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Keyboarding/ Touch Typing Basics. Ergonomics. The study/science of a safe work environment How things should be placed to make them more efficient Design equipment to make a work station more comfortable http://video.about.com/ergonomics/Ergonomics-at-Work.htm. Proper Posture and Technique.
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Ergonomics • The study/science of a safe work environment • How things should be placed to make them more efficient • Design equipment to make a work station more comfortable • http://video.about.com/ergonomics/Ergonomics-at-Work.htm
Proper Postureand 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
Proper Posture and Technique--continued • 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 • Keep your eyes on the copy (what you are typing from, not the keyboard and your fingers) • Do not worry about correcting errors when working on building speed
QWERTY • Qwerty the most common arrangement of keys on the keyboard
Keyboard layout • The keyboard is made up of 4 sections: • Alphanumeric Keys • Numeric Keypad • Function Keys • Directional Keys
Label the Parts of a Keyboard Function Keys Numeric Keypad Directional Keys Alpha numeric Keys
Alphanumeric • Located in the center of the keyboard • Made up of letters, numbers and symbols • Homerow is made up of: • asdf (left hand) • Jkl; (right hand)
Home Row Keys - Left Hand • A S D F • The left pinky is A • The left ring finger is S • The left middle finger is D • The left index finger is F
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 ;
Numeric Keypad • Located on the right side of the keyboard • Used for calculations and typing many #s • Must have Numlock key on to operate the keys • Homerow is made up of 456
Num Lock * - 7 Home 8 9 PgUp + 4 5 6 1 End 2 3 PgDn Enter 0 Ins . Del Numeric Keypad / Right index finger controls4 Right middle finger controls 5 Right ring finger controls 6 Home Row Keys: 4 5 6
Function Keys • Used to perform shortcuts • Do jobs/tasks
Directional Keys • Let you move throughout the page • Up, Down, Left or Right
Figuring Gross Words a MinuteGWAM • Every 5 strokes (punctuation marks, numbers, symbols, and spaces) equals 1 word. • Take the total number of letters keyed in a specific timed period and divide by 5 • Example: How many GWAM can you type if you keyed a total of 105 characters in 1 minute? • 105/5=21 GWAM