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Touch-typing
means typing with all your fingers and without need for looking
at the keyboard for finding the keys. Once learned, the technique
has enormous benefits, which are:
Increased
Efficiency
Touch-typing
is more efficient because the typist uses all fingers instead
of just a few fingers. As a result, typing speed will increase
dramatically. This means that the time taken by a touch-typist
to type a given number of characters is considerably less than
the time taken by a two-finger hunt-and-peck typist and thus
dozens of valuable working hours can be saved each year.
Increased
Effectiveness
Touch-typing
is more effective because the typist looks at the output on
the screen, not the keyboard. This is especially advantageous
when one is creating a document (as opposed to copying one)
such as a letter, an essay, a presentation or a book. Not having
to look at the keyboard to find the keys, the typist can focus
on the output with a resulting increase in quality.
Less
Mental Fatigue
Touch-typing
is less demanding on the brain because the brain does not need
to cope with two issues, that of locating the keys and focusing
on the output. The brain is then single-mindedly focused on
the output.
Less
Physical Fatigue
Touch-typing
is also less tiring because it distributes the total load over
all fingers. Touch typing, because of its natural and flowing
finger movements, results in less stress.
Less
Wear and Tear
Touch-typing reduces wear and tear on the few fingers that are
constantly being used. The load is spread over many more fingers
and thus the risk of Cumulative Trauma Disorder (also known
as Occupational Overuse Syndrome) is reduced. |
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