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INTRODUCTION TO
KEYBOARDING
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OBJECTIVE
• Type faster will all ten fingers
• Type without errors
• Type without looking at the keyboard
• Improve your computing habits for better ergonomics.
 Correct posture
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Correct keying posture

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Many of us have developed bad

habits that we need to break.
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CORRECT KEYING POSTURE

 Center your body on the J key, about a hand’s length from the
keyboard and directly in front of the monitor.
 Hold your head straight over your shoulders, without straining
forward or backward.
 Position the monitor at eye level, about arm’s length away, so you
look down about 10 degrees.
 Elongate and relax your neck.
 Keep your shoulders down.
 Tilt your keyboard slightly down toward the monitor. This helps you
keep your wrists neutral and your fingers relaxed and curled.
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CORRECT KEYING POSTURE

 Adjust your chair and keyboard so your elbows bend at right
angles.
 Keep your arms close to your sides, but free to move slightly.
 Keep your wrists relaxed and straight in a “neutral” position.
 Keep your back upright or tilted slightly forward from the hips. Keep
the slight natural curve of your lower
back. Use a cushion or adjust the chair to support your lower back.
 Keep your knees slightly lower than your hips.
 Adjust your chair so your feet are well supported. Use a footrest, if
needed.
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Basic Keyboarding
 Alphanumeric keyboard
Definition:
• The alphanumeric
keypad contains the
alphabet and
numbers as well as
special keys such as
Pause, Break and
Print Screen.
• It is very similar to
the standard
typewriter keyboard.
 Cursor keypad
Definition:
The cursor keypad (arrow
keys) allow you to move
the cursor between letters,
words, sentences and
paragraphs. The other
keys (Home, End, Page
Up, Page Down) allow
your cursor to jump across
larger sections and across
screens.
 numeric keypad
Definition:
A numeric keypad is the small,
palm-sized, seventeen key
section of a computer keyboard
on the very far right.
• Features digits 0 to 9, addition
(+), subtraction (-),
multiplication (*), division (/)
and decimal point (.) and Num
Lock and Enter keys
 FUNCTION keypad
Definition: Keys that act as shortcuts for performing certain functions
such as saving files or printing data.
• Function keys usually are lined along the top of the keyboard
labeled F1 through F12.
 FREQUENTLY USED KEYS
KEY FUNCTION
Backspace Deletes a character to the left of the cursor

Caps Lock Capitalizes all letters

Delete Deletes a character to the right of the
cursor
Enter 1. Completes a command
2. Moves cursor down to the next line

Shift 1. Capitalizes letters

2. Inserts Symbols
Press and hold the Shift key, then
press another key to capitalize a letter or to
insert a symbol
Tab Indents.
 HOME ROW KEYS
• Is the location where your fingers will always return to
while typing
• Include the A, S, D, F, J, K, L and semicolon (;) keys
- your left hand will cover the A, S, D and F keys
- your right hand will cover the J, K, L and semicolon
(;) keys
- your thumbs will be placed on the space bar
HOME ROW KEYS
HOME ROW KEYS