1. Keyboarding Techniques
Implement Proper Posture
Correct Keyboarding Techniques
Apply the Touch Method While Operating the Alpha Keys

2. Posture Proper arrangement of your workstation
The correct placement of your keyboard, arms, wrists, legs, fingers, and feet.

3. Proper Posture Sit up straight with back against the chair
Body centered in front of the computer
Elbows are naturally by your side
Fingers are curved over the keyboard
Wrists low, not touching the keyboard
Quick, snappy strokes
Feet flat on the floor

4. Technique Proper hand positioning while using the keyboard.
Learning to key by touch.

5. Proper Technique Lightly touch keys with the finger tip
Place fingers on the center of the key
Fingers are slightly curved on each key
Quick down and in motion of the thumb on the spacebar
Right pinky used for the enter key; other fingers remain on the home row

6. Proper Technique
Examine the keyboard to form mental picture of the layout. (You will memorize the entire keyboard.)
Keep your eyes on the copy while keying

7. Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSI)
Injury that happens over time
Occur when too much stress is placed on a part of the body
Causes swelling, pain, muscle strain, and tissue damage.

8. Carpal Tunnel Wrist injury
Compression of the median nerve located on the palm side of your hand (aka carpal tunnel).
Can occur in one or both of your hands.

9. De Quervain's Disease Thumb injury
Painful inflammation of tendons in the thumb that extend to the wrist

10. Keyboard Layout ~ Left hand home row keys: A, S, D, F# 3 $ 4 % 5 ^ 6
Tab Q E R T Y U I : L K \ } { P O
Backspace + = _ - ) @ 2 ! 1 ( 9 *8
& 7
Caps Lock
Shift D
Ctrl J F G H Z
Enter “ S A
>
< M N B V C X ?
Alt
Spacebar W
Left hand home row keys: A, S, D, F
Right hand home row keys: J, K, L,
Space bar – Right thumb

11. Touch Typing

12. Touch Typing AKA touch method Learn the location of the keys by memory
Place fingers on the home row keys
Use the touch method rather than using the hunt and peck method

13. QWERTY Keyboard Commonly used keyboard arrangement
The QWERTY keyboard was designed by Christopher Sholes
Purpose was to slow down typists and
Prevent keys from jamming the like keys on old manual typewriters.
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