Three letters remain, and all of them sit on the bottom row under the left hand. After this lesson you can type every letter of the alphabet by touch.
The new keys
- V — left index finger, down and right from
F. - X — left ring finger, one row down from
S. - Z — left little finger, one row down from
A.
Weak fingers, downward
The bottom row is reached by curling the finger in toward the palm. For the index finger that is easy. For the ring and little fingers it is genuinely awkward, because those fingers have the least independent movement and the shortest reach.
Expect X and Z to feel clumsy for longer than the other letters did. They are also rare enough in English that you get little incidental practice — which is exactly why they need deliberate drilling rather than being picked up along the way.
The shortcut payoff
This is the lesson where touch typing starts paying dividends outside of prose. Z, X, C and V sit in a row directly above the left Ctrl key, and they carry the four shortcuts you use more than any others:
| Keys | Action |
|---|
Ctrl + Z | Undo |
Ctrl + X | Cut |
Ctrl + C | Copy |
Ctrl + V | Paste |
They are grouped there deliberately, so the left hand can reach all four with the thumb or little finger on Ctrl. Once the bottom row is under your fingers, those shortcuts stop requiring a glance down — a small thing that adds up over a working day.
Practice notes
Keep the wrists floating. The bottom row is the row people most often reach by dropping the wrist onto the desk, and that habit is both inaccurate and, over time, uncomfortable. If your wrist touches down to reach Z, raise your seat or lower your keyboard rather than adjusting your hand.