Can you type with one hand and with decent speed?

Well let's see, I am typing this post with only one hand to test it out and although I am pretty accurate it is quite slow compared to my usual speed. I know that for some people who prefer or need to type one-handed there are special layouts. One just mirrors the right half of the keyboard when you press shift I think, which I have heard is pretty intuitive to use and quick to learn for a normal typist. There are also one handed Dvorak layouts but I don't know much about them.

I think I am one of the lucky persons who can type with one hand pretty fast. I learned to type using a manual typewriter. Possibly this helped me to hone my skills in typing even with one hand. Even now due to an injury I am typing with my left hand even though I am not left handed. With the injured hand at the keyboard my typing speed is actually hampered. all the best, rosdimy

I never had to do that before so typing this sentence with one hand should give me an idea of how fast that goes... Erm, reasonable considering it was only one hand but definatly a lot slower than typing with two hands. Especially the syllables would get tricky with the holding down of the shift-key with only one hand at use. If I had to, I could work it. But God forbid you have to do a full paper with just one hand... yikes!

my typing speed normally is really fast though i never learnt how to type ever..... just loved to type so got faster while practising every day on dad's lapto[ from younger years..... now i have my own laptop and for a while i sit and reply to posts here but then i start feeling tired so i tend to lie down..... and thats when i start typing with one hand...... while i relieve the other of pain as i am propped up on my elbows.... and i have realised that i am faster with my left hand rather than my right though i am a righty...... i really wonder why..... butnow again with a lot of one hand typing i am getting faster every day... though now in this response i wanted to type faster so i got up and sat.... :P

Good Lord, what have you been doing that you ever needed to type with one hand! Let's talk about your... um... sticky key! actually I can't type worth a poo with one hand! I've tried it a few times (can't elaborate) trust me! it's hard to do! hahaha

I can't possibly do it, typing with one hand. I'll be very slow and maybe make lots of mistake. I am used to blind typing with both my hands and even with my eyes close I still can figure out where the alphabets are but not with one hand, I'll be handicapped.

Hi modstar, I can type fast on my right hand. In my work before i am a encoder and i do type numbers from 8 am to 5 pm everyday, i can do it with only one hand. Hehehe. Even if i dont look on the keyboard i can still do it correctly. But cannot do that on the letters for i have look at the letter before typing.

yes and yes, I'm doing it right now... haha!

I can, but I really find it much easier with two fingers .. though the yummy food in my other hand is worth it, haha

I have to say that I am not very good a typing with one hand. I wish I was better because I could multi task even more. I can do it, but my speed is reduced quite a bit. I have also types with food in my hand but I find that I loose a lot of speed. I normally take a bite and then type for a while and go back to the food lol. Maybe, in time, my typing with one hand will improve. Practice makes perfect.

Yeah I can type with one hand but than I dont know what to do whit my other hand (left one). Sometimes when I am brushing my teeth I am trying to type with my left but I feel like a retard!

I can type with one hand :) But not that fast because Im used to typing with two hands.....

yeah, i can type with one hand at a decent speed.. but i am used in using my two hands, i usually use one hand in typing if i am texting with my phone, talking to someone on the phone, or eating..

yes i can type with one hand but two hands work better lol

Yes I can type one handed when I'm doing user name and pass and as sometimes I'm eating after work and trying to get all sone. But sometimes I fall behind. The speed not impotant as long as I get it right. And then I still can get it wrong. You have a wonderful day. Your friend onlydia

Well for me I find it difficult to type with one hand fast. I type with one hand but I take lot of time in writing. Well it is better to type with both hands, I think more faster :)

when i was reading your comment i tried to typr with my keyboard using one hand and als i can type at a decent speed but only my name :d

No modstar!! I can only type without looking the keyboard but with both hands of course.. Hhehehe..... Oh I can type but, very slow... it takes one hour before completing one sentence i guess.. lol