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Original articles on browser steno practice, Steno WPM, chord habits, and the lesson ladder—then jump into timed drills or the six-unit curriculum.
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Practice machine steno in your browser
Timed brief and chord runs on QWERTY—plus a six-unit lesson ladder for structured discovery, revise, and drill.
Step 1
Open steno practice
Timed TFBF or chord benchmarks from the Practice menu.
Step 2
Try chord capture
Roll strokes on your QWERTY keyboard—no proprietary hardware.
Step 3
Follow the lesson ladder
Six units in Lessons when you want structured curriculum.
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Steno · Scoring
What Is Steno WPM? How Brief-Form Timed Scores Work on Type Faster
Steno WPM counts each correct brief-form outline as one word—not the QWERTY five-character rule. Learn timed scoring, clock start rules, and honest comparison to prose benchmarks.
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Steno · Readback
Steno Readback Timed Practice: Brief Form In, English Out Under the Clock
Train 30s and 60s readback on Type Faster—decode brief-form outlines into English, score Steno WPM, and pair readback with chord and TFBF modes for captioning-ready recall.
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Steno · Curriculum
Steno Lesson Ladder: Discover, Revise, and Drill Units on Type Faster
Walk Type Faster’s six-unit steno ladder—Discover, Revise, and Drill modes, pass thresholds, browser progress saves, and timed practice that follows—not replaces—unit passes.
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Steno · Getting started
Browser Steno Without a Steno Machine: Build Chord Rhythm Before Hardware
Learn steno chord timing and brief-form rhythm on a mapped QWERTY keyboard—NKRO checks, browser lesson ladder entry, and when dedicated machines earn their place.
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Steno · Chords
Steno Chord Practice on a QWERTY Keyboard: Hold, Release, Score
Learn simultaneous key chords on a normal keyboard—capture on release, Discover mode targets, timed runs, and lesson-ladder transfer without a steno machine.
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Steno · TFBF
Type Faster Brief Forms (TFBF): Original Outlines for Browser Practice
TFBF are Type Faster–authored stroke outlines for browser steno—not GPL dictionaries. Learn chords vs briefs, lookup order, imports, and timed TFBF drills.
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