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Post by librarylady on Sept 25, 2022 12:34:47 GMT
You youngster! I learned in HS, manual typewriter in 1962,
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christinec68
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Post by christinec68 on Sept 25, 2022 13:17:16 GMT
I am self taught - from books, software and just practicing. It was offered in my HS but the principal made me take a math or science class I haven’t found useful since. 🙄 I’m not the fastest but I get the job done. I’ve always worked in accounting/finance so my number pad game is super strong.
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styxgirl
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Post by styxgirl on Sept 25, 2022 13:34:06 GMT
When I was in high school (late 1980s), I got out of taking the traditional typing class for a "new" class called "Computers" LOLOLOL!!!!
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Post by peabay on Sept 25, 2022 13:38:07 GMT
Yes, took Personal Typing in high school; didn't use it so much in college so kind of forgot and then used one of those Mavis Beacon type tutorials to re-learn once we were all on computers.
Not perfect with numbers, but fairly close.
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Post by gotranch on Sept 25, 2022 13:49:14 GMT
Yes, I think we should still teach it Keyboarding is taught in most schools starting in Kindergarten.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Sept 25, 2022 13:50:36 GMT
I learned on my Commodore 64 - had a typing "game". My kids took keyboarding in elementary school - can't remember the grade, but it was the first section in the computer lab.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 25, 2022 14:10:30 GMT
I took a class in high school, I’m sure we had electric typewriters. My mom bought us our first home computer (Apple IIc) when I was probably 14-15 years old and I remember programming Mad Libs type games on it. I don’t think my mom ever used it for anything, LOL. I’ve always had a personal computer since then. I got really fast and accurate on a 10-key after I worked at a bank where I used one every day.
On a side note, one of my aunts had a typewriter that had a script typeface and I always through that was so cool.
ETA: My kid first started learning to type in early elementary school, I think in first grade. They have a computer lab in the library.
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Post by Linda on Sept 25, 2022 14:35:40 GMT
on electric typewriters, just to age myself) I learnt on manual typewriters in the mid-80s - at the same time I was learning programming with punch cards (talk about an obsolete skill) and we already had a desktop at home (remember the old Tandy's?) College bound girls didn't take business classes (or home econ) I remember my mum complaining that her Catholic high school in the 50s had two tracks and typing was only allowed on the commercial track not the college track - she always said it would have been a useful skill. Even in the 80s, my public high school didn't encourage it as an elective for college-track kides - that's why I took it at night school.
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 25, 2022 14:38:32 GMT
Yes, I think we should still teach it Keyboarding is taught in most schools starting in Kindergarten. not to a point that they learn to touch type as far as I can tell, if they teach it at all.
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Sept 25, 2022 14:40:24 GMT
Yes - I also took typing in high school. We weren't taught the 10-key keyboard, but since I have to enter so many numbers in my work over the years I've learned those by touch. My daughter (26) blew my mind a few weeks ago when she was texting on her iPhone without looking.
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Post by paulao on Sept 25, 2022 14:45:40 GMT
I learned in high school on a manual typewriter in 1973. I recently retired and my replacement who is about 30 has never used a typewriter.
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Post by mich5481 on Sept 25, 2022 14:58:22 GMT
My mom got us the Mavis Beacon program, so I learned that way.
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 25, 2022 14:58:37 GMT
I took a typing class in seventh grade and it really did drill everything into me so that I can type accurately and quickly still; the only downside is that the kids make fun of me for always putting two spaces after a period. I am sure I could untrain myself, but I've told my editors, look, just do a global edit and leave me alone .
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Post by lisacharlotte on Sept 25, 2022 15:12:29 GMT
Semi. When I had a larger keyboard, more similar to the ones that went with the electric typewriters I learned on, I could do a fair job of typing without peeking. But when I switched to a smaller keyboard, I lost the ability. I was always lining up incorrectly. Even partially looking I still mess up, LOL. When I look I just look at the center of the keyboard and the parts my hands are hiding I sometimes mess up and have to go fix. My biggest issues, though, are that I seem to have lost the rhythm of proper typing. I tend to place my spaces wrong, especially with small words or transpose letters a LOT. When I'm doing something like Peaing, I don't even always go back and fix them. I just leave them be or I'd spend half my time here correcting those mistakes. That’s why there is an little bump on the keyboard at “f” and “h”. To make sure your index fingers are on the correct keys without looking. I was surprised to find out how many people didn’t know that.
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Post by KelleeM on Sept 25, 2022 15:29:50 GMT
Took typing in grade 7 and took note taking and typing for college in grade 12. I’m very grateful to have taken it.
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Post by milocat on Sept 25, 2022 15:39:04 GMT
I didn't realize that typing was taught any other way. Do people really look at the keyboard while they type? If you only type with one or two fingers you are probably looking at the keys. It always amazes that some people working in a bank use one finger and have to look at the number pad or electric calculator. In the early 90s I took typing in school, and then in college. My DDs never learnt typing in school and now everyone needs it, not just secretaries.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Sept 25, 2022 15:43:27 GMT
College bound girls didn't take business classes (or home econ) I remember my mum complaining that her Catholic high school in the 50s had two tracks and typing was only allowed on the commercial track not the college track - she always said it would have been a useful skill. Even in the 80s, my public high school didn't encourage it as an elective for college-track kides - that's why I took it at night school. The 80s in my rural town might as well have been the 1950s. I have no idea why they thought typing wasn't a skill college-bound students didn't need.
