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This is a tutorial designed to help you learn proper technique at the keyboard along with basic formatting guidelines for creating memos, reports, tables and business letters.

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Formatting Memos

Formatting Reports

Formatting Letters

Formatting Tables References

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Keyboarding Technique

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Learning to keyboard is a skill that takes a lot of patience and practice. One key factor to mastering keyboarding is to use good technique. This is the most important skill for beginner keyboarders to concentrate on.

Once you have mastered using good keyboarding technique, accuracy and speed will come easily with continued practice.

Good Keyboarding Technique Includes:Good Keyboarding Technique Includes:

using appropriate body position.

using proper hand and wrist motions.

using correct key stroking techniques.

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Keep your feet flat on the floor slightly apart.

Your body should be centered in front of keyboard.

Keep your eyes on your copy or screen – don’t look at your fingers!

Sit up with back straight. Your upper body can lean slightly forward.


Your wrists are kept low but do not rest on the keyboard or desk.

Your elbows and arms are held close to your body.

The front edge of your keyboard should be even with the edge of your desk.

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When a finger leaves homerow to strike another key, it should quickly return to homerow position.


Fingers are curved with the tips of fingers resting lightly on keys.

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Click the following picture to watch a short video clip on proper keying technique.

Notice that when a finger moves to strike another key, all other fingers remain on homerow keys. The finger that moved quickly returns to homerow position.


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type faster.

make fewer mistakes.

type longer without tiring.

Practice using the techniques you just learned and you will …


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Click True or False

You should always keep your eyes on your fingers when keying text to be sure you are striking each key with the correct finger.

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Always keep your eyes on your screen or copy when keying text.

Don’t look at your fingers!!


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Always keep your eyes on your screen or copy when keying text.

Don’t look at your fingers!!

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If you practice good keyboarding technique, If you practice good keyboarding technique, you will:you will:

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tire more easily.


type slower.



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type faster.


type longer without tiring.

Practice using the techniques you just learned and you will …


YOU ARE CORRECT!!

You will make fewer mistakes when you use good keyboarding technique.


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Formatting MemosFormatting Memos

Memo (interoffice memorandum)

- a written message used by employees within an organization to communicate with one another

There is a standard format (arrangement) for creating business memos.

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Memo Margins

Top Margin 2”

Side Margins Default or 1”

Bottom Margin 1”

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The Memo Heading Includes:

Who the memo is being sent to (TO:)

Who the memo is from (FROM:)

The date the memo is sent (DATE:)

What the memo is about (SUBJECT:)

TO: Foreign Language Department Students

FROM: Mary Seville, Travel Abroad Coordinator

DATE: November 2, 2005

SUBJECT: OPEN HOUSE

Headings are keyed using all caps at the left margin and are double spaced.

Subject is typed in all caps.

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Memo Body

The paragraphs of a memo all begin at the left margin and are single spaced (SS) with a double space (DS) between paragraphs.

Are you ready for a summer you will never forget? Then you will want to sign up for this year’s Travel Abroad Program. You will travel to the country that famous writers like Virgil, Horace, and Dante called home. The music of …

By now you have probably guessed that we will be taking a trip to Italy this summer. Touring Rome, Florence, Venice, and Naples gives you the opportunity to experience……..

Text aligned at left

margin

SS within paragraphs

DS between paragraphs

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Reference Initials

If someone other that the originator of the memo keys it, his/her initials are keyed in lowercase letters at the left margin, a DS below the body.

If you are interested in learning more about traveling to Italy this summer, attend our open house on November 15 at 3:30 in Room 314.

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Last paragraph of

memo

Reference Initials

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Attachment/Enclosure notations

If another document is attached to a memo, the word Attachment is keyed at the left margin a DS below the reference initials (or a DS below the last line of the body if reference initials are not used).

If a document accompanies the memo but is not attached to it, key the word Enclosure.

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If you are interested in learning more about traveling to Italy this summer, attend our open house on November 15 at 3:30 in Room 314.

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Attachment

Last paragraph of memo

Reference Initials

Attachment notation double spaced after

reference initials


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Click here to see the completed memo.


Click True or False to answer the question.

The top margin of a memo should be set to 2”.

TRUETRUE FALSEFALSE

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The top margin of a memo should be 2”.

Formatting Memos Formatting Memos

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The top margin of a memo should be set to 2”.


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What is wrong with the following memo heading?

TO: John Smith

FROM: Sally Jones

DATE: July 27, 2005

SUBJECT: Company Picnic

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a. The heading lines should be single spaced.

b. The heading titles should not be all caps.

c. The subject information should be all caps.


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The Memo Heading Includes:

Who the memo is being sent to (TO:)

Who the memo is from (FROM:)

The date the memo is sent (DATE:)

What the memo is about (SUBJECT:)

TO: Foreign Language Department Students

FROM: Mary Seville, Travel Abroad Coordinator

DATE: November 2, 2005

SUBJECT: OPEN HOUSE

Headings are keyed using all caps at the left margin and are DS.

Subject is typed in all caps.

YOU ARE CORRECT!!

The subject information should be typed in all caps.


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ReferencesReferences

Slide 1 audio: Shrek soundtrack, Baha Men: Best Years of Our Lives

Slide 1 and corners of master slides keyboard picture: http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/keyboarding/day1keybd.htm

Slide 4 animated clip art: http://www.sau16.org/resources/keyboarding/kbmain.htm

Slide 1.2 photo: scan from Keyboarding Connections, Projects and Applications, Glencoe

Slide 1.3 photo: www.nebo.edu/misc/learning_resources

Slide 1.4 photo: www.nebo.edu/misc/learning_resources

Slide 1.5 video clip: http://www.nimblefingers.com/video.htm

Slide 1.6 link for typing game to: www.shelbycs.org/technology/typing_test1.html

Textbook Information: Century 21, Computer Applications and Keyboarding, 8th edition, Thomson South-Western

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