Left Shift: capitals on the right hand

The left Shift sits at the left end of the bottom row and is held by the left little finger. It pairs with every letter the right hand types: Y, U, I, O, P, H, J, K, L, N and M. The motion is the mirror of the last lesson: left little finger down onto Shift and hold, right hand types the letter, left little finger releases and returns to A. Capital I, which begins so many sentences, is a left Shift with a right middle finger reach, and it is worth practising on its own.

The left little finger has an easier time of it than the right, because the left Shift is a little closer to A than the right Shift is to the semicolon on most keyboards. Even so, the same warning applies: do not let the hand drop off the home row to reach it. The index finger stays on F, and the little finger goes down and out to the Shift.

From this lesson on, every sentence in the course begins with a capital and ends with a full stop, because you can now type every capital letter. The drills mix left-hand and right-hand capitals freely, so pay attention to which Shift each one wants. If you find yourself pausing to decide, that is normal for a few days. The decision becomes a reflex.

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