If you want to REALLY take your typing to the next level—I’m serious here—learn how to use the Home and End keys in conjunction with Control and Shift and all four arrow keys. You can literally STOP USING YOUR MOUSE and you’ll be faster for it!!
Want to highlight a whole row of text? Shift+Home. Want to skip to the beginning of a word? Control+Arrow. Highlight one word? Same thing with shift. Play around with it. It’ll change your (writing) life.
This one is also fun to type with https://monkeytype.com/
If you wanna get really retro and pixelated with it, look up Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing - stood me in good stead for the past 20+ years 😂
If you want to REALLY take your typing to the next level—I’m serious here—learn how to use the Home and End keys in conjunction with Control and Shift and all four arrow keys. You can literally STOP USING YOUR MOUSE and you’ll be faster for it!!
Want to highlight a whole row of text? Shift+Home. Want to skip to the beginning of a word? Control+Arrow. Highlight one word? Same thing with shift. Play around with it. It’ll change your (writing) life.
More: https://substack.com/@ericfalden/note/c-53008787
Here's where I date myself - typing was a required class when I was in high school back in the Dark Stone Ages of the 1980s.
Great list and it looks like I've found a couple of new places to submit to.
I am indebted to my mom forever for (at least) two things: giving me braces and teaching me to touch type. It is so worth learning.
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Congratulations! That's cool that you're learning. I taught myself in college but I still have to look when I'm reaching for the numbers key.