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Your placement

3 short rounds - 2 to 6 minutes, depending on your pace. We measure per key what's solid and what needs work - then your course starts exactly where you stand.

Round 1 of 3: Everyday text
Your first keystroke starts the assessment

Most people type every day without ever learning it properly. Clean typing is a skill like any other: you can measure it and train it on the job.

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How the placement test works

The placement test is three short rounds, 2 to 6 minutes in total. You type sentences that cover every letter of your keyboard layout. For each key we measure accuracy and speed. That becomes your personal training plan: lessons for keys you already master get a suggestion to skip. Every lesson stays open, the decision is yours.

Why we measure per key, not just WPM

A single WPM number tells you how fast you are. It doesn't tell you why. The Aalto study "How We Type" measured what separates fast typists from slow ones: every key is hit by the same finger every time, the next keystroke is prepared in advance, the hands barely move. That can only be checked key by key. The analysis of 136 million keystrokes adds one more finding: slow typists mostly replace single letters with the wrong ones. The placement test finds exactly those keys, and the course trains them.

What happens after the placement test

  • You see, key by key, what is solid and what needs work.
  • Your plan starts at the first lesson that actually moves you forward.
  • Your progress is saved in your browser, no account and no signup.
  • After the course, take the typing speed test again and see the difference in numbers.

The whole path, from home row to full speed, is laid out in the complete touch typing guide.

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