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Can you type without looking at the keyboard?

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I find touch typing a bit tough on the virtual keyboard, but the edge of the screen provides some physical context and autocorrect also helps (sometimes).

Anyone good at touch typing on the iPhone keyboard?
 
I do it rather often at the boring meetings I go to. Helps that everyone else thinks that it can't be done. Overall, I make very few errors and type with a slightly slower than my average speed.
 
I'm an old school touch typist, but I can't type on a virtual keyboard looking at it.
 
I saw on the App Store that there's an app that teaches iOS typing. Might have to try that out! I make tons of mistakes if I don't look at the keyboard.
 
I can but I have to be looking at what typing like you'd type on a computer. If I'm not then it's very hit or miss.
 
I'm able to type without looking on my iPhone pretty well. Using a Swype style keyboard on an Android phone without looking produced less errors though.
 
I can, but my typing is slower and I put a lot of faith into autocorrect. For the most part it works out good enough for me.
 
I can type fine on an old fashioned keyboard, but I have no idea how folks manage to do it with a virtual keyboard, especially on a screen as small as the iPhone's. I have nothing but respect for those who can.
 
I can type 99% of the time without looking and also interact with the screen for other things as well as my phones practically memorized lol...
 
businezguy said:
I can type fine on an old fashioned keyboard, but I have no idea how folks manage to do it with a virtual keyboard, especially on a screen as small as the iPhone's. I have nothing but respect for those who can.
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Probably just muscle memory. I'm not able to do it on any other phone that's a different size unless I've been using it for a while for practice.
 
I can do it as well. But, I proof read it before sending. It's odd that I'm more comfortable using one hand (thumb) to type than 2.
 
I am able to type short words without looking at the keyboard, and the spell check function really helps with this. But, longer words require me to look at the keyboard. I do believe I am improving, though.
 
No chance at all on my iPhone....better on the iPad, but on my Logitech wireless KB in the iMac I can pretty much touch type...I glance down if I need to shift or find a symbol, but that's it.

I remember doing a typing test years ago which to my amazement I passed...I think you had to hit 35 WPM with something like 2 errors allowed.

Luck, pure luck....🙂
 
Macman45 said:
No chance at all on my iPhone....better on the iPad, but on my Logitech wireless KB in the iMac I can pretty much touch type...I glance down if I need to shift or find a symbol, but that's it.

I remember doing a typing test years ago which to my amazement I passed...I think you had to hit 35 WPM with something like 2 errors allowed.

Luck, pure luck....🙂
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Don't sell yourself short, even looking at the keyboard while you type will help you memorize the location of the keys.
 
ardchoille42 said:
Don't sell yourself short, even looking at the keyboard while you type will help you memorize the location of the keys.
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Kind words, but I doubt my speed is likely to increase much now...most of what I do on my iMac is Logic / Aperture based, so there isn't a lot of typing involved there...I'm pretty quick on this ( IPad) though...🙂
 
Yeah, it doesn't seem to take me long to get acquainted with a new keyboard, but then again I do a lot of typing (software developer)
 
I could type novels on my iPhone 4 and 4s without looking at it but i cant do it on my s4. Doesn't matter what keyboard it is on Android I have to look at the screen to type
 
I used to be able to before iOS 7. I had gotten used to where all the keys were without looking. Now I make too many mistakes if I don't look.
 
CEmajr said:
I used to be able to before iOS 7. I had gotten used to where all the keys were without looking. Now I make too many mistakes if I don't look.
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I'm more or less in the same boat, not quite sure what really changed to cause that much of a difference.
 
Yes I can. Its easy... 😀
 

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