ALPHABETIC VS. QWERTY KEYBOARD LAYOUTS FOR TOUCH SCREENS: HASN'T SOMEONE ALREADY DONE THAT?

摘要

Forty-eight subjects (24 experienced and 24 inexperienced) entered name and address data on three types ofkeyboard layouts, the standard QWERTY, an alphabetic, and a random layout (as a control condition).Each keyboard was used in a squared arrangement where the keys were arranged in perfectly aligned rowsand columns, and an offset version, where for every other row, the columns were slightly offset. The datashow both preference and performance advantages for the QWERTY arrangement. Recommendations fordesign are discussed