Poll: How good are you at typing?

[Shepard's Shadow]

I can type pretty fast. But my friend can type like 2 to 3 paragraphs in a minute.

That, my lad, is very hard to believe. I'm eager to see me wrong though, do you have proof of this?

That's what I thought when he told me. Then, I sat next to him in a computer class...its unreal how fast he can type. I don't have proof like a video or somthing; but if the three of us ever are in the same place at the same time and there is a computer nearby, he can show you then.

 

[Legion]

Is there a test or something to determine your wpm?

Not an official one as far as I am aware.

Just go into Microsoft Word, set a timer for a minute on your watch etc. and type as fast as you can.
To ensure it makes sense it's probably an idea to write about something you know e.g. what you did that day or something.
At the end of the minute simply look at the word count.

That's how I figured out my approximate wpm anyway.
Maybe there is an official way but it's not like you need an exact number, most people round it up to the nearest 5 or 10 anyway.

But each word is different in lenght. Ugh, this doesn't make sense.

The only practical use for knowing your wpm is if you have a job that requires a lot of keyboard use. They might want to know how fast you can type.

Obviously each word is a different length but as long as you write something coherent then the chances are you will have a good average.

 

[Abedeus]

All my fingers, although it's weird that my left hand is much better at writing than my right one.

Maybe it's a sign that I'm cross-dominant.

 

[Nincompoop]

I can't vote T_t. I use 9. I use all of my fingers in the right hand, and 4 in my left. The thumb in my right is used for the space button. I guess I could vote "with 4 fingers on each hand", since the right thumb only is used for space.

Query; The thumb in my right hand is to the left of the hand, and the thumb in my left hand is to the right of the hand. Which do you say "my left/right thumb" to?... Just hit me o.o...

 

[Segadroid]

I can't vote T_t. I use 9. I use all of my fingers in the right hand, and 4 in my left. The thumb in my right is used for the space button. I guess I could vote "with 4 fingers on each hand", since the right thumb only is used for space.

Query; The thumb in my right hand is to the left of the hand, and the thumb in my left hand is to the right of the hand. Which do you say "my left/right thumb" to?... Just hit me o.o...

"Thumb on my right/left hand." Problem solved

 

[Overlord_Dave]

I use all the fingers on my left hand but only the first and middle finger of my right hand. I'm right-handed.

Curious

 

[Nincompoop]

I can't vote T_t. I use 9. I use all of my fingers in the right hand, and 4 in my left. The thumb in my right is used for the space button. I guess I could vote "with 4 fingers on each hand", since the right thumb only is used for space.

Query; The thumb in my right hand is to the left of the hand, and the thumb in my left hand is to the right of the hand. Which do you say "my left/right thumb" to?... Just hit me o.o...

"Thumb on my right/left hand." Problem solved

I am in deep gratitude, now I can rest at night 8?D!

I don't know, it's a no brainer... I just found it interesting =P. Next time someone says "my right thumb", I will correct him =P.

 

[wilsonscrazybed]

I type with two fingers at a reasonable 60 wpm, though I imagine that i'd be a lot faster if I ever really tried to learn.

 

[Segadroid]

I can't vote T_t. I use 9. I use all of my fingers in the right hand, and 4 in my left. The thumb in my right is used for the space button. I guess I could vote "with 4 fingers on each hand", since the right thumb only is used for space.

Query; The thumb in my right hand is to the left of the hand, and the thumb in my left hand is to the right of the hand. Which do you say "my left/right thumb" to?... Just hit me o.o...

"Thumb on my right/left hand." Problem solved

I am in deep gratitude, now I can rest at night 8?D!

I don't know, it's a no brainer... I just found it interesting =P. Next time someone says "my right thumb", I will correct him =P.

Your welcome

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Well I used to be able to type properly I now go with whatever finger gets there first.

 

[Dommyboy]

Not sure at how many fingers I use at typing but I'm a great typist. Don't need to look at the keyboard or the screen to type what I want.

 

[IamQ]

I'm using all fingers except the left little finger and thumb.

 

[DoctorWhat]

Is there a test or something to determine your wpm?

try: http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php
you can do it a few times if you want to get an average speed.

I type with two fingers on each hand, sometimes the thumb for spacebar, and I type at 44wpm according to that test, with 0 mistakes. I could be faster if I didn't have to read what I was to type.
Of course, I couldn't time that because, under pressure, I couldn't think of anything to type
I may improve over time, I've even noticed myself getting better recently (I'm only 14, I haven't had much practice ).

EDIT: I just tryed that alphabet thing and got 6.5 secs

 

[SomeUnregPunk]

I do know that I don't watch my fingers as I type but I also know that I do not type in the proper way. {fingers on the home keys and certain fingers hit certain keys.}
My right hand even as I type this is crossing onto the left side and vice versa. I do notice that I type faster when watching the keyboard or when looking straight at a book and typing out what is written in the book than when I type when looking at the screen.

 

[The Iron Ninja]

I'm not entirely sure, haven't put any thought towards the actual process of typing in quite a while to be honest. But I'm finding out now by typing and looking at my fingers.

It probably depends on how lazy I'm feeling at the time, but I seem to be typing with all four fingers of each hand.

I'm fairly certain I learned how to type properly, using all fingers (and thumbs) of both hands, back when I was a wee little lad, or slightly later, I can't remember.
Apparently I didn't learn properly though, as my thumbs are not taking part in my typing and seem to just be there for the specific purpose of getting in the way of my fingers, damn thumbs.

 

[4fromK]

lol I have a fairly hybrid system, depending on what words im typing I change from two fingers on left, one on right, three on left, two on right and heaps of other combos, but i can tyoe with all so i put that

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

I use 3 fingers per hand, with my pinkies for hitting Ctrl, Alt and Shift.

 

[Valiance]

How would you even use 5, unless spacebar counts, in which case, all of them...

 

[minarri]

I wouldn't say that the number of fingers used and typing speed are necessarily so closely linked. A good friend of mine uses one finger on each hand but still goes at a pretty good clip.

I use all fingers (and both thumbs lol) when I type, though obviously some fingers are used more predominantly than others--I don't use my pinkies all that much, except for things like punctuation and hitting the shift-key.

People at work always comment on how I'm such a fast typer, but my current typing speed is but a shadow of what it was when I played MUME back in the day. I just type really loudly I think.