Do you want to learn how to type fast in the most efficient way? Follow these instructions, and you will be on your way to type fast on a keyboard.

1.Changing your keyboard

If you are going for speed, choosing the standard keyboard layout is out of the question. You must remember where are the buttons on keyboard. If you are a beginner at typing try to write your name or something you are familiar with your school name or your address etc. To learn more about the layouts. Notice that you don’t have to buy a new keyboard, just change a setting on your computer.

2.Improving your speed

Before you type, warm up your fingers by making fists with both your hands. Open them slowly, and bend your fingers back until they can’t physically go further without external help. Repeat this five times and you’ll be typing faster than you did before. Try not to look at the keyboard when typing. Challenge yourself at all times until you can type without looking at all, and get the typing accurate.

3.Use websites that allow you to practice touch typing

Practice at the various levels until you are using the fastest typing levels. Use timed typing tests that require you to beat the clock to finish a paragraph.

4.Find a touch typing tutor and learn to type

There are tons of free alternatives that should fit most people fine. Don’t move the keys around. This will only slow down your learning. To speed up your learning, try to practice with text that makes sense, and not the usual repetitive sequences of characters – these do not really work.

5.When you are ready to take a shot at beating the world record, and choose a test, preferably with a three minute duration to get a more accurate result.

To motivate yourself, make notes of your results before, during and after your training to see the increase in speed. Choose different tests, so that you don’t end up memorizing a text.