Do you LOOK down when you type?
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
Torrington, Connecticut
January 30, 2018 11:25am CST
Im sure the question itself is silly but I have noticed that when im on the keyboard typing I dont need to look down anymore to see where the letters are. I remember when I was younger that I would use learning software on how to become a better typer etc, and now here I am 15 years later typing away without needing to look down to see where the letters are on my keyboard
Is this common or do I have some type of typing skills?
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
30 Jan 18
@RasmaSandra Thank you, but my fingers are no longer supple enough to be able to use all of them. I'll have a look at that site though.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Jan 18
I know someone who uses this site and it helps limber their fingers and improve their knowledge of the keyboard @JaboUK
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
30 Jan 18
Nice, how old are you now if you dont mind me asking?
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
30 Jan 18
I don't look down when typing from my keyboard.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
30 Jan 18
Nice that means you have skills lol
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
30 Jan 18
I am able to type without looking down. Seems those typing classes I took in school paid off
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
30 Jan 18
Jejejeje Im guessing that alot of us type without looking down, its harder than it looks and so far everyone took classes for this lol
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@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Jan 18
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Yes you are right. I have been fortunate and busy lately cause I am just done writing two short stories.
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@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Jan 18
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Good and thoughtful question. I'm not sure what to say. One had to do with a visit to Galveston, Texas that my hubby and I made years ago. That story stretched into a ghost story- the locale truthful, the rest fiction. Same with the last story: northern Minnesota and another mystery, this time I guess I'd call it relationships. Not sure if this answers your question or not. I write about people and places! Not science fiction though the one about Galveston turned into fantasy due to its being a ghost story.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
30 Jan 18
Jejeje those are the best moments when your soo caught up in typing
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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30 Jan 18
I don't look down. I took typing classes. I just need to have the correct placement for my fingers on the keyboard.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
30 Jan 18
Same here, im not saying I dont make mistakes but if mispell something I have the backpace mapped out in my mind and know what letters are next to what by feel
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@Blondie2222 (28610)
• United States
2 Feb 18
I don't look down at the keys either. I can do multiple things at once while typing and hardly miss a word. I was the fastest typer in my class when I was in school, I still think to this day i am pretty good at it still.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
2 Feb 18
Sounds like you are, you have gotten better with time
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
31 Jan 18
@BACONSTRIPSXXX hand positioning and posture helps me. Sitting upright makes you not to hurt your spine and get tired quickly.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
Lol I dont I ever dreamed about a keyboard but hey whatever helps you type more efficient lol
@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Jan 18
I took typing classes in high school @BACONSTRIPSXXX , so I don't need to look. But every now and again when I see some weird stuff, I look down and my hands aren't anywhere near the right keys. 
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
Same here, for alts etc I look down but for typing im pretty fast without looking down
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
30 Jan 18
Yeah I get it, QWER format is easy for me but it can vary like you say depending on what device your on
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
30 Jan 18
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I lost a bit of my touch.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
30 Jan 18
No, I havent in about 15years. Always been good at typing without looking, and fast too.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
That must be from the sidekick days, remember those phones with the keyboard?
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
@Courtlynn Ahh ok I never had one either and also wanted one. I didnt get my first phone till I was working and bought myself the iphone 3, nowadays kids are 10 with a iphone 7 plus lol
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
31 Jan 18
@BACONSTRIPSXXX i neber had one but i do remember them as i wanted one
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
Lol I was just wondering how common it was etc
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
31 Jan 18
@BACONSTRIPSXXX
Michael, I can't speak for anyone but myself so do not know how common it is.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
No im on my Macbook air, the picture looked futuristic so I used it for my discussion etc
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
Lol not even for the alt commands?
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@rheicel (7065)
• Philippines
1 Feb 18
@BACONSTRIPSXXX That's an exception I don't use all the time with special characters. 
I use it only for special occasion.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
31 Jan 18
No I never look down. If I am on a keyboard I am unfamiliar with I might though, because I could have my fingers on the wrong row or something.
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@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
31 Jan 18
I glance from time to time. I never learned the home keys by heart so my fingers pretty much operate based on muscle memory more than anything. I can type fast somehow. But not without errors. I think, yes, it is a special skill that you didn't have to look anymore. You'd be great at taking notes by dictation.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
Same here, if im typing alot of content il type it all fast then check for spelling etc
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
You will get better with time
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
31 Jan 18
No, I don't need to either and haven't for many years now that I think about it. Lol. My kids are going to be taking a keyboard class soon so they will have the same skill set, in today's world you need to be able to use a computer.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
I agree, computer skills are relevant to todays society
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
31 Jan 18
i use to be able to type but not any more i just hunt and peck so i need to see the keys
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
Lol second reference to hunt and peck jejeje
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
31 Jan 18
Yeah, sometimes im typing too fast so after im done il check for spelling etc
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