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Looking for input on hand position while editing - just wondering

Posted: Jun 26, 2013

in DQS while listening to audio and following along, where are your hands? Do you keep them on the keyboard? On specific editing keys? or on the mouse, etc?

Trying to figure out how I can reduce hand fatigue and I'm wondering what you all do while editing reports.

I keep right hand on arrow keys and left hand on - ctrl, alt and shift keys

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And my wrists are crazy sore after an 8 hour shift.

Thats how I've always done editing and have the same pain problem - didnt have pain with straight typing

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I don't know if there is a good alternative to the arrow keys/ctrl+alt cursor following along with the audio.

Keyboard - NY MT

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I went to see an orthopedic doctor because of an injury I had to my right pinky finger (not work related) and told him with the editing we are now doing the problems I am having with my hands with them cramping up, etc. Told him I call it "keyboard aerobics." Sometimes my hands will just spasm. No I didn't have this problem either with just straight typing!

LOL The answer to less hand and arm fatigue is better ASR! - LOLing so I do not cry

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I mostly use my mouse on the LEFT side of the keyboard. I'm not left handed, but reaching around the number pad led to excruciating shoulder pain.

Last night, I didn't think I was going make it through the last 2 hours because I had had to make so many corrections and my right arm and Ctl Alt Shift fingers were so sore. ASR was particularly bad.

There are tenkeyless keyboards that might allow you to put - the mouse back on the right.

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That is, if you don't use the number pad for anything (which I don't) and you'd prefer the mouse back on the right. I use tenkeyless.

https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&site=&source=hp&q=tenkeyless+keyboard&oq=tenkeyless+keyboard&gs_l=hp.3..0l6j0i22i30l4.804.4539.0.4889.19.10.0.9.9.0.120.801.9j1.10.0...0.0.0..1c.1.17.hp.G80TxTSvfpE

Keep my right hand on the mouse and follow along with audio. sm - mtwith6yearstogo

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I think I've developed de Quervain's. My hand is so sore after working. I never had this problem with straight typing.

What I do - see msg pls

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I rest my left hand (pinky side down), with my left thumb on the ctrl key and my pointer on the shift key. My right hand does all the arrowing for highlighting text. It's extremely comfortable and I have a lot fewer stress issues on my body.

Editing and Hand Fatigue - MMK

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One way to avoid hand fatigue is to use an expander. See link below.

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