1. Business Keyboarding Essentials
Period 6

2. Proper keyboarding technique includes:
Correct Posture
Correct Arm and Hand Position
Correct Key Stroking Technique

3. Posture Sit up Straight Body centered in front of keyboard
Eye level with computer screen
Feet on floor, slightly apart

4. Arm and Hand Position Arms relaxed
Forearms nearly parallel with slope of keyboard
Elbows at a 90 degree angle

5. Wrists and Fingers Fingers curved, resting lightly on keys
Wrists low, but not resting on keyboard

6. What is the name of the starting finger position on the keyboard?
Home Row Keys

7. Name the Home Row Keys
ASDFJKL;

8. Draw this diagram

9. What finger? What fingers do you use for “K” and “I”
Right Hand, Middle Finger
What fingers do you use for “S” and “W”
Left Hand, Ring Finger
What fingers do you use for “L” and “O”
Right Hand, Ring Finger

10. Color coded keyboard

11. Many words can be typed using only one hand
Which hand was used to type the following words: waste, grade, pool, jump, fade, plum

12. How do you capitalize a word?
Hold Shift key with opposite hand then type the letter

13. The History of Typing
Christopher Lantham Shole invented a machine called the Type-Writer in 1872
It was designed to slow down the typist because if the typist went to fast the keys would jam

14. The official name of the Keyboard
Qwerty
Named after the top row of letters on the keyboard.

15. Keep in mind…
Your first goal is to learn the keys and HOME ROW before you begin building speed
Accuracy is more important than speed for a beginning typist

16. Ergonomics
The science concerned with designing safe and comfortable machines for humans
Keyboarding ergonomics focus on the proper position your body should be in to type effectively