Why alphabets in the Keypad or in Type writer are not arranged alphabetically...

Various reasons. Firstly, the QWERTY layout on typewriters is supposed to ergonomically put the keys most used in the most convenient places. This is mostly true, but not the main reason. Secondly, remember this was designed the original typewriters, which were mechanical. QWERTY is actually meant to slow a typist down slightly, to avoid jamming of the 'arms' which used to print the letters. Again, this is true, depending who you ask. It was certainly true to start with, but by the time QWERTY was in use, the mechanical problems had been more or less solved. Thirdly, it made for a rather nice demonstration piece: What showing the typewriter off at expos and the like, the merchant would show the longest word which it was possible to type using only the top row of letters. If you can't figure out what that was, it was 'TYPEWRITER'. :) You might find the wiki entry interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwerty Quite a bit about the history and reasons for QWERTY.

Hello saivenkaat802003, Well I have never thought of that and looking ate the key board it made me wonder but who cares as long as it does the job it supposed to, good thinking. Tamara

Although I must admit that they are arranged in a kind of a strange way, I have never found the reason for it. I suppose it has to do with the letter use, but then which language? English, perhaps? I have also noticed that on German language computers they tend to place the Z where the Y is and vice-versa, but again, I don't know the reason.

i guess its designed for the positioning of our fingers for typing..each finger have corresponding letters to touch..and which makes us easy to do the typing..

I have always wondered the same thing. It would be easier to find the keys we are looking for if they were in the order of abc's instead of the way that they are. Unfortantly the letters on a type writer or even the computer keybored have been this was for ages.

I have often wandered the very same thing. I guess they want us to use both sides of our brain. I think it may be a little bit easier for us to type with the way it is arranged though. I find it easier to type faster with the alphabet letters spread out like they are now. I have gotten used to knowing where eacj letter is on the keybord. You will also in time if you use your keyboard alot.

I remember when I got my first typewrite - almost 40 years ago - I asked one of my Mom's friends why the keys were arranged the way they were. As others have said she told me it was because the keys that you use most are in the middle or away from your pinkies - because your pinkies have the hardest time reaching the keys.

Well! alphabets in the keyboard or any typewriter are arranged in QWERTY style because, in this arrangement we are able to achieve great typing speeds... If it had been arranged alphabetically then it would slow our typing speed...... QWERTY is designed in such a way that most frequently used alphabets are reached out very fast...... There are other styles also like DVORAK, but its less common.....

actually, the pattern is because when they first started, they found that they had to have the old key strike typewriters laid out so that the arms didn't get jammed as much when people typed fast they have tried changing the system, putting the most used keys on the "home" row, but they have found it hard to get systems to change their teaching methods and us old folks to change.

The maker of the keyboard, Mr. Qwerty, seen what letters were used the most and then arranged them in that order. I think if someone would change the order now, people would have to go to school to learn how to type all over again.

The present arrangement was devised to more evenly divide the work of the right and left hands. For most typing chores, the left hand gets slightly more work than the right hand. Don't know the reason for that, but that is to my advantage since my disability is in my right hand.

Well, I was told by my teacher that back in the old days where there are type writer the key pad used to go alphabetically. Funny enough people always made a typing error as they properly think that they are too good able to memorize all the keys. So to alert the user to be more accurate in their typing, the alphabets are all mixed up in the way to make the user look at the key that they are typing in. Sorry, if I don't make any sense but this is the story I was told. Cheers'

It's supposed to be easier to type the QWERTY way. I can't type anyway. I even get finger tied when I try to text. I wish they key pads were the same. Don't you?

I did a project on this. It turns out that back when typewriters were around, if 2 adjacent keys were pressed in quick succession the typewriter would jam, causing the user to have to open the typewriter up and unjam the keys, wasting time and making a mess. This is why they arranged the keys in such a way that adjacent keys would rarely be pressed in quick succession. The reason why they never changed it for keyboards is because there is no need to. Everyone is already used to the QWERTY keyboard, so why change it? The time it would take for everyone to get used to the new keyboard would waste too much time and lose companies money. This is called the "QWERTY" effect. Basically, why change something that already works as it is?

This is what I found out from the search engine. QWERTY (pronounced /kwerti/) is the most common modern-day keyboard layout on English-language computer and typewriter keyboards. It takes its name from the first six letters seen in the keyboard's top first row of letters. The QWERTY design was patented by Christopher Sholes in 1867 and sold to Remington in 1873, when it first appeared in typewriters. The QWERTY keyboard layout was devised and created in the 1860s by the creator of the first modern typewriter, Christopher Sholes, a newspaper editor who lived in Milwaukee. Originally, the characters on the typewriters he invented were arranged alphabetically, set on the end of a metal bar which struck the paper when its key was pressed. However, once an operator had learned to type at speed, the bars attached to letters that lay close together on the keyboard became entangled with one another, forcing the typist to manually unstick the typebars, and also frequently blotting the document This was a very interesting post. I learned something new today thanks to the post. Thanks.

Hi saivenkaat802003! Oh maybe they have done several experiments on the arrangement of the alphabets in the typewriter or keypads before and the current format or arrangement is found to be the most convenient to use. But just like you, it does no matter since I have been used to this arrangement or format ever since I learn how to use the typewriter or the keypads. And I do think that whatever arrangement they will come up to, I will still be the slow typist. haha.. Take care and God Bless!