! KBTUTOR.DAT Keyboard tutor text file ! Original author: unknown ! Last edited by: Daniel Esbensen ! ! General format ! ! *X* ! text ! text ! text ! * ! ! Text lines can be terminated with a command. The supported ! commands are: ! \B Clear the screen, display a highlighted line, delay ! \P Display a paragraph of text, wait for timed entry of the text ! \I Clear the screen, display an instruction line (highlighted) ! \T Display text paragraph, delay when done. ! \D Drill the user on this sentence. ! ! The text can also contain highlighted areas. Those areas should ! be enclosed within {}. For example: This is {very} easy! *T1* Introduction to Touch Typing You will be learning to touch-type on a standard keyboard. You will be introduced to each letter on the keyboard, one at a time. By the time you have completed this series, you will be able to touch type the entire alphabet, the numbers, and most of the punctuation keys. If you have never taken any lessons in typing before, please be patient. Typing is not difficult -- but it does take a lot of practice. Avoid the tendency to look down at your fingers while typing. This is a very bad habit and is hard to break later. If you press the wrong key, the terminal will "beep", and if possible, give helpful tips.\T If you have always used the hunt-and-peck method, you will have an even harder time keeping yourself from looking at the keyboard. Don't be surprised if you initially find touch typing slower than your old ways. It may be slower when you first start -- but, touch typing is far faster once you get the hang of it! If you can already touch type, you should be able to go through these lessons fairly quickly. Or, you may want to go directly to the speed practice series.\T The HOME Keys In order to press the correct keys by touch alone, you must always know where your fingers are. The way to do this is to have a special place for each finger. This key is called the {HOME} position. Place the first finger of your right hand on the J-key. Now, place your second finger on the K-key, your third finger on the L-key, and your fourth-finger on the ;-key (the one with the : and ; on it).\T Similarly place the four fingers of your left hand on the F, D, S, and A-keys. Place your right thumb over the SPACE bar. (Henceforth, always press the SPACE bar with this thumb.) Now, lift all your fingers slightly so that they are poised just over the keys. Each finger should be just barely touching its home key. This is an electronic keyboard and does not take much pressure to accidentally press the key down. Learn these positions well. Whenever you are about to type a line, look at your fingers and make sure they are in the {HOME} position. Then don't look at them again.\T Drill Patterns For the rest of this lesson, a line of text will be displayed in the middle of the screen and instructions at the top of the screen. All you have to do is type in the characters that you see in the middle of the screen. If you make a mistake, the terminal will "beep" and possible hints will be displayed. When you have finished typing the line, press the {RETURN} key. To do this, extend the little finger of your right hand over to the {RETURN} key. Press the {RETURN} key and zip the finger back to its home position. Be careful not to let your other fingers move far from their home positions in the process. Also, be careful not to type an extra space at the end of the line. If you made no mistakes on the line, the next drill pattern will be displayed. If you did make a mistake, you will be asked to try the line again. Don't forget to use your {right thumb} for the {SPACE BAR}.\T Press the F-key four times with the first finger of your left hand.\I ffff\D Alternately, press the F-key and the SPACE bar.\I fff fff fff ff ff ff f f f\D Don't look at your hands!\B Press the J-key with the first finger of your right hand.\I jjj jjj jjj jj jj jj j j j\D Use the left hand for the F and the right hand for the J.\I fff jjj fff jj ff jj f j f j\D Now intermix them.\I ffjj jjff fjf fjf jfj jfj\D Use the second finger of the left hand for the D-key.\I ddd ddd ddd dd dd dd d d d\D Use the second finger of the right hand for the K-key.\I kkk kkk kkk kk kk kk k k k\D \B Now both.\I ddd kkk dd kk dkd kdk ddd kkk\D Use the third fingers of the each hand for the S and L-keys.\I sss lll sss lll sss ss ll ss ll s l\D Use the fourth fingers for the A and ;-keys.\I aaa ;;; aaa ;;; aa ;; aa ;; a ;\D That's enough keys for today. Let's review them.\I fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;;\D Again.\I fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;;\D Try mixing them together.\I asdf jkl; asdf jkl; asdf jkl;\D And still more.\I fjf kdk sls ;a;\D Before, we finish, let's try some words.\I sad add all; alas flask fad\D How about a sentence.\I ask a sad lad\D Sentences are kind of limited with only one vowel!\I dad asks a lad; a lass falls\D * *T2* Level 2 In this lesson, you will review the letters that you have already practiced and will add the letters E, G, and H and the period. When you reach for any of these keys, be sure to return your finger to its home position. For example, to press the H-key, move the first finger of your right hand (the J-finger) slightly to the left. Tap the H-key and immediately bring your finger back over the J. If you lose track of where your fingers are -- guess! Don't look!