Touch typing on a UK keyboard

These lessons use the standard UK (Windows/PC) layout. TypeEasily has a full UK keyboard layout, so every lesson matches the keys in front of you. If your browser is set to British or Irish English, the trainer picks the UK layout for you. You can change it at any time in the keyboard menu.

What's different on a UK keyboard

The home row is the same as on a US keyboard. Left hand on A S D F, right hand on J K L ;, with the bumps on F and J under your index fingers. The letters are in the same places too. The differences are in the symbols:

" (quotation marks) is Shift + 2.

@ is Shift + the quote key, just right of the semicolon.

£ is Shift + 3.

# has its own key, next to a tall Enter key.

There's an extra \ key between the left Shift and Z.

How TypeEasily teaches it

Your right little finger looks after the quote, @ and # keys, so it does a bit more reaching on a UK keyboard. TypeEasily teaches the UK quotation marks in step 27 and the UK @ in step 30, so you learn the reach your keyboard actually needs.

Make sure your computer is also set to the UK layout. If the app and the computer disagree, keys like @ and " will come out wrong.

Questions

Does TypeEasily support the UK keyboard layout?

Yes. TypeEasily has UK and US layouts. If your browser language is British or Irish English, it starts on UK automatically.

Where is the @ key on a UK keyboard?

@ is Shift + the quote key, to the right of the semicolon. Shift + 2 gives you a quotation mark instead.

Is touch typing different on a UK keyboard?

The home row and all the letters are the same as on a US keyboard. Only some symbols differ, such as ", @, £ and #, and TypeEasily's UK lessons teach those reaches.

How do I switch TypeEasily to the UK layout?

Choose UK in the keyboard menu in the trainer, and set your computer to the UK layout as well.