How to Type "Hello" (Reupload)

A simple guide explaining how to type the common word know as "Hello", for those of you who would like to or need to know.

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The Word "Hello"

Hello is a word that can be used as a salutation or greeting in the language known as English, that this guide is written in. The word Hello was first known to be used in writing as early as 1826. More specifically, this was the first time Hello was written with this specific spelling, and was first written in the newspaper known as the Norwich Courier, in Norwich, Conneticut. This word was used in the 18th of October, 1826 publication of the paper. Another early use of this word in writing was in the book known as "The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee". This book was later reprinted that same year, and thus, the word used once again, in The London Literary Gazette. By the 1860's, the word was commonplace in literature.

The word "hello" is supposedly an alteration of the word "hallo", or "hollo", which in turn was derived from the Old High German word "halâ", or "holâ". These words were used usually to hail a ferryman, and were emphatic derivitives of the words "halôn" or "holôn", meaning to fetch. The word hello could also be an alteration of "holla", a derivitive of the French word "holà", roughly translating to "woah there!". There are more words of similar meaning and spelling, being "halloo", "hollo", "hullo", and rarely, "hillo". On telephone, the earliest use of the word is usually credited to Thomas Edison. Supposedly, he had expressed his suprise with a misheard "hullo".

More modernly, the word "hello" is often used in computer programming. The word is usually used in the phrase "Hello, world!", which is commonly used as a first line of code written by programmers as a test. The specific line of code that started this trend was from a book by Kernighan & Ritchie, which reused this line from earlier memos from the former at Bell Labs:
int main()
{
printf("hello, world");
}

The Keyboard

You will most likely be typing this word using the device known as the keyboard, commonly used on most computers in modern times. Now that you are familiar with the word "hello" and it's many uses, as well as the backstory of the word so that you can properly use it, it is time to familiarize yourself with this device.

The keyboard's layout comes from the typewriter, an earlier device used to write novels, poems, and other pieces with much greater ease than before. In fact, the keyboard is what I have used myself to type this guide. As you most likely have a keyboard currently in front of you as you are reading this guide, make sure to observe it's features as I state them in this guide. Each "key", or button on the keyboard has a symbol engraved on it. You may have noticed these symbols are similar to the ones that comprise the English language. If you open any program in which you may type, the action in which you press these keys, pressing a key creates a corrosponding letter on the screen of your computer. This action of typing is how I created the guide you are currently reading. These keys can also be used to do other things. For example, if the shift key is held while pressing any letter key on the keyboard, that letter will become capital. For example, Shift + g = G. Some keys also make numbers or symbols. The shift key may cause these keys to create alternate symbols, usually written above these symbols. Some keys, like Control, abreviated on the keyboard as CTRL, or sometimes Ctrl, can cause keys to do other things than output a letter. For example, CTRL + C will cause you to "copy" the selected text, then allowing you to press CTRL + V to paste it, outputting the same text as you copied in one simple move. Some keys are also used in gaming, such as W, A, S, and D usually being used to move around in most "3d" games. keep in mind what keys do what things when preparing to type the word "hello".

When you are preparing to type the word "hello", or any other word, there is a specific place that your hands and fingers should go in order to most efficiently type the word. Your index, or pointer, fingers should rest on the J and F keys whenever not typing a key that requires movement of those fingers. Your left index finger should rest on F, and your right on J. Most keyboards come standard with small bumps on these keys, to remind you of where to rest your fingers. Your other fingers should rest on the keys beside those, moving outward. For example, your right middle finger should be on K, your ring on L, and your pinky on the semicolon. Your left hand should mirror this. Both thumbs should rest on the space bar. It is also acceptable for your left pinky finger to rest on the left Shift button, as this button is commonly used in gaming.

The Letter "H"

Now that you are familiar with the word you will be typing, as well as the keyboard which you will be using to type said word, it is time to begin typing this. There are a wide variety of places in which you can type "hello", including, but not limited to, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and any search bar of your desired search engine. Find any place in which you can type a word to practice this.

Before typing this letter, it is important to first understand it. H, pronounced as "aitch" is the eighth letter in the ISO Latin alphabet, being the standard, non-accented letters used in languages such as English and other similar languages.

The letter H is most likely derived from an old letter of a different alphabet. This goes all the way back to the Egyptian heiroglyph for "fence". From there, the Old Semetic language adopted and slightly changed the letter, from looking like a long horizontal rectangle with many vertical lines within it to looking like either a lower case h with a small horizontal line on top of the stem of the h, a letter that looks like two parrelel horizontal lines with three vertical lines connecting them, or a square with a single horizontal line in the middle of it. From here, the Phonecians adopted and changed the letter, renaming it to Heth, instead of a symbol for a fence. The letter Heth could look the same as the last example for the Old Semetic letter (a square with a horizontal line), a letter that highly resembled a Latin capital H, but with two horizontal lines, a square with two horizontal lines, or a letter resembling a Latin capital H but with the middle horizontal line being slanted downward towards the left side. From here, the Greeks took the letter, renaming it to Heta, and keeping the same square-with-horizontal-line letter that the Old Semetics and Phonecians had used. For the Greeks, this was the only form of the letter. After them, the Etruscans took the letter, and then changed it to look like the H we know today. After them, it was adopted into the Latin alphabet, keeping the same appearance as the Etruscans had, and finally being known as H.

In English, H is used as a single-letter grapheme, being either silent or pronounced /h/. Formerly, it was common for the word "an" to be used before a word beginning with H, for example "an historian", but now it is more common for the word "a" to be used.