\T First let's review\I fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;;\D asdf jkl; fdsa ;lkj\D fjf jfj dkd kdk sls lsl a;a ;a;\D jkj jlj j;j fdf fsf faf\D a sad lass; ask dad;\D Use your J-finger for the H key.\I jjj jhj jjj jhj jjj jhj\D jjj hhh jjj hhh jj hh j h j h\D jjj had jjj ash jjj has jjj\D jjj sash jjj hash jjj hall jjj\D Use your F-finger for the G-key.\I fff fgf fff fgf fff fgf\D fff ggg fff ggg fff ggg\D fff gag fff lag fff flag fff\D fff sag fff slag fff hag fff\D Use your D-finger for the E-key\I ddd ded ddd ded ddd ded ddd\D ddd eee ddd eee dd ee dd ee d e\D ddd fee ddd see ddd elf ddd\D lake asked fake gale egg\D Use your K-finger for the comma.\I kkk k,k kkk k,k kkk k,k\D kkk ,,, kkk ,,, kkk ,,, kkk\D Let's finish with some sentences.\I a lad had a flask, dad had a keg\D she had a fake egg, he had a salad\D * *T3* Level 3 Let's review first.\I fff jjj ddd kkk sss lll aaa ;;;\D fgf jhj ded k,k fgf jhj ded k,k\D \B Use your K-finger for the I key.\I kkk kik kkk kik kkk iii kkk\D kkk iii kkk iii kk ii kk ii\D kkk lid kkk hill kkk did kkk\D kkk kill kkk kid kkk like kkk\D kkk kiss kkk hide kkk fill kkk\D Use your F-finger for the R key.\I fff frf fff frf fff frf\D fff rrr fff rrr ff rr ff rr\D fff rake fff rag fff her fff\D fff red fff read fff rage fff\D fff far fff red fff jar fff\D fff fare fff rare fff rake fff\D fff rid fff ire fff fair fff\D Use your L-finger for the period.\I lll l.l lll l.l lll l.l lll\D lll ... lll ... ll .. ll .. l .\D lll adj. lll id. lll\D lll eg. lll i.e. lll\D The next key you are going to practice is the right shift key. Whenever you want to capitalize a key on the left side, you must use the right shift-key. To do so, follow these steps: a. Without moving your first finger from the J-key, swing the fourth finger of your right hand over to the SHIFT-key and hold it down. b. Press the key that you want to type with your left hand. c. Immediately bring your fourth finger back to the ;-key.\T Don't look at your fingers!\I ;;; ;A; ;;; ;F; ;;; ;D; ;;; ;S;\D ;;; Dear ;;; Sir ;;;\D ;;; Fred ;;; Gail ;;; Alf ;;; Dale ;;;\D ;;; Ada ;;; Al ;;; Greg ;;;\D jjj Dr. jjj Sr. jjj Fr. jjj\D Let's try some (strange) sentences.\I Sir, idle disks seek flags.\D She sells seashells.\D Sailfish sail idle seas.\D She seeks a fig leaf.\D Red hair is like a fire.\D Always double space after a period.\I A free red jade is fake. Girls like silk.\D She seeks a safe reef, if she sails. A gale is rare.\D Alf fed her egg salad. Gail likes hash.\D * *T4* Level 4 First a quick review:\I jkl; fdsa ded fgf jhj k,k kik frf l.l\D \B Use your L-finger for the O-key.\I lll lol lll ooo lll lol\D lll log lll rod lll for lll\D lll load lll roll lll oleo lll\D Use your ;-finger for the P-key.\I ;;; ;p; ;;; ppp ;;; ;p; ;;;\D ;;; pad ;;; peg ;;; ape ;;;\D ;;; poke ;;; pear ;;; peek ;;;\D ;;; opera ;;; hope ;;; drape ;;;\D The Left-Shift key. To capitalize letters on the right-side of the keyboard: 1. Move your A-finger to the LEFT-shift key and hold it down. 2. Press the key that you want to capitalize with your right hand. 3. Immediately swing your A-finger back to its home position.\T aaa Pi aaa Lord aaa Jill aaa\D Try capitalizing each of the keys on the right-side:\I Joe Kip Leif Peg Olaf Ira Heidi\D Don't forget to use your right-shift key for letters on the left side:\I a;a P.S. a;a I.R.S. a;a\D Use your ;-finger for the ?-key.\I ;;; ;?; ;;; ??? ;;; ;?; ;;;\D ;;; He? ;;; She? ;;; I? ;;;\D Let's try some sentences.\I Dad fell off a ladder. Is he safe?\D Always double space after a question mark.\I Is he here? Sal said he fell hard.\D Did she see his fall? Jake heard he is OK.\D I hope people keep off high ladders.\D * *T5* Level 5 As always, let's start with a review:\I ade fgh ijk lop rs; ?.,\D Again.\I ade fgh ijk lop rs; ?.,\D \B Use your F-finger for the T-key.\I fff ftf fff ttt fff ftf fff\D ftf the ftf top ftf ate ftf\D ftf three ftf free ftf there\D The talk is that those three are after her.\D Use your J-finger for the N-key.\I jjj jnj jjj nnn jjj jnj jjj\D jnj not jnj ton jnj one jnj\D jnj neither jnj opening jnj kneeling jnj\D No one has an interest in it.\D Use your ;-finger for the :-key.\I ;;; ;:; ;;; ::: ;;; ;:; ;;;\D Always double space after a colon.\I Dear Sirs: Dear John: Dear Alfred:\D Dear Dr. Stone: To Digital:\D Speed Exercises From now on, you will be mixing speed exercises in with the lessons. In a speed exercise, the text will only be displayed once. From the moment you type the first letter of the line until you press the final carriage return, you will be timed. When you finish, your typing speed in words per minute (WPM) will be displayed. The number of errors you made will also be displayed. If you make a mistake, the terminal will beep and the letter that you should have typed will be highlighted. Just keep going and try to make as few errors as possible.\T Try this sentence:\I Sarah has liked knitting all her life.\P Try a little longer sentence.\I She looked past her garden to the fields and longed to see the other side.\P When you type a multi-line paragraph, you will have to press the RETURN-key at the end of each line.