Typing on a keyboard.
2006-06-09 16:58:10 · 12 answers · asked by Elle_Brooke 4 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I did. I bought a computer years ago and just started typing. Over the years, I went from hunt and peck to typing 55-85WPM (varies based on mood and rest). Practice makes perfect.
2006-06-09 17:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by spudric13 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I did it when I was in college. Before then, I was a true-to-the-core hunt and peck specialist :)!!! When I left for college, I would spend 10 or 11 hours a day in chat rooms (I somehow managed to fail that first semester, hmmmm wonder if there is a corrolation)....anyway- I had to teach my hands to work on the keyboard as fast as my brain could work in the chat room. Also, you manage to learn to type quickly and not looking at your hands because the chat room goes by at an astounding pace. This is, perhaps, not the best way to learn to type. However, it is my experience, and I am sharing it with you. BTW, I type 62 WPM now. So YES it can be done :)
2006-06-10 00:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by April P in KS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ayup. Did it. Grade 6 and 7. (Before PCs; even typewriters weren't in that many homes.)
Later I took a typing course and wow ... 65WPM w/almost 0 errors.
Know what I did? Sure sure all the stuff about getting a book and typing, doing at least a little bit as often as I could ... but dig: I'd put music on and t.y.p.e..t.o..t.h.e..r.h.y.t.h.m huh huh just peck peck peck peck ... as slow as I had to, at first, but not muckin' about ... and looking at the keyboard as seldom as I could.
Hey! I think I got that from having learned piano! Learn slow, learn well, then crank up the speed. It's all muscle memory, after all.
2006-06-10 00:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by hfx_ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy! Just put your fingers on the a, s, d, f to the left, and the semi-colon, l, k, j on the right. This will leave the g and h with no fingers on them. This is the correct "resting position". Use your thumbs for the space bar. Then just practice away. The more you type, the faster and more precise you get. It just comes natural after awhile. Have fun!
2006-06-10 00:03:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Just by typing. I know that sounds too simple. Even if you just "peck", the locations of the keys will be memorized in your brain. Then just train yourself to put your fingers on the home keys and go at it. You'll probably be typing 30 wpm in a few weeks.
There are also programs to help you learn to type.
2006-06-10 00:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. I taught myself when I was a little girl on an old typewriter. Then, in high school, I took a typing class and got even better.
There are helps you can buy like "Typing Tutor" a program you do on your computer, that are great. It takes practice, then you have less errors and gain speed.
2006-06-10 00:03:16 · answer #6 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. asdf are home keys for the left hand and jkl; are the home keys for the right hand.
Best way is to get a typing tutorial program -- they will build the student up from the basics and keep score automatically!
2006-06-10 00:12:04 · answer #7 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure they can. I remember some friends who were homeschooling their son and he had a typing program to learn to type on the computer. Search the internet and maybe you can find one.
2006-06-10 00:01:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned how to type using the Mavis Beacon program. My opinion is that it is by far the best and you can have fun with their games.
2006-06-10 00:05:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes go to any website that offers online tutoring or sells the software. Just be sure not to cheat, because you'll only be cheating yourself.
2006-06-10 00:05:00 · answer #10 · answered by zaw_84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