KEYBOARDING INFOS Flashcards
The act of inputting information through the use of a typewriter or computer.
Keyboarding
The function is to produce immediate printed output.
Typing or Keying
State the following:
Proper sitting position in typing.
- Sit erect, hips back in the chair (not resting);
- Center body with the machine\equipment;
- Lean body slightly forward;
- Place both feet flat on the floor to maintain proper position;
- Relax your shoulders, let your arms and elbows hang comfortably close to the body;
- Eyes on the copy; place your copy at the right, keep it elevated for better reading.
State the following:
Correct technique in keying.
- Curves fingers appropriately:
- Keep wrists low but not touching or resting on the machine;
- Forearms parallel to Keyboard;
- Relax your body, arms and fingers every 30 minutes of typing.
State the following:
Locating the home keys, space bar and return
Locating the home keys:
- Drop hands to side allowing fingers to curve naturally.
- Lightly place the left fingers to A S D F
- Lightly place the right fingertips over J K L ;
- Repeat
Return: Reach with the 4th little finger of the right hand to the return\enter and tap it. Quickly return to its finger to its home position;
Spacebar: Strike the space bar with down-and-in motion of the right thumb.
In what line you will start typing?
In typwriter
7th line
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces after a period following an abbreviations or initials?
1 space
Ex. Mrs. or J. R.
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces after a period within an abbreviations?
No space
Ex. Ph.D.
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces after comma?
1 space
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces after a semicolon?
1 space
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces after a colon?
2 spaces
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces before or after a hypen?
No space
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces after a question mark?
2 spaces
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces after an exclamation point?
2 spaces
Keyboarding Rules for Spacing with Punctuation Marks:
How many spaces after a period at the end of a sentence?
2 spaces
