Typing on the HP Palmtop

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I have been typing on the HP Palmtops for a little more than a year now. When the Palmtop is on my lap or a table or desk, I use the index and middle fingers on my right hand and the index finder of my left hand to type with. My pinkies are on the sides of the Palmtop to hold it in place and the thumb of my left hand helps on the front by the card ejector. Sometimes I bring my left thumb up to hit the left shift, Alt and Fn keys.

When the Palmtop is not on something and I have to hold it, then I do all the typing with my thumbs. The rest of my hands are used to cradle the Palmtop.

I was probably able to adapt to the small keyboard of the Palmtop because I have never had a typing lesson, and don't know the "right" way to type. I guess whatever Palmtop typing style you settle on will come from experience and your own needs. I type a lot of messages so I have had to learn a fast (and semi-accurate) way to use the keyboard so I could get my work done.

Stanley Dobrowski CompuServe ID: [71031,2162]