1. Keyboarding – Number and Symbol Keys
Execute the touch method in operating number and symbol keys

2. Keyboarding Middle Grades
Finger Placement and Name
Left middle
Right middle
Right ring
Left ring
Right index
Left index
Left pinky
Right pinky
Indicate on the blank provided the finger initials:
The left index finger. (LI) The right index finger.(RI)
The left middle finger.(LM) The right middle finger.(RM)
The left ring finger.(LR) The right ring finger.(RR)
The left pinky finger(LP) The right pinky finger.(RP)
Keyboarding Middle Grades

3. Keyboard Fingering Layout Number and Symbol Keys~ # 3 $ 4 % 5 ^ 6
Tab Q W E R T Y U I : L K \ } { P O
Backspace + = _ - ) @ 2 ! 1 ( 9 *8
& 7
Caps Lock
Shift D
Ctrl J F G H Z
Enter “ S A
>
< M N B V C X ?
Alt
Spacebar ;
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4. Directions: Color the number and symbol keys listed below as follows. ~ ` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ - + =
Back
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Directions: Color the number and symbol keys listed below as follows.
Color the number/symbol key(s) you strike with your left index finger (“f” finger) orange.
Color the number/symbol key(s) you strike with your right index finger (“j” finger) yellow.
Color the number/symbol key(s) you strike with your left middle finger (“d” finger) brown.
Color the number/symbol key(s) you strike with your right middle finger (“k” finger) purple.
Color the number/symbol key(s) you strike with your left ring finger (“s” finger) red.
Color the number/symbol key(s) you strike with your right ring finger (“l” finger) green.
Color the number/symbol key(s) you strike with your left pinky finger (“a” finger) blue.
Color the number/symbol key(s) you strike with your right pinky finger (“;” finger) black.

5. 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
* (asterisk)—no space between before or after
! (exclamation point)—space twice after at the end of a sentence
@ (at)—one space before and after except in an address
# (number/pound symbol)—no space before or after
$ (dollar sign)—no space after
“ ” (quotation)—no space after or before
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6. Keyboarding Middle Grades
Spacing--continued
(hyphen)—no space before or after
— (dash)—no space before or after
/ (slash or diagonal)—no space before or after
+ (plus)—one space before and after
> (greater than)—no space before or after
< (less than)—no space before or after
( (left parenthesis)—no space after
) (right parenthesis)—no space before, one space after
= (equals)—space before and after
’ (apostrophe)—no space before or after
& (ampersand)—space once before and once after
% (percent)—no space before one space after
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7. Key for Emoticons
;-) wink
:-I unsure, no expression
:-> wears a goatee
:-( frown
@:-) curly hair
8-) wears glasses
:-D laugh
:-/ smirk
:-7 sticking tongue out
:’-( crying
:-o shocked or amazed
:-* kiss