Keyboard Skills Insight
How to Type Numbers: Mastering the Top Number Row
Reach up to digits 1 through 0 for math, dates, and science projects.
Executive Summary
Learn how to reach from the home row to the top number row (1–0) without looking down at the keys, practiced in Number Row Practice.
Number Row Finger Assignments
Left Pinky: 1 | Left Ring: 2 | Left Middle: 3 | Left Index: 4 and 5
Right Index: 6 and 7 | Right Middle: 8 | Right Ring: 9 | Right Pinky: 0
Practice fighting monsters with numbers in Spellcaster Typing Monster.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should kids use the number row or a tenkey number pad?↓
The top number row is essential because laptops and school Chromebooks do not have separate tenkey numeric pads.
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