Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
52(100.0%)
No.
0(0.0%)
How did you learn how to type? (Choose as many as apply; if your answer is "Other", use the text box below or comments.)
Typing class in secondary school/junior high/high school.
22(46.8%)
Typing class in university.
0(0.0%)
Other typing class.
1(2.1%)
With the help of a computer program (Mavis Beacon, etc.).
3(6.4%)
Looking at pictures and figuring it out.
1(2.1%)
A friend/family member told me how to hold my hands.
3(6.4%)
I still hunt-and-peck.
3(6.4%)
How well do you type?
Quickly/accurately.
23(44.2%)
Pretty quickly/fairly accurately.
23(44.2%)
Functionally.
2(3.8%)
Slowly.
4(7.7%)
How did you become as fast a typist as you are today? (Especially if the above questions don't cover it - say, you learned from typing up lots of term papers.)
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owlfish- S. Worthen
- S. Worthen
Comments
I thought it would dangerous to survey keyboard layouts, as many people aren't conscious of all the options and styles. Does a split-Qwerty count separately from a regular qwerty from an extended-keyboard? French and British keyboards are most similar, but different in small and unexpected ways - British punctuation is often not where you'd expect on a keyboard.