typing with or without looing in the keyboard?

Philippines
June 26, 2008 3:57pm CST
i remember when i was in highschool in typing class we are expected to type without looking in the keyboard..we may glance but not really allowed to set our eyes on it.... until now i practice that as good as i can and still practicing to be good in typing... what about you guys? oh are all your fingers do the work or just the two figers?
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@SheliaLee (2736)
• United States
30 Jun 08
I usually don't look at the keyboard as I am typing because I can type much faster that way. I remember when learning to type it was very hard not to look at the kayboard though because I wanted to make sure I got all the letters correctly which slowed me down tremendously. I find that I type much faster when I'm not looking down. Have a terrific day!!
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
yeah.. i also learned that way well aside from learning in the typing class ( years back) hehehe...i feel good everytime i finished a sentence without looking in the keyboard and hit the correct letters...lols have a wonderful day ahead...
@phoenix25 (1541)
• United States
30 Jun 08
I type using the method taught in typing classes. I have been typing that way for so long that I don't have to look at the keyboard. I was the slowest typist in my class, but now I can type as fast as 120 wpm.
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
wow 120wpm??/i thought i am fast at 60wpm you doubled mine...wow simply amazing... keep it up...or can you make it 130 you are bit slow (kidding) hahahaha
@gicarlo (131)
• Philippines
29 Jun 08
sad to say, but i do not use my keyboard properly. Yet i still type fast. But not as fast as those who use it properly and practiced fast typing. I don't know if i still have time to practice it. I have many things to accomplish first. ^_^
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
hmm sounds like you are really busy but if that includes typing i knew fro sure that even your not doing it in correct way you sure type fast..faster than others who do it properly...live by the rule that at least u can do it faster than they do harharharhar....
@vera5d (4005)
• United States
26 Jun 08
I didn't realize that I looked at the keyboard all that much until I recently started to use the computer in the dark! (Sometimes when it is nice outside I will take it out there to do a little work, but don't turm on any lights because I don't want the bugs to attack me! While a few will be attracted to the computer screen, they usually leave me alone for the most part!) So it's really hard to do in the dark for some reason though in the daytime I might not look at it anyway but it still seems like i make lees typos and can type better. Weird, eh?
• Philippines
26 Jun 08
yeah weird it is...lols....but it pays off ayt? you learn to type a bit faster now i assume...
@itsina (55)
• United States
26 Jun 08
I can type without looking at the keyboard, but I tend to go faster and make less mistakes when I actually do look at it. I never took an official typing class but I use all my fingers except my thumbs and my right pinky. =/
• Philippines
26 Jun 08
so you are doing the opposite you arent looking to your work/screen but rather focus your eyes on the keyboard???yeah i do that as well someitmes... good job
@calajane (1003)
• Poland
28 Jun 08
I always look at the keyboard when I type. Never on the screen. I know technically it's not the right thing to do. But I really am better and faster when I do that. After I'm done typing a paragraph I tend to look up and correct any typos that might've taken place. But that doesn't happen all that often. I'm pretty good at correcting myself immediately after making the mistake. I don't even have to look up to see how many times I have to press "backspace"... But that's practice :)
• Philippines
29 Jun 08
yeah...i just remember how my typing teacher yell at us when we do that...she even hit us with her stick hehehehe...yeah but it is indeed faster rather than the correct way of doing it...
@snowy22315 (172009)
• United States
26 Jun 08
It depends sometimes I look at the keyboard and sometimes I dont. I dont really need to look at it, it is more of a habit for me. I like to type as fast as possible so I think i should probably spend more time looking at the screen nd less on the keyboard.
• Philippines
26 Jun 08
same thing here the only risk is sometimes i mispelled the word incorrect lols....