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Keyboarding Techniques

Keyboarding Techniques. Home Row. HOME ROW KEYS. Why? …Typing while you are in the HOME ROW KEY position will allow you type quicker with less mistakes. Accuracy Builds. SPEED. Techniques. Correct Posture Correct Arm and Hand Position Correct Keystroking Technique

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Keyboarding Techniques

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  1. KeyboardingTechniques

  2. Home Row

  3. HOME ROW KEYS Why? …Typing while you are in the HOME ROW KEY position will allow you type quicker with less mistakes.

  4. AccuracyBuilds SPEED

  5. Techniques • Correct Posture • Correct Arm and Hand Position • Correct Keystroking Technique • All can be observed and graded!

  6. Posture • Spine straight leaning slightly forward • Centered in front of keyboard • Comfortable distance from keyboard • Feet flat on floor, slightly apart

  7. Arm and Hand Position • Arms relaxed; elbows naturally close to body • Forearms nearly parallel with slope of keyboard

  8. Wrists and Fingers • Fingers curved, tips of fingers resting lightly on keys • Wrists low, but palms of hands not resting on the keyboard • Hands and wrists "quiet," almost motionless

  9. Proper Keystroking Technique • Use the tips of your fingers to operate the assigned keys • Use a circular, pecking motion (down and inward)

  10. If you do this… • You will type faster. • You will make fewer mistakes. • You will be able to type longer without getting as tired. • It will be less likely that you will have health problems with your hands and wrists.

  11. WPM • WPM stands for Words Per Minute • Tells you how fast you are typing • AWPM: Adjusted Words Per Minute • Tells you how fast you were typing AFTER adjusting for errors

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