Are you a good typist?

[star-warrior]

A thread in the tech forum got me thinking. Do you find typing easy? That is, do you really have to look around the keyboard for the right keys or do you pretty much know your way around?

If I only use upper and lower case letters and some punctuation, I can pretty much type with my eyes closed. If I needed an ampersand or an asterix, I'd have to look for them. How about you?

[G-Lexington]

Ordinarily, I'm an excellent typist. I type over 100 words a minute on a Dvorak keyboard, and over 80 a minute on a QWERTY.

However, I do a lot of JUBbing on an iPad, which greatly decreases my speed and accuracy. If I have a longsh post to make, I'll usually save it for when I'm at a computer.

Lex

[gsdx]

I learned to type in high school and it's stayed with me throughout my life. I use all fingers and both thumbs and Im quite proficient at it. In fact, this IS being typed with my eyes closed. I'll see how it turns out at the end when I open my eyes and check my mistakes. However, I won't correct anything. It is posted aexactly as I typed it.

[ChickenGuy]

I have to look at the keyboard and I can't touch-type, but I'm still fairly fast, rattling around with a finger on each hand.

P.S. I hope refuji answers this, because he types the most words of anyone I've ever known on here () and I want to know how long it takes him to make his posts.

[star-warrior]

Talking of mistakes, if I make one, I usually hit the backspace and retype it , even with my eyes closed...

[Hard-up1]

Never averaged more than 60 WPM.

I'm worse at a computer than a typewriter though.

[Kyanimal]

I took typing in High School. Was one of only three guys in a full class of girls.

We learned on those big ol' mechanical "Royal" office behemoths, and I got so fast I was always jamming the darned thing!

I'd jamb up electric typewriters, too! And, then IBM came out with the "Selectric" ball typewriters!

Thank Goodness for keyboards, though! Now my problem is the speed of Thought!

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

[CottonBolus]

I started typing when I was 8, so it's very easy to me. I have to look down at the keyboard if I'm typing a number or looking for a punctuation mark, but other than that I can type blindfolded.

[CupidBoy]

I'm excellent, had to take a computer class twice in high school. The first time around my teacher didn't give me credit because I was always late to class, but I heard he went to jail so it works out.

[Pianist]

No. I keep chording.

[Nishin]

Average I guess... although I'm sure I type faster when words are not random like in this test... or in my primary language

I need to check the keyboard but I have a general idea of where letters are

http://10fastfingers.com/typing-test/english

[seven2go]

When I'm IM'ing I type like a mofo without looking.......if I'm transcribing I find myself looking at the keys way more often.

[AshyPhoenix]

I'm an excellent typist. I can type up to 80 WPM without looking at the keyboard, less if I'm not looking at the screen.

[JohannBessler]

I took typing in High School. Was one of only three guys in a full class of girls.

We learned on those big ol' mechanical "Royal" office behemoths, and I got so fast I was always jamming the darned thing!

I'd jamb up electric typewriters, too! And, then IBM came out with the "Selectric" ball typewriters!

Thank Goodness for keyboards, though! Now my problem is the speed of Thought!

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

hah, I learned on a manual in the 70s; we graduated to IBM Selectrics in second-year typing.
Kyanimal, the young people won't know what we're talking about.

At any rate, on QWERTY I averaged about 62 wpm; on Dvorak, about 67. Not spectacular, but based on what I see in Nishin's comments, that's a lot better than I thought it was. (His link doesn't work for me for some reason. I get Javascript errors.)

KYanimal, I don't think schools focus on typing prowess anymore. They teach just enough keyboarding to use a computer.

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I'm an excellent typist. I can type up to 80 WPM without looking at the keyboard, less if I'm not looking at the screen.

<chuckle> in the old days, you'd gotten bawled out for looking at the keyboard, ever.

[cgymike]

I have a broken spacebar but ordinarily about 45 WPM with accuracy (no backup to correct).

[CupidBoy]

Average I guess... although I'm sure I type faster when words are not random like in this test... or in my primary language

I need to check the keyboard but I have a general idea of where letters are

http://10fastfingers.com/typing-test/english

Cool test, I got 38 words, 2 wrong.

[G-Lexington]

It took me a while to get into the swing of it - wasn't sure if I was supposed to be hitting "return" at the end of each line" - and I did go back and correct my mistakes, slowly, because again, I wasn't sure if I was allowed to or supposed to. But I still did pretty good.

Lex

[CupidBoy]

^ Show off.

[CottonBolus]

Average I guess... although I'm sure I type faster when words are not random like in this test... or in my primary language

I need to check the keyboard but I have a general idea of where letters are

http://10fastfingers.com/typing-test/english

That's a very cool test. My result:

[JohannBessler]

SexyLexy is "touch-dominant". Lex, people like you comprise only 5-10% of the population.

I'd find it interesting to listen to you, in order to see what makes you tick--all in the name of neurolinguistics.

[CupidBoy]

I guess I'm not as good as I thought.

I'm an OKAY typist.

[G-Lexington]

^ Show off.

Some people show their cocks. I show my typing speed. Go with your strengths.

Lex

[AlmondMilk]

So there were two instances where I just blanked out for some reason. I apparently did well o.o

I guess I do better in pressured situations?

When we first got internet, we didn't have instant messaging. Then we switched from I think Juno or Netscape to AOL. That's when I got exposed to IM. My cousin would quickly message me in text speak. I had to get used to the acronyms quickly, and... I was a bit awkward. Should I write in complete sentences? Grammar? Spelling? How is she making all of these pictures with letter and numbers and periods and such?!

