Can you touch type? Or do you still hunt and peck?

[Atlas Mugged]

Poll question: Can you touch type? Or do you still hunt and peck?

I can touch type, myself, and learned many years ago. But with the tidal wave of home computers in the last decade, I was wondering how many people took a course (either in a class or using a typing computer program) to make things easier. I'm amazed at the number of people I know that still hunt and peck, some of them quite proficient - in their own way.

[djeseru]

1. A little of both?

I did take typing in high school, but I still get sloppy.

[Nikia]

2. I am self taught

I am a very kinestetic person so I started to be able to touch type after doing it often for a while. I am not sure if I put my fingers in the right places, but it works for me. I usually can keep up with my train of thought now.

[SW FL Dem]

12. Same here. I never took a class

Last time I took a test (probably 20 years ago) I was at 70 wpm with pretty good accuracy. Of course the hours I spend on the internet can only help!

[Demeter]

3. I Watch My Fingers

because they are dyslexic!

[mcscajun]

4. I took two years of typing a long, long time ago (in High School)

and boy, has it paid off!

[Blue-Jay]

5. I peck, but I'm pretty fast at it.

The last time I was tested, I could score 40 wpm with ZERO errors. Not great, but not bad either.

[mermaid]

7. So, You're A Pecker?? :-) n/t

[Blue-Jay]

9. Yes. I'm a "pecker"

I'm a fast and accurate pecker, however.

[Quixote1818]

17. Most Birds are peckers nt

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Touch type

I'm a legal transcriptionist and type 40-60 pages a day (double-spaced so not as bad as it sounds). The most-used letters are worn off of my keyboard.

[Bluzmann57]

8. A r e a l l y s l o w typist here

By the time I respond to most messages, they are in cyber space. Well maybe not, but will never be a proficient typist, as it does seem to require a certain hand-eye coordination.

[stevedeshazer]

10. Microsoft keyboard pecker

I'm pretty fast, too.

OOOhh, ladies, that doesn't sound too good.

[Placebo]

11. Ya know what trained me to type without looking at the keyboard?

AOL Instant Messenger. :)

[xmas74]

13. Touch type.

I have 2 jobs where I often type.
On a good day, I can type upwards of 100 wpm.

[Quixote1818]

14. I took typing in 10th grade. It's about the only thing I retained as a

sophomore. I almost lost my ability because they didn't make us type much in 11th and 12th grade. I got better in collage then when I got a computer I became pretty good because I used my computer almost every day. Use it or loose it.

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. There is no method to my madness, but I can type really fast if I have to

:7

:hi:

[Quixote1818]

16. My Dad is a 75 year old retired Chemistry Professor and he Pecks

It's really cute to watch him Peck, Peck, Peck. Typing is about the only thing I do better than my Dad.

[Kazak]

18. I don't know about "absolute must", but I can type...

:shrug:

[Swede]

19. I scored 60 words a minute back in high school.

Never thought it would ever come to any use. Go figure.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

20. I've had three books published

and I still have to hunt and peck whenever I need to insert numbers. Never quite mastered that row!

[Bouncy Ball]

21. Have you ever seen some of the long-ass stuff I post on DU?

If I couldn't type 90-95 wpm, I'd be here for three days typing out some of them, LOL!