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by Anonymous on November 11th, 2006
I can type without looking at the keyboard......EXCEPT for numbers.
I never did master the numbers on a keyboard. the reason is all the other signs, above a number. somehow, in my mind, i believe i am going to strike a dollar sign for the number 4 and so on.
See? i had to look down to strike the number 4.
by Mirage V2.0 AWOL on November 12th, 2006
i nebur luk et da kegbird whem i tupe.
id juzt skows mi ddamn. Juzt uze spekchellur qhen dune.
Bi bow!
by Jodie44 on November 11th, 2006
Yes, and I still switch t and y; b and n; o and p; and k and l. It took me two minutes to type this answer. I even took typing in HS.
ptrask, I call you that already.
by LynfromNM on November 11th, 2006
I have to look fairly often. I've never taken a typing class but I do all right with my 4 finger method.
by anonymous on November 12th, 2006
yes I do, even though I do not need to anymore, as I know all the keys with barely any mistakes! (i.e. I typed this rather slowly without looking!)
by Freddy Says remove all moderation points on March 23rd, 2008
Yes. I type confidently and get all of the letters, though by no means in the right order.
by Anonymous on March 23rd, 2008
Yes, though not as fast as I can with it. I learned touch-typing in high school (over 20 years ago), but the extra keys on a computer keyboard tend to throw me sometimes, especially those I don't often use.
by LynfromNM on March 23rd, 2008
not teddible well!
by Crystal on March 23rd, 2008
No.
by AntigoneRising on November 13th, 2006
No, as a programmer, I can type using any of the characters on my keyboard w/o looking. I learned to touch-type when I was 12, and the other characters just came along naturally as a result of programming.
by Stableboy on November 12th, 2006
No, I've been a programmer for over 20 years.
by tt010101 on November 12th, 2006
I'm typing this right now without looking. But, see, I forgot where the 'H' key was so I had to look.
Generally I'm much faster when looking a tthe keyboard.
by oregon on November 11th, 2006
Yes. But only when I do the awkward keys like [ or =.
by Anonymous on March 23rd, 2008
yes. of course. then again ive been online for about 5 years now.
by donovan reynolds. on November 12th, 2006
Only if the letters do not include asdf, or jkl;
hahah.
by davoomac on November 12th, 2006
Nope I almost never look at the keyboard except when I'm typing symbols.
by Haileyjo1230 on November 12th, 2006
Nope. I can type 55 wpm.
by lady fuschia on November 12th, 2006
No. But I probably should!
by pudzey101 on November 12th, 2006
i always used to look at the keyboard but after about 1 year i dont need to anymore , i only need to look at it for things like @ , : , ~ , # you know that stuff , lol
by Fixated on paternal age research on November 11th, 2006
yes and no. I know most of keys but I make mistakes
by travis bickle on November 11th, 2006
Yes.
by Anonymous on November 11th, 2006
Nope
by alecho on August 4th, 2009
the screen becuase your eyes read the lines and your brain desides weather your lines are right from another kind of view besides the sight sense in human is stronger than the touch sense
by Terance McKenna on August 4th, 2009
when i type i look at my fingers i can't see the keys but I know where they ain't
by BigDaddyBS on August 4th, 2009
I glance at the keyboard to place my fingers, then look at the screen. Sometimes I don't look at the keyboard until I see my fingers are off where they should be. ;-)
by Normal guy on August 4th, 2009
The screen. It is much more difficult to type if you look at the keyboard.
by LeeLee Chickybabe Avenger SLAB on March 23rd, 2008
Comfortably..Yes :)
by Gingerminx on March 23rd, 2008
Of course, its just that no one would understand what I said, including me.
EDIT: Unfortunately whoever decided this was the same question as what I answered originally has now made my answer complete nonsense. Cest la vie.
by Kris Kringle on March 23rd, 2008
Yes, but no as fast as when I look at the keyboard. :)
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on March 23rd, 2008
Yes, but I usually have to glance at my hands to get the numbers correct.
by Brian I on May 26th, 2007
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by Anonymous on November 16th, 2006
It depends on what keyboard I'm using. If I'm using mine in my room then I don't look. But if I'm using one at school or anywhere else, I have to look for the first few minutes of typing then once I'm comfortable I don't have to.
by ptrask on November 13th, 2006
This is a rather interesting question. My wife touch-types about 50 wpm, and I use the biblical method (seek and ye shall find) and do about 25 words per minute. However, once she spends the time to go back and correct the errors that I have corrected in the process of typing, she is not that much faster than me. However, I do envy her ability to use the computer in the dark. If I come down in the middle of the night and want to check email (or AnswerBag) I have to turn on a light and she doesn't.
I can use the number pad without looking, having over 15 years experience in accounting.
by Orangy on November 13th, 2006
No. I took touch typing in high school in the early 80s, and spent two years mastering keyboard drills (not unlike doing piano practice drills). I'm faily accurate with the numbers without looking, but not as good as just letters. Periods, commas, apostrophes are no problem. Depending on what kind of day I'm having, I can type anywhere from 50 wpm to 70 wpm.
by snakesncrocks on November 11th, 2006
a have to a little bit, but i just glimpse so im sure where the letters are and my accuracy is good
by hellz angel on August 10th, 2009
ooohhh!!!... thtz awesum whn sum-one duz tht... me can jus type gibrish whn me duznt luk at the keybord... :(... peace!!!
by -NUNYA-- on August 10th, 2009
I look at the screen. And can back space if I need to correct a spelling error if needed. I never look at the keyboard. Fun question! +5
by -Icy- on August 4th, 2009
the screen i type +80 if i look down i do screw up !
by danielcboyer on April 7th, 2008
No. I never look at the typewriter keyboard when I type, except very rarely for numbers and a little less rarely for typographical symbols.
Chevalier Daniel C. Boyer
by squarepeg on March 23rd, 2008
sure.
by unknown on March 23rd, 2008
Yes, I never look at my keyboard to type.
by Littlebirrd on March 23rd, 2008
Yes, I'm a touch typist.
by FreshApples on March 23rd, 2008
i can but i dont
by Voodoo on March 23rd, 2008
Yup, I can. But I have to look for symbols and numbers.
by Click on May 26th, 2007
Yep, I usually look at whoever is talking to me with a blank face and keep typing as loudly as I can. I think they get annoyed :P
by Inspector Javert on May 26th, 2007
Sometimes...
When it is dark and I don't get my fingers in the right place, it can be kind of hard to get them in the proper postion, but once I do, it is normaly quite easy.
AIM really is a good way to learn.
by denise on May 26th, 2007
but of course - otherwise I couldn't type so fast, can you?
by Constel on May 26th, 2007
hardly
by American idle on May 26th, 2007
Yes. But how do you know I'm not luing...I mean lying...hee hee....
by stayblue4life on May 26th, 2007
Yeah. Its easy once you get the hang of it.
Do you know the keyboard shortcuts to shut down the computer?
by greensnake21 on October 17th, 2011
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Dont you find that typing the letter a on the keyboard is kind of hard to reach? i havee to keep moving the keyboard to the right! thats cause i dont have a keyboard station under my desk!
by TINKERBELLE on October 18th, 2008
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Built in keyboard,,does not work can i buy one and plug it in...
by Sexyrabbit on October 9th, 2008
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Why do some of my keys work & some do not on my keyboard? What could be the problem?
by Sexyrabbit on October 19th, 2008
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How do you clean serious gunk out of your keyboard?
by Piano Player on December 26th, 2011
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LOL
by JUSTNORMAL on November 11th, 2006
Lol . . i saw that.
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