how many fingers do you use for typing?

wow. that's good. i envy people who can type with all of their fingers. i wish one day i can make these four remaining useless fingers work for me when typing

I can type without looking at the keyboard too. And the funny thing about it, is that when I type looking at it, it makes it hard for me to type. It's kind of subconscious thing, when you were accustomed to it, as if your hands are moving for you, like you just think of the word, and hola! your fingers just typed it. Anyway, I haven't checked now what my WPM is. I used to be 35. I stopped typing when I gave birth. Just came back here in MyLot, and hope my writing and typing skills will come back too. I used a software called Typing Tutor before. It's so simple. you just need to take some time practicing. That is! practice, practice, practice! I haven't gone as far as numbers though. That's why, I suck at encoding numbers.^^v visit me sometime http://fedhz.com

hornetlover: we must have the same instructor because she hits our hands with a ruler too until we do it right and yes, i hated her so much too but ow i am starting to see her point in being so strict and persistent in making us learn how to type properly

Yes we do.

Were you taught that way, or do you do it because it's more natural?

i use my left thumb for the space bar once in a while, yet i am right handed. i did not notice it until now. thanks for pointing that out

i used to type with only one finger too. and like you, i can't type without looking at the keyboard. but my work has required me to learn to type fast and type without looking at the keyboard if i want to earn more. i think it saved me more than half the time than when i used to look down at the keyboard then look at the monitor to check for spelling errors. but if it suits you fine, then i guess i't perfectly okay

With six fingers, that is very good, I think.

not very fast, as compared to others here who type 65-90 words per minute. but it suits me just fine, and i know that i'll get better in time. in fact, we would all do, as long as we keep practicing

Was most definitely interesting to watch him type!!!

120 wpm??? oh wow. i guess it must be dizzying to follow his fingers (even with only two of them) slide through the keyboard when he's typing. damn, he's good!

2 fingers 120 wpm? Unbelievable.

Oh yes, I forgotten to mention that as well! I am quite used to typing blind! LOL! many people here in Hungary are fascinated by it, because not many Hungarian people even own their own computer, or have internet! Especialy in the villages..But I am used to blind typing..I just look down ocne at the keyboard to see where the letters are, and then I can just go on and on with typing, LOL!

hmm..if i type for ten hours a day non stop i think i will be able to reach 70WPM by mid next year, but i think my hand will be cursing me by then , so i guess i'll take my private typing classes in stride, and maintain good use of my hands. programmer, huh. impressive

I actually need to learn to type faster. I'm a programmer and I need to type fast to get programs done faster. I hope to reach at least 80WPM by next year.

Me neither! But I don't think I am in ened of an typing cursus, because I think I already can type fast and good precisely enough, without making any mistakes.. If they would make me do a cursus for a job, I wouldn't accept it. Because I know my own qualities, and if they can't deal with those..well then tough luck for them!

that's perfectly alright. i used to make use of only two fingers for typing, so i was way worse than you are when i started out typing. but as they say, practice makes perfect. you know what i suggest? spend a lot of time here in myLot. other myLotters have confessed to getting better at typing because of this site. maybe you can get better here, too.

well, it's not out of willingness to type fast, it's more out of the dire need to type fast, otherwise i would not get much done and will not be paid enough to feed my family

it's good to know you are getting somewhere at your typing. keep it up, you will be surprised one day when you've learned how fast you can already type

that's good to hear! but hey, i noticed you attached a photo to your post. how did you do that??

i use my two thumbs only for the space bar, nowhere else. it's where the teachers told me to use it. . now i am also wondering like you if anyone uses their thumb for anything other than hitting the space bar

hee hee. some things you never notice until somebody else mentions it, even on a different context. anyway, nine is good, as long as it suits you fine