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Proper Keyboarding Technique

Proper Keyboarding Technique. B101 Introduction to Keyboarding. Proper keyboarding technique includes:. Correct Posture Correct Arm and Hand Position Correct Keystroking Technique. Posture. Spine straight leaning slightly forward Centered in front of keyboard

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Proper Keyboarding Technique

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  1. Proper Keyboarding Technique B101 Introduction to Keyboarding

  2. Proper keyboarding technique includes: • Correct Posture • Correct Arm and Hand Position • Correct Keystroking Technique

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

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

  5. 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

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

  7. 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.

  8. IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT!

  9. The Home Row

  10. Enter – goes to the next line

  11. Space Key – put a space between words

  12. Learn h

  13. Learn e

  14. E and H

  15. Learn i

  16. Learn r

  17. Learn o

  18. Learn t

  19. Learn n

  20. Learn g

  21. Learn left shift

  22. Shift questions • Why are there two shift keys? • One for each side of the board. So you can capitalize more effectively. •  Which shift key is used to make capital letters on the left side of the keyboard? • The right shift key • Which shift key is used to make capital letters on the right side of the keyboard? • The left shift key

  23. Learn .

  24. How many space??? • How many spaces do you use at the end of a sentence? • Ex: Jane went to the store. She bought some milk • Ans: 2 • How many spaces do you use after a period in the middle of initials? • Ex: Jessica A. Monticello • Ans: 1 • How many spaces do you after a period in the middle of an abbreviation • Ex: i.e. • Ans: none

  25. Learn u

  26. Learn c

  27. Learn w

  28. Learn Right Shift

  29. Learn b

  30. Learn y

  31. Learn m

  32. Learn x

  33. Learn p

  34. Learn v

  35. Learn q

  36. When do we use a comma? • We use commons to connect two ideas: • EX: I went to the park, it was fun. • Or to separate words in a list: • I went to the store and bought apples, bananas, cereal, and chips. • We put 1 space after a common

  37. Learn (,)

  38. Learn z

  39. Learn :

  40. Learn Caps Lock • We use Caps Lock if we want everything we type to be capitalized. • Ex: MRS. MONTICELLO • We do not use caps lock when we are capitalizing one letter.

  41. Learn ? • We use a ? to end a sentence that is a question. • Ex: How old are you?

  42. Learn Tab • We use the tab key to indent paragraphs or lists. • It is also used to moved from cells in tables

  43. Learn Backspace • We use the backspace key to delete text, to go “back” on our errors or to make changes.

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