Can you touch type?

[dwixi]

Im typing this in the dark So yes I can touch type.. Can you?

[Bleicke]

80 wpm

[Fullcrum]

Yes.

Probably about 100-110 WPM. I actually go faster and with less errors than when I look. Sometimes, though, I forget, especially if it's late at night. I seem to get faster on a monthly basis. Why? I learned this skill young - typing correctly. I had software bought for me that made me practice in a fun environment. What a difference it made! While other people search for keys and type only with their index fingers, I type with all 10. It's helped me immeasurably, both in school and personal life. It allows me to communicate faster online, which is where I spend much of my time (researching, reading, writing, etc.)

So yes, then .

If you can't, I would implore everyone to research and learn how to type efficiently and effectively.

[dwixi]

I would be so fast if it wasnt for the fact im a rubbish speller and always need to stop and respell. Hopefully that should get better in time though.

[Rose of Cairo]

What does "touch type" mean? Typing without having to look at the keyboard?

[Gemini15]

Originally Posted by Rose of Cairo

What does "touch type" mean? Typing without having to look at the keyboard?

Yes, that is how I understand it.

I type about 35 words per minute, which is fast enough for me.

Have to think at the same time what I am writing

[Restrikted]

I can, but then again I'm only 19, it's pretty much expected of people our age.

[{aspiring_to_clarity}]

I can, but I'm self taught so I don't think I'm always using the right fingers for the outlying keys. But I do alright. I think I'm between 50 and 60 wpm.

[WanderingOak]

I taught myself about 22 years ago on an old 'steam powered' (non-electric) typewriter using a moldy old 1950's era 'teach yourself to type' tutorial. I picked both up for about 10 dollars at a yard sale, and started hammering away. I never have timed myself, and have fallen out of practice, so I probably don't use optimal technique or fingering by any means.


One thing that I have never understood is that why some people use the 'caps lock' instead of the 'shift' key. On my old machine, I had to jam the caps lock key down with a good deal of force to get it to work, so I never got into the habit of using it. I acutally had one 'IT specialist' ask me why I didn't use the caps lock for upper case letters when I entered my password. He says he never saw anybody not use it...

[JaredR]

I learned touch typing in 6th grade (I'm 16 now). Everyone had to take a typing class. Now I type 97 wpm.

[Annabelle]

I can´t. I have typing dyslexia.

[Victor Vikingr]

I'm getting there. I usually have to "take aim" first, then fire away until I have to stop and think. I do hit the wrong keys a little more than I'd like to, though. I was never able to touch type on the QWERTY keyboard, but Dvorak is much easier to use.

Also, that thing about Caps Lock sounds weird. People actually use that key? I got rid of it as fast as I could... Now the old Caps Lock key is my Esc, and I have placed various "dead keys", i.e. diacritics, like ā, ǫ, ŭ, š, and ç, around my keyboard. Also, my "Windows" key is the "compose key", so if I hit it, I can hit f.ex. o, then e to get œ. As well, since I'm on Ubuntu, I can get various special characters, like ð, þ, İ, and ı, by pressing Alt Gr + certain characters by default. I just love Linux. (Though you can probably do it on a mac too.)

[RRR]

I think most my age (22) and below are a touch typists. I type between 80 and 90 wpm. TypingTest.com

[Ralph]

I had 80 WPM with 90% accuracy in my best shape. I stopped to practice now and the two last fingers of right hand are a bit numb. Left hand stayed fit thanks to my guitar