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Post by katlady on Sept 25, 2022 16:01:31 GMT
One useless class was shorthand. I wanted to learn shorthand as a kid. My mom had a shorthand book and a steno pad. I tried to teach myself, but I didn't stick with it. I wasn't allowed to take typing in high school. College bound girls didn't take business classes (or home econ). I was on the college track, but we were allowed to take electives. Typing was a popular elective. I also took Yearbook in my senior year. On a side note, one of my aunts had a typewriter that had a script typeface and I always through that was so cool. Do you remember the IBM typewriters with interchangeable fonts on a ball? I always wanted one of those. We later owned a typewriter that had interchangeable fonts on a disc that you swapped in and out. Man, how times have changed! My daughter (26) blew my mind a few weeks ago when she was texting on her iPhone without looking. Now that takes skill!! A friend used to blind type on an older cellphone, not a smart phone. She knew how many times to press each number key to get the letter she needed, and she did it all while driving!
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Post by jjpeapea on Sept 25, 2022 16:11:32 GMT
Yes. However I cannot do the rapid thumb texting thing the young gals are so good at. One fat clumsy finger on a tiny keyboard. I'm sooo slow.
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Post by CardBoxer on Sept 25, 2022 16:14:28 GMT
When my brother was 14 and I was eight he was given “The Living Method Typing Course,” which included four LP (vinyl) records, a workbook and round stickers to cover the typewriter keys. Red stickers were for home keys, green for the rest. It taught the keyboard in a few (two?) days, and had exercises for speed. The voice on the record would tell you what finger(s) to press. “Press your left index finger on the key. What do you see? Type F, F, F. Press your right index finger….” etc. It was scientifically designed with mandatory breaks to let the info sink in—5 minutes, 10, 30, three hours, etc. While it was for my brother, monkey see, monkey do, so I also learned to touch type. (I wonder if piano lessons helped build speed.) In high school my mother made me take typing since “you can always get a job if you know how to type,” though I fought it. It was really fun, a break from serious classes. And she was right; from time to time I typed for $$. I almost always use a standalone keyboard for my iPad and type fast. www.ebay.com/itm/352664370185(For no good reason I bought an unopened set on ebay a few years ago.)
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Post by purplebee on Sept 25, 2022 16:24:55 GMT
Yes. I went to a HS in NY that specialized in training top level Secretaries. Typing, shorthand, Business Math and Business Law were all in the curriculum for those taking the commercial classes. Many of us (including me) went to work for companies in Manhattan right after graduation. I was a speedy typist in the day, and still can move along w/o looking.
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Post by CardBoxer on Sept 25, 2022 16:38:23 GMT
Semi. When I had a larger keyboard, more similar to the ones that went with the electric typewriters I learned on, I could do a fair job of typing without peeking. But when I switched to a smaller keyboard, I lost the ability. I was always lining up incorrectly. Even partially looking I still mess up, LOL. When I look I just look at the center of the keyboard and the parts my hands are hiding I sometimes mess up and have to go fix. My biggest issues, though, are that I seem to have lost the rhythm of proper typing. I tend to place my spaces wrong, especially with small words or transpose letters a LOT. When I'm doing something like Peaing, I don't even always go back and fix them. I just leave them be or I'd spend half my time here correcting those mistakes. That’s why there is an little bump on the keyboard at “f” and “h”. To make sure your index fingers are on the correct keys without looking. I was surprised to find out how many people didn’t know that. Funny, I never noticed them on the standalone keyboard for my iPad. I wonder if my fingers automatically find them—I never look so will have to pay attention. They’re F and J, with G and H in between.
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Post by CardBoxer on Sept 25, 2022 16:40:06 GMT
I took a typing class in seventh grade and it really did drill everything into me so that I can type accurately and quickly still; the only downside is that the kids make fun of me for always putting two spaces after a period. I am sure I could untrain myself, but I've told my editors, look, just do a global edit and leave me alone . That is so funny! It took me years to break the habit. One space seemed so wrong.
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Post by papersilly on Sept 25, 2022 17:42:29 GMT
I touch type. Got the basics in high school but my placement had evolved slightly for what works best for me. I use all my fingers, not just two fingers.
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Post by Karene on Sept 25, 2022 17:49:46 GMT
Yes, I took one year of typing in high school. That has lasted me all these years and I type all the time. I had both my sons do Mavis Beacon or another fun kid's typing game to learn to type during a summer when they were around 10 years old. It has come in handy for both of them over the years in school and past. I thought is was a worthwhile skill to learn in the age of computers.
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Post by huskermom98 on Sept 25, 2022 19:07:42 GMT
I taught myself using a game on an Apple II. Top row numbers have always been hard for me, but I'm getting better (I'm much better on a keypad). I think my junior high had keyboarding classes, but they weren't required.
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Post by myshelly on Sept 25, 2022 19:10:55 GMT
Yep
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Post by chlerbie on Sept 25, 2022 19:14:55 GMT
Yes--I was super excited to take typing in high school because I wanted to write and knew it would be so much faster. As soon as I took the class, my mom bought me an electric typewriter for Christmas and it was the best gift ever. I'm so glad that I learned--never knew how much it would come in handy. DH, on the other hand, never learned and hunts and peck. He's pretty fast, but says he does need to look at the keyboard. I'm surprised that he still needs to because he's on the computer quite a bit.
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Post by smasonnc on Sept 25, 2022 19:20:47 GMT
My mom got us the Mavis Beacon program, so I learned that way. I must be old enough to be your mom. I had to learn to type to be admitted to the College of Journalism at university. I took it at a community college on the side. I had an electric typewriter in college so I was pretty popular in my dorm.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Sept 25, 2022 19:25:17 GMT
CardBoxer that’s the problem with phone keyboards. No bumps to keep me from being off the right keys! 😂
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