What is TouchTyping?  TouchTyping is a method of typing where by
your fingers rest on a set of keys called the

                     HOME ROW

Each finger is responsible for striking certain keys only, i.e.
The little finger on the left hand strikes ONLY the !, 1, Q, A,
Z, Tab and left shift.  It NEVER strikes any other key.  The 
fingers are assigned home row keys as follows:

        LEFT HAND                           RIGHT HAND

      1.  little finger = A               little finger = ;
      2.  ring finger   = S               ring finger   = L
      3.  middle finger = D               middle finger = K
      4.  index finger  = F               index finger  = J
                                          right thumb   = space bar
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The program will load any ASCII file with an .LSN extension for
practice.  Included in the archive are several files to practice
on.  You should first practice with LESSON1 then progress on to
LESSON2, etc.  These lessons are designed to get your fingers
use to the keys they are responsible for.

When you finish with these instructions you will be presented
with a list of files that may be used for practice.  Simply move
the highlighted bar with the up/down arrow keys to the file you
want to use for practice.  Then press ENTER.
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A couple of things happen after you press ENTER.  First the file
you chose is read into memory.  Next, a picture of the keyboard,
a timer, and a row of text are placed on screen.  The function of
the timer is easy to figure out.  The keyboard is pretty straight
forward too.  Examine the keyboard and notice that around the
HOME ROW letters are double boxes.  This is to help you place
your fingers properly.  REMEMBER - Your fingers should always be
in these double boxes.  When you have to move one to strike a key
it should quickly return to its home position.  The keyboard is
proportionally drawn so that it should be a close match to your
keyboard.
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Now look at the row of text near the top of the screen.  Notice
that either a letter is in high intensity or you see a cursor
before or between letters.  This indicated which letter you are
supposed to strike next.  As a further aid, the location of the
letter is flashing on the keyboard below.  This allows you to
easily locate the letter on the keyboard.  Notice also that one
of the HOME ROW boxes has thick vertical bars on each side of the
letter.  This is to show you which finger you are supposed to use
to strike the flashing letter.

The idea is to strike the flashing letter with the finger that is
inside the indicated box then quickly move the finger back into
its proper box.  Repeated practice will TEACH your fingers which
keys they are supposed to strike, where their letters are, and
where their HOME ROW position is.  It is very important that your
fingers move back to their home row position after striking each
letter.  The HOME ROW positions are the reference points that
your fingers will use when learning where the keys are located.
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Hitting the ESC key will give you a menu on the bottom of the
screen This menu gives you the options of Quitting, Loading
another practice file, or getting a report card.  When looking at
your Report Card in the beginning DO NOT BE CONCERNED WITH SPEED
rather, be concerned with ACCURACY!  Speed will come with
practice......









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                 G O O D     L U C K !