Poll: Touch Typing
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I had to learn how to touch type because I would type and talk to people at the same time, so I had to learn how to type while looking behind me, or beside me.
They are probably like me and too lazy to actually go to another site and do a search to figure out what option to choose for a poll... But yeah, I can type without looking at the keyboard... I only use 3 fingers though (2 on right, 1 on left)... Don't use the "proper way" because I can use 3 fingers faster and not have to think about it... do still have to look for some numbers on the top row and some symbols though... oh, and anyone that says it is impossible to use 3 fingers and not look at the keyboard (like my dad says), you are wrong.Lukeje said:
The hell is touch typing? I'm assuming you mean you have the muscle memory of where the desired keys are. I'm starting to master it, thanks to engineering and all those bloody lab that had to be typed up.
Yus, I learnt quite naturally over the course of a couple of weeks by playing a MMORPG and BattleField 2142 without a microphone. When you need to type lots fast, you get good really quickly.gmer412 said:
Blindfold me, and I'll still be able to type (With average accuracy) the more often searched articles.
EDIT: I've been using computers since I was 3...
EDIT: I've been using computers since I was 3...
Yes, I mostly can even though I look at the keyboard sometimes but I've typed all of this without looking, so I can.
, i want to though
I can touch type and i learned without realising, what happened was i played allot of MMO's back in the day and i used MSN on a regular basis so i quickly was able to do simple things like lol as those 2 are over the top of each other after that i slowly built up a mental map of the positions of the keys learing where the most commonly used letters are first and putting the skill to use when i was quick typing messages in wow.
I didn't realise what i was doing for a long while until a person in my class looked at me typing and said "I wish i could touch type like you"
A side effect of this learing style is that while most people who properly learn touch typing rest there 2 idex fingers on the j and f keys there the are little ridges to let you feel them as you touch type i rest my hand on WASD gaming force of habit.
I didn't realise what i was doing for a long while until a person in my class looked at me typing and said "I wish i could touch type like you"
A side effect of this learing style is that while most people who properly learn touch typing rest there 2 idex fingers on the j and f keys there the are little ridges to let you feel them as you touch type i rest my hand on WASD gaming force of habit.
