Maltron two-hand 3D Maltron 90-series Layout Training Course
Maltron two-hand 3D Maltron 90-series Layout Training Course
Dear Maltron User,
Congratulations on your choice of the MALTRON keyboard! You'll find it easy and quick to learn to use it with an acceptable skill level.
This web-based training course gives you a choice of two methods for learning to use the MALTRON layout on your keyboard. It is easy and quick to learn because the most commonly used letters of the alphabet are right under the fingers and finger movements are short.
Your decision will depend on the amount of time you have to give to the learning process. If you can spend 8-10 hours (never more than 2 hours on any one day) then key right through the exercises as instructed on these pages. If you do this and keep up a reasonable speed with all the exercises, you will be able to key at around 30 words per minute with ease. Then within several months you should improve to around 50 words per minute keying accurately. That seems a short enough period to give to training.
The second method is even shorter. If you turn to exercises 36, 37, 38and 39 you will find several exercises based on the alphabet. Do exercises 36, 37, 38 and 39. Repeat them until you feel you know where the letters of the alphabet are. Then key exercises 13, 30, 34, 35 and 41. Repeat the exercises 36 to 39 then key exercise 40. You will then probably be able to key at around 25 words per minute BUT because you have not keyed all the exercises in the training course you will probably not progress to more than 35 words per minute for some time. Perhaps that is all you need to do. If you need to key at 80 words per minute and more, you need to use a different training course.
Whichever method you choose you will be able to key without physical fatigue using all your fingers and you will not need to look at the keys.
Yours sincerely
LILLIAN G. MALT
Dear Maltron User,
Congratulations on your choice of the MALTRON keyboard! You'll find it easy and quick to learn to use it with an acceptable skill level.
This web-based training course gives you a choice of two methods for learning to use the MALTRON layout on your keyboard. It is easy and quick to learn because the most commonly used letters of the alphabet are right under the fingers and finger movements are short.
Your decision will depend on the amount of time you have to give to the learning process. If you can spend 8-10 hours (never more than 2 hours on any one day) then key right through the exercises as instructed on these pages. If you do this and keep up a reasonable speed with all the exercises, you will be able to key at around 30 words per minute with ease. Then within several months you should improve to around 50 words per minute keying accurately. That seems a short enough period to give to training.
The second method is even shorter. If you turn to exercises 36, 37, 38and 39 you will find several exercises based on the alphabet. Do exercises 36, 37, 38 and 39. Repeat them until you feel you know where the letters of the alphabet are. Then key exercises 13, 30, 34, 35 and 41. Repeat the exercises 36 to 39 then key exercise 40. You will then probably be able to key at around 25 words per minute BUT because you have not keyed all the exercises in the training course you will probably not progress to more than 35 words per minute for some time. Perhaps that is all you need to do. If you need to key at 80 words per minute and more, you need to use a different training course.
Whichever method you choose you will be able to key without physical fatigue using all your fingers and you will not need to look at the keys.
Yours sincerely
LILLIAN G. MALT