Typing Tutorials - Two Typing softwares is all you need

Before you go and start the tutorial it would be helpful to note down a few points. First thing is that learning to type will take time and you will not be able to do it quickly. Take a small notepad or book and note down

How much time will you be spending daily
How many days a week will you be taking the tutorial

This is very important because it will help you to become a successful typist. Do the tutorial for 5 or 6 days a week and take a day or two for rest otherwise it will become a difficult task.

Also keep a minimum time limit for which you will be typing and try to do that much at the minimum and more if you have the will.

Keeping these things in mind let us start the typing tutorial....

This is the best software if you want to learn to type properly and quickly. It has a total of 100 lessons of which 40 will be available when you download the free version. Go to Ergosolo.com .

On the left hand side you can see a download button. Click it and you will be taken to a page which requires name,email and all those things.Only the first three fields are required. Just fill the information and hit download at the bottom. Then you can access the main download page. Click on the US layout or UK layout and download it.

After downloading, install the limited version. When you start the software a small registration block appears.

Click on the register later button and then you will be taken to the start page.

There is a small green button which you must click. This will take you to the user menu where you must create an account by writing name and password(if you need). Then click on the forward button at the bottom and you can see all the lessons in the software. There are a total of 100 but you can use only 40.

Now one thing that I want to tell you is the amount of reading that you have to do. The Yesolo typing tutor is different from other tutors where you have to go on reading the information available. Some of you may feel that it is a waste of time but trust me it is not. I have done it myself by reading all the material and it is interesting. You will be given information on how to take the lessons in the best possible way and also on your posture. There are also many jokes which will ease your frustration.

Don't just go and start doing all the exercises because after sometime you will lose it and will feel like leaving the course. Go slow and read the information and you will be well on your way to get the basics correct. That is the most important thing for success.

After doing each session you will be given grades A, B or C . Initially you may get B,C or D. If you get C or D then I suggest you to do it again and try to get an A or B in every session. This will make sure that you have done a good job.

Now, after completing all the 40 sessions, you will have the correct information on how to keep your hands, fingers and type correctly. You will be able to type the home row keys without seeing and with complete effeciency.

Some of you may consider buying the product because of the effectiveness. It will be well worth it. For those of you who don't want to buy, just like me, they can try the second typing tutor which I used.

The second free typing software which is another gem is the Stamina typing tutor. In this one you can find each and every lesson from alphabet to numbers to the special symbols available on the keyboard. Using this one you can master the entire keyboard.

Some of you may be thinking that if it contains lessons for everything then only this software should be used but the reason is that the basic explanation which is required to be able to type in the correct fashion is present in Yesolo. So it is recommended to use Yesolo first and then use the Stamina tutor.

The Stamina typing tutor looks like this


When you click Start button, the lesson mentioned just above it will start. In the image you can see df jk, so this lesson contains the 4 alphabet which you have to practice. When this is finished, the next lesson automatically comes up. In this way you have to do each and every exercise.

In the mode section

you can see all the lessons that are available to you. The best thing to do is complete the lessons one by one and if you have more errors in a lesson then do it again till the number of errors is as less as possible.

While its true that typing at high speed is the dream of many people but few of them accomplish it. This is because of the work needed to do or the effort that is required. I have done it, so I can say that sometimes you will just want to give it up and leave. This is where you have to think, keeping your brain cool. If you have it in you, then you will definitely go for it. For those of you who find this difficult, here are somethings that you can try...

1) Take the typing tutorial for sometime, atleast 15 minutes daily instead of doing 1-3 hours on one day and leaving for 3 days. If you do it consistently then you can achieve it quickly.

2) If you are having some problem in some exercise, then just leave it and proceed forward.

3) There are some keys which will be difficult to type at first, for that open a notepad and type the letter continuously. This will help.

4) Play typing games so that you are not bored.

5) Keep a spare keyboard (which is useless) so that if you get angry you can hit that one, instead of damaging the good keyboard.