Home row and top row, mixed
You type real words with the home row and the top row, reaching up and coming back.
How to find the key
- Read the whole word first.
- Type it, and reach up where you need to.
- Go back to the home row after every reach: coming back is half the job.
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qwertyuiop
asdfghjkl;'
zxcvbnm,./
shiftshift
A worked example
write out
- Read the word first.
- Reach for the w with your left ring finger and the r with your left index finger.
- Go back to the home row and tap the i, the t and the e.
- Press the space bar.
- Type out the same way.
More examples
your tour
- Type your: the y, the o, the u and the r.
- Press the space bar.
- Type tour with your left index finger on the t.
pure water
- Type pure with a pinky on the p.
- Press the space bar.
- Type water, reaching up for the w and the t.
Watch out
You forget to go back to the home row and your hand drifts.
Come back after every reach. Coming back is half the job.
Tips
- Read the whole word before you type.
- Do not look at the keyboard: let your muscle memory find each key.
Why it works
Most English words use both rows all the time. The skill is not the reach but the return: going back to the home row after each letter. Every word here uses only the keys you know.