It truly depends. If I am writing words out of my head, I can go much faster, whereas if I'm looking at a book or a text on a screen, I'll probably hit between 90-115. That's not a long term rate. On a speed round, I could clock close to 140ish for a single, one minute. There are people who can do a single, one minute speed of 200+ words per minute. If you get a chance, watch that on YouTube. It's like they are just floating over the keys. It's really a broad question as to how fast we type. Over the course of a few minutes to a half hour, I can hang around 75-100wpm long term. On a speed round, though, I just hit 134 adjusted for accuracy. Our typing speeds also change up a bit depending on the type of keyboard we are on. If I get on the typewriter, I might hit 40-50 words per minute because the ribbon will pop out. 0_o
This person is at 217 in a minute and the record is 360? [
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Now, that's some speed typing!
ETA: There are different timings too. Five minutes will make a lot of difference in your speed, ten minutes even more, and so forth. There is also the issue of using numbers, punctuation, capitals, etc. The websites are a good estimate, but I'd probably adjust myself down to say confidently that I can type 100-110 with 97-99% accuracy. It can vary, too. If you're nervous, or being watched it will impact your typing. Music and noise slow me way down too!
Now, if ya want help on reports, a great piece of software is Dragon. It can help you talk to text and then you can just review for grammar or use grammarly or something. My grammar/writing get me a lot but Dragon speak & speedy typing is handy after a long day!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/2017 05:47AM by MountainCacher88.