The Bottom Letter Row

At the end of the previous Lesson we touched on Capital letters.  In this lesson we will expand on it and review the bottom letter row.

Your Keyboard should have two Shift Keys, one to the left, one to the right. The proficient typist will use the little finger of their inactive hand to operate one of the Shift keys when capitals are required.

The bottom letter row of the keyboard, the Z-X-C-V-B row cannot claim the relevant importance in the pursuit of touch typing of the Home Row. Nor can it contest the international fame or high profile of the hard working QWERTY row. But there is one way in which it can surpass them both. Once you have mastered the bottom row you will have learned all the alpha keys on the keyboard and the most popular punctuation keys.

So, if you are to type a capital R, you will strike the R key with the index finger of your left hand whilst depressing the Shift key with the little finger of your right hand. A team game for the opposing forces of left and right.

● The left index finger will control the V and B keys, and the right index finger will control the N and M keys.

● The left middle finger will control the C key, and the right middle finger will control the, key.

● The left ring finger will control the X key, and the right ring finger will control the . key.

● The left little finger will control the Z key, and the right little finger will control the / key.

● The left Shift key is controlled by the left little finger and the right shift key is controlled by the right little finger

LF = Little Finger,  RF = Ring Finger,  MF = Middle Finger,  IF = Index Finger

Some people find the downward stretching for the new finger positions awkward at first but it soon passes.