Now to type the letter. The letter H is located as the 7th key (including caps lock) on the fourth row (including F1-12 and the number row) of the keyboard. This key is located just left of the J key. To type this letter, you should move your right index finger over from the J key onto the H key, and then press down on the key. If you have done this correctly, you should see the letter H appear on your screen. If you see the letter G, move to the right one key. If you see J, move left. If you see B or N, move up, and if you see Y or U, move down. You can also capitalize this letter by holding shift as you press the H key, as the first letter of a sentence is usually capitalized, and the word Hello is a greeting, so it tends to be at the beginning of a sentence, however, the capitalization depends on the specific case.

The Letter "E"

The letter E is the fifth letter and second vowel in the modern English alphabet and the ISO Basic Latin Alphabet. It is the most common letter in many languages, including Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Latvian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.

The letter E comes from a long line of letters, starting with the Egyptian heiroglyph q', which resembled a person raising their arms. From here, the Phonecians adopted the letter, instead calling it He, and it resembled a diagonal line, going from up left to down right, with three lines coming off of it at right angles towards the left side. The Etruscans then took the letter, naming it E. The letter resembled the Phonecian He, however instead of being slanted towards the left, it was vertical, with the lines going directly left. From here, the Greeks took the letter, naming it Epsilon. The capital of this letter was the same as a modern capital E, and the lower case epsilon looked like a backwards number 3. From here, the Romans took the letter, making it look as we know today.

In English, the letter is a vowel. While Middle English had the letter having no seperate long or short sound, eventally it was changed to have two sounds. Alternativly, the letter is sometimes found at the end of words, and is silent.

To type the letter E, you will find it as the fourth key (including tab) on the third row of the keyboard (including F1-12 and the number row). To type this letter, you should move your middle finger up from the D key to the E key, and press down on it. If you typed an R, you should move left, if you typed W, move right, if you typed S, move up, and if you typed the numbers two or three, move down.

The Letter "L"

The letter L is the twelfth letter in the English and ISO Basic Latin Alphabets, and is usually pronouned "el".

The creation of the letter L started with the Egyptian heiroglyph for Ox goad or cattle prod, looking similar to a cane. It is also possible that this heiroglyph was used to refer to a shepard's staff. Next, the Phonecians took the letter, calling it Lamedh. The look of the letter was similar to the Egyptian one, but upside down, backwards, and with less of a curve. Lamedh resembled the modern L greatly, but with move of a curve instead of a hard right angle. The Etruscans took the letter next, turning it backwards and calling it L. This resembled a modern L, but backwards. After that, the Greeks took the letter, naming it Lambda. This letter, when capitalized, resembled a triangle with no base. The lower case lambda was similar, however, it had a stem going up. This letter has commonly been used in the popular video game known as Half-Life. Finally, the Latins took the letter and it became what we know today as L.

The letter l is usually pronounced "el" in the english language, and can be used in many words. However, this letter may be difficult to pronounce by users of languages that lack it, such as Japanese or some southern Chinese dialects. There is also a medical condition in which one cannot pronounce L, known as Lambdacism. The letter L can also be silent, such as in words like could and would. It can also be soft, like in words such as palm or psalm. In these cases, however, the silent or soft L influences the pronounciation of the vowel behind it.

Now that you are familiar with the letter, it is time to type it. L is located as the tenth key (including caps lock) on the fourth row (including the F1-12 and number rows) of the keyboard. Your right pinky finger should already be on this key normally, so all you have to do is press it down. If this is done correctly, the letter L should appear. In the specific case of the word "Hello", the letter L is used twice in a row. Simply repeat the act of pressing down the L key, and you should be good.

The Letter "O"

You're almost there. One letter to go.

The letter O is the fifteenth letter and second to last vowel in the English and ISO Basic Latin Alphabets.

The letter O's look has remained fairly constant since Phonecian times. It comes from the Phonecian letter eyn, meaning eye, which possibly could come from the egyptian heiroglyph of an eye. However, the original Phonecian pronouncian was that of a consonant, instead of a vowel. The first time it was pronounced as in modern times was the Greek letter Omicron.

The letter O is the fourth most common letter in the English alphabet. Similar to other English vowels, it has associated "long" and "short" pronounciations. It can be long as in "boat" or "moat", or short as in "fox" or "moss". Rarly, it can sound like the semivowel /w/, like in "choir".

To type the final letter of the word "hello", you need to first find the O key. It is located as the tenth letter (including tab) of the third row (including the F1-12 and number rows) of the keyboard. To type it, simply move your pinky finger up from the L key and press down on the O key. Alternatively, you can move your ring finger from the K key up and right to the O key.

Congratulations!

You've done it! If you have done everything correctly, you should see the word "hello" or "Hello" in the space in which you have typed. If you see anything other than that, you should press the key located near the top right of the main section of the keyboard, that says "backspace" on it, until all letters have disappeared. Then, reread the guide and try again. Make sure you have full understanding of the word, the keyboard, and each letter you type, as this information is vital to typing this word. Now that you have typed this word, you may move on to other words such as "how", "are", and "you", and these, along with punctuation, can help you form a whole sentence! Keep going, and you will soon be able to do anything!

[fencino]

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[jmomar]

olleH did i spell it right?

[fiddlebert]

very informative, and good to teach. If you honestly didnt know how to type the word :/

[fiddlebert]

Hello

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HeloLooOlOo.

[Th3t_Star]

Haiio, Did i do it right?

[Marek]

instrunctions unclear... dick stuck in vending machine and girlsfriends clitoral region is in my milk... YDII(

[TallyhoJrIV]

Instruction unclear, I have no hands because I'm a core.