In the 40's on a good day.
When I was in school, you don't want to know.
I got around 7 words a minute (not kidding).
When I was in school, you don't want to know.
I got around 7 words a minute (not kidding).
Typing Speed
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Back in high school it was around 90-100 wpm. It's probably no where near that now.
Somewhere here I still have my final certificate from my Grade 12 typing class: 57 wpm, with 3 errors. That was a 3rd level certificate (there were 5 in all). There were two other levels above me that I could crack as long as nobody minded some extremely creative spelling. That was using an electric typewriter.
I have no idea what my speed is now. I've never been tested on a computer, and it depends on whether my fibromyalgia is bothering me that day or not. The only time it really matters is when I'm doing NaNoWriMo and trying to make my daily miminum+ however many more words will get me to the next 500-word mark. I've found that it works best to pace myself doing those contests, both to keep my fingers and hands from becoming too painful and also to avoid a lot of the stress that some contestants get when they do it in fits and starts and try to do too much at a time.
I have no idea what my speed is now. I've never been tested on a computer, and it depends on whether my fibromyalgia is bothering me that day or not. The only time it really matters is when I'm doing NaNoWriMo and trying to make my daily miminum+ however many more words will get me to the next 500-word mark. I've found that it works best to pace myself doing those contests, both to keep my fingers and hands from becoming too painful and also to avoid a lot of the stress that some contestants get when they do it in fits and starts and try to do too much at a time.
85-110 WPM, depending on the test. I took classes in '98 and '99, and ...mostly stick with them, though I stray from time to time. My current keyboard has lost its paint on everything but the numbers and function keys, so it's a good thing I'm a touch typist.
(And this keyboard isn't even old, barely a year. )
(And this keyboard isn't even old, barely a year. )
Is it a Microsoft keyboard? The one I mentioned where the letters have all worn off is. I figure their hardware is about the same quality as their software...
Is it a Microsoft keyboard? The one I mentioned where the letters have all worn off is. I figure their hardware is about the same quality as their software...
It's a Cyberpower "gaming" keyboard that came with my PC. It looks impressive -- red WASD and arrow keys, weird ridges -- but its paint job didn't stick around, even as long as a $10 Walmart keyboard!
I'm not sure how good I am, but I wasn't great in school. I do, however, remember the phrase in the "Keyboarding Klass" program that so wouldn't fly today...
the dude died in the big gun fight
the dude died in the big gun fight
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With my current keyboard, I'm managing about 95-100 WPM. It's a nice clickety clack gaming-ish keyboard ( in that it feels like a gaming keyboard without having the expensive switches underneath) that is positioned easily enough and is more durable than the previous one I had.
It's been a while since I took a typing test; I think it was years ago when I was doing temp clerical jobs through agencies that recorded stuff like this for your profile. I just tried a free test online and got an adjusted speed of 92 WPM (one error). In normal everyday life I don't type at such a frenzied pace, as the keyboard noise is irritating and I end up with more typos.
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I remember taking a typing class in high school, and going slower by the end of the course.
It also didn't help that my typing teacher didn't like that, in my free time during class, I'd create parodies of Star Trek communiques. She once read a joke article about Mr. Worf that I had made, and asked me if I was threatening her.
I'm a 6 finger typer, semi-optical (I can't type completely blind but I don't need to check every finger in detail - a general glance on the keyboard is sufficient). I'm not sure how many wpm it makes but the other day the secretary at my office and I had a little contest and I beat her by a word or two.
I think the speed of typing is exclusively a matter of training and thus people who played piano, a stringed instrument or flute/recorder from early childhood on have a distinct advantage, as far as precise motion, speed and moving fingers independently are concerned.
I started typing before PCs were invented on a mechanical typewriter and even after almost 50 years still have retained a somewhat hard strike (or is that 'stroke'?) with which some modern computer keyboards can't cope well.
If any of you can recommend a keyboard with rather hard going robust mechanics I'd be grateful. For the last 3 years I've been using an old Acer SK-1688 which is doing surprisingly well; but no keyboard lives eternally and I'd like to be prepared for the worst case.
I think the speed of typing is exclusively a matter of training and thus people who played piano, a stringed instrument or flute/recorder from early childhood on have a distinct advantage, as far as precise motion, speed and moving fingers independently are concerned.
I started typing before PCs were invented on a mechanical typewriter and even after almost 50 years still have retained a somewhat hard strike (or is that 'stroke'?) with which some modern computer keyboards can't cope well.
If any of you can recommend a keyboard with rather hard going robust mechanics I'd be grateful. For the last 3 years I've been using an old Acer SK-1688 which is doing surprisingly well; but no keyboard lives eternally and I'd like to be prepared for the worst case.
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