Learning to Type

[Beantown]

Re: Learning to Type

The Mavis Beacon series of typing lessons was highly regarded on the PC.

http://www.download.com/Mavis-Beacon-Teaches-Typing-17-Deluxe/3000-2051_4-10441796.html

Otherwise, just do a Google search to look for free alternatives. Sure, you'll hear about two-fingered wonders who claim they can type as fast as someone who touch-types. Those people are frauds about 99.5 percent of the time.

Take care,
PK

I, personally, type faster with two fingers than I do when I use touch-typing. There are plenty of people who can touch-type a lot faster than I can...I just, personally, can go almost 20 WPM faster when I use only two fingers than when I use all of them. And that's after a year-long class on touch typing, just doesn't work for me personally.

[NoleFan]

Re: Learning to Type

Yeah, took it in highschool and what I learned has stuck with me. It's often kind of weird being in a technical field and seeing so many people type with 2 fingers.

[stewaat]

Re: Learning to Type

I was/am the keyboarding master. I took it two years and would type so fast and make faces hahaha. Good times

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: Learning to Type

After years of using the computer and typing with 2 fingers, I want to learn how to type properly. Anyone know any good programs to buy that really help out?

You just gotta keep at it and not cheat by going back to hunting n pecking. Start out with the home row (ASDFGH...) and once you get comfortable with that, take the top row....then the bottom last.

I can type about 50 WPM, but i still have to look down to get the numbers row.

[warnerwlf98]

Re: Learning to Type

I learned to type from "Spooky Teaches Typing" for Windows 3.1 when I was 16. Some of the phrases the main character ghost said still stick with me, like "That's all she wrote." That ghost was really annoying, but at least he taught me to type.

[GSW]

Re: Learning to Type

The only typing class you need is AIM chatting.

[GSW]

Re: Learning to Type

I type around 80 WPM, but it's definitely not in the proper way. I sorta have the tradition method, but with my own little twist to it. People say I type weird all the time, but it gets the job done.

i peck at the keyboard but ive gotten really good at it and i can type fast.

it just sucks when im trying to type a copy of something...

so i usually just try to memorize the first two lines and just go from there...
I still occasionally glance down at the keyboard though.

[SportsTop]

Re: Learning to Type

Take a high school typing class with a older gruff guy who yells "ASDF GH JKL;" at you for 45 minutes

Thankfully I knew how to touch type way before then lol

LOL....those were the days.

Best high school class I've ever taken.