Dvorak Lesson 17: Learn to Type 6 & 5 Keys
This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the 5 and 6 keys. If you already know the keyboard, try our our data entry drills or number drills for more relevant practice exercises.
Instructions:
- Begin with your fingers on the home row.
- The '6' key is two rows above the 'D' key (use your right index finger), stretch up to hit it.
- The '5' key is two rows above the 'I' key (use your left index finger), stretch up to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. To make a capital letter, press the shift key with the pinky finger of your other hand at the same time as you press the letter key.
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
hhh hfh hf6 h6h f6f 6f6 6h6 666 6fh hf6 uuu uyu uy5 y5y 5y5 5u5 555 5yu uy5 5 6 55 56 65 66 555 556 565 566 655 656 665 666 5555 5556 5565 5566 5655 5656 5665 5666 6555 6556 6565 6566 6655 6656 6665 6666 6665 highways; 55 resorts; 55 ferries; 5566 weekends; 666 hotels; 55 cameras; 65 train stations; 5 passports; 5666 resorts; 555 bicycles; 55 cameras; 666 hotels; 555 foreigners; 6 highways; 5556 islands; 6655 highways; 5566 weekends; 5556 islands; 666 hotels; 56 umbrellas; 55 ferries; 5 passports; 665 hotels; 55 resorts; 6665 umbrellas; 6665 inns; 66 ferries; 5555 foreigners; 6655 highways; 666 highways; 6665 ferries; 6655 islands; 5666 bicycles; 555 amusement parks; 65 train stations; 55 cameras; 6655 highways; 5666 resorts; 55 ferries; 555 foreigners; 55 bicycles; 6655 highways; 6666 airports; 6665 umbrellas; 65 train stations; 5566 ocean liners; 665 hotels; 5555 foreigners; 5 jets; 5566 airplanes;Load Test