1. Use the touch method in operating the keyboard

2. Keyboarding Skills Importance Life is centered around computers School, Work and Play Keyboarding Middle Grades 2

3. Have we come to this? 3

4. Do you feel like this???? 4

5. 5 Keyboarding Typing with the use of a keyboard Two Methods Touch Typing Hunt and Peck

6. 6 Touch Typing Typing without looking at the keys Involves 8 fingers horizontally in the middle of the keyboard(home keys) Use home key fingers to reach for keys without looking at keyboard

7. 7 Benefits Increase speed and efficiency Increase effectiveness Less mental fatigue Less physical fatigue

8. 8 “Hunt and Peck” (Non-touch Typist) 2 or 4 finger method Focus on keyboard (hunting) and what finger to use(pecking) Limits speed and efficiency Breaks concentration on the quality and purpose of work

9. 9 Benefits None

10. 10 Focus on what key to use Too much looking up and down Too many mistakes Frustration Poor posture Downside

11. 11 QWERTY Name of Keyboard

12. 12 Applied science of designing a workspace to increase productivity and limit injury fatigue and discomfort In other words..... Fitting the workplace to the worker Ergonomics

13. 13 Set up workstation properly Use ergonomic chair (adjustable) Adjust computer components to correct height and location Learn correct keyboarding technique Rest eyes occasionally 20/20/20 Change position (walk around) Stretch What does this mean for Proper Keyboarding Skills

14. 14 Long-term bodily damage RSI – Repetitive Stress Injury – result of repeated movement of a particular part of the body CTS – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – an inflammatory disease that develops gradually and affects the wrists, hands and forearms What Can Proper Keyboarding Skills Avoid?

15. WHO ARE YOU?????? 15

16. IS THIS YOU????? 16

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18. Organization of Keys Typing (alphanumeric) keys. These keys include the same letter, number, punctuation, and symbol keys found on a traditional typewriter. Control and Alternate (Alt) keys. These keys are used alone or in combination with other keys to perform certain actions. 18

19. Function keys. The function keys are used to perform specific tasks. They are labeled as F1, F2, F3, and so on, up to F12. The functionality of these keys differs from program to program. Movement (arrow) keys. These keys are used for moving the insertion point right, left, up or down. Numeric keypad. The numeric keypad is handy for entering numbers quickly. The keys are grouped together in a block like a conventional calculator or adding machine. 19

20. Key NameHow To Use It SHIFT Press SHIFT in combination with a letter to type an uppercase letter or in combination with another key to type the symbol shown on the upper part of that key. CAPS LOCK Press CAPS LOCK once to type all letters as uppercase.(3 or more) Press CAPS LOCK again to turn this function off. Your keyboard may have a light indicating whether CAPS LOCK is on. TAB Press the TAB key to move the cursor several spaces forward. You can also press the TAB key to move to the next text box on a form. 20

21. Key Name How to Use It ENTER Press ENTER to move the cursor to the beginning of the next line. In a dialog box, press ENTER to select the highlighted button. SPACEBAR Press the SPACEBAR to move the cursor one space forward. DELETE Press DELETE to delete a character to the right of the cursor INSERT Press the INSERT key to turn on and off the insert mode. 21

22. Key Name How To Use It BACKSPACE Press BACKSPACE to delete the character to the left of the cursor. ESC Press the ESCAPE key to cancel commands RIGHT SHIFT Capitalize letters or symbols on top half of keys on the left side of keyboard LEFT SHIFT Capitalize letters or symbols on top half of keys on the right side of keyboard 22

23. Key Name How To Use It PRINT SCREEN (PrintScrn) Captures an image of your entire screen (screen shot) ** Alt+Printscreen – captures only active window Num Lock Turns on and off numeric keypad 23

24. 24 Home Row Keys Review

25. 25 Keyboard Fingering Layout Number and Symbol Keys ~ #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 A S D F J K L ;

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27. 27 Posture and Technique Sit up straight, back rest against back of chair Feet flat on the floor, shins straight at 90 degree angle Body centered in front of the keyboard Elbows naturally by side Fingers curved Wrists low, but not touching the keyboard Quick, snappy strokes

28. 28 Keep your eyes on the copy (what you are typing from, not the keyboard and your fingers) Quick down and in motion of the thumb Right pinky used for the enter key; other fingers remain on the home row Examine the number keys carefully to form a mental picture of the layout. Place your fingers on the center of each key with the fingers slightly curved Strike keys firmly and release them quickly Posture and Technique --continued

29. 29 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 * (asterisk)—no space between word and symbol ! (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 “ ” (quotation)—no space after beginning, one space after ending

30. 30 Spacing--continued - (hyphen)—no space before or after — (dash)—no space before or after – typed with 2 hyphens / (slash or diagonal)—no space before or after + (plus)—one space before and after > (greater than)—no space before or after < (less than)—no space before or after ( ) (parenthesis)—one space after; no space inclusive = (equals)—space before and after ’ (apostrophe)—no space before or after & (ampersand)—space once before and after % (percent)—no space before

31. 31 Spacing--continued = (equal sign)—no space before or after \ (backslash)—no space before or after [ ] (brackets)—one space after; no space inclusive ^ (carrot)—no space before and after (used for exponets) | (pipe)—no space before or after (used in web; programming) ~ (tilde)—no space before or after (used in web) { } (left parenthesis)—one space after; no space inclusive