\I All the sane people in this area sold their gold right at the start. The insane ones held their gold and later it paid off.\P One fine afternoon the king had an idea. He sent a letter to all the lords and ladies of his land. He asked for a great feast. His people prepared roasts. His jester did a jig. All the people left hoping to do it again.\P * *T6* Level 6 Let's review the letters you've already learned.\I jkj fdf jlj fsf j;j faf kik ded frf\D fgf jhj k,k l.l A;A F;F E;E\D lol ;p; JaJ :a: ftf jnj ;:;\D jog ton knot poison the neither often\D \B Use your F-finger for the B-key.\I fff fbf fff bbb fff fbf fff\D The B-key is the longest reach you've seen so far. Let's try it again.\I fff fbf fff bbb fff fbf fff\D frf bar frf rib frf pib frf\D frf bring frf abort frf brother frf\D Use your J-finger for the U-key.\I jjj juj jjj uuu jjj juj jjj\D juj jug juj use juj hug juj\D juj tulip juj turn juj under juj\D Please pass the butter and salt, but not the pepper.\D Use your ;-finger for the /-key.\I ;;; ;/; ;;; /// ;;; ;/; ;;;\D ;/; n/a ;/; and/or ;/; left/right\D In this era of E.R.A., I hope he/she likes his/her job.\D He/she should bring his/her spouse at about noon or just before.\D Should I be here alone? Is Bernie and/or Julie going to be here, too?\D Try your speed on some paragraphs:\I All bills are to be paid in full. If there is no fee to be paid, return the bill and put n/a in the total due part.\P You should be aiming for 15 WPM. (If you did better, work on accuracy.)\I In baseball, bunting is a kind of press. But, bunting also refers to a kind of bird and the stuff that is used in flags. English sure is a strange language.\P * *T7* Level 7 First a review of the letters you've learned before:\I juj ded kik frf lol fgf ;p; jhj\D ftf jnj ftf jnj fbf juj ;?; l.l k,k\D \B Use your D-finger for the C-key.\I ddd dcd ddd ccc ddd dcd\D ddd cat ddd cup ddd can\D dcd duck dcd card dcd pack dcd\D dcd crate dcd scrap dcd trick dcd\D Use your J-finger for the M-key\I jjj jmj jjj mmm jjj jmj jjj\D jjj met jjj rim jjj map jjj\D jmj man jmj men jmj ham jjj\D jmj Mr. jmj Mrs. jmj Ms. jmj\D jmj number jmj stream jmj mankind jmj\D Use your ;-finger for the hyphen.\I ;;; ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;-; ;;; ;-;\D ;;; one-third ;;; one-half ;;; three-fifths ;;;\D ;;; part-time ;;; self-made ;;; all-American ;;;\D Let's try some sentences:\I Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.\D Motion pictures often depict macabre scenes.\D Once upon a time, marriages lasted longer than mortgages.\D There are three uses of the hyphen. It can be used to combine two words:\I She had on a bluish-green dress. But, no one noticed.\D To divide a word:\I At macrame class last night, I made a hanging basket for the philodendron in our dining room.\P Or, to form a dash:\I Fifteen dollars a month--measured in current dollars--is a good rate.\D Let's try a speed drill on these sentences:\I The clock ran out, signaling the end of the second-half. The game had been lost.\P The paper just made an announcement about a commotion at the college. Someone has just produced a micro-organism in the DNA-research lab. It is a special kind of bacteria that consumes crude oil. The talk is that it is being patented for use on oil spills at sea.\P Press the return key twice for blank lines:\I Dear Mr. Mandrake: All of us appreciated the fine performance of those magic tricks. Please arrange to come to another of our meetings, if possible. Perhaps our Christmas meeting? Thanks, Mrs. Carmichael\P * *T8* Level 8 As always, you will start with a quick review\I jfj dkd lsl a;a dcd jmj ;-; fbf juj\D \B Let's try some long words.\I meteorology camera bituminous chimera phosphates\D Use your S-finger for the W-key.\I sss sws sss www sss sws sss\D sss wet sss who sss was sss\D sws who sws what sws when sws where sws\D knowledge water awaken Wimbleton know-it-all\D How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? A woodchuck would chuck all the wood that a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood.\P Use your J-finger for the Y-key.\I jjj jyj jjj yyy jjj jyj jjj\D jjj why jjj you jjj try jjj rye jjj\ jjj year jjj July jjj your jjj jury jjj\ Were your yard sales much better last year?\ Try your speed on this sentence:\I Why are you typing so slowly?\P Use your F-finger for the V-key.\I fff fvf fff vvv fff fvf fff\D fff vat fff eve fff vow fff\D fvf vine fvf dove fvf ever fvf very fvf\D driven vertical advent ventricle\D What a fine vineyard you have.\D Do you intend to play adventure every night?\D Let's try our speed on some nursery rhymes!\I Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white as snow And every where that Mary went The lamb was sure to go.\P Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.\P Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet Eating her curds and whey. Along came a spider Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away.\P Hey, diddle diddle The cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.\P * *T9* Level 9 First, a review.\I a;a sls dkd fjf sws jyj fvf dcd jmj ;-;\D Notice that the only letters left to go are the Q, X, and Z!\I abcdefghijklmnoprstuvwy\D Use your A-finger for the Q-key.