Can you type without looking at the keyboard?

plein de force

i look at the keyboard most of the time, sometimes i can type without looking though

Prof.Badass

I look down occasionally. Tried typing without looking down and it was mostly right, got the odd letter wrong though (usually pressing the one beside it).

alex73

gurramok wrote: »

Well can you?

I can't after donkeys years on PC's, I still have to look at the keyboard to type something but I do it fast!
On the other hand, my other half can type without looking at the keyboard, well are you one of those amazing species?

Little fingers over the "A" and the "L" is the trick. It was the only typing lesson I ever had and it works.

R0ot

Since I was 4

Abi

Astonishing results..... what with this being t'internet an' all.


Yes, yes I can. See I did it just there..

Ann22

Yeah, I can, punctuation and all. Have to check starting off to see if my fingers are positioned right but after a while the base keys get slightly warm so I know they're right.. for numbers though I have to look. If I do look at the keyboard at all I get confused and make mistakes.

When I've the same phone for a while i can text quite well without looking too, grand in emergencies when you're having a conversation with someone, you don't want to be ignorant and you really need to text something important. I can look at them and chat while my fingers going ninety under the table:o.

Gyalist

I learned to touch-type years ago in high school on a Smith Corona manual typewriter but I've picked up a few bad habits over the years. I don't need to look at the keyboard though.

Saibh

Yep, doing it right now...

Luno

Of course I can type without looking at the keyboard!
Dont need to look at the screen either to see if its correct because it ALWAYS IS!

CrazyRabbit

I can type very fast, but I mix up words frequently. 'Who' can become 'You', for example. It's very random, and not just simple spelling mistakes. Even if I proof read just after typing, I can still miss this. Yet, if I come back after a while and proof read, I can then see the mistake.

I usually end up correcting my posts here hours after I made them. Irritating as it makes me look uneducated/stupid.

entropi

Yes, yes i can and i'm doing it right now :pac:

Fago!

I'm on boards mobile without predictive text. I'll try type this sentence without looking:

"""I.m om amdwarmr moagld withovt pvemictivf text. I?ll try type thhr pfntewmle withovt joojing.""""

Oh dear.

Kormeera X

im a wizgirl @ typing!

first learned when i was

around 7 or 8. :D:D

chin_grin

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<opens eyes>

Sh1t.

But yeah I can. Listen to this you'll love this. We had a teacher that thought us to type in college who had a great Northern accent (couldn't quite distinguish where exactly), but (get this!) she was nicknamed Spacebar. Becase in the class she'd be giving out random letters and (ohmygawd!) she'd say 'spacebar'. Ah memories. Good class though.

AckwelFoley

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fail

Minstrel27

Yes. I sure can.

Thomas828

No, never could.

Giselle

Learned touch typing in school. Its a great wee skill to have.:)

Super Sidious

Ive had a keyboard since I was young... Commadore 64... but never learned to type untill I started playing PC games... Counterstrike thought me how to type...

OutlawPete

flynner13 wrote: »

Ive had a keyboard since I was young... Commadore 64... ...

Did you ever finger type out that gigantic programme that came with the C64 and after three hours of painstakingly correcting errors as it wouldn't work - you finally get to see a little man cross the screen with a baloon :rolleyes:

emeraldstar

Yes I can, and if I couldn't I'd make it my business to :eek:

lisaface

gurramok wrote: »

Well can you?

I can't after donkeys years on PC's, I still have to look at the keyboard to type something but I do it fast!
On the other hand, my other half can type without looking at the keyboard, well are you one of those amazing species?

I'm awesome. I've been touch-typing from the age of 2!!!

(not necessarily true, but I have been typing since the age of 2, no ****, I'm deadly serious.)

Corkfeen

Ya I can, takes about a day to adjust to a different keyboard. I can write clear messages while drunk.

Alex_Jones

Das Keyboard.

http://www.daskeyboard.com/slideshow/front-view-ult-1050.png

I have one of these bad boys connected to my octo-core.

Atavan-Halen

Alex_Jones wrote: »

Das Keyboard.

http://www.daskeyboard.com/slideshow/front-view-ult-1050.png

I have one of these bad boys connected to my octo-core.

