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. Keyboarding – Alphabetic Keys

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 * ** Essential Standard ** || Apply the touch method in operating the alpha keys. ||
 * ** OBJECTIVE ** || Implement proper keyboarding techniques. ||
 * ** Essential Question ** || What are correct keyboarding techniques when keying using the alphabetic keys? ||

=Keyboarding Technique Terms = 1.01 Implement proper keyboarding techniques


 * TERM || DEFINITION ||
 * Technique || The form and keying style that a typist uses while operating the Keyboard ||
 * Touch-method || To key by touch rather than by the hunt-and-peck method ||
 * Posture || The way the typist sits; the way the typist’s arms, wrists, fingers, legs and feet are placed ||
 * Work area || Arrangement of the keyboard, copy, mouse, and other materials on the desk ||



** Proper Keyboarding Posture and Techniques **

q Sit up straight q Feet flat on the floor q Body centered in front of the computer q Elbows naturally by side q Fingers curved q Wrists low, but not touching the keyboard q Quick, snappy strokes q Quick, down-and-in motion of the thumb q Right little finger used for the enter key; other fingers remain on the home row q Use the appropriate little finger for the shift keys



** Touch Method of Keyboarding ** []
 * 1) ** Examine the keyboard carefully to form a mental picture of the layout. **
 * 2) ** Keep your eyes on the copy. **
 * 3) ** Place your fingers on the center of each key with the fingers slightly curved. **
 * 4) ** Keep your wrists straight, low, and not touching the machine. **
 * 5) ** Strike the keys firmly and release them quickly. **
 * 6) ** Do not look at your fingers while striking the keys. Eyes on copy!! **



**Vocabulary **


 * 1.02 Execute the touch method in operating the alphabetic keys. **


 * **Term ** || **Definition ** ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Alphabetic keys || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Letter keys on the keyboard ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Enter/return || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Used to move the cursor down a line ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">GWAM (Gross Words a Minute) || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The number of keystrokes a typist can make in a timed period; can calculate by dividing the total number of standard words keyed by the number of minutes that the typist was timed. ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">QWERTY keyboard || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The most commonly used keyboard arrangement. ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Space bar || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Used to insert spaces between characters. ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Standard keyboarding word || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Five characters or any combination of five characters and spaces. ||

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Numeric Keypad
What are correct keyboarding techniques when keying using the numeric keypad? || Introduce mathematical operators
 * ** Essential Standard ** || Apply the touch method in operating number and symbol keys. ||
 * ** Essential Questions ** || What are correct keyboarding techniques when keying using the number and symbol keys?
 * Objective: **
 * Execute the touch method in operating the numeric keypad. **
 * 1) Introduce Home Row Keys on the numeric keypad.
 * 2) Introduce remaining numeric keypad keys.



Proofreader marks
Objective: Identify proofreading marks.



Symbols Keying

Formatting and Editing

 * ** Essential Standard ** || Understand formatting skills. ||