# Mistyping on a Keyboard

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/mistyping-on-a-keyboard/2618>\
**Category:** The Science of Keyboarding\
**Created:** [April 18, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/mistyping-on-a-keyboard/2618 "2020-04-18T06:48:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lilahplummer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@lilahplummer](https://community.typesy.com/u/lilahplummer)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/mistyping-on-a-keyboard/2618/1 "2020-04-18T06:48:47Z")

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How do you avoid touch typing when not looking at the keyboard?

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**Author:** ![Arella](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.typesy.com/arella/32/197_2.png) [@Arella](https://community.typesy.com/u/Arella)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/mistyping-on-a-keyboard/2618/2 "2020-04-18T07:28:57Z")

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Hi!

You must learn how to touch type. Touch typing is the standard method of keyboarding by which you are using a particular finger on every keys. Once you get familiarized, you no longer need to keep looking at the keyboard.

Best Regards,  
Arella Bernales  
Community Moderator at Typesy