Editing Typing (section)

==Techniques==

===Hunt and peck===
'''Hunt and peck''' (''two-fingered typing'') is a common form of typing in which the typist presses each key individually. In the purest form of the method, the typist finds each key by sight on the fly, and uses only one or two fingers (typically the index fingers). Although good accuracy may be achieved, the use of this method may also prevent the typist from being able to see what has been typed without glancing away from the keys, and any [[typographical error|typing errors]] that are made may not be noticed immediately.  Since only a few fingers are used in this technique, the fingers move much greater distances than in touch typing.
[[File:Civilian Conservation Corps, Third Corps Area, typing class with W.P.A. instructor - NARA - 197144.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Civilian Conservation Corps typing class, 1933]]

===Touch typing===
[[File:Touch typing.svg|thumb|Typing zones on a [[QWERTY]] keyboard for each finger taken from [[KTouch]] (home row keys are circled)|alt=Typing zones on a QWERTY keyboard for each finger taken from KTouch and home row keys]]
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In this technique, the typist keeps their eyes on the source copy at all times. Touch typing also involves the use of the [[home row]] method, where typists rest their wrist down, rather than lifting up and typing (which can cause [[carpal tunnel syndrome]] {{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}). To avoid this, typists should sit up tall, leaning slightly forward from the waist, place their feet flat on the floor in front of them with one foot slightly in front of the other, and keep their elbows close to their sides with forearms slanted slightly upward to the keyboard; fingers should be curved slightly and rest on the home row.

Many touch typists also use [[keyboard shortcut]]s when typing on a computer. This allows them to edit their document without having to take their hands off the keyboard to use a mouse. An example of a keyboard shortcut is pressing the {{keypress|Ctrl}} key plus the {{key press|S}} key to save a document as they type, or the {{key press|Ctrl}} key plus the {{key press|Z}} key to undo a mistake. Other shortcuts are the {{keypress|Ctrl}} key plus the {{keypress|C}} to copy and the {{keypress|Ctrl}} key and the {{keypress|V}} key to paste, and the {{keypress|Ctrl}} key and the {{keypress|X}} key to cut. Many experienced typists can feel or sense when they have made an error and can hit the {{keypress|Backspace}} key and make the correction with no increase in time between keystrokes.

===Hybrid===
There are many idiosyncratic typing styles in between novice-style "hunt and peck" and touch typing. For example, many "hunt and peck" typists have the [[keyboard layout]] memorized and are able to type while focusing their gaze on the screen. Some use just two fingers, while others use 3–6 fingers. Some use their fingers very consistently, with the same finger being used to type the same character every time, while others vary the way they use their fingers.

One study examining 30 subjects, of varying different styles and expertise, has found minimal difference in typing speed between touch typists and self-taught hybrid typists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phys.org/news/2016-02-ten-fingers-fast.html|title=Ten fingers not needed for fast typing, study shows|website=phys.org|access-date=2016-02-13|archive-date=2016-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213144457/http://phys.org/news/2016-02-ten-fingers-fast.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the study, "The number of fingers does not determine typing speed... People using self-taught typing strategies were found to be as fast as trained typists... instead of the number of fingers, there are other factors that predict typing speed... fast typists... keep their hands fixed on one position, instead of moving them over the keyboard, and more consistently use the same finger to type a certain letter." To quote Prof. Dr. Anna Feit: "We were surprised to observe that people who took a typing course, performed at similar average speed and accuracy, as those that taught typing to themselves and only used 6 fingers on average."<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Feit |first1=Anna Maria |last2=Weir |first2=Daryl |last3=Oulasvirta |first3=Antti |chapter=How We Type: Movement Strategies and Performance in Everyday Typing |date=2016-05-07 |title=Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |chapter-url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2858036.2858233 |series=CHI '16 |location=New York, NY, USA |publisher=Association for Computing Machinery |pages=4262–4273 |doi=10.1145/2858036.2858233 |isbn=978-1-4503-3362-7 |access-date=2023-12-13 |archive-date=2023-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213175117/https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2858036.2858233 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Thumbing===
A late 20th century trend in typing, primarily used with devices with small keyboards (such as PDAs and Smartphones), is ''thumbing'' or thumb typing.  This can be accomplished using either only one thumb or both the thumbs, with more proficient typists reaching speeds of 100 words per minute.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blakely |first1=Rhys |title=Thumbs up for speedy smartphone typists |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/thumbs-up-for-speedy-smartphone-typists-j78n3jq53 |access-date=7 February 2022 |work=The Times |date=2 October 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207131552/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thumbs-up-for-speedy-smartphone-typists-j78n3jq53 |url-status=live }}</ref> Similar to desktop keyboards and input devices, if a user overuses keys which need hard presses and/or have small and unergonomic layouts, it could cause thumb tendonitis or other [[repetitive strain injury]].<ref>{{cite news |title="Smartphone thumb" is plaguing more people, doctors say |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/smartphone-thumb-texting-tendinitis-plaguing-more-people/ |access-date=7 February 2022 |work=CBS News |date=29 March 2017 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207131543/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/smartphone-thumb-texting-tendinitis-plaguing-more-people/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The practice of "thumbing" was popularized by the [[BlackBerry]] pager.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=West |first=Joel |last2=Mace |first2=Michael |date=2010-06-01 |title=Browsing as the killer app: Explaining the rapid success of Apple's iPhone |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308596109001323 |journal=Telecommunications Policy |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=270–286 |doi=10.1016/j.telpol.2009.12.002 |issn=0308-5961}}</ref>