115
Can you touch type? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
130 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I've recently started trying to improve my typing speed, which has probably been held back by my somewhat unconventional typing style. Formal touch typing was never a part of my education, and while years of computer use eventually led to me being able to type without looking, I'm probably not as efficient as I could be.

Can you touch type - and with proper form? QWERTY, DVORAK or other layout?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I learned to touch type on QWERTY in middle school. I do it mostly conventionally except for some reason I never really used the right shift key. That locked in, amd I still don't. I just spread my fingers wide to capitalize letters on the left side.

For a data entry job I was taught to 10-key as well. It doesn't take long to learn, but it can save a ton of time.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I learned to touch type on QWERTY in middle school. I do it mostly conventionally except for some reason I never really used the right shift key.

    Same! Not sure how that came to be? Perhaps because right shift is too far away compared to left?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    A data entry job made me abandon 10-key.

    I hated not having access to a backspace, and I was already close to being able to touch type on the number line.

    I have no idea if it was actually faster, but it was close enough.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent