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Learn to type with ten fingers: twelve short lessons, in four stages. No rush, no mistakes that count.

How it works

  1. Place your handsIndex fingers on the F and J keys: they have a little bump.
  2. Look at the lit-up keyThe right key lights up on the screen, in the colour of the finger to use.
  3. Type without rushingIf you make a mistake, nothing happens: the right key just lights up brighter.

Stage 1 · Hands at home

Where your fingers go, and the home row.

  1. 1Hands at homePut your index fingers on the keys with the bump: F and J.Start
  2. 2Home row, leftA S D F: the four fingers of your left hand.Start
  3. 3Home row, rightJ K L: three fingers of your right hand.Start
  4. 4The home rowThe whole home row: first little words.Start

Stage 2 · The other rows

The vowels, the top row and the bottom row.

  1. 5Vowels up topHere come E I O U: the first words.Start
  2. 6The top rowYour fingers climb to the top row.Start
  3. 7The bottom rowYour fingers go down to the bottom row.Start

Stage 3 · Space and capitals

Two words in a row and capital letters.

  1. 8The space barYour thumb presses space between words.Start
  2. 9Capital lettersUse Shift with your other hand. On the screen, tap Shift, then the letter.Start

Stage 4 · Numbers, marks and sentences

Numbers, the full stop, the comma, sentences.

  1. 10NumbersThe number row, at the top.Start
  2. 11Full stop and commaFull stop, comma and question mark.Start
  3. 12SentencesShort sentences, with everything you know.Start

When you know it all · Free play

The words come slowly and wait for you: practise with the whole keyboard.

Free playEveryday words, one at a time.Play