The document provides instructions for proper keyboarding position and technique. It recommends arranging the work area with the keyboard in front of the monitor and book to the right of the keyboard. It describes keeping the body erect with back against the chair, feet on the floor, and fingers curved. It provides details on how to press keys like the space bar, shift keys, backspace, and tab using specific fingers while keeping other fingers anchored on the home row.

1. Letter Keys
Position and Technique
Copyright 2006 South-Western/Thomson Learning

2. Screen 2
Work Area Arrangement
 Arrange your work area properly
 Keyboard directly in front of the monitor
 Monitor placed for easy viewing
 Book at the right of the keyboard
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

3. Screen 3
Keying Position
Body erect
Back against chair
Feet on the floor
Fingers curved
Arms close to body
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

4. Screen 4
SPACE BAR
 Tap the SPACE BAR with your right thumb
 Use a quick down-and-in motion
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

5. Screen 5
Top-Row Keys
 Keep your fingers curved as you reach to
keys on the top row
 Keep at least one finger anchored on the
home row
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

6. Screen 6
Bottom-Row Keys
 Keep your fingers curved as you reach to
keys on the bottom row
 Keep at least one finger anchored on the
home row
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

7. Screen 7
LEFT SHIFT Key
 Use to create capitals of letters keyed with
the right hand
 Hold down the LEFT SHIFT key with the left little
finger
 Tap the letter with a finger on the right hand
 Release the LEFT SHIFT
key
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

8. Screen 8
RIGHT SHIFT Key
 Use to create capitals of letters keyed with
the left hand
 Hold down the RIGHT SHIFT key with the right
little finger
 Tap the letter with a finger on the left hand
 Release the RIGHT SHIFT
key
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

9. Screen 9
BACKSPACE Key
 Use to delete characters to the left of the
insertion point
 Tap once to delete one character
 Hold down the key to delete several
characters
Tap the BACKSPACE key
with the right little finger
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

10. Screen 10
TAB Key
 Use to move the insertion point to set
locations on the line
 Use to indent paragraphs
Default tabs are set
every ½ inch on the
line.
Tap the TAB key with
the left little finger
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

11. Screen 11
Review
1. You should arrange your work area
with the
a. Keyboard placed to the right of the monitor
b. Keyboard directly in front of the monitor
c. Book between the keyboard and the monitor
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.
Read the question and decide which answer you think is
correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.

12. Screen 12
Review
1. You should arrange your work area
with the
Keyboard directly in front of the monitor
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

13. Screen 13
Review
2. For proper keying position
a. Your feet should be on the floor
b. Your arms should be extended out away
from your body
c. Your back should be about four inches
from the back of the chair
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.
Read the question and decide which answer you think is
correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.

14. Screen 14
Review
2. For proper keying position
Your feet should be on the floor
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

15. Screen 15
Review
3. The BACKSPACE key is used to
a. Move the insertion point to set locations
on the line
b. Delete characters to the right of the
insertion point
c. Delete characters to the left of the
insertion point
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.
Read the question and decide which answer you think is
correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.

16. Screen 16
Review
3. The BACKSPACE key is used to
Delete characters to the left of the insertion
point
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

17. Screen 17
Review
4. The LEFT SHIFT key is used to
a. Create capitals of letters keyed with the
left hand
b. Create capitals of letters keyed with the
right hand
c. Create a series of capital letters
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.
Read the question and decide which answer you think is
correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.

18. Screen 18
Review
4. The LEFT SHIFT key is used to
Create capitals of letters keyed with the right
hand
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

19. Screen 19
Review
5. You should tap the SPACE BAR
a. With your right thumb
b. With your left index finger
c. Using a quick down-and-in motion
d. Both a and c
e. Both b and c
Read the question and decide which answer you think is
correct. Click the mouse to see the correct answer.
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.

20. Screen 20
Review
5. You should tap the SPACE BAR
Both a and c
Click the mouse or tap the RIGHT ARROW key to continue.