Hello,
I almost never use my thumbs to type. My thumbs are rather small, so I
primarily use my index finger to type. Sometimes I type with my left hand,
sometimes my right. I always use touch typing.
When actually sending a text, I often use the dictate feature within
the messages app itself, and then correct mistakes once it’s been typed. I
find that Siri works better sending texts within the messages app, rather than
just asking her to send a text from outside the app.
Suzanne
> On Jan 18, 2023, at 01:55, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> A friend of mine and I got into a discussion about how we type in iOS, when
> sending text messages.
>
> It started when she asked me if I use my thumbs to type. Even though I know
> that a great many people use their thumbs to enter text on iPhone,
> personally I find the technique slow and awkward.
>
> How do I enter text in iOS?
>
> First, I keep my VoiceOver typing mode set to "Touch Typing."
>
> Second, I use a folio case. Not only does such a case cover the display
> when not in use, it also provides a nifty way to balance the phone in one
> hand, fingers-free.
>
> When entering text, I open the case, kind of like a book, with the wallet
> side to the left and the phone to the right. I position the phone case in
> the crook of my left hand (where the base of my thumb meets my hand) so that
> the back of the phone, in the case of course, is resting against the palm of
> my left hand, leaving all five digits on my left hand, free.
>
> The wallet side of the case acts as a kind of counter balance so that the
> phone does not slip out of my hand, even when the phone is tilted, off-axis,
> so to speak.
>
> I use my left thumb to access the letters and numbers, located on the left
> side of the onscreen keyboard and the index finger of my right hand, to
> access the letters and numbers located on the right side of the onscreen
> keyboard.
>
> I hold the phone in the exact same way when using Slide-to-Type; except in
> that instance, I use my right index finger, only.
>
> Okay, that's my method for entering text on iPhone.
>
> How about you? What technique do you use to enter text in iOS?
>
> When it come to iPhone, are you all thumbs? (smile).
>
> Mark
>
>
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