\I aaa aqa aaa qqq aaa aqa aaa\D aaa quit aaa quad aaa quip aaa\D lacquer inquiry squirt quart\D quail quiver inquest marquis\D Use your S-finger for the X-key.\I sss sxs sss xxx sss sxs sss\D sss ax sss ox sss vex sss wax xxx\D examine ex-wife excellent boxer sixteen\D exactly sphinx oxygen except thorax\D Use your A-finger for the Z-key.\I aaa aza aaa zzz aaa aza aaa\D aaa adz aaa azo aaa coz aaa\D quiz jazz quartz zinc dozen\D oxidize squeeze azimuth zoology\D The big event!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\I abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\D zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba\D Let's try some sentences:\I A dozen zebras were grazing quietly nearby.\D The zeppelin zigzagged quickly from the horizon up to the zenith.\D Never trust a quack doctor who cannot distinguish oxygen from nitrogen.\D Imagine having a sextet of sexagenarian sextons?\D Remember when queer used to mean zany?\D Quartz crystal watches were at one time extremely expensive.\D Let's try a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.\I A quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.\D Again,\I A quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.\D See how fast you can type it this time:\I A quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.\P Again,\I A quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.\P * *T10* Level 10 Let's review the entire alphabet before starting the number keys.\I abcd efg hijk lmnop qrs tuv wx yz\D \B Once more\I abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\D Use the shift key for each letter (Do not use the CAPS LOCK key)\I ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\D Now, review the punctuations that you've had.\I l;l l:l k,k l.l ;/; ;?; :?: ;-;\D Numeric Keys The terminal has two sets of numeric keys. One set--directly above the alphabetic keys--conforms to the standard for typewriter keyboards. The other set--to your right--resembles a calculator keypad. In this typing series you will be concerned only with the standard numeric keys on the main keyboard. (If you would like to learn to touch type on a numeric keypad, use the N-series lessons instead.) NOTE - not all terminals have the numeric keys in a separate keypad The numeric keys, like all the keys you will be learning from now on, vary somewhat from machine to machine. The 2 through 0 keys are always in exactly the same place on all typewriter keyboards. (On keypunch machines and some terminals, however, they are located over the U, I, O, J, K, L, M, comma and period keys. You will not be concerned with these layouts in this series.) Even if a typewriter or terminal has the standard 2 through 0 keys, it may not have a 1 key. If it does, the 1 will always be next to the 2. If it does not, you will have to use the L-key.\T Let's start by using the 1-key, since you have one. (Use your A-finger.)\I aaa a1a aaa 111 aaa a1a\D a1q qa1 qz1 az1 aq1 a1z\D 111 and 111 ate 111 any 111\D If 11 men each catch 11 fish in 11 days, how many fish were caught?\D Use your S-finger for the 2-key.\I sss s2s sss s2s sss s2s\D sss s2w sss 2xw sss w2x sss\D 222 saw 222 was 222 wet 222\D The 2 men were 2 late 2 catch the 2 PM train.\D Use your D-finger for the 3-key.\I ddd d3d ddd d3d ddd d3d ddd\D ddd d3e ddd d3c ddd e3c ddd\D 333 did 333 cat 333 eat 333\D 1 plus 2 is 3. 11 plus 22 is 33. 111 plus 222 is 333.\D The last number you will practice today is the 4-key. (Use your F-finger.)\I fff f4f fff f4f fff f4f\D fff f4r fff 4vr fff 4vr fff\D 444 for fff rat 444 vet 444\D Flight 423 leaves from gate 42 at 4:24.\D As the 3 musketeers say: 1 4 all, and all 4 1.\D If 1/4 plus 2/3 is 11/12, what is 1/2 plus 1/3?\D Try your speed on this line:\I Our team won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place at the 12th annual outing.\P * *T11* Level 11 Let's review the numbers that you have already learned.\I a1a s2s d3d f4f 234 413\D f4r d3e s2w a1q az1 sx2 dc3 fv4\D \B Use your J-finger for the 7-key\I jjj j7j jjj j7j jjj j7j jjj\D jjj j7u jjj 7um jjj u7m jjj\D 777 map 777 jug 777 rum 777\D Is flight number 377 for Florida a 707, a 727 or a 747?\D It is a 727 with 4 stops. With all those stops it takes almost 7 hours.\D Use your K-finger for the 8-key.\I kkk k8k kkk k8k kkk k8k kkk\D kkk k8i kkk 8,i kkk ,i8 kkk\D 888 kick 888 sink 888 keep 888\D Agent 88 was supposed to check in at 8:14. She is 38 minutes late.\D Her team was assigned to zone 8 of quadrant 828. Send 8 more agents.\D Use your L-finger for the 9-key.\I lll l9l lll l9l lll l9l lll\D lll 9.o lll o9. lll l9. lll\D 999 Jr. 999 log 999 old 999\D Oh, 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer.\D If 9 of us take 9 each, there will still be 18 left for the song.\D Use your ;-finger for the 0-key.\I ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;;; ;0; ;;;\D ;;; ;0p ;;; /0p ;;; 0/p ;;;\D 000 a/c 000 pup 000 me? 000\D Dear Sirs: The 10:00 meeting on March 10 has been postponed until 10:30.\D The 10:30 meeting was moved to 11:00 in Room 302.\D But, Room 302 can only hold 10 people. We will need Conference Room 10.\D Let's try some paragraphs.