Letter Keys Position and Technique
Copyright 2006 South-Western/Thomson Learning
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Work Area Arrangement Arrange your work area properly
Keyboard directly in front of the monitor Monitor placed for easy viewing Book at the right of the keyboard
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Keying Position
Body erect
Back against chair
Feet on the floor
Fingers curved
Arms close to body
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SPACE BAR Tap the SPACE BAR with your right thumb Use a quick down-and-in motion
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Top-Row Keys Keep your fingers curved as you reach to
keys on the top row Keep at least one finger anchored on the
home row
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Bottom-Row Keys Keep your fingers curved as you reach to
keys on the bottom row Keep at least one finger anchored on the
home row
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LEFT SHIFT Key Use to create capitals of letters keyed with
the right hand Hold down the LEFT SHIFT key with the left little
finger Tap the letter with a finger on the right hand Release the LEFT SHIFT
key
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RIGHT SHIFT Key Use to create capitals of letters keyed with
the left hand Hold down the RIGHT SHIFT key with the right
little finger Tap the letter with a finger on the left hand Release the RIGHT SHIFT
key
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BACKSPACE Key Use to delete characters to the left of the
insertion point Tap once to delete one character Hold down the key to delete several
characters
Tap the BACKSPACE key with the right little finger
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TAB Key Use to move the insertion point to set
locations on the line Use to indent paragraphs
Default tabs are set every ½ inch on the line.
Tap the TAB key with the left little finger
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Review1. You should arrange your work area
with thea. Keyboard placed to the right of the monitor
b. Keyboard directly in front of the monitor
c. Book between the keyboard and the monitor
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Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.
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Review1. You should arrange your work area
with theKeyboard directly in front of the monitor
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Review
2. For proper keying positiona. Your feet should be on the floor
b. Your arms should be extended out away from your body
c. Your back should be about four inches from the back of the chair
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Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.
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Review
2. For proper keying positionYour feet should be on the floor
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Review
3. The BACKSPACE key is used toa. Move the insertion point to set locations
on the line
b. Delete characters to the right of the insertion point
c. Delete characters to the left of the insertion point
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Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.
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Review
3. The BACKSPACE key is used toDelete characters to the left of the insertion point
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Review
4. The LEFT SHIFT key is used toa. Create capitals of letters keyed with the
left hand
b. Create capitals of letters keyed with the right hand
c. Create a series of capital letters
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Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.
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Review
4. The LEFT SHIFT key is used toCreate capitals of letters keyed with the right hand
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Review
5. You should tap the SPACE BARa. With your right thumb
b. With your left index finger
c. Using a quick down-and-in motion
d. Both a and c
e. Both b and c
Read the question and decide which answer you think is correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.
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Review
5. You should tap the SPACE BARBoth a and c
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