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Free Online Typing Tutor
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From the server in a restaurant to a CEO of a Fortune 500, typing skills are necessary. Typing is a useful, life-long skill.

Typing skills are just as important for children. Prepare your children for the computer age. Teach them when they are young (if they can tie their own shoes, they are ready), and typing will become second nature to them.

It will help them with school work starting as early as elementary school. Typing speed will affect how fast they can do research, surf the Web, write papers, and save time with school work! Typing has been shown to improve spelling, writing, language skills, and grades.

An average typist can achieve about 30 to 45 words per minute
Advanced typists generally are expected to operate at typing speeds above 60 WPM.
You can learn to type using our free typing tutor below.

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How to Type Special Characters Here are some of the most common keyboard symbols you need to familiarize yourself with when learning to type. Keep this list handy for easy reference. ~~~ EXCLAMATION MARK ! SHIFT 1 ~~~ AT SIGN @ SHIFT 2 ~~~ NUMBER SIGN # SHIFT 3 ~~~ DOLLAR SIGN $ SHIFT 4 ~~~ PERCENT SIGN % SHIFT 5 ~~~ CARET SIGN ^ SHIFT 6 ~~~ AMPERSAND & SHIFT 7 ~~~ ASTERISK * SHIFT 8 ~~~ PARENTHESIS ( ) SHIFT 9 & 10 ~~~ QUESTION MARK ? SHIFT / ~~~ BRACKETS { } SHIFT RIGHT OF P ~~~ EQUALS = RIGHT OF HYPHEN ~~~ PLUS + SHIFT = ~~~ Print this list and keep these keyboard symbols handy for easy reference.