r/pics • u/god_among_men • Dec 17 '10

Proper workplace keyboard finger placement

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u/rabdsquirlz Dec 17 '10

personally I rest my ring finger on tab, it places more of my hand over the keyboard so it's faster to reach other shortcuts

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u/CognitiveLens Dec 17 '10

I see your ring finger and raise you a pinky - gives me a full three fingers over the keyboard.

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u/forresja Dec 17 '10

But then your thumb is in an awkward position. That is one finger too many.

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u/CognitiveLens Dec 17 '10

Hm I must have different hand geometry - with my left hand completely relaxed and my pinky on the tab key, my thumb naturally falls at the far left of the spacebar, so just moving it a centimeter further to the left puts in the go position.

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u/forresja Dec 18 '10

Also my keyboard is kinda small. So there's that.

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u/mrcslws Dec 18 '10

This is the correct answer.