1. 4.00 Use the touch method in operating the keyboard and numeric keypad Objectives 4.01-4.04

2. Proper Posture and Technique Sit up straight Feet flat on the floor Body centered in front of the computer Elbows naturally by side Fingers curved Wrists low, but not touching the keyboard Quick, snappy strokes

3. Quick down and in motion of the thumb Right pinky used for the enter key; other fingers remain on the home row Use the appropriate pinky for each shift key Examine the keyboard carefully to form a mental picture of the layout. (You will memorize the entire keyboard.) Proper Posture and Technique--continued

4. Keep your eyes on the copy (what you are typing from, not the keyboard and your fingers) Place your fingers on the center of each key with the fingers slightly curved Strike keys firmly and release them quickly Do not worry about correcting errors when working on building speed Proper Posture and Technique--continued

5. ~ #3#3 $4$4 %5%5 ^6^6 TabQWERTYUI : L K \ } { P O Backspace + = _- _- )0 )0 @2 @2 !1!1 (9(9 * 8 &7&7 Caps Lock Shift D Ctrl JFGH Z Enter “ SA >< MNBVCX ? Shift CtrlAltSpacebarAlt Keyboard Layout

6. Home Row Keys - Left Hand A S D F The left index finger is F The left middle finger is D The left ring finger is S The left pinky is A

7. Home Row Keys - Right Hand J K L ; The right index finger is J The right middle finger is K The right ring finger is L The right pinky is ;

8. 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 ! (exclamation point)-space twice after at the end of a sentence @ (at) - one space before and after except in an email address # (number/pound symbol) - no space between figure and symbol $ (dollar sign) - no space after % (percent) - no space before ^ (caret) - no space before & (ampersand) - space once before and after

9. Spacing--continued * (asterisk) - no space between word and symbol ( (left parenthesis) - no space after ) (right parenthesis) - no space before, one space after ‘ (apostrophe) - no space before or after “ (quotation) - no space after beginning, one space after ending / (diagonal) - no space before or after

10. Num Lock 4 7 Home 8 5 1 End 23 PgDn 6 9 PgUp / * - + Enter. Del 0 Ins Numeric Keypad Home Row Keys: 456  Right index finger controls: Num Lock, 7, 4, and 1  Right middle finger controls: /, 8, 5, 2  Right ring finger controls: *, 9, 6, 3, and.  Right pinky controls: -, +, and Enter  Right thumb controls: 0