I'd just end up tippex-ing the letters onto one of those

Posy

I cannot. I never did typing in school (we didn't have computers which is pretty bad because it wasn't that long ago!) I got a PC in college and got most of my friends to type out my essays for me.
But I have a 'teach yourself typing Skills' CD Rom somewhere which I may dig out now because of this thread. It's terrible typing with two/three fingers when if I just had the patience to, I could type properly. does anyone else try the 'right I'm going to type this correctly, which all fingers on the right keys' and then lapse into 'this is too bloody slow, get the index fingers out' or is it just me?

I am, however extremely quick on the number keyboard and NEVER have to look at the screen for that.

Mars Bar

You could never go wrong with Mavis Beacon!

dvpower

Only when Ah am in scootlund

Nichololas

Um, 95-115wpm* depending on how much caffeine I've had. Without looking. :cool:

Dave!

Yeah I can do it

Funnily enough I did one of those speed tests today cos I wanna know my words-per-minute score for applying for data entry jobs and the likes.

My max was 74 WPM, about 71 WPM on average. Dunno if that's good or not tbh My hands can't go any faster !

Firetrap

Yes I can. Learned the basics with one of those typing tutors and got in plenty of practice in a horrible job where I had to do a lot of data entry. I'm glad those days are over but it is a useful thing to have. That, and the knowledge of where the bodies are buried

auditek923

i can wow i did it

sorrywhat

Ah kinda. I have to keep glancing down. I can type fairly fast but with a few glances.

Posy

Dave! wrote: »

Funnily enough I did one of those speed tests today cos I wanna know my words-per-minute score for applying for data entry jobs and the likes.

My max was 74 WPM, about 71 WPM on average. Dunno if that's good or not tbh My hands can't go any faster !

I did the speed test here and my speed was 16WPM with 6 mistakes. So, I certainly think 74WPM is pretty okay.

QuiteInterestin

Ya, we were made to learn it in school, hours of typing frf frf juj juj on old electronic typewriters and trying to use typewriter tippex strips to correct mistakes. Its a handy skill to have though, made preparing college reports/essays so much easier

Ann22

Just did that wee test..59wpm with 1 mistake. Got 62wpm before that but 9 mistakes.

Posy

That's damn good. Anyone who can do about a word per second is a genius in my book! It annoys me that my school didn't teach such a basic skill, typing would be more useful to me than feckin' algebra.

Dudess

It's actually possible to type 120 wpm.

we'llallhavetea_old

well i definitely have to look at the keyboard, suppose i'll never be able to type without lookin at the keys at this stage..... so inferior

Bizzi Lizzy

I can do about 70 wpm, but just look at this...

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/71963

But then we all have qwerty keyboards in Ireland.

BrokenArrows

ya i can type without looking, it doesnt always say what i want it to say but it still types.

liah

Dudess wrote: »

It's actually possible to type 120 wpm.

I used to consistently do around 120-128, so yes, it's quite easily possible.

Now I average at about 100ish I guess.

TouchingVirus

I usually only look at the keyboard to find out if typo'd letters are somewhat close to each other

o1s1n

Can type about 100wpm myself...and yes, without looking at the keyboard

Actually I too swap the key caps around. Good oul IBM Model M makes it too easy. Keeps a good percentage of people from being unable to use my PC. Which is nice.

Wanted to bring it into work but I'm in an open plan office and it sounds like a machine gun when I'm in full swing.

smegmar

SV

smegmar wrote: »

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Menengroth™

by typing this i will either prove that i can or that i cannot!


oh, looks like i can.

Raiser

atavan-halen wrote: »

I can't type w/o looking at the screen. I can't type properly either, but I am fast enough at typing with an average of 42wpm. Result: A scandalous amount of typos and having to re-read everything before clicking submit reply.

Shoulda proof-read your Username

- cAPS lOCK IS THE eMEMY OF THE LOOKING-AT-KEYBOARD TYPER-ER......

Lots of my typed text looks like the above, must learn someday - how long does it take roughly?

OutlawPete

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

well i definitely have to look at the keyboard, suppose i'll never be able to type without lookin at the keys at this stage..... so inferior

Don't feel inferior.

It's more fun to be looking at what your touching anyway.

we'llallhavetea_old

OutlawPete wrote: »

Don't feel inferior.

It's more fun to be looking at what your touching anyway.

you're sooo right!