1. Capitalization & Shift Technique
Proper names, sentence starts, and titles all need Shift. This lesson builds the reflex of tapping Shift with your pinky while the other hand types the letter.
Focus: Shift. Type the drill below at a pace where you can stay accurate. Reaching the lesson target shown below marks this lesson complete. The next-lesson link then appears; lessons can also be opened from the course list.
This is lesson 1 of 5 in the intermediate course. These lessons assume you're already comfortable with the full alphabet, numbers, and basic punctuation from the beginner track; if any of that still feels shaky, it's worth revisiting those lessons first, since intermediate drills build directly on that foundation without re-teaching it.
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Practice focus
Coordinate Shift without capitalizing the following letter.
- Scan the proper names and the all-capital words before starting.
- For a capital, hold Shift while entering that letter, then release it before the next lowercase character. Use the opposite Shift where comfortable.
Review your attempt
Watch whether an error is a missing capital or a capital that continues too long. Practice those transitions separately.
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Click the passage and copy the text, including spaces. Use Enter for line breaks and Backspace for corrections; Tab moves focus. The attempt ends when you reach the end. Finish the passage with at least 95% accuracy. Speed is recorded separately and cannot bypass accuracy.
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Read the lesson passage
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The Quick Brown Fox visited New York City in April. Sarah met John at Grand Central Station on Monday. Please Note: All Caps Words Need Careful Shift Timing. Doctor Lee and Professor Kim spoke at MIT on Friday.
Your earlier attempts and best speed are retained. Finish a new attempt to confirm the current accuracy target.
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