The number of fingers does not determine typing speed, new study shows. People using self-taught typing strategies were found to be as fast as trained typists. Researchers from Aalto University ...

New research suggests that you don't need to learn to touch type to become a faster typist. Some of the benefits of touch typing date from the era of mechanical typewriters. But with modern keyboards, ...

Your parents made you take touch typing, maybe even in summer school. The teacher was humorless. The exercises inane. You had no plans to compete in the Ultimate Typing Championship or become a ...

These days, due to the spread of computers, tablets and smart phones, almost everybody types. But most modern-day typists are self-taught and have adopted "nonstandard" styles that are much different ...

Computers and cell phones have become an integrated tool in our professional and personal lives that the original methods of using pen and paper may not be so common anymore. Although our old-school ...

As the world transitions from analog to digital, computer skills are more crucial than ever. But—at least in some areas—formal classes may not be. A study of trained and self-taught typists published ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Most of us don't think about how we type — it's something we do everyday that is second nature at this point. But a study done by Aalto University ...