\I Zip codes are arranged so that the first 3 digits designate the regional office and the last 2 digits designate the local branch. The numbering is roughly east to west. That is, numbers starting with 0 are in New England, numbers starting with 1 are the New York area, etc. There are notable exceptions to this rule, however. The Virgin Islands are south of Florida, but their Zip Codes start with 00.\P The new nine digit zip codes have upset quite a few people. It was bad enough being referred to as 73218. But now, we will have to remember numbers like 73218-4208. The worst press will be the companies whose mailing list programs were poorly designed. Those unstructured programs will be very difficult to change.\P * *T12* Level 12 Let's review the numbers that you have learned so far.\I j7j f4f k8k d3d l9l s2s ;0; a1a\D 4f4 7j7 3d3 8k8 2s2 9l9 1a1 0;0\D \B Use your F-finger for the 5-key.\I fff f5f fff 555 fff f5f fff\D f5f f54 f5f t5g f5f t5r f5f\D f5f five f5f two f5f four f5f\D f5f 453 f5f 585 f5f 475 f5f\D The 5 of us each carried 50 pound packs all 45 miles of the trip.\P And now, the longest reach of all! Use your J-finger for the 6-key.\I jjj j6j jjj 666 jjj j6j jjj\D j6j June j6j much j6j hum j6j\D j6j y6n j6j u6m j6j h76 j6j\D j6j 4567 j6j 7654 j6j 6754 j6j\D The open parenthesis is the shift of the 9-key. (Use your L-finger).\I lll l(l lll ((( lll l(l lll\D l(l (.l l(l 9(9 l(l\D l(l loop l(l oil l(l only l(l\D The close parenthesis is the shift of the 0-key. (Use your ;-finger).\I ;;; ;); ;;; ;); ;;; ;);\D ;;; (.) ;;; (.) ;;; (,) ;;;\D ;); pole ;); loop ;); pile ;);\D You (the buyer) should ask him (the seller) for the price (of the goods).\D If (X-5) / (X-6) is 56, then what is (X/5) - (X/6)?\D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10\D Try your speed on this song.\I 1 little, 2 little, 3 little Indians, 4 little, 5 little, 6 little Indians, 7 little, 8 little, 9 little Indians, 10 little Indian boys.\P If we want to catch the 6:15 flight to Phoenix (which is the non-stop), we will have to leave by 5:00 at the latest (in case we run into traffic). Otherwise, we will have to take the 6:45 flight (which makes 5 stops).\P Use the main keyboard keys. Don't cheat and use the auxiliary keypad!\B Try entering straight numbers: \I 423 475 925 235 295 175 650\D \B 598 693 602 672 315 604 587 307\D 12.00 67.50 99.95 38.75 19.99\D Now let's try for some speed.\I 353 648 604 592 468 501 296\P 3574 1937 2586 1904 1837 9003 7283 6745\P * *T13* Level 13 Use your ;-finger for the apostrophe.\I ;;; ;'; ;;; ''' ;;; ;'; ;;;\D \B ;'; it's ;'; 'till ;'; won't ;';\D ;'; 'tis ;'; isn't ;'; 'tis too ;';\D What's this I've got? Isn't this yesterday's paper? Where's today's?\D Can't you find anything? It's right next to Dad's chair.\D Shift the apostrophe for the quote key.\I ;;; ;"; ;;; """ ;;; ;"; ;;;\D ;"; "." ;"; ":" ;"; "," ;";\D "What was that I saw you take from the teacher desk?" asked Tom.\D "It's the answers to tomorrow's quiz", answered Suzy.\D "If you promise not to tell," she continued, "I'll give you a copy."\D Use your A-finger for the exclamation point.\I aaa a!a aaa !!! aaa a!a aaa\D a!a Ah! a!a What! a!a Oh! a!a\D Always double space after an exclamation point.\I Tomorrow's quiz! What if we get caught? We'll be expelled!\D He'll never suspect a thing! We'll get some answers wrong to fool him.\D * *T14* Level 14 In this lesson you will be practicing the special symbols which you will need for BASIC or other programming languages. I won't give you too much practice with these symbols right now. (You should be able to get plenty of exercise by simply typing in programs.)\T \B Use your ;-finger for the equals key.\I ;;; ;=; ;;; ;=; ;;; ;=; ;;;\D ;=; -=- ;=; '=' ;=; :=: ;=;\D ;=; X=2 ;=; Y=3 ;=; Z=0 ;=;\D Use your K-finger for the asterisk key.\I kkk k*k kkk k*k kkk k*k kkk\D k*k 3*2 k*k 5*6 k*k 9*7 k*k\D k*k i*i k*k *,* k*k 8*8 k*k\D Use your ;-finger for the plus sign.\I ;;; ;+; ;;; ;+; ;;; ;+; ;;;\D ;+; 2+4 ;+; 7+5 ;+; 8+0 ;+;\D ;+; +=+ ;+; -+- ;+; /+/ ;+;\D Use your L-finger for the greater-than key.\I lll l>l lll l>l lll l>l lll\D l>l X>3 l>l Y>7 l>l Z>0 l>l\D l>l >>> l>l 9>9 l>l .>. l>l\D Use your K-finger for the less-than key.\I kkk k k.< k j^j .^. j^j "^" j^j\D Try entering this BASIC program:\I 10 LET x=10 20 LET y=20 30 PRINT x+y/3 40 PRINT y/x*5 50 STOP\P And another:\I 10 REM Program to find square roots with using ^.5 feature 20 INPUT "What number do you want the square root of? ";s 30 x = 2 40 y = s/x 50 x = (x+y)/2 60 IF ABS(x^2 - s) > s/1000 THEN 40 70 PRINT "The square root of ";s;" is ";x 80 STOP\P Press down the CAPS LOCK key to simplify typing in this BASIC program:\I 100 REM PROGRAM TO SOLVE QUADRATIC EQUATION 125 PRINT "ENTER THE VALUES OF A, B, AND C WHERE:" 150 PRINT 175 PRINT "AX^2 + BX + C = 0" 200 INPUT A,B,C 210 IF A = 0 THEN 400 225 D = B^2 - 4*A*C 250 IF D < 0 THEN 500 275 PRINT "ONE ROOT IS: ";-B+SQR(D)/2/A 300 PRINT "THE OTHER IS: ";-B-SQR(D)/2/A 325 STOP 400 PRINT "NOT A QUADRATIC. TRY AGAIN." 425 GOTO 100 500 PRINT "COMPLEX ROOTS. TRY AGAIN." 525 GOTO 125\P * *T15* Level 15 In this lesson you will be practicing the shifted numeric keys on the numeric keypad. You will get practice in the keystroke motions. Very few sentence drills or speed exercises are included, since these keys are used so infrequently. If you are typing something which includes one of these special characters and you cannot remember where a key is, look. But, always make sure to press the key with the correct finger. (If you do use the key often, you will eventually learn where it is without looking.) Since these keys are used infrequently and are in different places on most other keyboards or are totally missing, speed is not important.