Questions tagged [handwriting]
Questions about writing by hand: Tools, technique, and materials.
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How can I improve my handwriting?
My handwriting is not steady, it always look messy, and I can't really write neatly as it looks so weird. Even I can't understand it myself.
How can I improve my handwriting?
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How were books made before the printing press? [closed]
How were books made before the printing press, did writer first write on each single paper and than bound all papers in book or they wrote directly in book?
Books are wrote in cursive?
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Looking for a resource/advice on how I can improve my cursive given these constraints (handwriting sample included): [closed]
I am an engineer who does a large amount of cross-disciplinary work in mathematics and scientific computing. Attached is a sample of my handwriting:
My handwriting has been developed largely "...
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Hand writing in first half of thick notebook
I have a question similar to this one, with a subtle difference.
I've got quite a nice leather bound notebook. It's about 2 inches thick.
However, I find it very difficult to write on the left hand ...
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How can I learn to write straight on blank paper?
My handwriting is very bad on unruled paper. How can I learn to write straight and nice on blank paper?
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What are the advantages of all caps-handwriting?
This study show that all caps is not harder to read than lowercase.
Engineers and architects often write in all caps. Does this increase the legibility and visual impact of text?
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Is messy or fast handwriting related to high IQ?
Is there a study that proves that people with messy or fast handwriting have a high IQ?
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Is my hand/wrist too bent and stretched when handwriting? [closed]
I made a snippet of an educational video I've made here. Here is a picture of my hand: -
I've never recorded my handwriting before. So I've never noticed how stretched and bent and enlongated my ...
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Is there a good reference for improving my penmanship?
Over the years I've used the traditional Palmer method for writing different things. However I often developed confusion when trying to integrate this with mathematical formulas and other technical ...
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My pen jams up every minute or so whenever I write, what could cause this?
I've been having an issue for the past few months where I'm writing along merrily and then my pen stops up and refuses to put ink down onto the paper, and the only thing that will get it working is a ...
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Handwriting speed
Currently I am 22 years old. I have a very bad handwriting. Also, I kinda feel I write slow when compared to other students of my age.
Back in 10th grade, I was so slow that I was unable to finish ...
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Customizable notebook printing?
I have only been able to find lined notebooks with big spacing between the lines (8mm). I would like to have very tiny spacing (3 or even 2mm). I haven't been able to find them.
Also, I'd like to ...
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Are there advantages in writing by hand over typing out a story?
I'm a member of a Discord server for people interested in completing an entire novel during NaNoWriMo (and Camp sessions). At one point, a discussion arose around writing by hand vs. typing out your ...
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Can you help us read this handwriting from a leather wallet? [closed]
It is very old and we are trying to understand what it says.
Here is a link to a big version on wikicommons.
Thank you for the help.
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Correcting a handwritten manuscript
I used to write on a word processing software, so all the work of rewriting, correcting, editing was easy. Now I'm more and more inclined to handwrite my manuscripts, but all this work of cross out ...
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