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jane_says · 08-23-2004, 07:39 PM

On the other meesage board I frequent, someone asked for help learning to do "homerow" typing to improve his speed, as he uses the two-finger method. Someone suggested learn2type.com, and I went there to take a test (registration is free, if you want to try it yourself). I have always listed my typing speed at 45 WPM, because that's what my keyboarding instructor told me my first year of college. On the short test I just took, it said my accuracy was "impressive", which I guess means no errors, because I looked at it and couldn't find any. But it said my speed was 37 WPM, which I know can't possibly be right. I know my typing speed has increased since college. Admittedly, it was an extremely short test and it was text I wasn't familiar with. I think I do better over a longer period of time, and when I'm typing my own words. Then again maybe I'm just not as fast as I thought I was.
What's your speed?

08-23-2004, 07:39 PM	#1
jane_says Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW VA Posts: 200	How fast can you type? On the other meesage board I frequent, someone asked for help learning to do "homerow" typing to improve his speed, as he uses the two-finger method. Someone suggested learn2type.com, and I went there to take a test (registration is free, if you want to try it yourself). I have always listed my typing speed at 45 WPM, because that's what my keyboarding instructor told me my first year of college. On the short test I just took, it said my accuracy was "impressive", which I guess means no errors, because I looked at it and couldn't find any. But it said my speed was 37 WPM, which I know can't possibly be right. I know my typing speed has increased since college. Admittedly, it was an extremely short test and it was text I wasn't familiar with. I think I do better over a longer period of time, and when I'm typing my own words. Then again maybe I'm just not as fast as I thought I was. What's your speed?