\T Use your S-finger for the at-sign.\I sss s@s sss s@s sss s@s sss\D s@s at@ s@s w@x s@s S@w s@s\D s@s wax s@s mix s@s @we s@s\D Use your D-finger for the pound-sign (also called the number-sign).\I ddd d#d ddd d#d ddd d#d ddd\D d#d d#e d#d 3#c d#d #c# d#d\D d#d cat d#d dog d#d eat d#d\D Use your F-finger for the dollar-sign.\I fff f$f fff f$f fff f$f fff\D f$f r$v f$f v$4 f$f 4$r f$f\D f$f rave f$f fare f$f $10.00 f$f\D Joe keeps cryptic inventory bills like: 4# @ $5.00/# or 6# @ $4.50/#.\D Use your F-finger for the percent sign as well.\I fff f%f fff f%f fff f%f fff\D f%f 12% f%f 10% f%f 20% f%f\D f%f two f%f ran f%f bug f%f\D If a $25.00 item is sold at a 10% discount, it will cost $22.50.\D But, a 10% markup on an item selling for $22.50 is only $24.75! How come?\D Use your J-finger for the ampersand.\I jjj j&j jjj j&j jjj j&j jjj\D j&j 2&4 j&j 9&5 j&j 7&7 j&j\D j&j you&me j&j he&she j&j M&M j&j\D The End You have now completed the Touch Typing lessons. If you have not already done so, you should now start the Numeric Keypad Series or the Speed Test Series. There are a few keys which you have not studied. If you decide to touch-type these keys, use the closest finger. Thus, the ESC, TAB, CAPS LOCK, and SCROLL keys use the A-finger. And, the keys to the far right (BACKSPACE, DELETE, LINE FEED, RETURN, }, {, etc.) use the ;-finger. The upper keys (f1, f2, etc.) are not usually touch typed as the reach is too far. If you can, fine. The CONTROL key is difficult to touch type, but is treated like the SHIFT keys whenever possible. Certain command sequences, such as Control/S, are hard to do this way. Many people simply hold the CONTROL-key down with their A-finger and then press the other key with whatever finger is convenient (usually the F-finger in this case).\T * *N1* Introduction to Numeric Keypads The Numeric keypad lessons are provided for practice with the numeric keys. You do not need to know how to touch type on the standard keyboard in order to learn touch typing on a calculator keypad. So, you can begin this series right away. When entering numeric values, accuracy is usually more important than speed. Take these lessons very slowly. Speed will come naturally later. As with the standard keypad, you must start in the {HOME} position. Place the first three fingers of your right hand over the 4, 5, and 6 keys of the keypad. (Your thumb and fifth finger are not used.) Your fingers should be poised just over the keys gently brushing them. Use the thumb or any finger of your left hand for other keys, such as the SPACE bar. After entering each line, press the ENTER key with the 6-finger (the third finger of your right hand). Immediately return your finger to the 6 key. It is very important that you bring the finger back without looking.\T Use your third finger only.\I 666666\D Use your second finger for the 5.\I 6565656\D Use your first finger for the 4.\I 666444555444666\D Now let's try several lines.\I 666444666 444555666 555444555 666444666 646464646 656565656 445566555 456456456\P Use your second finger for the period.\I 555...555\D 5.54.45.56.6\D 444.555 45.56.6 64.65.4 54.65.4\P 445566.654 654456.546 546546.564 554466.645 555444.666\P Use your first finger for the 1-key.\I 444111444.444111444\D 111.444 414.141 456.546 415.164 541.146\P Now, let's review the keys you've learned.\I 444555666111...555444666111\D 414.564 546.145 546.145 644.146 615.645 564.145 546.164 111.555 514.651\P * *N2* Level 2 First, let's review the keys from lesson 1.\I 444.555.666.111.6541.6541\D Use your 5-finger for the 2 key.\I 555222555.525.525.525\D 45.25 52.52 62.62 22.22 51.12 12.52 24.42\P Use your 6-finger for the 3 key.\I 666333666.636.636\D 456.123 321.654 666.333 323.353 343.313 353.363 313.434\P 12.33 45.33 65.35 12.35 65.25 25.63 43.53 13.36 34.31\P Use your 4-finger for the zero.\I 444000444.401.410\D 410.020.030.040.060.104\D 12.00 23.00 51.50 46.25 54.00 13.04\P Use your 5-finger for the 8-key.\I 555888555.852.258\D 585.080.808.818.282\D 81.05 84.80 88.88 58.28 80.18 28.38\P Use your 6-finger for the 9-key.\I 666999666.393.696\D 595.989.696.393.295\D .91 .90 .94 .95 .96 .93 .90 .95\P And, the last number is 7. (Use your 4-finger for it.)\I 444777444.0147.7410\D 767.737.797.727.707.717\D 1234567890.1234567890\D 17.19 71.70 19.37 57.07 71.37 27.72 37.73 76.67 45.17 70.07\P 75856 87237 21570 24870 47258 21573 21573 21584 35827\P * *N3* Level 3 First, let's review all the numbers.\I 1234567890.0987654321\D 12.34.56.78.90.10.29.38.47.57\D 123.654 212.658 908.000 285.080 288.381 398.813 286.187 924.156 684.028 354.459 321.840\P 12345 35840 25874 93682 71489 31265 97824 28617 39715 17935 28460 52846 28469\P 1.00 2.05 3.50 4.52 5.81 6.95 7.00 8.45 9.50\P 879.359 286.498 357.159 654.852 159.357 571.392 284.293 231.879\P 100.200 258.246 369.741 123.987 582.714 239.900 273.194 372.973\P Use any finger of your left hand for the SPACE bar.