| How do you type on a keyboard? |
| The traditional way. |
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47% |
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| Poking the keys with one finger. |
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15% |
[ 7 ] |
| Other - Please specify in thread |
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36% |
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Sylkat
Miskatonic University Student Body President
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Dear Albirea, First, great idea for a poll!
I type traditionally when I have a keyboard, but on my iPad I hunt and peck.
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zzmondo
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Joined: Feb 19, 2012
Age: 19
Posts: 866
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Sylkat wrote: | Dear Albirea, First, great idea for a poll!
I type traditionally when I have a keyboard, but on my iPad I hunt and peck.
Sylkat. |
This is a great idea for a poll, considering most of the people (even adults) that I know type with by just poking the keyboard. I used to do that but in elementary school my handwriting was so bad that I eventually learned the traditional way and did my work by typing. |
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Bun
Bunnymen
Joined: Jan 09, 2012
Posts: 3250
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I got told I type with one finger. I don't even notice. |
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MusicMama
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Joined: Feb 24, 2012
Posts: 104
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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The traditional way using a Dvorak keyboard, which looks like this:
1234567890[]
',.pyfgcrl/=
aoeuidhtns-
;qjkxbmwvz |
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Sparx
Thingamajig
Joined: Oct 24, 2011
Age: 21
Posts: 2185
Location: N. Sanity Island
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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I type traditionally as well.  Poking is very silly imo. |
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TheHouseholdCat
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Posts: 667
Location: Berlin, Germany
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Ddddd
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Age: 21
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:16 am Post subject: |
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thumbs: space only
left:
index finger: c f r t v
middle finger: a c d e q s x z
ring finger: w, caps lock
pinky: Shift
right:
index finger: h b g j n u y
middle finger: i h k m o, backspace
ring finger: l p
pinky: Shift, Enter
That's when typing the alphabet, it just depends on the words I'm typing. 
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mntn13
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I type the typical way - I'm kinda old so I learned on an electric typewriter in high school. But, I'm dyslexic so I rely on spell check to fix most stuff. It's weird 'cause I know how to spell but it doesn't translate to writing or talking correctly. I got a A in writing all the time - after spell check came along. :) |
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lostgirl1986
There's a party in my head.
Joined: Feb 29, 2012
Age: 26
Posts: 6284
Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I look at the keyboard, I can never memorize the keys but I use both hands and I'm still a pretty fast typer. |
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Luci
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Posts: 663
Location: Another world.
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 3:16 am Post subject: |
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I have the keys' positions in my muscle memory. I don't type the 'traditional way', I use whatever finger is closest to the key I need. I use all my fingers, also.
Means that I mostly type the keys on the left with my left hand and the ones on the right with the right one, but it can vary a little.
I usually use either of my thumbs for space and my left little finger for shift. Enter most often with my right little finger and backspace with my ring finger. |
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scubasteve
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Joined: Dec 18, 2009
Age: 28
Posts: 993
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 3:56 am Post subject: |
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Using both hands, albeit not in proper form... My typing style looks awkward, but I type fast.
(edit: Actually, now that I read Luci's post above, that kind of sums up mine as well.) |
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OliaBelle
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Joined: Jul 13, 2012
Age: 55
Posts: 9
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:21 pm Post subject: Keyboard Typing....?! |
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I tend to use both pointer fingers for typing. I memorized the letter order and rows but never could quite remember if little finger is on letter"A"then second finger is on "S" and so on. I have to actually see what letter I am pressing. It also feels wrong to use my second finger to reach below to type in the "X" Probably is some type of Sensory Integration Issue and I also have an involuntary tremor in my right hand that makes fine motor skills touchy! No Pun/ Yes pun intended ! 
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Cadawell
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Joined: Jul 05, 2012
Posts: 56
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Assuming the 'traditional' way is with your hands centered in the middle, I don't do that. Tried once - having to think about where my fingers were messed me up. I use mainly the pointer finger and middle finger of both hands, with my left hand resting on the keyboard and my right hand moving more. Hit the space bar with my right pointer finger and the shift key with my left ring finger. Sometimes I look at the keyboard and sometimes I rely on muscle memory. |
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Colinn
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Location: Scotland
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I usually tend to type most of my stuff with both index fingers and hit those further away keys with my ring finger or pinky. |
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Beppieiscool
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Age: 17
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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 Umm. Very interesting ways to use a keyboard.
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