How do you calculate keystrokes per minute? First you need to find something to type. Preferably something with quite a bit of text so you do not have to worry about running out of data to enter. Next you need to open a program like Word. Word pad and notepad will also work to enter data if you do not have an office suite. Set a timer and enter all the data you see as qucikly as you can. When
. complete stop the clock immediately and calculate the spaces and characters entered. Divide the number of characters by the seconds it took to enter all of them. You will then have the calculation for characters per second. Next you take the characters per second and multiply it by 60 and you now have the number of keystrokes per minute.
