do you look at the keyboard when you type?

hello ruthinian! How are you doing? well,thats realy good that u can type 65 days per minute. I wish i could do that too:P I can type i guess maximum 40 words but sometimes i do see thee keyboard when i have to type longer words like "characteristics","infatuations",words like that. Secondly i mistake a lot while typing,i press the wrong keys even seeing them and have to use back space again n again. Have gained more speed whil using pc yes it increases your typing skill :) Depends the way you use it. There are a lot of exercises of typing that i would especially recommend to the new ones because i never tried them and now i am used to use only of my 3 to 4 max fingers the rest are free,instead of using 4 finegrs only my friendz say that while seeing the movement of your hands it seems to be a very fact typing but obviously the end product is very low,with same speed if i use my all fingers it would be even better. So i would recommened to use those exercises in roder to see how actually we can type in a arranged manner,which key should be pressed by which finger,this initially slow you down but in the end it will benefit you. I have been using pc since more than 6 years but still i cant type as a 6 years old user should and the reason is only that i used wrong fingers for keys :) One has to be more structured to get the better results. Take care !

I take shortcuts that would horrify a teacher and do sometimes look at the keyboard. * I used to type at 45 words per minute but I developed corporal tunnel syndrome in both hands and thus developed some bad habits to pamper the aching wrists. * I'm a computer junkie and use MyLot for an important extra income. I find it hard to leave the keyboard, so I developed keyboard shortcuts so I can continue to type away. The keyboard shortcuts plus a change in keyboard call for peeks at the keyboard. I now use a keyboard that is designed for corporal tunnel. * I can't spell for beans. I've a disability there. FireFox lets me get away with lousy spelling as it has a spell checker built in. I type my response or discussion, then go back and correct all my spelling errors via Fox plus mouse. * I don't know where this lousy spelling comes from. Autism is something I know I have. Mom claims it was an exess of phonics in school. Some of my specialists who examined me when I was younger thought I would never speak or write. As you can tell, I am doing both in prodigious amounts.

I don't know how fast I could type since I really don't check up on it that much but, as I type this response of mine, I also don't look much on the keyboard and know to delete some wrong spellings when I see them on the screen

After college, I joined as a teacher. I asked a colleague to install Typing Tutor on the faculty computer. I used to spend a lot of time on it learning how to type. Of course, I was quite busy too and had to stop my typing adventures due to work. So, I did not learn how to type numbers. Now I can type all words and even delete mistakes without looking at the keyboard. I can type up to 55-60 words per minute. My only problem is numbers. Whenever I have to type a number, I have to peep at the keyboard and hunt and peck. Cheers and thanks for this discussion.

Hi Ruthinian. How I wish I can type as fast as you without even looking at the keyboard. Sometime I don't look at the keyboard while typing but you will see numerous errors in my typing. I have been trying to practice typing without looking at the keyboard but never succeeded. Onlt two of my fingers really functioning in typing and the rest of the fingers are observer. Hehehe....

I work with computer usually, special type the documents. If I type English document, I always type very slowly. Because I can't remember key of letter in keyboard. If I type my country language document, I type faster. My country language has diacritic and I type this kind when I was child. So it's seem my habit.

I have no idea how many words per minute I can type on the computer or a typewriter but yes I type without looking at the keys..in fact whenever i try to look at the keys I get all messed up LOL

I dont have too much speed.So when ever i am typing my eyes always at the keyboard.I think if i do regular type them i can increase my writing speed.

I don't look at the keyboard when I type I look at the computer screen at what I am typing that way if I mess up I see the mistake and can correct it right away. I have not taking a typing test in alot time so I am not sure how fast I can type.

Yeah, I type without looking at the keyboard. I use my 10 fingers for typing. It's such a helpful skill which I love so much. I always wonder there are many people who utilize only 2 fingers in typing, and still they can type fast, lol...

Wow! That's good for you. I am not fast in tying and I really look at the keyboard when I type. But eventually MyLot has helped me increased my typing skills.

we have a typing lesson when i was in college so i type with my eyes on the monitor not on the keyboard. but my downside is i type to slow.

Sometimes i look at my keyboard other time i don't... Simple. xD

after readin ur post i decided to go for a type test ....i just failed miserably...i typed only 16 wpm..that too with looking at the key board.......i think u are really very fast...

Hmm, I can go 54-55 wpm on a typing speed test, but if I'm writing off the top of my head, I think I can go faster, and yes, I no longer look at the keyboard, heheh. If I need to re-adjust for the DVORAK, because they said that it makes productivity better.... I don't think so. My brain has totally adjusted to the way the keyboard is, now. :) My tech ramblings: http://nenyathegeek.blogspot.com

I am not sure how many words I can type per minute and I do look at the keys while am typing I have tried to not look at the keys and it comes out looking like this (muigf,lslsjuudiuklsjforo) just goofing off here but seriously I do look at the keys while I am typing

I use 2 fingers and look at the keyboard, obviously, I didn't practic enough even though i would practice for a couple of hour every day and more on the week end when I was lesrning to type. I see you made a couple of mistakes...what degree of accuracy do you have 85 - 90%?

Hey not really more the computer a.

I am in front of a computer from 12 to 20 hours a day so I have become a touch typist. I only look at my spanish language keyboard, the extra keys trip me up, but the novel I am currently working on has a spanish speakers and names and is set in Costa Rica so I really have to use it.

i can type without looking at the keyboard you just pick it up naturally when you have been using computers ever since i was young. in fact my keyboard is actually a blank keyboard all the letters are wiped off it so its just buttons so it forces you to touch type. great learning curve.