2. PROPER KEYBOARDING TECHNIQUE B101 Introduction to Keyboarding

3. Proper keyboarding technique includes:  Correct Posture  Correct Arm and Hand Position  Correct Keystroking Technique

4. Posture SSpine straight leaning slightly forward CCentered in front of keyboard CComfortable distance from keyboard FFeet on floor, slightly apart

5. Arm and Hand Position AArms relaxed; elbows naturally close to body FForearms nearly parallel with slope of keyboard

6. Wrists and Fingers FFingers curved, tips of fingers resting lightly on keys WWrists low, but palms of hands not resting on the keyboard HHands and wrists "quiet," almost motionless

7. Proper Keystroking Technique UUse the tips of your fingers to operate the assigned keys UUse a circular, pecking motion (down and inward)

8. IF YOU DO THIS... YYou will type faster. YYou will make fewer mistakes. YYou will be able to type longer without getting as tired. IIt will be less likely that you will have health problems with your hands and wrists.

9. IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT!

10. The Home Row

11. Enter – goes to the next line

12. Space Key – put a space between words

13. Learn h

14. Learn e

15. E and H

16. Learn i

17. Learn r

18. Learn o

19. Learn t

20. Learn n

21. Learn g

22. Learn left shift

23. Shift questions  Why are there two shift keys?  One for each side of the board. So you can capitalize more effectively.  Which shift key is used to make capital letters on the left side of the keyboard?  The right shift key  Which shift key is used to make capital letters on the right side of the keyboard?  The left shift key

24. Learn.

25. How many space???  How many spaces do you use at the end of a sentence?  Ex: Jane went to the store. She bought some milk  Ans: 2  How many spaces do you use after a period in the middle of initials?  Ex: Jessica A. Monticello  Ans: 1  How many spaces do you after a period in the middle of an abbreviation  Ex: i.e.  Ans: none

26. Learn u

27. Learn c

28. Learn w

29. Learn Right Shift

30. Learn b

31. Learn y

32. Learn m

33. Learn x

34. Learn p

35. Learn v

36. Learn q

37. When do we use a comma?  We use commons to connect two ideas:  EX: I went to the park, it was fun.  Or to separate words in a list:  I went to the store and bought apples, bananas, cereal, and chips.  We put 1 space after a common

38. Learn (,)

39. Learn z

40. Learn :

41. Learn Caps Lock  We use Caps Lock if we want everything we type to be capitalized.  Ex: MRS. MONTICELLO  We do not use caps lock when we are capitalizing one letter.

42. Learn ?  We use a ? to end a sentence that is a question.  Ex: How old are you?

43. Learn Tab  We use the tab key to indent paragraphs or lists.  It is also used to moved from cells in tables

44. Learn Backspace  We use the backspace key to delete text, to go “back” on our errors or to make changes.