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Keyboarding

Keyboarding. Work Area Arrangement. Keyboard placed directly in front of chair Keyboard placed at the edge of desk or table Monitor placed for easy viewing Book behind or at side of the keyboard; top raised for easy reading. Keyboarding Technique. Sitting straight up in chair

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Keyboarding

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  1. Keyboarding

  2. Work Area Arrangement • Keyboard placed directly in front of chair • Keyboard placed at the edge of desk or table • Monitor placed for easy viewing • Book behind or at side of the keyboard; top raised for easy reading

  3. Keyboarding Technique • Sitting straight up in chair • Feet flat on floor • Fingers curved and upright over home keys • Wrists low, but not touching keyboard • Forearms parallel to slant of keyboard • Thumbs barely touching the spacebar • Keystrokes should be quick and sharp

  4. Home Row • A • S • D • F • J • K • L • ;

  5. Terms • SS: Single Space (leaves no blank line between typed lines) • DS: Double Space (leaves 1 blank line between typed lines) • TS: Triple Space (leaves 2 blank lines between typed lines) • QS: Quadruple Space (leaves 3 blank lines between typed lines) • Arrow keys: allows you to go anywhere in the document you have already typed without changing any of the characters typed. • CAPS LOCK: causes all letters to be capitalized without having to depress the shift key • Enter: used to return cursor to the left margin and down to the next line • Space bar: moves the cursor one space at a time. • Backspace: removes characters from the left • Delete: removes characters from the right

  6. Terms • Shift key: used to make individual capital letters and symbols • Tab key: used to indent paragraphs or other parts of the document • Save as: allows you to name the file and decide its location (USE 1ST TIME YOU SAVE) • Save: updates your file • Insert: shifts existing text over to make room for new text

  7. Terms • GWAM: Gross Words A Minute • Errors: typing characters incorrectly and/or spacing incorrectly.

  8. Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) • Result of repeated movement of particular part of the body. • Other names: • Repetitive motion injury • Musculoskeletal disorder • Cumulative trauma disorder • Example: tennis elbow • #1 occupational injury • Costing employers $40 billion a year in lost wages and health care

  9. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Form of RSI • Inflammatory disease that develops gradually and affects the wrists, hands, and forearms • Blood vessels, tendons, and nerves pass through the carpal tunnel • When the vessels, tendons, and nerves are enlarged, CTS symptoms may result.

  10. Symptoms • Numbness of hand • Tingling/burning in the hand, wrist, or elbow • Severe pain in forearm, elbow, or shoulder • Symptoms appear during sleeping hours • If not treated, you can experience severe pain in the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, or shoulder • Treatment: ranges from rest to surgery • Left untreated: may result in permanent damage or paralysis • 99% of people with CTS recover completely

  11. Causes of RSI/CTS • Using awkward posture • Using poor techniques • Performing tasks with bent wrists • Using improper equipment • Working at a rapid pace • Not taking rests breaks • Not doing exercises that promote graceful motions and good techniques

  12. How can I reduce the risk? • Arrange the work area in a natural comfortable position • Exercise and take breaks • Use good posture and proper techniques

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