I also do use Siri for dictation. I think he is great as well. Esther

Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max!

> On Jan 18, 2023, at 9:42 AM, Barbara Stahl <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> I have tried using my thumbs to type a couple of times just because I have 
> heard that lots of people type that way. However, I found it to be extremely 
> awkward.  Whenever possible, I use my M braille app to enter text. Its great 
> and so much faster than typing on the keyboard. In fact, I used this app to 
> type out this message.  I only use the keyboard when its absolutely 
> necessary. When I do use it, I use my index fingers.  Otherwise, I use the 
> dictation feature and seri for very short messages.  
> 
>> On Jan 18, 2023, at 9:00 AM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I do use my thumbs. My sighted children showed me how to do it. I place the 
>> phone so that each bottom corner is in the palm of one of my hands. My 
>> fingers reach around behind the phone to cradle it. I then use my thumbs to 
>> type, with my left thumb reaching the keys on the left and so on.
>> 
>> For longer bouts of typing, I'll use braille screen input, my Orbit Writer 
>> or a Logitech keyboard.
>> 
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>> Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷
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>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of 
>> Gerardo Corripio
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 7:29 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: When It Comes to iPhone, Are You All Thumbs?
>> 
>> Holding the phone in my left hand, I use the 3 fingers (Index, Middle, and 
>> Ring), and depending on what letter I'm typing, the finger: for the A, Q, W, 
>> S, i, I use the Index; for the E, D, F, R, etc., the middle but sometimes 
>> the Index. And for the rest of the letters, I use either the Index or middle 
>> finger. To switch between letters and numbwiths, I use the Index finger. And 
>> for the Enter, I use the Ring finger.
>> 
>> Gera
>> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel
>> 
>>> El 18 ene 2023, a la(s) 12:55 a.m., M. Taylor <[email protected]> escribió:
>>> 
>>> 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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