\I 111 222 333 444 555 666 777 888 999 000\D 123 654 879 264 128 364 928 187 987 234 681 287 357 159 671 077 350 950 137 940 320 487 364 197\P 82.01 35 28.50 12 50.00 79 40.25 37 82.50 19 99.95 61 12.95 87 40.00 55 64.50 99\P * *S1* Introduction to Speed Drills The Speed Practice Series of lessons is designed to help you improve your typing speed and accuracy. It is assumed that you have already learned how to touch type either from a previous course in touch typing or from the Touch Typing Series of these lessons. You can use this series even if you do not know how to touch type. But, it is recommended that you at least learn to touch type most of the letters of the alphabet before starting this series. When you encounter a letter or symbol which you have not learned, you will have to look. This is a very bad habit to get into and is hard to break. (You needn't worry if you only need to glance down for unusual keys, like the dollar sign.)\T Speed Practice Instructions A paragraph will be displayed on the screen. You should then type the entire paragraph as quickly and as accurately as possible. As you type each character, it will be checked for accuracy. From the moment you type the first letter of the paragraph until you press the final carriage return, you will be timed. When you finish, your typing speed in words per minute (WPM) will be displayed. The number of errors you made will also be displayed. If you make a mistake, the terminal will beep and the letter that you should have typed will be highlighted. Just keep going and try to make as few errors as possible. If you made too many mistakes, try the next paragraph slower. If you made no mistakes or only one or two, try typing the next paragraph faster.\T First, a quick warm-up.\I The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.\P Once more:\I The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.\P Don't forget to press the return key twice for blank lines.\I Dear Sirs: I have just purchased a Digital personal computer system and would like to order two boxes of floppy disks for it. This system uses 5 1/4 inch, hard-sectored, ten-sector, single-sided, single-density diskettes. Enclosed is my check for $45.00. Please rush this order, as I can not use my system before they arrive. Sincerely, Mr. Smith\P Dear Sirs: Thank you for sending the diskettes so promptly. However, the diskettes which you sent are for soft-sectored drives. As I stated in my original letter my system accepts only ten-sector, hard-sectored diskettes. I will return these two boxes as soon as I receive the correct ones. Sincerely, Mr. Smith\P ! Dear Mr. Smith: Thank you for informing us that the diskettes which you purchased from us are not satisfactory. We are sorry for the inconvenience you have been caused in this transaction. We shall be glad to replace the diskettes you now have or to allow you to select a different brand. If you will let us know your wishes we shall be glad to give the matter our immediate attention. We hope you will give us the opportunity to prove to you that this incident is most unusual and that we do strive to render to our customers an efficient and courteous service at all times.\P * *S2* Level 2 In this lesson you will practice some quotes by some famous (and not so famous) people.\T Marcus Aurelius\I A man can live well even in a palace.\P Ralph Waldo Emerson\I My chief want in life is someone who shall make me do what I can.\P Elizabeth Barrett Browning\I No man can be called friendless when he has God and the companionship of good books.\P Ralph Waldo Emerson\I I like the silent church before the service begins better than any preaching.\P George Washington\I True friendship is a plant of slow growth.\P Aristotle\I There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest men.\P Goethe\I Tell me what you are busy about, and I will tell you what you are.\P Gelett Burgess\I If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.\P James B. Conant\I Democracy is a small hard core of common agreement, surrounded by a rich variety of individual differences.\P Albert Einstein\I I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.\P Harry S. Truman\I Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices than not be noticed at all.\P Will Rogers\I I could study all my life and not think up half the amount of funny things they can think of in one session of Congress.\P Ralph Waldo Emerson\I Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food and an immense quiet.\P H. L. Mencken\I Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.\P William James\I When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.\P James Holt McGravran.\I There is a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It is called marriage.\P Woody Allen\I Showing up is 80 percent of life.\P Robert Frost\I A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.\P Louis Pasteur\I When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments: tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.\P * *S3* Level 3 In this lesson you will be given several excerpts from the classics. Take your time and type them carefully.