What are the Key-Finger Groups?

The 8 Key-Finger Groups are the groups of keys used by expert typists, and the typeSmart, that correspond to your 8 fingers. The Home Keys are ASDF-JKL; of the second row, on the industry standard QWERTY keyboard.

The Key-Finger Groups are the basis of typeSmart, and are clearly indicated by different colors in the typeSmart software. The eText ‘mind-map’ starts with making a clear distinction between left and right hands, as is done with some split or ‘natural’ keyboards.

Each hand is then divided into four groups corresponding to the fingers, as shown in the figure. The index finger of the left hand relates to the letters T-G-B-R-F-V. The middle finger of the left hand relates to the letters E-D-C, and so on, until the whole mind-mapping is learnt. (Mind-mapping is a concept invented and used by Tony Buzan and adopted by many industry trainers.)

You do not need to memorize the Key-Finger Groups, as you progressively learn these in using the typeSmart Software.

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