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While performing exercises composed of numbers and symbols, you may be tempted to let your hands "float" away from home position. To learn the reach from the home row to the top row, you must keep your fingers hovered over the home keys. Stretch the proper finger to tap the displayed key, and then immediately return that finger to its home position.
Whenever a new key is introduced, be sure to check the upper lefthand corner of the screen to find out where the key is located and what finger to use on that key. When using the SHIFT key, remember to use the one on the opposite side of the keyboard from the hand being used to type the new key.
In the Single Keystroke Drills, numbers and symbols are presented instead of letters. In the Short and Longer Word Drills, instead of words you type sets of numbers which are paired with a comma, a decimal point, or a symbol.
Numbers and symbols are more difficult to type than letters, and they occur less frequently than letters. For these reasons, the Target WPM against which your typing speed is compared is half of the goal used in Levels 1 through 3. For the beginning typist, the Target WPM for Levels 4 through 8 is seven words per minute.
When reaching for the right SHIFT key, be careful not to press the
FCTN key by mistake. If, for example, you are trying to type the
percent symbol(%) and you press FCTN 5 instead of SHIFT 5, you will
suddenly discover that the Touch Typing Tutor selection list has just
appeared on the screen.
====Reviews====
Each level of lessons concludes with a cumulative review. Review 1 includes words using letters covered in Lessons 1-A and 1-B; Review 2 includes words using letters covered in Lessons 1-A, 1-B, 2-A, and 2-B, etc. Similarly, Review 5 includes numbers and symbols from Lessons 5-A and 5-B, and Review 6 includes numbers and symbols from Lessons 5-A, 5-B, 6-A, and 6-B.
In each review, you are timed as you type the lines of randomly generated words or numbers. Press '''ENTER''' at the end of each line. Each line must be typed correctly twice before another set of words or numbers appears.
At the conclusion of the review, a report of your WPM performance is given. If you reached your target, a congratulatory message is displayed. If not, you are advised that "More practice is needed." At this point, you can press REDO to repeat the review, or you can press '''PROC'D''' to go on to the next lesson.
