Poll - How fast can you type???

[Stucey]

Just wondering what the average bigfootarian's typing ability is.

It would have to be with less than 5% errors as well, anyone can type 400 words per minute if it doesn't make sense!!

 

[mandy]

About 45-55? But that's not touch typing. I still need to look at most keys.

 

[Stucey]

Yeah, same here, but starting to look less and less at the keys which is good. Can't read and type at the same time all that well but hopefully will improve too.

 

[TheMase]

55-65 for me!! hehehehe


I havent been tested in like 2 years though

 

[Danni]

I was last tested in June of this year - 82wpm with 99% accuracy touch typing.

Mind you that is typing from text. I find when simply typing from thoughts that I am no where near as accurate.

 

[kristin5]

My typing speed is around about 40wpm, but with 100% accuracy! And I have to look at the keys...oh well, fortunately I have a secretary at work (otherwise I'd never meet my deadlines )

 

[mandy]

Originally posted by kristin5
My typing speed is around about 40wpm, but with 100% accuracy! And I have to look at the keys...oh well, fortunately I have a secretary at work (otherwise I'd never meet my deadlines )

You know what that is? Is was Vaucluse and those old manual type writers they made us use! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! No wonder I gave up. That was child abuse.

 

[Stucey]

Originally posted by Danni
I was last tested in June of this year - 82wpm with 99% accuracy touch typing.

Mind you that is typing from text. I find when simply typing from thoughts that I am no where near as accurate.

But when you type of the top of your head, you are usually a lot quicker, well, I find that I am as I don't have to look down to read anything. I would probably be 65+ when I just type stuff from my head!! 82 is bloody fast, but why is there a 1% error margin. Just not good enough!

 

[TheMase]

Getting stuff from my head I would be 80+ me thinks!

 

[BomberGal]

approx 80wpm+. (An indication I spend WAAAY too much time on MSN!)

 

[Macca19]

ive done a whole bunch of typing lessons (computer based) self taught type stuff...and the last time i did a test i can:

type 89 wpm looking at the keys with 98.7% accuracy

type 76 wpm touchtyping with 97.2% accuracy

 

[Macca19]

Originally posted by Danni
I was last tested in June of this year - 82wpm with 99% accuracy touch typing.

Mind you that is typing from text. I find when simply typing from thoughts that I am no where near as accurate.

hehe, im the exact opposite...i find that i can type quicker and more accuratly just typing from my head!!!

 

[Nic]

Um, not very fast.

 

[Stucey]

H.....o.......w .............. f.....a.....s.....t .......... is not very fast Nic?

 

[Danni]

Yeah Macca I think it is cause when I learnt to type - many many many years ago - we used those great old hulking heavy manual typewriters. And we simply typed from text.

Typing 'from my head' never really came into it for many many years, as I was always typing dictation, or from text.

 

[QT]

On a good day I can do 55-65, but around 50

 

[joshhem]

depeneds on the day that's for sure.... like today, I'm pretty slow with lots of errors!

 

[kristin5]

Originally posted by mandy5


You know what that is? Is was Vaucluse and those old manual type writers they made us use! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! No wonder I gave up. That was child abuse.

Oh, you've brought back the horrible memories... subject was called "Keyboarding" (they didn't call it something normal like 'typing'). My teacher was Miss Koch - the subject was so bloody boring, I used to just watch the clock all lesson (no wonder I was so slow!)

 

[hawkfan5]

never been tested, probably about 40-45.

 

[Nic]

Originally posted by Stucey
H.....o.......w .............. f.....a.....s.....t .......... is not very fast Nic?

Wouldn't know - I've never been tested except for those dodgy programs from school. I imagine it wouldn't be very fast tho.

 

[Fred]

Son does 150wpm. I do 150wph.

 

[eagleskickass]

pretty shocking now, was at 55-65 wpm, but now am back to 1 finger typing good enough for me

 

[Thrawn]

Typing...

For me? About 65 words per minute when I have something to type in my brain... and the average would have to be about 50 per min. My worst is probably 30-40 words per min. Rarely make musta... err, mistakes, but you know if I make one when you see my posts edited, or just some little typos

 

[coxon]

icq, and those other instant messenger appz, sure improve typing speed and accuracy ~~

 

[The Hitman]

75 words per minute...

MSN and writing articles has trained me well!

The Hitman