So when we would instant message each other, I'd reply. Her replies would be instant. And they'd be like 50 times long. She'd expect an answer right then. After about a week or so being addicted to this, I got used to typing quicker. Then my cousin told me that she actually had a program that helped her -.-

I'm not that great at typing, but with letters I'm usually fine. I'm also fine with punctuation.... for the most part.

[CottonBolus]

I tried again:

[JohannBessler]

My result:

[CottonBolus]

Holy cow, that's fast.

[CupidBoy]

The first time I did it I was laying down, this time was a bit better.



Once more.



I'm feel competitive, I better stop now.

[Fritz-the-Cat]

Generally I'm a good typist, and definitely a better writer/typist than speaker.

[Ryuukie]

I used to do 70 wpm. Now I'm probably doing 45 wpm. Just haven't been doing it a lot.

[ChickenGuy]

My first attempt was atrocious.

My second was a bit better....



....but this is about as quick as I can do.

[freefall]

I'm typing with five fingers and without looking. I do spend some time to hit backspace to correct words. I make lots of mistakes during typing though, more than the results displayed here.

[Axxess]

First attempt:




Second attempt:




I'll stop now. Cupidboy's right; this really is competitive.

[Falcon16]

Man, some of you guys are good!!

Here's mine:

[star-warrior]

Better own up, I'm pretty average.



and on a second go



but I went back and corrected as soon as the word went red.

[Misaki]

My result:


I'm definitely trying this again. Got up to 107 but made 10 errors.

[Kyanimal]

hah, I learned on a manual in the 70s; we graduated to IBM Selectrics in second-year typing.
Kyanimal, the young people won't know what we're talking about.

KYanimal, I don't think schools focus on typing prowess anymore. They teach just enough keyboarding to use a computer.

HA! I know what you mean! "KIDS" these days!!

Anywho ... back in the 90s, my (fantastic) doctor abdicated his practice because he was really getting into programming immediate medical record transcription. At that time, he said the biggest hurdle to getting his peers to use it was that they didn't know how to type!

My current doctor has more trouble figuring out the programming!

I'm looking forward to taking Nishin's "Test", butt already having a few Brandies under my (expanding) belt, I think it better if I wait 'til "later"!

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

[JohannBessler]

^KYanimal, I have pondered the fact that, nowadays, a much larger percentage of kids know how to type than the kids in our generation.

Nowadays, learning keyboarding has become a necessity. In the pre-Computer days, only those who had a specific desire to take typing actually did so.

There seems little doubt that typing on a typewriter took more skill, but on the other hand, having to keyboard all day--as many people have to do nowadays--would naturally increase skill.

Some of the results shown on this page have impressed me, especially Lex's. I don't think very many people have the ability to reach that level of accomplishment.

[GamerBear]

Probably not good enough to get a job as one that's for sure.

[G-Lexington]

^KYanimal, I have pondered the fact that, nowadays, a much larger percentage of kids know how to type than the kids in our generation.

Nowadays, learning keyboarding has become a necessity. In the pre-Computer days, only those who had a specific desire to take typing actually did so.

There seems little doubt that typing on a typewriter took more skill, but on the other hand, having to keyboard all day--as many people have to do nowadays--would naturally increase skill.

Some of the results shown on this page have impressed me, especially Lex's. I don't think very many people have the ability to reach that level of accomplishment.

Some years ago, my father approached me with a rather embarrassed request. He wanted a "learn to type" program put on his computer. As he put it, "for all my life, not knowing how to type was considered something of a status symbol, or a point of pride. It meant you had someone - a 'girl' - in your office who did your typing for you. But those days are long past, and I'm getting left pretty far behind because I can't type."

Lex

[JohannBessler]

^Gamer, if it's true that typing correlates with good hand-to-eye coordination, you probably have much better typing skills than you think you do.

[borg69unimatrix]

Visit the Typing Test and try!

I took typing in high school... wasn't GREAT at it, but did ok.

Where I got really good at typing (for me) was the old AOL chat room days, and attempting to hold 6 different conversations at a time.

[CottonBolus]

My new score:

Yay! I'm in the 90's now.

[Kyanimal]

Probably not good enough to get a job as one that's for sure.

^Gamer, if it's true that typing correlates with good hand-to-eye coordination, you probably have much better typing skills than you think you do.

At one time, not all that long ago, "Typist" was considered an actual JOB!

These days ... not so much!

Some years ago, my father approached me with a rather embarrassed request. He wanted a "learn to type" program put on his computer. As he put it, "for all my life, not knowing how to type was considered something of a status symbol, or a point of pride. It meant you had someone - a 'girl' - in your office who did your typing for you. But those days are long past, and I'm getting left pretty far behind because I can't type."

Lex

My Dad is a retired Preacher, and therefore when writing sermons, and making stencils for mimeographing Church Bulletins (God! I LOVED the smell of that stuff!), needed to use a typewriter, when Mom wasn't available to help him, and/or his secretary wasn't around.

He developed an interesting, though quite effective, style of typing with his two "pointer" fingers.

I found it quite amusing how Fast, and Accurate, he could be just "poking" away!

Keep smilin'!!
Chaz

[JohannBessler]

and making stencils for mimeographing Church Bulletins (God! I LOVED the smell of that stuff!), :

ROFL!

Funny thing, KY. Absolutely everybody who remembers ditto paper remembers that wonderful smell. Remember that scene in Fast Times at Ridgmont High?

(Fast forward to 1:45)



I wish somebody would bottle up the smell and sell it as cologne.

[xbuzzerx]

Took it at the suggestion of a JUBBer.