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Path: xanth!ames!oliveb!sun!rishathra!page From: page%rishathra@Sun.COM (Bob Page) Newsgroups: comp.sources.amiga Subject: v89i113: keydrill - typing tutor, Part01/02 Message-ID: <102567@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 3 May 89 07:24:42 GMT Sender: news@sun.Eng.Sun.COM Lines: 1035 Approved: page@sun.com Submitted-by: neabbs!amichel@nluug.nl Posting-number: Volume 89, Issue 113 Archive-name: applications/keydrill.1 For those people typing away in the CLI and still getting error messages, here is your solution. It's in BASIC, but if you don't know how to handle a keyboard it's no shame to use BASIC for a while :-) # This is a shell archive. # Remove anything above and including the cut line. # Then run the rest of the file through 'sh'. # Unpacked files will be owned by you and have default permissions. #----cut here-----cut here-----cut here-----cut here----# #!/bin/sh # shar: SHell ARchive # Run the following text through 'sh' to create: # read.me # LESINF # LESSONS # This is archive 1 of a 2-part kit. # This archive created: Wed May 3 00:11:18 1989 echo "extracting read.me" sed 's/^X//' << \SHAR_EOF > read.me X X Keydrill typing course. X ======================= X X XOrigin. X------- X XI found this program on the NEABBS bulletin board (Amsterdam, Holland), Xin the section for the IBM-PC. I have adapted it to run on the Amiga Xunder AmigaBasic, and added this read.me file. The author's name is in Xthe program listing. X X XFiles in the archive. X--------------------- X X read.me...........installation & user guide X X ck.bas............main program X X title.............the title screen X menu..............the menu screen X lesinf............lesson information (type, timing, etc) X lessons...........text for the typing lessons X drills............the typing drills X X rancon.bas........utility program that generates the lessons work files X rancond.bas.......utility program that generates the drills work files X X XInstallation. X------------- X XUnpack the archive into some directory and make that your current dir. XBefore you can run the program, you must generate the lessons and drills Xwork files as follows: X X- Make sure that AmigaBasic is somewhere in your path or current dir. X X- Start rancon.bas with 'run amigabasic rancon.bas'; after the message X 'now run the varous programs' has been displayed, enter 'cont'. X While displaying the lesson numbers, the program will now read the X lessons file and generate two new files: X - lesran............random file with the lessons text (for faster access) X - lesst.............index to lesran. X X- Start rancond.bas with 'run "rancond.bas"'; after the message X 'now run the varous programs' has been displayed, enter 'cont'. X While displaying the numbers of the lessons that contain drills, the X program will now read the drills file and generate two new files: X - drilran...........random file with the typing drills (for faster access) X - drist.............index to drilran. X X- You can now exit AmigaBasic by entering 'system', or run the main X program straight away with 'run "ck.bas"'. X X- You may now delete the following files from your current dir: X - rancon.bas - rancond.bas X - lessons - drills X - lesran.info - drilran.info X - lesst.info - drist.info X X XUsage. X------ X XCD to the directory in which you placed the program and files; make sure Xthat AmigaBasic is in your path or current dir. X XThe program needs the following files in the current dir in order to run: X title.............the title screen X menu..............the menu screen X lesinf............lesson information (type, timing, etc) X lesran............random file with the lessons text X lesst.............index to lesran X drilran...........random file with the typing drills X drist.............index to drilran X XStart the program from the CLI with 'run amigabasic ck.bas', or from XAmigaBasic with 'run "ck.bas"'. X XFrom here on the program will tell you what to do. Use the Escape key Xto end any lesson or drill at any time. X XSuccess! X X XBart Westra, Amsterdam, April 1989. SHAR_EOF echo "extracting LESINF" sed 's/^X//' << \SHAR_EOF > LESINF XD 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XT 10 1 0 XD 0 0 0 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XT 5 1 3 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XT 4 1 7 XT 4 1 7 XD 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XT 7 2 13 XT 6 2 19 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XT 5 2 28 XT 5 2 34 XT 5 2 0 XT 12 2 40 XT 12 2 40 XF 0 0 0 XT 1 2 0 XT 1 2 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XT 12 2 40 XT 12 2 40 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XT 12 2 40 XT 12 2 40 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XT 12 2 40 XT 12 2 40 XF 0 0 0 XF 0 0 0 XT 12 2 40 SHAR_EOF echo "extracting LESSONS" sed 's/^X//' << \SHAR_EOF > LESSONS X$$$$ X ** Frame 1 ** X THE HOME KEYS X XPut your fingers on these eight keys. Your fingers remain permanently Xon these keys. Whenever you strike another key, your fingers XMUST RETURN to these keys. X X a s d f j k l ; X X X XFingers: Fourth Third Second First First Second Third Fourth X XThird Row ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) \ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) X XSecond Row (a) (s) (d) (f) ( ) \ ( ) (j) (k) (l) (;) X XFirst Row (Shift) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) \ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (Shift) X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X X$$$$ X ** Frame 2 ** X X Finger Stretching Exercises X XPlace your fingers on the home row keys: X X a s d f j k l : X XNotice that all upward reaches from this home row are slightly left; Xall downward reaches are slightly right. X XFingers: Fourth Third Second First First Second Third Fourth X XThird Row ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) \ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) X XSecond Row (a) (s) (d) (f) ( ) \ ( ) (j) (k) (l) (;) X XFirst Row (Shift) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) \ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (Shift) X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 3 ** X XYour first fingers, being stronger than the others, Xalso make one reach to the center of the keyboard on each row. X XTake a moment to run each of your fingers up and down their Xpathways and see how simple it is. X X X XFingers: Fourth Third Second First First Second Third Fourth X XThird Row ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) \ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) X XSecond Row (a) (s) (d) (f) ( ) \ ( ) (j) (k) (l) (;) X XFirst Row (Shift) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) \ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (Shift) X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X X$$$$ X ** Frame 4 ** X X First-finger Reaches - Left Hand X XPut your fingers on the home row keys. X X a s d f j k l ; X XLook at the chart below and think of your 'f' finger as being in the Xcenter of a car wheel. Touch 'f', move up to 'r' and back to 'f'; up Xto 't' and back to 'f'; over to 'g' and back to 'f'; down center to 'b' Xand back to 'f';down to 'v' and back to 'f'. Think of this as a Xclockwise motion even though you return to 'f' each time. X X (r) 1 (t) 2 X \ / X \ / X (f) -- (g) 3 X \ \ X \ \ X (v) 5 (b) 4 X$$$$ X ** Frame 5 ** X X First-finger Reaches - Right Hand X XPut your fingers on the home row keys. X X a s d f j k l ; X X Now follow the chart below with your 'j' finger. Think of this Xas a counter-clockwise motion. Touch 'j'; up to 'u' and back to 'j'; Xup and to the left to 'y' and back to 'j'; over to 'h' and back to 'j'; Xdown to 'n' and back to 'j'; down to 'm' and back to 'j'. X X (y)2 (u)1 X \ \ X \ \ X (h)3-- (j) X / \ X / \ X (n)4 (m)5 X$$$$ X ** Frame 6 ** X First-Finger Reaches - Drill X XType the following drill. Say each letter as you hit the key. X Hit the space bar with your right thumb after each group. X Press the return key at the end of each line. X XNote that this drill contains all the letters struck by your first Xfingers. Each 'word' appears five times. X XReminder Diagram: (r) (t) \ (y) (u) X (f) (g) \ (h) (j) X (v) (b) \ (n) (m) X [space bar] X$$$$ X ** Frame 7 ** X First-Finger Reaches - Drill X XFrame 7 is the same drill as Frame 6. This time you will not have Xthe reminder diagram on the screen. X XType this drill five times. X$$$$ X ** Frame 8 ** X First-Finger Key Words - Drill X XType the following drill. X XThis drill contains all the letters struck by your first fingers. XEach word appears five times. XSay the letters as you strike the keys. Try to increase Xyour speed each time you repeat a word. XReminder Diagram: (r) (t) \ (y) (u) X (f) (g) \ (h) (j) X (v) (b) \ (n) (m) X [space bar] X$$$$ X ** Frame 9 ** X XType each word as it appears below. X$$$$ X ** Frame 10 ** X X Review of First-Finger Reaches X XSay each letter as you strike the key. X$$$$ X ** Frame 11 ** X X Review of First-Finger Words X X XType the following drill five times. Say each letter Xas you strike the key. X X$$$$ X ** Frame 12 ** X Second-Finger Reaches X XPut your fingers through the following motions without striking the Xkeys. X XYour second finger on your left hand strikes 'd' on the home row, Xreaches up slightly left for 'e', and below the home row slightly Xright for 'c'. X XYour second finger on your right hand strikes 'k' on the home row, Xreaches up slightly left to 'i', and slightly right on the bottom Xrow for comma (,). X X [e] (r) (t) \ (y) (u) [i] X X [d] (f) (g) \ (h) (j) [k] X X [c] (v) (b) \ (n) (m) [,] X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 13 ** X X Second-Finger Words X XType the drill as it appears. Say the letters as you strike Xthe keys. X XReminder Keyboard: X [e] (r) (t) \ (y) (u) [i] X X [d] (f) (g) \ (h) (j) [k] X X [c] (v) (b) \ (n) (m) [,] X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 14 ** X X Review of Second-Finger Words X XType each word once. Do not look at your fingers as you type; Xthis will hold back your progress in typing automatically by touch. X$$$$ X ** Frame 15 ** X Drill on First and Second-Finger Words X XYou will now practice all the reaches made by your first and second Xfingers. X XBefore typing each new word for the first time, put your fingers Xthrough the motions of typing that word without hitting the keys. X$$$$ X ** Frame 16 ** X Review of First and Second-Finger Reaches X XLook at the first group of letters, 'frf'. Close your eyes and mentally Xmake the reaches. XNow type these reaches five times with your eyes closed. XDo this with each three-letter group. X$$$$ X ** Frame 17 ** X Review of First and Second-Finger Words X XMentally reach for the letters in each new word. XType the word five times with your eyes closed. X$$$$ X ** Frame 18 ** X X Third-Finger Reaches XYour third finger, left hand, strikes 's' on home row, reaches Xup slightly left to 'w' and down to bottom row slightly right Xto 'x'. X XYour third finger, right hand, strikes 'l' on home row, reaches Xup slightly left for 'o' and down to bottom row slightly right Xfor period (.). X X [w] (e) (r) (t) \ (y) (u) (i) [o] X X [s] (d) (f) (g) \ (h) (j) (k) [l] X X [x] (c) (v) (b) \ (n) (m) (,) [.] X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 19 ** X X Third-Finger Words X XType the following words. Feel out the reaches before striking the keys. X XPause briefly before exploring each new word. X XReminder Keyboard: [w] (e) (r) (t) \ (y) (u) (i) [o] X X [s] (d) (f) (g) \ (h) (j) (k) [l] X X [x] (c) (v) (b) \ (n) (m) (,) [.] X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 20 ** X X XYou are now beginning to build a memory pathway between your Xeyes and your fingers. When your eye sees a letter, the appropriate Xfinger wants to move in the direction of that key. Pretty soon your Xfingers will do the walking through the keyboard while your mind Xremains in neutral. X$$$$ X ** Frame 21 ** X X Drill on First, Second, and Third-Finger Words X XType the following drill to test your memory pathway. X$$$$ X ** Frame 22 ** X X Review of First-Finger Reaches X XThink of your 'f' finger as being in the center of a car wheel. In Xa clockwise movement touch 'f', move up to 'r' and back to 'f'; up to 't' Xand back to 'f'; right to 'g' and back to 'f'; down center to 'b' and Xback to 'f'; down to 'v' and back to 'f'. X XMake the same motions with the 'j' finger in a counter-clockwise movement: X X jujyjhjnjmj X$$$$ X ** Frame 23 ** X X Review of First and Second-Finger Reaches X XType the following drill. X$$$$ X ** Frame 24 ** X X Review of Third-Finger Reaches X XType each three-letter group five times. X XFinger the keys before typing each new unit. X$$$$ X ** Frame 25 ** X Review of First, Second, and Third-Finger Words X Part 1 X XPut your fingers through the motions of typing each new Xword without hitting the keys. X XClose your eyes and type the word five times. XOpen your eyes and mentally finger the new word. XClose your eyes and type that word five times. XRepeat this procedure until you complete all the words. X$$$$ X ** Frame 26 ** X Review of First, Second, and Third-Finger Words X Part 2 X XPut your fingers through the motions of typing each new Xword without hitting the keys. X XClose your eyes and type the word five times. XOpen your eyes and mentally finger the new word. XClose your eyes and type that word five times. XRepeat this procedure until you complete all the words. X$$$$ X ** Frame 27 ** X Fourth-Finger Reaches X XYour fourth finger on your left hand strikes 'a' on the home row, Xreaches up slightly left to strike the 'q', and down to the bottom Xrow slightly right to strike 'z'. X XYour fourth finger on your right hand strikes semicolon (;) on Xthe home row, reaches up slightly left for p, and down to the Xbottom row slightly right for the oblique mark (/). X XPut your fingers through these motions without striking the keys. X X [q] (w) (e) (r) (t) \ (y) (u) (i) (o) [p] X X [a] (s) (d) (f) (g) \ (h) (j) (k) (l) [;] X X [z] (x) (c) (v) (b) \ (n) (m) (,) (.) [/] X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 28 ** X X XType the following drill. Say each character as you strike it. X XReminder Keyboard: X X [q] (w) (e) (r) (t) \ (y) (u) (i) (o) [p] X X [a] (s) (d) (f) (g) \ (h) (j) (k) (l) [;] X X [z] (x) (c) (v) (b) \ (n) (m) (,) (.) [/] X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 29 ** X X Fourth-Finger Words X XFinger each new word before striking the keys. X XThen type each word five times. X$$$$ X ** Frame 30 ** X Key Words X X You have now completed the 25 key X words that cover the entire alphabet plus X the comma and the period. You will type X this list every day as part of your warm-up X until you complete this course. X XType these key words. Say each letter as you strike the key. X$$$$ X ** Frame 31 ** X XClose your eyes and type the 25 key words from memory. X XCheck your words against the list. X$$$$ X ** Frame 32 ** X XType two additional copies of the 25 key words. XSay the letters as you strike the keys. X$$$$ X ** Frame 33 ** X XThink and type the following drill. XKeep your eyes only on the copy. Say each letter as you Xstrike it. X$$$$ X ** Frame 34 ** X X Typing Capital Letters X XHold down the shift key with the fourth finger on your right Xhand to strike a capital letter on the left side of the keyboard. X XHold down the shift key with the fourth finger on your left Xhand to strike a capital letter on the right side of the keyboard. X X X Fourth Third Second First First Second Third Fourth X X (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) \ (6) (7) (8) (9) (0) X X (Q) (W) (E) (R) (T) \ (Y) (U) (I) (O) (P) X X (A) (S) (D) (F) (G) \ (H) (J) (K) (L) (;) X X [Shift] (Z) (X) (C) (V) (B) \ (N) (M) (,) (.) (/) [Shift] X X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 35 ** X XPractice typing capital letters on the 25 key words. X$$$$ X ** Frame 36 ** X X Timed Writings X XYou have learned the full alphabetic keyboard. Fill your tank with Xhigh octane gasoline. From here on in we go for speed. Every key you Xstrike will now be timed. You will be scored for every word you Xtype. X$$$$ X ** Frame 37 ** X X Take ten 30-second timings on these now familiar key Xwords. Start typing whenever you want, as the timer will not start until Xthe first key is pressed. In thirty seconds the screen will clear Xand your score will appear. Try to beat your speed each time. You will Xhave ten chances. X$$$$ X ** Frame 38 ** X Tips on Timings: How to Develop Typing Skill X XStarting now, you are going to build your typing speed to higher Xand higher levels throughout the rest of this course. X XAs you force your fingers to make faster and faster responses, you Xwill certainly make some stroking errors. However, this is natural. XYour accuracy can be improved by taking some timings with accuracy Xas your goal. Use your own judgment on balancing your timings Xbetween emphasis on speed and emphasis on accuracy. X XHere are some things you should know about the development of Xtyping skill: X 1. All gains in speed are made on short, intensive efforts of X one minute or less. X 2. Longer timings are taken to develop the ability to write for longer X and longer periods at somewhere near your one-minute rate. X 3. Take 1/2-minute and 1-minute timings until you can type for one X minute at 30 words a minute. To take longer timings before you X reach 30 WPM on 1-minute timings is a waste of your valuable practice X time. X$$$$ X ** Frame 39 ** X Timing Tips - Continued X X4. When you reach 30 WPM on 1-minute timings, take some 2-minute timings X every day. However, most of your practice time should be devoted to X increasing your 1-minute rate. X5. Always loosen up your fingers on the preliminary drills before taking X any timed writings. X6. Learn to relax on the home keys every time there is a pause in your X activity. Keep your fingers curved on the keys and let your palms X rest on the frame of the keyboard. NEVER rest on the frame while X typing. X7. Once you start to type, look at the screen, not at the keys. X8. While typing, if you feel you hit the wrong key, do not look up to X verify it; forget it and just concentrate on continuing to type, X otherwise you will lose confidence. X9. Intelligent, concentrated practice as suggested above will make you X a fast, accurate typist in a very short time. X$$$$ X ** Frame 40 ** X X Warm-Up Drills X XClose your eyes and type the 25 key words from memory. X XCheck your copy against the first two lines of the drill below. XThen type the entire drill. X X$$$$ X ** Frame 41 ** X X Experts Rhythm Drill X XThe a;sl drill introduced here for the first time is known as the XExpert's Rhythm Drill. X XType this drill three times. X$$$$ X ** Frame 42 ** X Learning to Type Numbers X XYou will type numbers by associating them with the home keys. Remember Xthat all upward reaches from the home keys are slightly to the left. XIn addition, the 'f' and 'j' fingers make one center reach on each row of Xkeys. XType the following drill. Say each letter and number as you strike the Xkeys. Check your accuracy. X Fourth Third Second First First Second Third Fourth X (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) \ (6) (7) (8) (9) (0) X (q) (w) (e) (r) (t) \ (y) (u) (i) (o) (p) X (a) (s) (d) (f) (g) \ (h) (j) (k) (l) (;) X [Shift] (z) (x) (c) (v) (b) \ (n) (m) (,) (.) (/) [Shift] X ( s p a c e b a r ) X$$$$ X ** Frame 43 ** X Timed Writing X XThink and type the following paragraph as it appears here. XSay each letter as you strike the key. Think of the space after a word Xor a punctuation mark as part of the word just typed. XHit the space bar with the same smooth rhythmic beat as the letters. XSpace once after a comma and space twice after a period. XTake five 1/2-minute timings on the following paragraph. XNote your best score of the five timings. XTiming begins when you start to type. X XThe words disappear in 30 seconds and your score appears on the screen. X$$$$ X ** Frame 44 ** X Warm up Drills X XClose your eyes and type the 25 key words from memory. Check Xagainst the list below and see how many you remembered. X XThen type them again while looking at the list. X$$$$ X ** Frame 45 ** X XType the following drills. X$$$$ X ** Frame 46 ** X Review of Number Code X XType the following code. X XFocus your attention on each letter and number as you strike the keys. X$$$$ X ** Frame 47 ** X X More Review of Number Code X XThink of the home-key finger used to reach for each number but Xtype only the numbers in each group. X XThink 's' and with that finger reach up to the top row to strike '2'; Xthink 'l' and reach up to the top row with that finger to strike '9'. X$$$$ X ** Frame 48 ** X Special Character Reaches X XShift on the semicolon (;) key and you will get colon (:). X X (q) (w) (e) (r) (t) \ (y) (u) (i) (o) [p] [{] X (a) (s) (d) (f) (g) \ (h) (j) (k) (l) [;] ['] X (z) (x) (c) (v) (b) \ (n) (m) (,) (.) [/] X ( s p a c e b a r ) X XPractice these reaches without striking the keys. XThe fourth finger on your right hand reaches up one row next to Xthe letter "p" to strike ({). Shift and you will get (}). XOne key to the right of (;) gives you (') on lower case and (") Xwhen you shift. 'P' finger reaches to bottom key for (/) on lower Xcase and (?) when you shift. X XType the following drill. X$$$$ X ** Frame 49 ** X X Special Characters on the Top Row X XTo become familiar with the special characters on the top row, Xadd the following drill to your warm-up. Use the Shift Key to type Xthe special characters. X$$$$ X ** Frame 50 ** X X Timed Writings X XTake four 1/2-minute timings on this copy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 51 ** X X Timed Writings X XTimed writings are the key to developing superior typing skill. XTake four 30 second timings on this copy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 52 ** X X Reminder X XIt is important that you memorize the 25 key words for the Xalphabet and also the simple code for writing numbers. You should Xhave a copy of them with you at all times to review in your spare Xmoments. Once committed to memory, you will have them for life. X$$$$ X ** Frame 53 ** X X Warm-Up Drills X XClose your eyes and type the 25 key words and the code for numbers. X XCheck against the copy and then do all the drills below. X$$$$ X ** Frame 54 ** X X More Practice Drills X XType the following drills. X$$$$ X ** Frame 55 ** X Timed Writings X XAll your timings will now be for one minute. Take seven 1-minute Xtimings on this copy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 56 ** X Timed Writings X XYou will type this paragraph six times. Your first typing will be Xfor accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 57 ** X X Warm-Up Drills X XStart your warm-up by typing the 25 key words and the number code with Xyour eyes closed. Check your "closed-eyes" drill against the drill Xbelow. Then type two copies of the entire drill. X$$$$ X ** Frame 58 ** X X Warm-Up Drills