<p>I just want to know how because I use the computer alot - obviously. I already know how to type pretty fast while looking at the keyboard.</p>
<p>Where exactly am I supposed to rest my fingers.</p>
<p>P.S. I use AIM and MSN aLOT!</p>
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I average about 130-150 WPM average, and a few years ago I was about 75.
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<p>Considering that the worlds fastest typists barely top out much higher, I find this hard to believe.</p>
<p>maybe he IS the fastest typist in the world. lol
But I doubt that :)</p>
<p>really, it takes practice. It will come slowly but surely. In 7th grade, I was a finger puncher 15 wpm, but by the end of the year, I was 1/2 doing it right and at about 25 wpm. that was the only class/forced practice I had. 3 years later, I do not have to look and I'm at about 50-65 wpm (it really varies).</p>
<p>I agree with the whole IM thing, that does help. But don't go and buy a typing book or any of that ****, just learn as you go.</p>
<p>oh, and btw, the fastest typer in the world was something like 300 wpm. At least, that is what my former computer teacher said. He said that he personally had a student who typed in hs 100 wpm.</p>
<p>50 -60 words per minute sounds good enough. Who would want to type that fast anyway.
can someone please explain what you mean by "rest your hands in a certian place" and "rest your fingers" -- or does that come by practice as well?</p>
<p>keep your arms and hands off of the desk. It will hurt your fingers/wrists after a while of typing. And keep your fingers in rows starting with your left index on f and going left and with your right index on j and going right.</p>
<p>ASC,</p>
<p>Actually, according to several sources on the Internet...</p>
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, Barbara Blackburn is the fastest English language typist in the world, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. Using the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard, she has maintained 150 word/min for 50 min and 170 word/min for shorter periods and has been clocked at a peak speed of 212 word/min.
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<p>wow, that was confusing, I'm still trying to figure it out.lol. I've got it all layed out but as soon as I start typing I go back to what I usually do</p>
<p>that quote makes it seem as if she is a car! Also, I quickly learned the layout of my keyboard via fps games and such.</p>
<p>Yeah, it is kind of hard for me even know to keep my arms off of the desk and whatnot, because for some reason, it makes me type the wrong keys sometimes. </p>
<p>But good luck, I suppose, with your typing technique.</p>
<p>yeah, I think that it'll come with practice as well.
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but wouldn't that method leave a few keys out range.
I mean, if you have one of your fingers on f and the other on j and they both move in opposite directions then wouldn't the keys in the middle be out of that range. Namely the:
t y
g h</p>
<p>There should be little tabs on your f and j keys, which is "proof" that your fingers are supposed to go there. L Index: B, Y, H
R index: T, G, B.</p>
<p>hey, there actually are little tabs. lol. I never notived them!
But it's still difficult to keep each hand on one side. I'm much more used to using whichever hand is closer at the time.</p>
<p>I understand....it will come with time. </p>
<p>Oh geeze, apparently i do not know my left from my right. Yeah, reverse what I said.</p>
<p>key to learning to type well: chat alot on ims</p>
<p>so my left hand moves to the right and my right goes to the left? Won't my fingers get tangled? I'm confused. lol.</p>
<p>Here, let me try this again:</p>
<p>Left Hand: all keys to the left of, including: tgv
Right Hand: all keys to the right of, including: yhn. And as far as B goes, I cant really help you.</p>
<p>okay now I think I get it.
This is going to need a LOT of work.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>True, but I can't maintain that speed for an extended period of time. This is what separates me from the world's fastest.</p>