# More Infomation About Touch Typing

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/more-infomation-about-touch-typing/4123>\
**Category:** The Science of Keyboarding\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/more-infomation-about-touch-typing/4123 "2020-05-26T05:08:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![rayjarvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@rayjarvis](https://community.typesy.com/u/rayjarvis)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 5:08am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/more-infomation-about-touch-typing/4123/1 "2020-05-26T05:08:41Z")

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Can you further elaborate what touch typing is all about?

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**Author:** ![Lyka\_Remeticado](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.typesy.com/lyka_remeticado/32/191_2.png) [@Lyka\_Remeticado](https://community.typesy.com/u/Lyka_Remeticado)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/more-infomation-about-touch-typing/4123/2 "2020-05-26T06:14:49Z")

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Hi,

The five most basic questions about touch typing can be summed up with the Five Ws: What, When, Where, Why, and How. We’d like to give you quick answers to all five of those questions:

> **[The How, When, What, Who, and Where of Learning Touch Typing](https://www.typesy.com/the-how-when-what-who-and-where-of-learning-touch-typing/)**
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> Image by tookapic from Pixabay
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> In this millennium, there’s no way to escape the keyboard. No matter where you look, kids everywhere are typing, typing, typing!
> Now, look at your children. That’s right, they’re next. And it’s your job to teach them.

We hope you enjoy the article!

Best Regards,  
Lyka Remeticado  
Community Associate at Typesy

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**Author:** ![Alex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.typesy.com/alex/32/194_2.png) [@Alex](https://community.typesy.com/u/Alex)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/more-infomation-about-touch-typing/4123/3 "2020-05-26T16:35:56Z")

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Hello, @rayjarvis!

A short explanation would be that touch typing refers to a style of typing that uses a sense of touch rather than sight. Through structured repetition, typists strengthen muscle memory, learning which fingers to use for each key based on hand placement. Touch typing involves the specific placements of all eight fingers and both thumbs; once muscle memory is strong enough, this style allows for the typist to focus on the screen rather than the keyboard. Learning this method is preferable over others for safety and effectiveness. Using two or three fingers to hunt and peck takes much longer and allows for the development of bad habits.

Touch typing is all about efficiency! A mastery allows for effective use of your fingers, freedom to roam for your eyes, and a learned posture to avoid potential for long term misuse.

Regards,  
Alex (The Reimagined Classroom Teacher)