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To Become An Excellent Typist There Are Six Absolutely Essential Techniques 1: Sit up straight, arms and wrists straight Keep wrists straight! Do not rest your wrists on the table. Keep your wrists and arms straight to prevent the strain that is associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Wrists off the table!

Six Absolutely Essential Techniques 2:Keep your eyes on the screen or printed page. Don’t watch your fingers!

Six Absolutely Essential Techniques 3: Use correct Fingering—Always keep your fingers near the home row. (The hand movement on this slide has been altered for Web use. The original on CD is available to teachers.)

Six Absolutely Essential Techniques 4: Try to keep a reasonable rhythm Keep an even, steady rhythm. As you eliminate pauses, your speed will increase.

Six Absolutely Essential Techniques 5: Erase errors properly Always keep your eyes on the book!

Six Absolutely Essential Techniques 6: Curve Your Fingers and Tap The Keys Quickly (as if the keys were hot); Don’t Mash the Keys (mashing is pressing hard on the keys with a lot of arm movement). Curve fingers and tap keys quickly All movement should be in the fingers.

Technique Review—Do you remember the secret to learning to type well? S – Sit up straight, arms and wrists straight E – Eyes on the monitor C – Correct fingering R – Reasonable rhythm E – Erase errors properly, or not at all T – Tap keys, No mashing

Can You Pass The Nickel Test? Check your technique! Place a nickel on each hand in the middle between your wrist and first knuckles. Can you type and not have the nickels fall off? If you can, you have excellent techniques !!!

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