[NJTechDiv] Learning to type on the iPhone

[Mario Brusco]

he could always connect a keyboard via Blutooth to the iPhone and input 
that way, but he might find it to be cumbersome to carry around a 
keyboard if he wants to maintain portability.

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From: Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv [mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org]
To: 'New Jersey Technology Division List' <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019, 9:31 AM
Subject: [NJTechDiv] Learning to type on the iPhone
My husband just got an iPhone.  He is also blind.  He is an excellent
typist, but he’s having trouble learning to type using the onscreen
keyboard.  When he types on a real keyboard, he doesn’t hunt and
peck—his fingers just know how they’re lined up and where to go.

I remember having the same problem.  I learned to type on the phone by
opening Notes and practicing, but he had a lot of trouble with that
approach last night when we tried it.

Is there a better way to learn how to use the onscreen keyboard?

I thought of using dictate instead, but most of what he needs are user
IDs and passwords, and I don’t think dictate works for that.  Or does it?

And can we turn off the darn dictionary, so it stops confusing things
further with useless suggestions?

Thanks for any ideas.

Tracy


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