Ask the Readers: How Fast Do You Type?

ask-the-readers-how-fast-do-you-type photo 1This week we’re curious to hear about your keyboard-fu. How fast do you type? What are your keyboarding tips and tricks?

The keyboard is the primary input tool for computer work. How quickly and accurately you can type has a significant impact on the volume of work you can produce. This week we’re curious to see how your typing skills stack up and what you’ve done over the years to improve them. Years of practice? Switched to a Dvorak keyboard layout? Committed yourself to telling every person on the internet just how wrong they are? Whatever your tricks for increasing your skills we want to hear about them and how fast you type now.

No idea how fast you type? Pay a visit to Typing Test to put yourself through the paces. Make sure to check back on Friday to see the What You Said roundup and score some tips to increase your Words Per Minute (WPM).

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