\T A Christmas Carol, Stave One, Marley's Ghost\I Now, it is a fact, that there was nothing at all particular about the knocker on the door, except that it was very large. It is also a fact, that Scrooge had seen it, night and morning, during his whole residence in that place; also that Scrooge has as little of what is called fancy about him as any man in the city of London, even including--which is a bold word--the corporation, aldermen, and livery. Let it also be borne in mind that Scrooge had not bestowed one thought on Marley, since his last mention of his seven year's dead partner that afternoon. And then let any man explain to me, if he can, how it happened that Scrooge, having his key in the lock of the door, saw in the knocker, without its undergoing any intermediate process of change--not a knocker, but Marley's face.\P Gulliver's Travels, Chapter One, A Voyage to Lilliput\I When I awaked it was just daylight. I attempted to rise, but I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied to the ground in the same manner. I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my armpits to my thighs. I could only look upward; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes. I heard a confused noise about me; but in the posture I lay could see nothing except the sky. In a little time I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which, advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost up to my chin; when bending my eyes downward as much as I could, I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back. In the mean time I felt at least forty more of the same kind (as I conjectured) following the first.\P Treasure Island, Chapter IV, "The Sea Chest", by Stevenson.\I I lost no time, of course, in telling my mother all that I knew, and perhaps should have told her long before, and we saw ourselves at once in a difficult and dangerous position. Some of the man's money--if he had any--was certainly due to us; but it was not likely that our captain's shipmates, above all the two specimens seen by me, Black Dog and the blind beggar, would be inclined to give up their booty in payment of the dead man's debts. The captain's order to mount at once and ride for Dr. Livesey would have left my mother alone and unprotected, which was not to be thought of. Indeed, it seemed impossible for either of us to remain much longer in the house: the fall of coals in the kitchen grate, the very ticking of the clock, filled us with alarms.\P Treasure Island, Chapter IV, "The Sea Chest", by Stevenson.\I The neighborhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlor floor, and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering near at hand, and ready to return, there were moments when, as the saying goes, I jumped in my skin for terror. Something must speedily be resolved upon; and it occurred to us at last to go forth together and seek help in the neighboring hamlet. No sooner said than done. Bareheaded as we were, we ran out at once in the gathering evening and the frosty fog.\P * *S4* Level 4 In this lesson you will be given several soliloquies from Shakespeare's plays. The spelling and punctuation are quite hard. Take your time and type them carefully.\T Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II (Capulet's Garden).\I But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she: Be not her maid, since she is envious; Her vestal livery is but sick and green, And none but fools do wear it; cast it off. It is my lady; O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were! She speaks, yet she says nothing: what of that? Her eye discourses, I will answer it. I am too bold, 'tis not to me she speaks:\P Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres till they return. What if her eyes were there, they in her head? The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven Would through the airy region stream so bright That birds would sing, and think it were not night. See how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O, that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek!\P Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene II (The Forum).\I Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar: The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault; And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest, For Brutus is an honorable man; So are they all, all honorable men, Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me; But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man.\P He hath brought many captives home to Rome. Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And, sure, he is an honorable man.\P I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once,--not without cause: What cause withholds you, then, to mourn for him? O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason!--Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.\P The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene I (A Court of Justice).\I The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His scepter shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;\P But mercy is above this scepter'd sway, It is enthroned in the heart of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea consider this That in the course of justice none of us Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy; And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea; Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.\ * *