Proper Keyboarding Technique and Procedures

1
4.00 Use the touch method in operating the
keyboard and numeric keypad
Objectives 4.01-4.04
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Proper Postureand Technique

• Sit up straight
• Feet flat on the floor
• Body centered in front of the computer
• Elbows naturally by side
• Fingers curved
• Wrists low, but not touching the keyboard
• Quick, snappy strokes

3
Proper Posture and Technique--continued

• Quick down and in motion of the thumb
• Right pinky used for the enter key other fingers
  remain on the home row
• Use the appropriate pinky for each shift key
• Examine the keyboard carefully to form a mental
  picture of the layout. (You will memorize the
  entire keyboard.)

4
Proper Posture and Technique--continued

• Keep your eyes on the copy (what you are typing
  from, not the keyboard and your fingers)
• Place your fingers on the center of each key with
  the fingers slightly curved
• Strike keys firmly and release them quickly
• Do not worry about correcting errors when working
  on building speed

5
Keyboard Layout

3
4
5
6
Backspace

_ -
) 0
_at_ 2
! 1
( 9
8
7
Tab
Q
W
E
R
T
Y
U
I
\


P
O

L
K
Caps Lock
D
J
F
G
H
Enter

S
A
Shift
Z
gt
lt
M
N
B
V
C
X
?
Shift
Ctrl
Ctrl
Alt
Spacebar
Alt
6
Home Row Keys - Left Hand

• A S D F
• The left index finger is F
• The left middle finger is D
• The left ring finger is S
• The left pinky is A

7
Home Row Keys - Right Hand

• J K L
• The right index finger is J
• The right middle finger is K
• The right ring finger is L
• The right pinky is

8
Spacing Around Symbols

• . (period)-space once after when used with
  abbreviations or initials, space twice after at
  the end of a sentence
• , (comma)-space once after
• (semi-colon)-space once after
• (colon)-space twice after except when stating
  time
• ? (question mark)-space twice after at the end of
  a sentence
• ! (exclamation point)-space twice after at the
  end of a sentence
• _at_ (at) - one space before and after except in an
  email address
• (number/pound symbol) - no space between
  figure and symbol
• (dollar sign) - no space after
• (percent) - no space before
• (caret) - no space before
• (ampersand) - space once before and after

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Spacing--continued

• (asterisk) - no space between word and symbol
• ( (left parenthesis) - no space after
• ) (right parenthesis) - no space before, one
  space after
• (apostrophe) - no space before or after
• (quotation) - no space after beginning, one
  space after ending
• / (diagonal) - no space before or after

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Numeric Keypad

• Right index finger controls
• Num Lock, 7, 4, and 1
• Right middle finger controls
• /, 8, 5, 2
• Right ring finger controls
• , 9, 6, 3, and .
• Right pinky controls
• -, , and Enter
• Right thumb controls
• 0

Num Lock
/

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Home Row Keys 456
7 Home
8
9 PgUp

4
5
6
1 End
2
3 PgDn
Enter
. Del
0 Ins