Iwant to learn keyboard skills on the cheap any ideas,?

Answer 1

haha, go for a level five on here.
Answer lots and lots of questions and you will be typing like a crazy person in no time!
Seriously, though just type. blog, answer questions, work in Word, just do it.
do you myspace? comment all your friends all the time. that works too!
Now, if you want a more traditional approach and you are in to "courses" and things like that, just google free online typing lessons and you will find tons of sites that will give you practice.

Answer 2

Depends what you mean by keyboard. If you mean electric piano/using a keyboard AS a piano then sure, that's fine - just make sure you get one with touch sensitive keys. A keyboard is not the same as a piano (even an electric piano is not exactly the same) but it is very similar. If you mean using a keyboard lazy man's piano (i.e. with backing, arpeggiators etc) then it's a lot harder to play that on a piano than on a keyboard - those skills are non-transferrable. However, you don't need to get a grand piano! I've been playing for 20 years and can't possibly afford one. You can get some really good (ok, not concert standard - but you're only a beginner) electric and stage pianos these days, and you can probably pick up a half-decent upright piano for not much money; sometimes people give them away!

Answer 3

There are a lot of programs out there that will teach you typing skills on the cheap, or even free. The one I use is a game called The Typing of the Dead. It's a commercial game but it's old, so I'm sure you will be able to download it from somewhere.

Also you might like to try Typing Trainer, I've not used it, but I've heard people who did. It shows you which finger you should be using for each key, if you're willing to put up with an overly bright interface it could well be the one for you. Link below.

Hope these are of some help to you! :)

Answer 4

when u say keyboard i'm guessing u mean computer keyboard in which case any PC CD-ROM's that teach u how to touch type. I bought a one recently for £9.99 from a garden centre lol, how sad am i anyway try amazon for new and used teach ur self touch typing. And make sure u get a one that will be strict with you and keep u well disclipied lol so that u don't cheat by looking down at the keyboard. Trust me it works a treat. I still don't use both hands mind, but it does speed up ur overall typing.

Answer 5

If you go along to your Local College you can do a CLAIT Course for £30. I did one and I go 100 hours on one of the computers with a tutor on hand if I got stuck, at the end I came away with a Nationally recognised qualification stating I knew how to use Word (wordprocessing), Excel (spreadsheets), Access (databases), Powerpoint (presentations) plus switching on and off the computer. You can also do moduels on E-mail and the Internet instead of the Access and Powerpoint moduels.

Answer 6

For $5 to $10 you can pick up a typing CD at Comp USA or Circuit City ... or similar stores ...
The CD's are set up like video games, so typing is not so monotonous.

Answer 7

My mother taught me at the age of 6 by roting FINGER and HAND positions on the QWERTY keyboard for half an hour before bed and it worked.

What's third finger on the left hand, third row up from the bottom? (W)

Now, when you're as ONARY as me going to the TOP ROW, SHIFT KEY or working with the QUOTE marks, my mother gave up and said

YOU KNOW

Answer 8

I am assuming you mean keyboarding, as in typing? Try tux typing 2.0, or freetyping game.net, or just go to google and type in typing/keyboard lessons. All the above are free.

Answer 9

Go here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

It's completely free and an awesome program. Made for kids...but great for anyone as it teaches the exact same skills in the exact same order as all the other programs.

Answer 10

Mavis Beacon is really good. I started typing in high school (years ago), but it helped me get up to 50 wpm.