What are Some Typing Exercises?
Improving your typing abilities can help you make fewer mistakes, improve your efficiency at work, and even open up your job prospects. It will take some effort, but once you regularly practice some typing exercises, typing quickly will become second nature. The first place to begin is to determine your words per minute (WPM) and accuracy. There are numerous online typing tests that will determine your WPM. Standards vary, but most statistics say that an average typist will type between 50 and 60 words per minute, whereas a skilled typist will type between 80 and 95 words per minute. Some exceptional typists can type at 120 WPM. Some job applications will specify a number of words per minute that they want their applicants to be able to do. These typing tests will also measure accuracy — how many mistakes you make, how many types you must backspace, etc. Over 90% accuracy is a good goal to have. Two-finger typists, also known as “hunt and peck” typists, generally cannot reach speeds o
