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- Read
the following tips carefully and observe them while learning to
touch-type with the TACTUS™ Keyboard.
- Print
this page and have it available while you learn.
- Tap
the keys with a regular cadence as if you had a metronome beating
the time, using a slow, deliberate pace. You may find that your
speed will decrease at first but will increase again as you learn
the location of keys.
- Always
rest your fingers on the home keys. If you need to move the hand,
for instance to operate the mouse, return the fingers to their
home position before tapping another key.
- Use
the index fingers as "pivots" for other fingers. For
instance, if you need to type the letter "P", use the
right index as a pivot and, keeping the index finger on its home
position on the key J, turn your right hand gently upwards, until
the right little finger reaches the key P.
- Always
keep your hands suspended above the keys, roughly parallel to
the keys.
- Do
not rest your palms on the palm rest. Rest your palms on the palm
rest only when you are not typing (when you are examining your
work or thinking or entering numbers with the numerical keypad,
etc.).
- Say
the letters aloud as you type each key. For instance, if you are
tapping the key O, say "o". This will assist you in
memorising where the keys are located.
- Type
"letters" not "words", that is, spell aloud
the word as you type each letter. For instance if you need to
type the word "house", say aloud h-o-u-s-e as you type
each letter. As
you become more expert, you will type words rather than letters.
- Always
use the correct finger to type a key. This will allow a "linkage"
to be formed between each finger and the keys it controls.
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