How to Type without Looking at Keyboard

Computer has become quintessential in the present-day world. There is hardly any office that does not have computers for carrying out the work. The system of maintaining files and keeping paper records is ancient now. Everything, right from the clients’ profiles to the record of the transactions done with them to the record of the employees, is stored on the computer. So, if you are looking for a job, it is very necessary that you know how to type, that too without looking at the keyboard. This is because if you keep looking at the keyboard, it tends to affect your typing efficiency as well as quality. To learn how to type without seeing the keyboard, make use of the tips provided below.

How to Type Without Looking at Keyboard

Decide on the kind of keyboard you want to use and try to stick to it. QWERTY keyboard is the one that is more commonly used and the following steps relate to typing on a QWERTY keyboard.
The way you sit on your chair has a considerable impact on the efficiency of your typing. An incorrect posture can lead to more errors and slower typing speed.
The keyboard should be at a comfortable height for your fingers.
Now, sit straight and put your feet flat on the ground.
Place you fingers in the home position.
The index finger of your right hand should be on the ‘J’ key, while letting the other 3 fingers fall naturally on ‘K’, ‘L’ and ‘;’ keys.
The same way, place the index finger of your left hand on the ‘F’ key and let the other 3 finger fall naturally on ‘D’, ‘S’, and ‘A’ keys.
Type each key from left to right, as in - a s d f j k l. Make sure that you do not move the fingers at all and just press the keys that they are on.
Now, repeat the procedure, but with capital letters. For this, you will use ‘shift key’ and not ‘caps lock’.
If you want to capitalize the letters typed with right hand, press the left shift key with the little finger of your left hand.
The same way, if you want to capitalize the letters typed with left hand, press the right shift key with the little finger of your right hand.
Next, you need to be familiar with the rest of the alphabets, as to where they are positioned on the keyboard and how you type them.
‘Q’, ‘A’ and ‘Z’ are typed with the little finger of your left hand, which also presses the tab, caps lock, and shift buttons
‘W’, ‘S’ and ‘X’ are typed with the ring finger of your left hand.
‘E’, ‘D’ and ‘C’ are typed with the middle finger of your left hand.
‘R’, ‘F’, ‘V’, ‘B’, ‘G’ and ‘T’ are typed with the index finger of your left hand.
‘U’ ‘J’ ‘N’ ‘M’ ‘H’ and ‘Y’ are typed with your index finger of your right hand.
‘I’, ‘K’ and the button with ‘,’ and ‘<‘ on it are typed with the middle finger of your right hand.
‘O’, ‘L’ and the button with ‘>‘ and ‘.’ on it are typed with the ring finger of your right hand.
The little finger of your right hand is used for typing: ‘P’, ‘;’, ‘:’, ‘'‘, ‘/’, ‘?’, ‘[‘, ‘{‘, ‘]’, ‘}’, ‘’, ‘|’, as well as pressing the shift, enter and backspace keys.
Your thumb is always on space bar.
Keep your finger on the home position and type the phrase ‘the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’.
Make sure that you do not move your hand and return the fingers back to the home position.
Initially, start slowly and take sometime typing the phrase. Gradually, pick up speed and keep looking at your monitor.
Try to correct the mistakes made by you, without looking at the keyboard.
You have learnt the basic procedure of typing without looking at the keyboard. Now, all you have to do is practice!

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