Keyboard Mastery & First Typing
The four keyboard zones, home row, Backspace vs Delete, posture and first typing drills.
By the end, you will be able to:
- Name the four keyboard zones and say how a desktop keyboard differs from a laptop keyboard.
- Explain what Spacebar, Enter, Backspace, Delete, Caps Lock and Shift do, especially Backspace vs Delete.
- Rest all ten fingers on home row using the bumps on F and J.
- Open Notepad from the Start search, type the four drills, and select words with double-click and click-and-drag.
What you need
No computer at home? Print the PDF and practise on paper.
Follow these steps in order
Tick each step when you finish it. Your ticks are saved on this device, so you can stop and come back later.
Learn the ideas ⏱️ 35 min
Read pages 1–4 of the workbook and try every small task. Type your answers straight into the boxes: they save by themselves.
Explore the 3D lab ⏱️ 15 min
Play with the 3D model below. The 🎯 missions tell you exactly what to do next. When you finish every mission, this step ticks itself.
Do the Lab Mission ⏱️ 25 min
Page 5 is the hands-on task. Do it on a real computer, step by step. You need: a computer with Notepad (or any typing program).
Check yourself ⏱️ 10 min
Answer the questions on page 6 without looking back, then check your answers below.
Finished? Check your answers
Check Your Knowledge (Page 2) Press Backspace 2 times. The cursor is after the last r, so Backspace removes the two extra r's and leaves "computer".
Finger-to-key mapping
- Left pinky: key A.
- Left ring: key S.
- Left middle: key D.
- Left index: key F (with the tactile bump).
- Either thumb: Spacebar.
Written review questions
- Shift gives just one capital, so you type "Kofi" correctly. Caps Lock would give "KOFI", and you would have to remember to turn it off afterwards.
- Backspace erases the character to the left of the cursor. Delete erases the character to the right.
- F and J.
Rate yourself and save your work ⏱️ 5 min
Tick how confident you feel on the last page, then press 🖨 Print / Save as PDF in the workbook to keep a copy. On a shared computer, press Clear my answers when you have saved it.
⌨️ The Living Keyboard
Press real keys and watch the 3D keyboard respond. See the four zones and the finger map, then take the home-row drill. Follow the 🎯 missions on the right: they tell you what to do next.
Stuck? Try this
Most problems are one missed word. Look for the Panic Button or Help box in the workbook.
Refresh the page. On a very old computer it may not show 3D. The workbook still has everything you need.
Answers save on the computer you typed them on. Open the workbook on that same computer and browser.
Ask your mentor, a teacher or a friend. Show them the step number you are on.