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. >> >> -- >> Christopher (AKA CJ) =>÷ >> Chaltain at Outlook, USA >> >> -----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? 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