GUIDES
How to type faster, explained properly
Technique rather than motivation. Each guide takes one part of typing - the home row, the arithmetic behind WPM, the mistakes that cost the most - and works through it in full.
How to Type Faster - A Realistic Guide
Evidence-backed practice for typing faster without losing accuracy: technique, drills, and the plateaus most typists hit at 40, 60 and 80 WPM.
What Is WPM and How Is It Calculated?
A clear explanation of words per minute, the conventions used by typing tests, and why the same typist can score different WPM on different sites.
Touch Typing and the Home Row - Why It Matters
The home row, finger assignments, and how to retrain years of hunt-and-peck habits. Touch typing is where every fast typist starts.
Typing Mistakes and How to Fix Them
The most common typing errors - transpositions, substitutions, doubled letters - and the specific drills that fix each one.
WPM vs CPM vs Accuracy - Which Metric Should You Watch?
Typing tests report multiple metrics. Here's what each one means, how they relate, and which one matters most for your goal.
Typing certificates: what they prove, and what they do not
What a typing certificate proves, why no official one exists, what employers accept, and how to produce a result that holds up.
AZERTY, BEPO and the French Keyboard You Will Actually Sit At
France, Belgium and Quebec do not share one French keyboard. The four layouts a French typist meets, and what the 2019 AFNOR standard changed.
Gross and Net Keystrokes: How a Brazilian Typing Exam Is Marked
Brazilian public exams score typing in toques, not words per minute, and each notice sets its own penalty per error. What the formula looks like.
Typing Without Hurting Yourself: Posture, Setup and Knowing When to Stop
Typing injuries start in the fortnight of cramming, not at work. Desk setup, session length, and the warning signs that mean stop rather than push on.