DEBORAHS THREE-FINGER TYPING

TUTOR
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HINTS:
Practice for 10-20 minutes every day.
Try to use the same fingers for the same keys
every time. Learn a pattern.

***BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Maximize the

window so you can see all of the instructions
and sample letters.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Put your fingers as directed for each exercise.
Look at the keys and try to memorize where
they are. You only have to learn a few keys in
each lesson.

Under the instructions for each lesson, there is

a row of sample letters and a row below that

says "start". Click after "start" and look if a
blinking line appears there. You need a
blinking cursor before you can type. Try to
type the sample letters as shown

Use backspace to erase mistakes (On a Mac,

thats the Delete key).

To quit or to start over, just close the window.

When it asks if you want to save, say No.

1. Lesson One: THE CENTER OF YOUR

KEYBOARD
Put both thumbs on the long space bar at the
bottom of the main key set. Put your first
fingers on F and J. Your left index finger
will be on F and your right index finger will
be on J. These are the home keys. The F
and J keys have little bumps on them so you
can find them more easily.
When you are ready, click in the white space

after the word "start" and try to type exactly

what is shown. Use either thumb to make the
spaces.

Sample: fj jf ffj jjf fjfj jfjf ffj jjf fj jf fjfj fjfj jfjf
fjfj ffjj jjff
Start:

2. Lesson Two: UPPER ROW: ADD R and

U
Put your first fingers on the F and J keys
and practice moving from F up to R and from J
up to U using only your first finger. That is all
you will do in this lesson!

When you are ready, click in the white space

after the word "start" and try to type exactly
what is shown. Use either thumb to make the
spaces after each 4 letters.

Sample: jfjf frfr juju fjfj furj jurf rufj urjf jrfu

rjur fruj
Start:
Sample: ufrj jjur ffru urff rujj jfur rufj furr juff
jurf
Start:

3. Lesson Three: LOWER ROW: ADD V

and N
Put your first fingers on the F and J keys
and practice moving from F down to V and
from J down to N still using only your first
fingers. In each lesson you only need to learn
a few keys!

When you are ready, click in the white space

after the word "start" and try to type exactly
what is shown. Use either thumb to make the
spaces after each 4 letters.

Sample: fjfj fvfv jnjn fjvn nvjf vnvn jvvn nffv

vfrf njuj

Start:
Sample: vrvr nunu rnvu furn vfrj njuf vnru rjfn
vufr
Start:

4. HOME ROW CENTER ADD G AND H

Put your first fingers on the F and J keys
and practice moving from F over to G and from
J over to H. Now were up to 8 keys!

When you are ready, click in the white space

after the word "start" and try to type exactly
what is shown. Use either thumb to make the
spaces after each 4 letters.

Sample: gghh gfgf hjhj gfrv hjun hrgu fgun

jhvf fuvr
Start:
Sample:hunv furn hurf hvnj hugg rugg ruff gfhj
gunr
Start:

5. SECOND (MIDDLE) FINGERS: ADD E

and I
Put your first fingers on the F and J keys
and practice moving your middle fingers up to
the E and I keys. Now we can make real
words!
When you are ready, click in the white space
after the word "start" and try to type exactly
what is shown. Use either thumb to make the
spaces after each 4 letters.

Sample: eiei fefe jiji fern fine hire reef vine figg
eiei fefe
Start:
Sample: jiji fjei iejf eifj efrf ijuj eiun vfer nhgi
nigh vigh
Start:

6. SECOND (MIDDLE) FINGERS: ADD D

and K

Put your first fingers on the F and J keys

and press the D and K keys with your
second (middle) fingers. Your hands are
already there!

When you are ready, click in the white space

after the word "start" and try to type exactly
what is shown. Use either thumb to make the
spaces after each 4 letters.

Sample: dkdk kdkd fdfd jkjk fdjk kjfd dede kiki

drdr
Start:
Sample: kuku fend jude kind dink hive kned
kvif jhed
Start:

7. UPPER ROW ADD T AND Y.

Put your first fingers on the F and J keys
and practice moving from F up to T and from J
up to Y.

When you are ready, click in the white space

after the word "start" and try to type exactly
what is shown. Use either thumb to make the
spaces between words.

Sample: frft jujy gtfr juhy gthy try hunt grin

hurry very
Start:
Sample: tiny gent dinner hint fink knit rind
fend dire
Start:

8. LOWER ROW ADD M AND B.

Put your first fingers on the F and J keys
and practice moving from F down to V and
from J down to N. Now we have all the central
keys!
When you are ready, click in the white space
after the word "start" and try to type exactly
what is shown. Use either thumb to make the

spaces after each set of letters.

Sample: fvfb jnjm mvnb vmbn gvbg hjnm

vbmn mind
Start:
Sample: been herb nudge brine firm dime brin
dumb
Start:

9.CAPITAL LETTERS
To make a capital F, press the Shift Key with
your right middle finger and then tap the F
with your left. To make a capital J, press the
Shift Key with your left middle finger while you
tap the J key with your right. Try to use the
opposite Shift Key so one hand shifts while
the other types the letter. Practice pressing
each shift key with your right, then left, then
right, then left. Remember to move back to
the home keys after each shift key.

When you are ready, put your hands in home

position. With your first fingers on F and J.
Click in the space after "Start" to begin.

Sample: FJGH FJEI EIRU TYGH DKFJ VNBM

EITY GYTH
Start:

10. FAR LEFT LETTERS ADD A and S

When you go to the far right and far left in 3
finger typing, you need to move your whole
hand over to the far right or far left.

Before we start this lesson, move your first

finger from the F to S to F to S. Move your
second/middle finger from D to A to D to A.
Move the two fingers from FD to SA to FD to
SA. Thats the motion youre going to practice.

However, once youve moved over, you will

reach back with your first finger. Try it: with

your second/middle finger on the A key,

touch SDandF with your first finger.

Start the lesson with your fingers on F and

J, the home keys and normal start position
for each lesson.

Sample: fasa fdfd sasa fdfd fdsa asdf adsf sfda

adaf
Start:
Sample: sads fads fasd asds sada safa dasa
dafa
Start:

11. FAR RIGHT LETTERS ADD P, O,

and L
When you go to the far right in 3 finger typing,
you need to move your whole hand over to the
far right.

Before we start this lesson, move your

second/middle finger from K to P to K.

With your middle finger on the P key, you will

type O and L with your first finger. Try it:
with your second/middle finger on the P key,
touch OLOL with your first finger. In this
position, you can even reach to the K and I
with your first finger. Try that. With your
second/middle finger on the P key, touch
OLKIO. Start in home position and then slide
up to the P key.

Sample: kpol pklo poik plko opok lopk kpio

lopk polo
Start: