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- *Q1*
- Welcome to lesson Q1.
-
- In the Q series of lessons, we will be learning to touch-type on the standard
- keyboard. I will introduce you to each letter on the keyboard, one at a time.
- By the time you have completed this series, you will be able to type the entire
- alphabet, the numbers, and most of the punctuation keys by touch.
-
- If you have never taken any lessons in typing before, please be patient. Typing
- is not difficult but it does take a lot of practice. Avoid the tendency to
- look down at your fingers while typing. This is a very bad habit and is hard
- to break later. If you hit the wrong key, I will let you know. (But, I won't
- tell anyone else, so don't worry about it.)
-
- If you have always used the hunt-and-peck method, you will have an even harder
- time keeping yourself from looking. Don't be surprised if you find touch
- typing slower than your old ways. It may be slower when you first start.
- But, touch typing is far faster once you get the hang of it.
-
- If you can already touch type, you should be able to go through these lessons
- fairly quickly. Or, you may want to go directly to the S series.\T
-
- The HOME Keys.
-
- In order to hit the correct keys by touch alone, you must always know where your
- fingers are. The way to do this is to have a special place for each finger.
- This key is called the HOME position.
-
- Place the first finger of your right hand on the J-key. Now, place your second
- finger on the K-key, your third finger on the L-key, and your fourth-finger on
- the ;-key (the one with the : and ; on it).
-
- Similarly place the four fingers of your left hand on the F, D, S, and A-keys.
- Place your right thumb over the SPACE bar. (Henceforth, always hit the SPACE
- bar with this thumb.) Now, lift all your fingers slightly so that they are
- poised just over the keys. Each finger should be just barely touching its home
- key. This is an electronic keyboard and does not take much pressure to ac-
- cidentally press the key down.
-
- Above the D-key is the E-key. Above the K-key is the I-key. Learn these
- positions well. Whenever you are about to type a line, look at your fingers and
- make sure they are in the HOME position. Then don't look at them again.\T
-
- DRILL PATTERNS
-
- For the rest of this lesson, I will display a line of text in the middle of the
- screen and instructions at the top of the screen.
-
- All you have to do is type in the characters that you see in the middle of
- the screen. If you hit the correct key, I will not do anything. If you make
- a mistake, I will display a large X under the letter that you got wrong and
- beep the terminal. In either event, just keep going by typing the next letter.
-
- When you have finished typing the line, hit the RETURN key. To do this, extend
- the little finger of your right hand over to the RETURN key. Hit the key and
- zip the finger back to its home position. Be careful not to let your other
- fingers move far from their home positions in the process. Also, be careful
- not to type an extra space at the end of the line.
-
- If you made no mistakes on the line, I will display the next drill pattern. If
- you did make a mistake, I will beep at you and make you do the line again. If
- on the second try you made more than two mistakes, I will beep again and make
- you try again, etc. Don't forget to use your right thumb for the SPACE bar.\T
- (1) Try this:\I
- asdf ;lkj asdf ;lkj asdf ;lkj asdf ;lkj asdf ;lkj asdf ;lkj\D
- Now this:\I
- asdef ;lkij asdef ;lkij asdef ;lkij asdef ;lkij asdef ;lkij\D
- (2) Some more:\I
- as al ad ak af aj fa ka da la sa ja sl sd sk sf ls ds ks fs
- de le ae ke se je fe ed el ea ek es ej ef ed lf dk dl fl kl
- ki ai li si di ji fi ia il is ik id ij if dd ee ss ff ll ei\D
- (3) Hang in there; let's do some sentences...\I
- Dad adds a salad A lad asks Salad falls as a lad asks Dad\D
- (4)\I
- Lease a desk Add a safe deal Ask less fees Add a lease
- Lease a lake Add lake sales Add deeds Flee false deals\D
- (5)\I
- Feel a dead faded leaf Seeds fall as a faded leaf falls
- A lad sells seeds Dad feels a seed Dad adds a seed deal
- A deaf lad sells a false jade Dad sells a deaf lad a sled\D
- (6)\I
- Idle Sid seeks a salad Sis aids Sid A salad is laid aside
- Sid seeks a lake Sis is all silks Sid likes silks
- A lad asks if Dad likes lilies Dad is ill Dad feels life dies as lilies fade
- Dad slides all lilies aside Dad is jaded\D
- (7)\I
- Sails fill as Sis sails a safe lake Skill aids Sis Dad
- likes a safe sail Sis seeks a lee isle All sail is
- laid aside Sis feels life is ideal Idle fields lead as
- Sis seeks lilies Sis falls Lilies fade as Sis falls
- Faded sails fill Idle isles slide aside as Sis sails\D
- (8)\I
- Sid adds all sail as Dad sees a safe sea as idle as a lake\D
- *
- *Q2*
- Lesson Q2
-
- (h g o u n . t)
-
- In this lesson you learn six new letters (H, G, O, U, N, T) and the period. (.).
- Be sure that the F-finger does not linger on the G-key or the J-finger on the
- H-key.
-
- Note that you always follow a period with two spaces.\T
- (1) Rhythm Drill\I
- a;sldkfjgh a;sldkfjgh a;sldkfjgh a;sldkfjgh a;sldkfjgh
- asdefghk lokijujhjn asdefgfk lokijujhjn asdefgfk
- l. a. l. s. l. d. l. e. l. n. l. t. l. o.\D
- (2) Balanced Keyboard Drill\I
- as os es us is an on en un in at ot et ut it ad od ed ud id
- sa so se su si na no ne nu ni ta to te tu ti ha ho he hu hi
- da do de du di au st oi sh oi ts ht oe nk ou nd ue ns ui th\D
- (3) Continuous Copy\I
- Ed had a shed. His shed had dishes. He had shade.
- Ed had his ease. Sis liked a safe shed. Sis had shade.
- His shed is ashes. Ed hides his head. He heeds Sis.\D
- (4)\I
- Odd ideas are like odd seeds. Odd seeds die as do odd deeds.
- Dad has odd ideas. Dad sees a soda as a sad dose. A soda
- aids Sis. So I see a soda is added. Sis does like a soda.\D
- (5)\I
- Sid used us. Sid sued us. Ada used us as aid. I did aid.
- I added ease. I issued added deeds. Ada said adieu. Ada
- used dead deeds as issues. Sid said I used deeds due Ada.\D
- (6)\I
- Ed is staid. Ed uses tested data as assets. Sis is a
- tease. Sis sets a tea date. As Ed tastes tea I state tea
- data. Sis teases Ed at tea. As Ed eats I state diet data.\D
- (7)\I
- Sis said Dean is dense as sand. Dean needs an idea and Sis
- needs a sedan. Dad sends a sedan. Dean is indeed sad as
- he sees Sis and Ed inside. At nine he sees Sis and Ed dine.\D
- (8) Rhythmic Review\I
- He sees that in a test he has to state and use a sane idea.\D
- *
- *Q3*
- Lesson Q3
-
- (y r c , ? : p)
-
- You learned first the letters that are most frequently used in the English
- language. They are repeated over and over again.
-
- One space always follows a comma. Don't forget there are two spaces between
- sentences, no matter what punctuation mark closes the sentence.
-
- The colon (:) introduces a list and is followed by two spaces.\T
- (1) Rhythm Drill\I
- deki frju dck, dcl. frju ftjy deki frju dck, dcl. frju ftjy
- fgjh ;p;? jujy dedc lol. kik, fgju ;:;: frfk jujy dedc kik,\D
- (2) Balanced Keyboard Drill\I
- ag ac ar al ap at ay af ug uc ur ul up ut eg ec er el ep et
- ey ef og or ol op ot of ig ic ir il ip if ga ca ra la pa fa
- gu cu ru lu pu fu ge ce re le pe ye fe go co ro lo po yo fo
- gi ci ri li fi gn pl gh ld sy rd ty ct ft ch nc dy dr ph ng
- s? d? e? f? r? f? t? j? n? s: d: e: r: t: n:
- k, i, d, e, f, r, k, u, f, t, k, y, d, c, k, n, k, h, l, o,\D
- (3) Continuous Copy\I
- Chance can aid a nice choice. It can teach one to count his
- costs too. In each such case a chance cause can hit costs.\D
- (4)\I
- At his age a good song is the thing as he gets his dog and
- gun. He is going to hunt again. As night ends he sets out.\D
- (5)\I
- As soon as papa is deep in a nap Pat happens to pound in his
- shop and the phone sounds. Pat is to paint and pass up noise.\D
- (6)\I
- I hear there is an error in her other order. The store sent
- her red dress to our door. She is sure that it is too dear.\D
- (7)\I
- I shall hold those ideal hotel lots at least until all land
- is sold. Late sales still total less than the one old deal.\D
- (8)\I
- Sunday is too soon. It is not easy to stay and study this
- dandy day. I need to study. It is not easy on the eyes.\D
- (9)\I
- One needs to use faith if one fishes often. It is fun to sit
- on soft sod and fish. It is fun to feel a fish dash out fast.\D
- (9A)\I
- Hello, is this Dan? Hello, Dan, this is Ann. No, Ann. Did
- you see Ted? Is Nan at the house? Then dash to the house.
- Is he at the house? Has he his auto? Did he tie on those
- odds and ends: used suits, sun hats, shoes, and side tent?\D
- (10) Rhythmic Review\I
- Papa can not plan to get us all there in such a car as this.\D
- *
- *Q4*
- Lesson Q4
-
- (m w v z x b q ' -)
-
- Self control is important in learning to type. Concentrate on using the
- correct finger for each key. In this lesson you learn the seven remaining
- letters of the alphabet.
-
- The semicolon (;), like the comma, is followed by one space in a sentence.\T
- (1) Rhythm Drill\I
- dedc kik, frfv jujm swsx lol. aqaz ;p;p frfv jujm ftfb jyjn
- aqsw az;p sxl. fvjm fvjn fbjn aqsw az;p sxl. fvjm fvjn fbjn\D
- (2) Balanced Keyboard Drill\I
- am aw av az ak ax ab um ub em ew ev ez ek eq ex om ow ov oz
- ok ob im iv iz ix ib ma wa va za ka ja xa ba mu ju qu bu me
- we ve ze ke je xe be mo wo vo zo ko jo bo mi wi vi zi ki xi
- bi xt sm sk sw kn ms nk wh tw ks wn dv s; o; n; d; l; e; t;\D
- (3) Continuous Copy\I
- Iowa was white with snow when we two went down town and saw
- a show. We wanted to see news and not the widow who was wed.\D
- (4)\I
- John has to use a tan and jet auto. He joined Jane in its
- joint use. Jane just intends to use it in June on a jaunt.\D
- (5)\I
- Smith is his name. He is on some Maine team. I am to meet
- him and Miss Smith. I must see them some time this month.\D
- (6)\I
- Kate uses ink to send a note south to Kansas kin. She asks
- to use a kodak to take along on these keen skates and skis.\D
- (7)\I
- I advise Eva in vain to avoid an auto visit in seven states.
- Nevada is so vivid that Eva votes to have this visit saved.\D
- (8)\I
- She has questions and unique ideas to quote us. So she is
- quite the queen in this quiet set and sets us quaint quotas.\D
- (9)\I
- The zoo is shut. His zest is dashed. Dan dozes. One sneeze
- and then a dozen seize Dan. In a daze he sees the zoo seized.\D
- (9A)\I
- The boat has been best to Boston. On this basis no doubt one
- is bound to be a bit behind but boats beat both dust and heat.\D
- (9B)\I
- Nan is in Texas. She is anxious to dine at six. She sees a
- taxi stand next to the sixth exit. Taxis exist to aid one.\D
- (10) Rhythmic Review\I
- Ask them to let us have the car if they both go to the show.\D
- *
- *Q5*
- Lesson Q5
-
- Now you know all of the alphabet. In this lesson we add the hyphen (-) and
- the apostrophe (').\T
- (1) Rhythm Drill\I
- dedc kik, frfv jujm swsx lol. aqaz ;p;p frfv jujm ftfb jyjn
- frfk fvfb jujy jmjn aqsw azsw azsx ;plo ;p;- kik, ;p;-\D
- (2) Balanced Keyboard Drill\I
- ad ar an al am ab ee st ed er en el es em ex om on or un up
- id ic ir in im se sy le ly re ry ec fy ty de be my by bi di
- l-t o-d s-c p-t o-d n-y r-o g-d r-h d-g n't t's l's y's I'l\D
- (3) Continuous Copy -- Review\I
- It is a good thing papa has gone. Pat gets up a deep song.
- Yet Ann says an easy song any day is a sign to guess again.\D
- (4)\I
- They often need funds but don't think it is any fun to study.
- Ann is keen to ask him to use his kodak at the same time.\D
- (5)\I
- Ted notes an odd noise. Dan is in the seas and needs aid.
- He sheds his suit and shoes on the sand and is out in haste.\D
- (6)\I
- A good visit East is Ann's next quest. Ann seems to seize
- on this idea with zest. She has set seven visits as a quota.\D
- (7)\I
- She is to adjust her six visits to have a snow-white Maine
- Christmas. An Iowa aunt asks Ann to take in that state, too.\D
- (8)\I
- It's a tax on time, but it's quite a new zone to Ann who is
- in just the mood to end her quota of visits in sixteen weeks.\D
- (9) Rhythmic Review\I
- Two of the boys are to do it today and two of them next week.\D
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