When at rest the typist's fingers are positioned, lightly, on the ,A -,S -,D -,F keys for the left hand, and the J-K-L-; key

Put your fingers on the yellow-colored keys: A S D F for the left hand, and J K L ; for the right hand. This is the position, in which speed typing is done, and from this position we reach for all other keys. In the first lesson, we practice speed typing the letters J and F, and continue to speed type all other letters.

The keys of early typewriters were, sensibly enough, laid out in alphabetical order. The impetus for change was not exactly the yearning for blistering speed that has brought us together here today, but rather necessity. Early typewriters were mechanical and prone to jamming.