Teach Yourself Typing provides a complete self-instructional course in touch-typing. The book takes the beginner, at his or her own pace, from the first principles of typing to mastery of the QWERTY keyboard -- the keyboard utilized by modern computer and word-processing systems, as well as the manual and electronic typewriter. At each stage, exercises provide extensive practice in keyboard operation and technique, as well as practice in the layout of business correspondence and tabular and display work. The book also includes advice on punctuation, spelling, and abbreviations.