How do you type?

[XxXMetalheadXxX]

I use both hands and all fingers but I don't keep them on the "home" row. My CCC (Computing for College & Careers) class teaches us that technique because it's the "proper way". It seems too stiff and a hassle.

[ichliebekase]

I don't ever have to look at the keyboard unless I seem to consistently miss some letter for some stupid reason or another XD mainly Q or Z is when that happens >.<

[Netjet!]

This is my finger layout:



I have my left middle finger on W/S
My left ring finger on A
My left Index finger on D

My right Index on K

I use those fingers to type. I get around 85-90WPM.

[who_cares973]

I'm more often than not using my thumbs and only really every actually look at what letters I'm hitting whenever I'm missing to many or I have to shift to use numbers and symbols.

On a regular keyboard though I use rin, middle and index on both hands

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

I use my right thumb for spacing, that's pretty much it lol. I look down at the keyboard sometimes, too. But that's only when I'm typing numbers or symbols. I still haven't memorized those yet for some strange reason...

[welsh_girl]

I use my right thumb to space, both index fingers and both middle fingers. Nothing else... I think. I can type fast so I don't care.

[Rubin0]

I learned how to type the right way but I've deviated a little over the years. I can type quickly, but it's so true that once you develop bad habits it's very difficult to break them.

[PrawnSkunk]

Add another option.

two-finger Hunt & peck

[5.points]

Middle, index and ring fingers for typing. Thumbs for space and pinky for shift. It's always worked that way.
I can't really type fast (being dyslexic) unless it's numbers on the numb pad.

and yeah, hunt and peck. :/

[~HentaiXXX~]

I type like a normal person would type. It's easy and fast.

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

I don't know why it surprises me so much that people don't type the "proper" way. I'm beginning to think there isn't even a such thing a proper way to type. Although I would just assume keyboards were designed to be used a certain way. I guess I'm just used to it. We learned how to type as early as 4th grade, so it's nothing new to me. I type the way a blind person is taught to type. I use the home row method as well as the little tick marks on "F" and "J" in order to type efficiently. But to each his own

[Selinica]

I use all my fingers and I use them well.

I wasn't taught (figured it out for myself) and I got my speed from having to keep up with multiple tasks at once (chatroom(s), IM protocols, multiple characters in a play-by-post roleplay, et cetera.).

[Kibblre]

I use the "proper" home-row method and type about 115WPM or so on average.

[DragonIIDX]

I use the "Proper" way cause I was always forced to in Elementary on some "Type 2 Learn" program... god I hated that.

[Urh]

I use all the fingers on my left hand (Pinky for shift, thumb for space, and my ring finger for the A key, as far as I can tell. plus my middle and index taking up the rest of the slack.) On my right hand I use just about only my index finger and whatever you'd call the finger after the middle to press enter. That's it.

[duddychuck@yahoo.com]

I don't use my pinkies...

[tofurox]

My typing is great....
I use my index and middle fingers on my left hand, pinky is always used for shift.
I hit any buttons on the right half of the keyboard with my middle finger, save backspace and enter which I hit with my right pinky. I always hit enter with my right middle finger.

Sometimes if I am simply hitting the enter key by itself (not during excessive typing) I will use my middle finger. Like for example to chat in a game called Vindictus, to bring up the box to type in you must first press enter so I would use my middle finger there.

Hmm what else do I do.... I think that is basically it. And I keep this style religiouslyand will never comprimise it for anything when typing.

I also keep a 55-65 words per minute which I find is really good comparatively to most people with abstract styles like mine. I type as fast as a lot of people I know who use the "proper" typing method.

Though with the ammount of time it takes for my right hand to jump to the space bar every word, I can only type so fast and will not likely exceed this word per minute ever. I am completely happy with my typing speed though, it's fast, but not uber-fast.

As a child my parents (and school) tried to force me to learn to type the "proper" way. Thought I BS'd all of that crap. When my parents found out they thought I would never be a good typer because of it, and look where I am today.

Oh and generally I am not looking at the keyboard. I might glance down every so often but not consciously pecking keys. If I repeatedly miss a letter I will look and correct myself as well.

[Emo_Saur_]

I don't put my fingers onto the keys until I have to type. I usually don't have to look at the keyboard, but when I do it makes me type so much faster so I have no idea what type you'd call me typing. I mainly use my middle and ring on the left hand. I usually use my middle and thumb on my left hand because I use my thumb to hit the space mainly.

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

"Correct way to type"
a - left pinky
b - left index
c - left middle
d - left middle
e - left middle
f - left index
g - left index
h - right index
i -right middle
j - right index
k -right middle
l - right ring
m - right index
n - right index
o - right ring
p - right pinky
q - left pinky
r - left index
s - left ring
t - left index
u - right index
v - left index
w - left ring
x - left ring
y - right index
z - left pinky
, - right middle
. - right middle
shift - right/left pinky
space -right/left thumb
enter - right pinky

etc.

[cedolad]

posting in 6 year old bumped thread is cool right guiz?

ps: i type like dis