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Smart Ways to Prevent Mistakes While Typing

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Worried About Making Mistakes when you type?

Typing Errors occur when one scrawls his or her assignment or writing tasks.
Error rates usually range from 1% to 3.2%when professional typists type documents.

Slowly Increase Your Speed

If you are new to typing or struggle to type fast, work your way slowly up the ladder
Maintain the home row position and place your fingers on ASDF JKL; keys
Press the keys only with the fingers for which they are reserved
Do not look at the keyboard while typing
Increase your speed when you hit the right keys out of habit at a particular tempo

Sitting Posture and Finger Movement

Keep your back straight with elbow bent at a right angle
Keep the shoulder and arm at a comfortable position
Maintain a distance of 45-70 cm between your eyes and screen
Return to the Home position after you have hit specific keys
Practice hitting the keys at regular intervals
Use the thumb to press the Space bar
Employ the pinky finger to hit the SHIFT key

Avoid Errors

Once you start following the rules stated above, stick to the following steps

Take your time to avoid the mistakes at first
Scan a paragraph once you have written it and proceed to the next
Proofread your write-up manually, once you have completed it
Take the help of online proofreading tools like Grammarly, Ginger Software, Paper Rater
Use free grammar checker tools like co.uk, LanguageTool, Jetpack
Check your progress after each week and make a note of the issues that is persisting

Typing Software

Apart from the grammar and proofreading services specific software, you can take the help of the typing software listed below.

KeyBlaze

This free typing software imparts typing lessons through GUI interface

Typing Trainer

This freeware analyses your typing speed and offers feedback

Max Type Pro

This freeware is ideal for enhancing typing speed with accuracy, and you will get practice sessions and weekly reports

Type Faster

This is the best platform for practicing ‘touch typing’, i.e. typing without looking at the keyboard

Stamina Typing Tutor

This software offers a virtual keyboard and is concerned with the accuracy of typing

Letter Chase Typing Tutor

The software is aimed at imparting knowledge related to character and numeric keys

TIPP 10 Typing Software

It offers a free course and the person taking the lesson can form his own practice session. The development is displayed on the screen itself, each day.