger to the letter L key.

Apostrophe (')

To type the apostrophe (') use your right pinky finger. Press the quotation (") key and return your finger to the semicolon ; key.

Making a Capital Letter

Now that you know all the letter keys, let's learn to type them in capitals. To type the capital case of any letter, hold down the shift key while typing the letter key. You will notice there are two shift keys on your keyboard - one on each side. You need to press the shift key with the pinky of the hand opposite the one you are typing the letter with. This way, you can maintain the correct hand poition with your letter typing hand and more easily return to the home row position afterwards. For example: to type a capital A you need to hold the right shift key down with your right pinky while pressing the letter A with your right pinky. Remember to keep practicing without looking at your fingers in order to build muscle memory.

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