Despite the advancement of technology, in computer science and electronics, which has changed the world in the last twenty years, one thing has always remained the same: the keyboard. It is true that in the last year, thanks to the introduction of computers such as the iPad, new methods for word processing have been implemented, with touchscreen technology but this will not replace, at least in the short term, the use of the keyboard on the computer. People use it for all the purposes of writing on the computer, for documents, for writing emails, for chatting with friends, for sharing news on Facebook or Twitter and, as far as I'm concerned, also for writing on a blog . Sometimes it is funny to see people who are not used to typing on the computer, who use one hand, with one finger, and slowly press one key at a time, looking for the letter to be typed. The more experienced instead write two-handed, naturally and, sometimes, even without looking at the keyboard because they know by heart where the letters and numbers are in the so-called QWERTY keyboard.
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Typing or writing speed is usually measured in characters per minute (CPM) or words per minute (words per minute).
As I see it, the first thing to learn when using the computer, to save time and productivity, is to write quickly on the computer .
To be faster at typing and, therefore, typing keys and writing fluidly, there are some games and some tests, useful and, at the same time, fun.
So let's see the best online web apps that everyone can use to improve typing speed .
1) Keybr is a web application that supports seven different languages and layouts showing a sentence to be written, different according to the selected language.
You can choose a level of difficulty and the type of text that can be random and incomprehensible, personalized or extracted from a site or blog.
The program keeps track of typing speeds and errors, and highlights the character to be typed in green.
The fast writing test records the maximum speed, the average speed and any improvement.
2) Sense Lang is a site that presents lessons to learn fast writing on the computer, both on the normal Italian keyboard and on the numeric keyboard.
There are also games and you can write any text by pasting it into the space provided.
3) TypingTest is a site dedicated to improving the ability to write on the computer keyboard.
The site offers a test with an English text, with a stopwatch and the count of beats per minute
4) TyperShark is a basic game where the goal is to type the words that appear above the sharks that approach the player.
There are different levels of difficulty and, in the end, the total scores of words written per minute and the percentage of accuracy are shown.
5) Typeracer is an online race against other players where the fastest to write wins.
6) Power Typing is a simple test in English to measure writing speed.
7) Typing Invaders and 10 finger Breakout are two games to download where you have to use all the keys of the keyboard with precision to win.
8) Key Hero is a race with other users that also shows a ranking of the best writers on the pc.
9) Typing Web is an English site with different levels of difficulty that allows you to learn to write quickly.
10) 10fastfingers is a simple website, in Italian, that has one of the best typing speed test tools, with a simple and immediate user interface to start immediately without too many clicks.
If you want a Windows program to learn how to write quickly with the computer keyboard, you can download Stamina Typing Tutor, a fun and easy Italian version (you must download the Phrases_IT.exe file from the Download section to apply the language Italian) with a nice interface.
There are typing exercises and a practical guide to learn where to put your fingers and level up.
It works well on Windows 7, it also includes accompanying images and music.
