Types of Typist
Types of Typist
Although the phrase types of typists sound amusing they exist in today’s world. The preceding section describes the different levels of typists, which will help you determine what type of typist you are. You may fall under one or more categories under certain circumstances.
Beginner
A typing beginner is not familiar with the QWERTY keyboard layout. As a beginner, you need to know the basics of touch typing. Reading and following our book, will help you familiarize yourself with touch typing. Do regular practice of a minimum of one hour to achieve your goals. Focus on every key as you type and remember the position of the finger on the keyboard.
Hunt Peck Typist
A hunt peck typist is aware of most keys and their locations on the keyboard. But unfortunately, this type of typist uses only one or two fingers to type. In addition to this, while typing hunt peck typist loves looking at the keyboard. If you come under this category, you can easily quit hunting and pecking habits by doing regular practice daily because you already know the different positions of the keys on the keyboard. Remember, hunting and pecking not only reduces your typing speed but also harms accuracy.
Touch Typist
In my opinion, most people fall into this category. Maybe you are also in love with touch typing. In touch typing, the typist can type all the alphabetic and specific punctuation keys without looking at the keyboard. But at the same time, when a touch typist types numbers and symbols (signs) he might look at the keyboard. The odd thing about a touch typist is that he uses all his fingers when typing. You can achieve the next level by concentrating and practicing only the numbers and symbols key on the top row.
Full Keyboard Touch Typist
A full keyboard touch typist uses all fingers to type all keys, including numbers and symbols, without looking at the keyboard. This kind of typist can type very fast with great accuracy. Typing fast and accurately can help achieve high performance and productivity.
Conclusion
To summarize, in this article we have described the types of typist. Although the phrase types of typists seems funny they exist in today’s world. There are mainly four types of typist namely Beginner, Hunt and Peck, Touch Typist, and Full Keyboard Touch Typist. A typing beginner is not familiar with the QWERTY keyboard layout. As a beginner, you need to know the basics of touch typing. A hunt and peck typist is aware of most keys and their locations on the keyboard. But uses only one or two fingers to type. One can easily quit hunting and pecking habits by doing regular practice daily. Remember, hunting and pecking is not good for speed and accuracy. In touch typing, the typist can type all the alphabetic and specific punctuation keys without looking at the keyboard. But, when a touch typist types numbers and symbols he might look at the keyboard. A full keyboard touch typist uses all fingers to type all keys, including numbers and symbols, without looking at the keyboard. This kind of typist can type very fast with great accuracy.
This article is taken from the book Learn Touch Typing in 12 Simple Lessons. This book allows you to learn touch typing at a rapid speed. It includes simple 12 lessons that are easy to learn and follow.