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Touch typing lesson 13: f→v, j→m
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Touch typing lesson 13: f→v, j→m
Keys and finger movements
Keyboard layout: English US.
For the lower letter row, move the assigned finger down from its home key. Keep your wrist in line with your forearm and give the finger room to move.
- Left index finger: Move from F to V, then return to F.
- Right index finger: Move from J to M, then return to J.
The bottom row of letter keys
The bottom row of letter keys is above the row containing the space bar. On a standard US QWERTY keyboard, it contains fewer letter keys than the two rows above it. Reaching these keys involves moving the fingers down from the home row and bending them slightly.
Keep your wrists straight and relaxed, and let your arms move naturally rather than holding them rigidly still. If you have long fingernails, you may accidentally press a bottom-row key with a nail instead of your fingertip. In that case, try adjusting the angle of your fingers or using a keyboard with less key travel, such as a flat Apple keyboard or a laptop's built-in low-profile keyboard. Try the keyboard before choosing it to check whether you can type comfortably.
If an unwanted home-row letter appears after a bottom-row reach, you may be catching that key on the way back. Slow the return movement enough to feel where the fingertip passes. Leave a little clearance above neighboring keys; lifting the entire hand high off the keyboard makes the next key harder to locate.