Number and Symbol Keys Copyright 2006 South-Western/Thomson Learning

Screen 2 Number Keys on Top Row Keep your fingers curved as you reach to keys on the top row Keep at least one finger anchored on the home row Tap the 8 key with right middle finger Tap the 1 key with left little finger Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 3 Symbol Keys Keep your fingers curved as you reach to symbol keys Keep at least one finger anchored on the home row Key the - with the right little finger Key the “ with the right little finger and LEFT SHIFT Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 4 Spacing Tips Do not space between a figure and the / or the $ sign Do not space between a figure and the % or the – (hyphen) Do not space between # and a figure Space once before and after & used to join names Do not space between ( ) and the words they enclose Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 5 Numeric Keypad Located at the right of the keyboard Use for Calculator and other programs You may need to press the NUM LOCK key to use the keypad. NUM LOCK key Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 6 Keypad Home-Key Position To key numbers, place your  Index finger on 4  Middle finger on 5  Ring finger on 6  Thumb on 0 Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 7 Calculator Program To start the Calculator program  Click Start on the taskbar  Click All Programs, Accessories, Calculator Use the Calculator program to complete math problems. Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 8 Review 1.When keying numbers on the top row a.Move both hands to the top row so you can key numbers there easily b.Keep at least one finger anchored on the home row as you reach up to a number key c.Straighten out your fingers for an easier reach Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue. Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.

Screen 9 Review 1.When keying numbers on the top row Keep at least one finger anchored on the home row as you reach up to a number key Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 10 Review 2.When keying symbol keys a.Use only your right hand b.Keep your fingers curved as you reach to symbol keys c.Keep at least one finger anchored on the top row Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue. Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.

Screen 11 Review 2.When keying symbol keys Keep your fingers curved as you reach to symbol keys Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 12 Review 3.When using the numeric keypad a.For home-key position, place your fingers on the 7, 8, and 9 keys b.Key the 0 (zero) with your thumb c.Use your thumb to tap ENTER Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue. Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.

Screen 13 Review 3.When using the numeric keypad Key the 0 (zero) with your thumb Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 14 Review 4.When keying symbols a.Space once between # and a figure b.Space twice before and after & used to join names c.Do not space between ( ) and the words they enclose Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue. Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.

Screen 15 Review 4.When keying symbols Do not space between ( ) and the words they enclose Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 16 Review 5.To enter numbers using the numeric keypad, you may need to tap the a.HOME key b.NUM LOCK key c.Insert key Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer. Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

Screen 17 Review 5.To enter numbers using the numeric keypad, you may need to tap the NUM LOCK key Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.