1. 2YUI+8Capitals 2: right-hand letters (left Shift)About 3 min★★★★★
  2. 3Sentence starts and namesAbout 3 min★★★★★
  3. 4Capitals wrap-upAbout 2 min★★★★★
  4. 5'"' and " (apostrophe and quotes)About 3 min★★★★★
  5. 6?:? and : (question mark and colon)About 2 min★★★★★
  6. 7Punctuation reviewAbout 2 min★★★★★
  7. 84567Numbers 1: 4 5 6 7 (index fingers)About 3 min★★★★★
  8. 938Numbers 2: 3 and 8 (middle fingers)About 3 min★★★★★
  9. 1029Numbers 3: 2 and 9 (ring fingers)About 3 min★★★★★
  10. 1110Numbers 4: 1 and 0 (pinkies)About 3 min★★★★★
  11. 12Numbers reviewAbout 3 min★★★★★
  12. 13-()Symbols 1: - and ( )About 3 min★★★★★
  13. 14!@#+2Symbols 2: ! @ # $ %About 3 min★★★★★
  14. 15&*+=Symbols 3: & * + =About 3 min★★★★★
  15. 16Symbols reviewAbout 3 min★★★★★
  16. 17Notes and messagesAbout 2 min★★★★★
  17. 18Short passage 1: with dialogueAbout 2 min★★★★★
  18. 19Short passage 2: with numbersAbout 2 min★★★★★
  19. 20Intermediate wrap-upAbout 3 min★★★★★
Syllabus
  1. Capitals 1: left-hand letters (right Shift) For capitals typed with your left hand, hold the right Shift with your right pinky. Let go of Shift right after.
  2. Capitals 2: right-hand letters (left Shift) For capitals typed with your right hand, hold the left Shift with your left pinky. Rule of thumb: Shift with the opposite hand.
  3. Sentence starts and names Sentences, names, places, days and months all start with a capital letter.
  4. Capitals wrap-up Some words are all capitals, like USA or NASA. Keep choosing the correct Shift even when capitals come in a row.
  5. ' and " (apostrophe and quotes) Both are on the key to the right of ;, typed with your right pinky. For ", hold the left Shift. You will use ' in words like it's and don't.
  6. ? and : (question mark and colon) ? is Shift + /, and : is Shift + ;. Type both with your right pinky while holding the left Shift.
  7. Punctuation review A conversation that mixes capitals and punctuation. Keep your rhythm around the symbols.
  8. Numbers 1: 4 5 6 7 (index fingers) Type each number with the same finger as the letter below it: 4 and 5 with your left index finger (above R and T), 6 and 7 with your right index finger (above Y and U).
  9. Numbers 2: 3 and 8 (middle fingers) 3 with your left middle finger (above E), 8 with your right middle finger (above I).
  10. Numbers 3: 2 and 9 (ring fingers) 2 with your left ring finger (above W), 9 with your right ring finger (above O).
  11. Numbers 4: 1 and 0 (pinkies) 1 with your left pinky (above Q), 0 with your right pinky (above P). It's a long reach, so keep your other fingers close to home.
  12. Numbers review Sentences with times, dates, phone numbers and other numbers in context.
  13. Symbols 1: - and ( ) The hyphen is to the right of 0 (right pinky). ( and ) are Shift + 9 and Shift + 0 (ring finger and pinky).
  14. Symbols 2: ! @ # $ % Number-row symbols use the same finger as their number, with the right Shift: ! is 1, @ is 2, # is 3, $ is 4 and % is 5.
  15. Symbols 3: & * + = & is Shift + 7 and * is Shift + 8 (left Shift). = is to the right of the hyphen (right pinky), and + is Shift + =.
  16. Symbols review An order confirmation full of numbers and symbols.
  17. Notes and messages A work message. Switch between capitals, numbers and symbols without looking down.
  18. Short passage 1: with dialogue A short story with dialogue and quotation marks.
  19. Short passage 2: with numbers An informative passage with years, amounts and times.
  20. Intermediate wrap-up The final lesson of the intermediate course. Finish it accurately at the target speed, then move on to the advanced course.