I also use my pointer or index finger to type as well. Hope all of you have a super day! Esther
Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max! > On Jan 18, 2023, at 5:29 AM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow, I couldn’t imagine using my thumbs to type. They’re way too big for > those small letters. I use my pointer finger usually, but also use other > fingers if they’re closing to, say, the delete, L, O, or return keys. > Devin Prater > [email protected] > > Https://devinprater.micro.blog > >> On Jan 18, 2023, at 12:54 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> 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 >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/003201d92b09%24c54e8de0%244feba9a0%24%40ucla.edu. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/534CB839-611F-4ED2-B9D4-2A84F939D512%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/535CE57F-BC1E-4599-A7B1-ACEEEA801701%40sbcglobal.net.
