[NJTechDiv] Learning to type on the iPhone

[Tony Santiago]

It always takes getting used to at first. Practice, practice, practice.

Tony Santiago
Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 19, 2019, at 9:32 AM, Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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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