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KEYBOARDING BOOTCAMP

By: Mrs. Gleason & Remy. KEYBOARDING BOOTCAMP. TEN RULES OF KEYBOARDING. 1. Technique 2. Technique 3. Technique 4. Technique 5. Technique 6. Technique 7. Technique 8. Technique 9. Accuracy 10. Speed.

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KEYBOARDING BOOTCAMP

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  1. By: Mrs. Gleason & Remy KEYBOARDING BOOTCAMP

  2. TEN RULES OF KEYBOARDING • 1. Technique • 2. Technique • 3. Technique • 4. Technique • 5. Technique • 6. Technique • 7. Technique • 8. Technique • 9. Accuracy • 10. Speed • “Keyboarding is a performance/motor skill activity. You need to train your fingers to respond correctly and quickly to press the correct key – it is exactly like athletics where you keep doing it over and over again until it becomes habit. You will need focus, discipline and desire.”

  3. Proper keyboarding technique includes: • Correct Posture • Correct Arm and Hand Position • Correct Keystroking Technique CORRECT!

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

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

  6. 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

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

  8. 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.

  9. IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT!

  10. Don’t Type Like Remy!

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