Learn How To Touch-Type With These 3 Top Tools & Tutorials

It is obvious that touch typing is one of the most sacred acts that is performed by most people this digital age. There are a whole lot of people who do not know that they could also learn to touch type and by that I mean typing as fast as over 40 words per minute, and there are even some professional typist that could at about 100 word per minute, amazing is that the word.

But to my surprise both are not an invention of the digital age, Wikipedia says that Frank Edward McGurrin invented the touch typing in1878. He taught himself to type without looking at the keys…and that’s how touch typing came about. Well since Frank could do it then it is obvious that you could do better than that since the hard keyboards of the typewriter have been replaced by the soft to feel keyboards of the computers and on screen touch pads.

The Simple Online Typing Tutors

Keybr

Obviously We love sites that don't ask us to register.Keybr wins points on both scores. It is a simple to use flash-based instructor and I think you can start with that . It starts by introducing you to the basics of touch typing. Like any good tutor, Keybr keeps track of all your mistakes and your words–per–minute (wpm) — and gives an overview with graphs of your day–by–day performance. But, I think you know that you have to register yourself for that.
Features of Note:

• Keybr supports different languages like German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.
• Keyboard layouts supported are – United States, United States — Dvorak, United States — Colemak and United Kingdom.
• Custom modes for learning with your own lessons. A bookmarklet allows you to import any web page into Keybr to type its contents.

10FastFingers

10FastFingers is a site that tests your typing speed in 60 seconds and compares it with an average score. You are given a percentile score and also a position among those who took the test in the last 24 hours. If you grab the bragging rights, you can share the results on Facebook and Twitter. It does not give any instruction, you only start typing and see how you are faring each passing day. 10FastFingers also provides you with a typing competition. The typing competition could be played in any language of your choice.
Features of Note:

• Create your own typing completion in the language of your choice.
• Try the Android app for touch typing practice on your mobile. Apps for iPhone and Blackberry expected soon.
• The online typing tool supports tests in 42 languages.

TypingWeb

With TypingWeb you have to register to start off.  The tutorials are very interactive and it also introduces you to the home keys. So, even if you have nimble fingers, you can start off somewhere in the middle rather than start over. One of the most amazing feature of TypingWeb is that it learns your error prone areas.When TypingWeb knows the keys that makes you to stumble it then takes you through a custom lesson which are specific on learning those keys.
Features of Note:

• 12 typing games serve up practice and fun.
• A free teacher’s portal with features like interactive lessons, real-time student monitoring and reporting can be used by schools worldwide.
• You can set any among seven languages and choose from 26 different keyboard layouts.

You can also look into Sense-Lang, another excellent site for typing tutorials and touch typing practice.

 You can always come back to these tools and bump up your WPM (Words per Minute) to an acceptable figure. Want more practice? Look into the following sites too –

• 7 Good Tips To Faster Typing On The iPad
• How I Quickly Mastered A Superior Keyboard Layout Without Losing Productivity
• Think You Can Type Fast? Try These 4 Free Typing Test Sites & Find Out!

We have covered touch typing tools and tutorials quite comprehensively. Even then we are on the lookout for the next good tip or a recommended tool that can sharpen the saw. Maybe, you can help. Type in your comments.