Continued X XType two copies of the following drill. X$$$$ X ** Frame 59 ** X Timed Writings X XWe are back to speed once again. You won't gain speed unless you Xpush. If you push, you will make errors. That's because you are Xtrying to type faster than you can type. But that's the way you Xgain speed. Start Flying! X$$$$ X ** Frame 60 ** X XWow! That was work. Take a 2-minute breather. Stand up. Stretch Xout. Bend over. Punch the air. But don't punch me. Relax. X XThis is a new paragraph. Slow down for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 61 ** X XYou will now type five 1-minute timings on this familiar but Xmost important material. X$$$$ X ** Frame 62 ** X XAre you tired? That was hard work. It's a great way to build speed in Xa hurry. Take a long two-minute rest, and hit those keys again. X XThis time for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 63 ** X XWe are back to speed again. More back-breaking Xwork. More speed. This time we are going to give Xyou ten chances to set a new speed record. Your Xfirst typing will be for accuracy. Your next ten Xtypings will be for speed, and your final typing Xfor accuracy. Notice your speed increase between Xyour first typing and your twelfth typing. X XStart typing for accuracy this time. X$$$$ X ** Frame 64 ** X XStart your warm-up each day by typing the key words and the number Xcode with your eyes closed before copying the warm-up drills. XEvery time you type them, you are reviewing the entire alphabet, Xthe comma, the period, and the numbers. X X$$$$ X ** Frame 65 ** X XTimed writings. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 66 ** X XTimed writings. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 67 ** X X Warm-Up Drills X XRemember - The key to your success in typing is KEYBOARD MASTERY - Xbeing able to hit all keys without looking. The drill lines coming Xup are aimed at that goal. Keep trying to commit them all to Xmemory. X XType these next four lines with your eyes closed. Check your accuracy. XThen type this drill again with your eyes open. X$$$$ X ** Frame 68 ** X X Review of Special Characters X XThe best way to pratice special characters is by associating Xthem with the numbers on the keys. After some practice, you Xwill be able to use them in any combination. Type this drill X-- without looking. X$$$$ X ** Frame 69 ** X X Common-Word Practice X XStarting with this drill, you will practice the most common Xwords in our language. Words of less than four letters were Xleft out. They are listed in the order of their frequency with Xa few exceptions made for the sake of the arrangement of the copy. X XType the following drill, trying to speed up your fingers Xon the second and third typing of each word. X$$$$ X ** Frame 70 ** X XCommon-Word Practice continued. X$$$$ X ** Frame 71 ** X XTimed writings. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 72 ** X XTimed writings. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 73 ** X X Warm-Up Drills X XType these five lines with your eyes closed. Check your accuracy. XType them again with your eyes open. X$$$$ X ** Frame 74 ** X X Common-Word Practice X XType the following drill, trying to speed up your fingers Xon the second and third typing of each word. X$$$$ X ** Frame 75 ** X XCommon-Word Practice continued. X$$$$ X ** Frame 76 ** X XTimed writings. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 77 ** X XTimed writings. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 78 ** X X Common-Word Practice X XType the following drill, trying to speed up your fingers Xon the second and third typing of each word. X$$$$ X ** Frame 79 ** X X Common-Word Practice Continued X$$$$ X ** Frame 80 ** X XTimed writings. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 81 ** X XTimed writings. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** Frame 82 ** X X Warm-Up X XType the five lines with your eyes closed. Check your accuracy. XType them two more times with your eyes open. X$$$$ X ** Frame 83 ** X X More Warm-Up X XSix new words are being added to your daily warm-up. Their purpose is to Xgive you better finger action and to cut down on unnecessary wrist Xand arm motion. X XType this drill. X$$$$ X ** Frame 84 ** X XThis is your final timed writing. Practice this or any of the timed Xwriting frames as often as necessary to achieve your desired speed Xgoal. Remember to begin and end every speed-building activity with Xan accuracy writing. Start typing for accuracy. X$$$$ X ** END OF LESSON ** X$$$$ SHAR_EOF echo "End of archive 1 (of 2)" # if you want to concatenate archives, remove anything after this line exit