10 Exercises to Increase Typing Accuracy & Eliminate Errors

Today, in this article, I will tell you about 10 such exercises by following which you increase your typing accuracy and fix errors.
It is seen that when you learn typing, in the beginning you do not pay much attention to accuracy and only focus on increasing the speed. As a result, you increase your typing speed, but your accuracy remains poor. Poor accuracy impacts badly on your professional life.
If you have speed but no accuracy while typing, then you complete your personal or professional typing work on time, but you do not get satisfaction in doing that work. Therefore, it is very important to have good accuracy. Good accuracy gives satisfaction in typing and also boosts confidence. Here are the top 10 exercises to help you improve your typing accuracy. Following them will help to enhance muscle memory and accuracy simultaneously.

The Home Row Hack Exercise

When you start typing on a keyboard, there is a row approximately in the middle of the keyboard's keys called the home row. Just as the foundation is important in building a house, similarly the rows are important in typing. While practicing typing, the fingers of the left and right hands have to be kept stable at least on ASDFJKL.
Now, keep your eyes closed; you need to practice writing these letters one by one in forward order, reverse order, and skipping them. Doing this will enhance your fingers' muscle memory and improve your accuracy. By doing this exercise, the strength of your fingers increases on the home row.

Speed Halving: Slow Down to Speed Up

The meaning of this exercise is that while typing, you should not type at your current typing speed but should type by reducing your speed to half. For example, if your speed is x WPM, you can shift your typing speed to x/2 WPM to maintain accuracy.
While you type with this exercise, your chances of making errors when typing the text. And by doing this, you easily achieve approximately 100% accuracy without any nervousness. Due to low speed, your focus remains only on accuracy.

The "No Backspace" Drill

During this exercise/drill, you should not use the backspace button.
You will have to be very careful that, while you are typing, you do not press the backspace/delete buttons.
Set a timer and do short typing practice sets. And in the middle of the practice test, you should not press backspace/delete buttons. any how If you make a mistake, instead of correcting it, you should continue typing in the given text.
After the time is over, analyze which buttons are being pressed with more mistakes and try to type those buttons with your eyes closed for 2-4 minutes.
Refraining from using the backspace key offers the benefit of making you more conscious and attentive, allowing you to press the keyboard keys with greater focus. The occurrence of errors decreases.

Pangram Typing Drills

A sentence that has all the letters (A to Z) of the English language is called a pangram.
e.g., the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
According to this exercise, you have to type pangram sentence/sentences to increase accuracy.
You have to type the same sentence multiple times(20-30 times).
This helps synchronize your fingers with the keyboard and develops muscle memory in your fingers.
By doing this, you get practice in typing each English letter, and your grip on less-used and weak letters becomes stronger.

Metronome Key Rhythms (Rhythm Practice)

A metronome is a device that produces a sound (beep) at a set number of beats per minute.
In this exercise, while practicing typing, practice is done by playing the metronome. The metronome is set to fix BPM, and a single letter is typed with each beep in the practice session at home. By doing so, the fluctuations(slow or fast typing speed) in typing speed convert into a stable rhythm. Typo errors are also reduced, which increases accuracy.

Tricky Keys Target Practice

The main purpose of this exercise is to focus on the keys that you frequently mistype and are a little tricky. Make a list of keys that are used less often and habitual keys that are commonly misplaced. For e.g. Z, X, Q, P- habitually misplaced keys; numbers and Symbols.
To fix it, you have to combine the above letters(p,x,z,q, m, etc.), numbers, and symbols, etc., and make small words or sentences. Create a list of these short words(e.g., QUIZ, FOX, etc.) or sentences, write them down on A4-size plain paper, and put them in your pocket; during typing, keep them in front of you. Practice typing these words again and again. By doing this, the weak points of your fingers become strong, and muscle memory is built in them. Also, the number of mistakes made on weak keys while typing reduces.

Punctuation & Capitalization Drills

While typing, mistakes are often made in writing small and capital letters, commas (,), semicolons (;), and full stops (.). Either we do not use symbols or do not capitalize or lowercase the letters, or these mistakes fall under the category of punctuation and capitalization.
To correct these mistakes, we do this exercise.
In this exercise, all you have to do is practice a paragraph that uses capital letters, numbers, symbols, and conjunctions in abundance. Practicing these paragraphs helps stretch your fingers and strengthens your command over the Shift and Caps Lock keys. With this, you can type without any nervousness, and you will make very few mistakes.

Blind Typing (Cover Your Hands)

Blind typing is a great exercise or drill. You have to look at the screen while typing, not at the keyboard. When we look at the keyboard, the coordination among our eyes, brain, and screen is disrupted, which hinders typing speed and accuracy.
For this, after placing your hands on the keyboard, cover your hands with a towel or handkerchief. And do not look at the keyboard buttons even if necessary. By doing so, you will face some challenges in the beginning, but in the end you will get great grip on the keyboard.
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With the help of this drill, the muscle memory of your fingers becomes stronger, allowing you to press targeted keys. Doing this saves time spent looking at the keyboard. Furthermore, our fingers become familiar with each key on the keyboard.

Letter by Letter Eyes Ahead Drill

It is often seen that while you are typing. your focus is only on the letter that you are currently typing. By doing this, your chances of making mistakes are increased unintentionally. To reform this bad habit, it is necessary to practice a specific drill. Always look at the next letter while you are typing. Focusing on the upcoming character reduces the chance of mistakes, as the brain receives a signal for the next character in advance. This practice leads to a marked improvement in accuracy and eliminates any mental hesitation or uncertainty regarding which character to type next.

The 1-Minute High-Accuracy Sprints

Just as short 100-meter sprints are essential for preparing well for a 1600-meter run, similarly, 10-minute or 15-minute sprints are essential for preparing for a Hindi/English/Punjabi/etc. typing exam.
But in these sprints, our main focus is on accuracy. In this, we have to practice typing at our speed in 1 minute with a target of about 99% plus accuracy. There is time pressure in this, and there is pressure to maintain accuracy, and there is also pressure to maintain speed. All three of the above pressures create an exam-like environment. If you are not able to achieve 99+ accuracy in this drill, then next time reduce the speed a bit and focus only on accuracy. By doing 10 or more one-minute sprints daily, you'll get 99% accuracy in a typing test in a few days. After that, you will be able to type at your own speed with approx 100% accuracy. With daily practice, you will master this drill, and then you will be fully prepared to bear the pressure in the exam.

Best Online Tools & Websites for Typing Practice

To improve your typing accuracy, you can take mock tests online on free websites, which will help you determine your actual typing accuracy and speed.
For free practice, you can click below to start practicing now:

Conclusion

Do the exercises listed in the above article. Add to your daily routine for 25 to 30 minutes in a specific order. You'll notice significant growth in your accuracy level after a few days. Better typing accuracy provides you with better confidence.

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S. K. Sharma is a dedicated typing exam researcher and content writer with over 5 years of experience helping candidates excel in SSC, RRB, and state government typing speed tests.

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