🔠 Lesson: Type Capital QWERTYUIOP (Uppercase)

How to Type Capital QWERTYUIOP Correctly

Capital letters are typed by holding Shift and pressing the letter. For these letters the standard touch-typing rule is simple: press Shift with the pinky of the hand that is not typing the letter. That keeps both hands balanced and avoids awkward stretching.

On a standard keyboard, Q (left pinky), W (left ring finger), E (left middle finger), R (left index finger), T (left index finger), Y (right index finger), U (right index finger), I (right middle finger), O (right ring finger) and P (right pinky) do the typing. Use the Shift on the opposite side of each letter: left-hand letters (Q, W, E, R, T) take the right Shift, right-hand letters (Y, U, I, O, P) take the left Shift. Release Shift between letters when the next one is lowercase.

Use Shift for capitals at the start of names and sentences. Caps Lock is only worth it for several capitals in a row, and forgetting to switch it off is a classic beginner mistake. Not comfortable with the lowercase version yet? Warm up with the lowercase QWERTYUIOP lesson first.

Hold the Shift key on the opposite side of each letter and press the letter with its normal finger. Use the Shift on the opposite side of each letter: left-hand letters (Q, W, E, R, T) take the right Shift, right-hand letters (Y, U, I, O, P) take the left Shift.

Use Shift for single capitals such as the first letter of a name or sentence. Use Caps Lock only when typing several capital letters in a row, and switch it off afterwards.

Practise slowly with the correct Shift pinky first, keep your eyes on the text, and speed up only when you stay accurate. The exercises here build from short drills to longer runs.

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