How do you type?

I can type close eyes, because i've been working for a year as a chat support representative. ^_^

Unless I'm typing numbers I can type by memory and not having to look at the keyboard. I never did learn the numbers by rote. I type about 78wpm

I didn't go for any formal classes to learn typewriting. My speed grew faster as I used to type word documents often for my mom. Also, I use to mylot often. This have improved my speed. But this is not enough. I have to take some class to get more professional in typing!

As i am typing to you i am not looking at my keyboard. lol .. yeah i can type without looking at the keyboard, but sometimes i get irritated when i make spell errors, i hate it lol, i have to hit the backspace and go correct it.. without seeing ... i can type all the characters without seeing but not the numbers and some other keys... and sometimes my speed seems to fluctuate, i feel i can actually type better not looking at the screen at all..

i have quite mastered it, as i don't have to look at the keyboard when i'm typing, but i haven't been able to type really quick, last time i only got 35wpm. but i'm glad that i have memorized the keyboard, so i don't waste any time by looking at the screen and the keyboard.

Yes I type without looking. All is fine for mylot discussions until something goes wrong. Just can't make the three fingered alt-ctrl-delete. Or alt-ctrl-Esc - the 'kill' command on linux. I'm getting old, the fingers wont stretch that easily.

I bought a book full of exercises for typing on my computer keyboard and spent just 15 minutes each day practising them without looking at the keyboard, but just allowing my fingers to find the right keys. It was well worth the effort because now I can type without looking at my hand, but looking at the screen where I can see any mistakes I make very quickly, and it means I can type faster too. _Derek

I've been typing since I was really young. The keyboard is not much different than a typewriter so it was really nothing for me. I don't look when I type and sometimes especially when I'm tired, it really shows. It's all in the way you place your hands on the keyboard and memorizing where all the letters are.

hi bestcomputergeek, i guess my fingers would know better with years of practice without any real formal education in typing. and so do with a lot of myLotters too. but if you ask me what key is where i wouldn't be able to answer you. i normally type with both hands with 8 fingers on the middle keys with both thumbs on the long press key two levels below. but with numbers i tend to use one finger. it's probably a psychological program because a mistake with numbers can be a real expensive one.

Hi, I'm used to two types of keyboards. I still look at them, cause in my house I use QWERTY and in my laptop I use AZERTY (I bouht in France and it's real strange keyboard, but I got used to it). So, from time to time I have to look at the keys, cause I can be a little confused. Cheers.

Earlier I have learned some typing therefore it a little bit easier for me to type on a keyboard without looking at it.Quite obvious to master the keyboard in mylot since everyone is engaged in responding or typing which definitely helps to master the computer keyboard. Happy mylotting :)

i already master my keyboard when im still 17 and im 30 yrs old now.heheheh i bet in this generation, many childrens knows their keyboard like the back of their hands.lucky for them they know how to use pc becuase of the technology right now

hmmm.. i think i haven't mastered my computers keyboard even if learned how to type in typewriter (in my 1st year college), fundamentals of computer typing (when i second year college), and having my On the Job training in the office plus in surfing the net. Well i can type 40 words per minute but i'm not a pro in typing a mastering my computers keyboard... :p

I can type with my eyes closed and at about 60 wpm :) I used to just search around for a button until I started to type long papers on the computer. I realized that I was taking hours to type a paper and learned how to type.

Hello BCG. :) Thanks to my Typing class back in highschool, I have mastered the keyboard. It all started back in highschool and we were using a typewriter then. The keys are almost the same anyway so when I started using a computer, I tried to apply what I learned. I had some few struggles in the beginning though because the spaces between the keys in the typewriter are a lot bigger compared to the keyboard but it didn't affect me much at all. All I can is it's also a matter of practice. I'm glad that I learned this skill as it really helped me during my first entry level jobs after college. For those who are still learning, I found this site that may help. The site will tell you where to place your fingers all the time as the home keys and you'll get some exercise to help you become familiar with every keys. Practice, practice, practice and in time, you'll notice that your fingers seem to be moving and going to the proper keys by themselves! www.webinstituteforteachers.org/~gammakeys/Lesson/Lesson1.htm

I can't type with my eyes closed and at the same time I don't need to search for keys either.I am a bit fast in typing but not like professionals who have learned typing.I just type with two or three fingers alone and that is quite easy and simple like that.Thanks to mylot without which I would not have learned to type fast like this.

I am not master in typing on computer.. because i can't type without seeing keyboard.. but my speed is good.. because i can type 30-40 words per minuet.. so i think i am good is typing.. but not perfect yet.. and now i trying to get perfect in typing..

Hi there! Nice meeting you here in MyLot, my first time to be here. I am still in moderate pace in my keyboard typing skills. Sometimes I watch the screen and let the hands type and sometime I watch the letter I am typing in the keyboard.

I am mastered in typing coz i learned it. I can type 60 wpm without a single mistake.

Yes, since the day i started posting I have been improving my typing skills ,starting from search and pluck now i can type the words with good speed and without looking at the keyboard. But still poor with typing the numbers , hope to improve on it soon.