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====Home Keys====
The eight keys that make up the home position are introduced in Lesson 1-A. The home keys are located on the second row up from the bottom of the keyboard. Place your fingers on the following keys:
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| Left hand -- || 4th finger on '''A''' || Right hand -- || 1st finger on '''J'''
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| || 3rd finger on '''S''' || || 2nd finger on '''K'''
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| || 2nd finger on '''D''' || || 3rd finger on '''L'''
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| || 1st giner on '''F''' || || 4th finger on ''';'''
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This is the home position, from which all "reaches" to other rows are made. When typing a "reach" key (one that is not a home key), keep both hands in the home position. Stretch the finger that you have been directed to use and tap the key, keeping the remaining fingers poised over the home keys. Immediately return the finger to its home position.
====Lesson Format====
Four exercises are included in each lesson. Each exercise is identifiable by the color of the screen:
:::Key Introduction Drills (green screen)
:::Single Keystroke Drills (bright blue screen)
:::[Repeat of Key Introduction and Keystroke Drills]
:::Short Words Drills (orange-bordered blue screen)
:::Longer Words Drills (magenta-bordered blue screen)
■ ''Key Introduction Drills'' pinpoint the location of each new key and tell you the correct finger to use with each key. The drills include nonsense letter combinations for practice and reinforcement and the use of the '''SHIFT''' key to capitalize each new letter presented. For example, here is the first screen of Lesson 1-B:
[[File:Touch Typing Tutor - Lesson 1-B.png|center|500px]]
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