KEYBOARD

CARRIAGE

TYPEBAR

CARD HOLDER

PRINTING POINT

INDICATOR

PLATEN KNOB

CARRIAGE RETURN

ESCAPE KEY

FUNCTION KEYS

NUMERIC KEYPAD

ALPHANUMERIC KEYS

SCROLL KEYS

1

23

45

What is the longest word you can make out of

QWERTYUIOP?

TYPEWRITER

They are the letters of the first row of the

keyboardThe word

QWERTYUIOP is also the first word

ever sent in an email

TYPING SKILLS

HOME KEYS

WHAT ARE HOMEKEYS?HOME KEYS ARE THE

PERMANENT LOCATION OF THE DIFFERENT

FINGERS OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT HANDS.

How do you improve your typing speed to about

50wpm? Learn from the

Home Keys  A,S,D,F for left

hand and J,K,L, ; for right hand 

SMALL FINGER – A

RING FINGER – S

MIDDLE FINGER – D

INDEX FINGER – F

THUMB - SPACEBAR

LEFT HAND

INDEX FINGER – J

MIDDLE FINGER – K

RING FINGER – L

SMALL FINGER - : ;

THUMB - SPACEBAR

RIGHT HAND

TO ILLUSTRATE:LETTERS A S D F J K L ;

FINGERS 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4

HOME KEY POSITION1.PLACE YOUR LEFT-

HAND FINGERS ON A S D F

2.PLACE YOUR RIGHT-HAND FINGERS ON J K L ;

3. CURVE YOUR FINGERS TIGHTLY SO THAT ONLY THE TIPS LIGHTY TOUCH THE KEYS. DON’T LET YOUR PALM OR WRITST TOUCH THE MACHINE.

DIRECTION: Identify the fingers to be used on the following keys:1. A 6. S2. L 7. : ;3. J 8. K4. D 9. F5. SPACEBAR 10. A

1. A - left small finger (4)2. L - right ring finger (3)3. J - right index finger (1)4. D - left middle finger (2)5. SPACEBAR - thumb6. S - left ring finger (3)7. ; - right ring finger (3)8. K - right middle finger (2)9. F - left index finger (1)10. A - left small finger (4)

ASSIGNMENT1.PREPARE AN

IMPROVISED KEYBOARD ON A CARDBOARD OR ILLUSTRATION BOARD AND PRACTICE LOCATING YOUR FINGERS IN THE HOMEKEYS.

2.WHAT ARE THE LETTERS/KEYS IN THE FIRST ROW OF THE KEYBOARD?

3.WHAT ARE THE FINGERS TO BE USED IN STRIKING LETTERS Z, X, C, V, B, N, M, comma, period, and slash?

That’s All Folks!

Have A Nice Weekend!