Correct Sitting and Home Key Position When Typing

The following guidelines on correct sitting position are important when typing: 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit erect with hips back in the chair. Center your body with the machine, head turned face the manuscript to be typed. Relax your shoulder but keep your arms and elbows comfortably close to the body. Position your apart and firmly on the floor.

Home key Position on Typing

The positioning of the fingers of both left and right hands in the keys of the typewriter should be done correctly. Each row s slightly elevated from the others. The keys in rows bear letters, numbers, symbols, signs. Letters and numbers are arranged in the same way in all typewriters. Some typewriters do not have but have letter N, while small letter l is substitute to no. 1. Sometimes, symbols and signs are arranged. Before starting to type, always check the places of symbols and signs to avoid errors.

To be familiar with the home keys position, place your fingers in these ways:

1. Right hand fingers: 2. Left hand fingers:

locate right hand guide keys JKL; locate left hand guide keys ASDF

Common Typing Errors Type of Error Adjacent key; Long reach Uneven keystroking Probable Causes Fingers out of typing position; Bouncing hands and arms Failure to strike each key with uniform force Incorrect thumb position, failure to strike space bar with quick, down-and-in motion Inattention to letter sequences in copy Correction Steps Check hand and finger position, type with finger keystroking action. Concentrate on uniform keystroking, especially with third and forth fingers. Keep right thumb curved and on or near space bar; strike and release space bar quickly. Concentrate on copy to be typed.

Spacing

Transposition; Vowel confusion