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X:X X 19010100P 11000000000000000220032004200701080411101210131014101510161001001404020014040300140406110711081109111011111199 0219100000000005021109000000000100 █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ █ Typing Basics for Beginners █ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█ * If you are relatively new to the world of touch typing and keyboarding then you will need to learn the following ..... ■ Proper posture ■ Which hand to use for the different parts of the keyboard ■ Positioning your hands on the HOME keys ■ Which fingers (and thumbs) to use for key stroking ■ Using the Enter key ■ Using the Shift key to switch to upper case X999 X:X X 19011100P 07000000000000000501080709071007140715071607011402150315041505150615071599 0520100000000004020702000000000100 * P R O P E R T Y P I N G P O S T U R E Proper typing posture and reasonable care in the positioning of your "keyboard and monitor will help you to type faster, more easily, and" more comfortably. "By following the suggestions on the next screen, you can avoid some" "common pitfalls that can lead to wrist, shoulder, neck, back, or eye" fatigue. X999 X:X X 25011100P 1700000000000000023003370670077105340634073508420942104216101710191020102110231024100106020603060406050606060706080609061006111112111311141115111611171199 0125100000000004011001170900000100 "...... Directly face keyboard and screen," eyes about level with TOP of screen. ... Back straight "Wrists and elbows level," "arms at side, and fingers" curving DOWN to keys : : :.. "Keyboard resting on a firm surface," about 27 inches from floor. Raise seat height if your forearms "are not sloping slightly DOWN to," "or not level with, your hands." Feet resting comfortably on the floor or on a footstool ........ X999 X:X 4000502X9 09021100P 04000000000000000101030305030603011499 0210100000000001010402000000000100 * M E E T Y O U R T Y P I N G K E Y B O A R D Computer keyboards differ from each other and from typewriter keyboards. The keys highlighted below are identically placed on most computer keyboards "and are the keys you will be learning to type, using The Typing INSTRUCTOR." X999 X:X 416U901070212021304090410X9 09021100P 02001001000000000502060799 0110100000000002020000000000000100 The symbols on the flashing keys below are standard on computer keyboards. The same keys contain different symbols on typewriter keyboards. X999 0PRESS ONE OF THE KEYS 6 Y H or N:USE YOUR FIRST FINGER ON YOUR RIGHT HAND 4000107020703070407X9 09011100PRESS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTED KEYS WITH YOUR RIGHT FIRST FINGER 050010010000000001010309041605140705011499 0210100000000001010201040105010107054121104110089072078 * U S I N G Y O U R R I G H T a n d L E F T H A N D S Notice the double left border on the four keys highlighted below. These double borders form a diagonal center line that divides the keyboard into RIGHT and LEFT halves. All keys to the RIGHT of the center divider are typed with the RIGHT hand. X999 0PRESS ONE OF THE KEYS 5 T G or B:USE YOUR FIRST FINGER ON YOUR LEFT HAND 4000106020603060406X9 09011100PRESS A HIGHLIGHTED KEY JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTER DIVIDER 0100100100000000050299 0110100000000001010000000000000107053084116071103066098 All keys to the LEFT of the center divider are typed with the LEFT hand. X999 0PRESS ANY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTED KEYS:ANY HOME KEY WILL DO 60003020303030403050308030903100311X9 09011100PRESS A HOME KEY TO CONTINUE 050010010000000001010302040206020702011499 0110100000000001010302050200000115065097083115068100070102074106075107076108059 * U S I N G H O M E K E Y S Note the keys shown below. These are called the HOME or GUIDE keys. They are the "home base" for your fingers. "HOME keys help you locate keys by touch without looking at your hands or" hunting visually for each key. All keys can be located from the "home base". X999 0KEYS TO PRESS ARE A S D F J K L ;:KEYS MUST BE PRESSED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT 60003020303030403050308030903100311X9 09011100PRESS EACH HOME KEY IN TURN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT 1000100100000000030204010501060107010130032404240524072101140214031404140514061199 0110100000000006010902100100000608097115100102106107108059 " ▄ █ ▄ ▄ █ ▄" "▄ █ █ █ █ █ █ ▄" "█▄█████ ▄ ▄ █████▄█" "█████████ █████████" " ▀█████▀ ▀█████▀" L E A R N I N G H O M E K E Y S "Each symbol, shown on the left above each finger, matches" one of the HOME keys. These symbols will be used for indicating which finger is to be used during typing. "Using the symbols as a guide, position each finger as shown." "▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ █" " █ ▀ █▀▀ █▀▀ ▀ █" " █ ▄▀▀▀▄ █▄▀▀▀ █▄▀▀▀ █ ▀▀█▀▀ ▀▀█▀▀ █ ▄▀▀▀▄ █" " █ █▀▀▀▀▀ █ █ █ █ █ █ █" " █ ▀▄▄▄▀ █ █ █ █ █ █ ▀▄▄▄▀ █" 30 X999 0POSITION YOUR FINGERS ON THE HOME KEYS:USE YOUR FIRST FINGER (RIGHT HAND) 6000308X9 09011100PRESS THE KEY WITH THE FINGER AS INDICATED BY THE SYMBOL 1200100100000000021403020401050106010701012803240424052407240777011102140314041405140614071199 0202100000000007011202000000000102106074 " " " ▄ █ ▄ ▄ █ ▄" "▄ █ █ █ █ █ █ ▄" "█▄█████ ▄ ▄ █████▄█" "█████████ █████████" " ▀█████▀ ▀█████▀" H O M E K E Y E X E R C I S E S Keep your fingers on the HOME key positions. In the next exercises you will type using the finger as indicated by the symbol. "Example: The right first finger is matched with the " " " X999 0USE YOUR 2nd FINGER:ON YOUR LEFT HAND 6000304X9 09010100PRESS THE NEXT KEY SHOWN 0100100100000000020599 0202100000000000000000000000000102068100 " " ..... YOU'VE GOT IT! BUT LOOK ONLY AT THE SCREEN X999 0USE YOUR THIRD FINGER ON YOUR RIGHT HAND:X 6000310X9 09010100PRESS THE NEXT KEY 01001001000000000218011199 0202100000000000000000000000000102076108 " " ..... EXCELLENT! X999 0SEE THE SYMBOL SHOWN ABOVE:USE YOUR LEFT HAND (SMALLEST FINGER) 6000302X9 09010100PRESS THE NEXT KEY 0100100100000000020199 0910100000000000000000000000000102065097 " " ..... GREAT KEYSTROKING! X999 0PRESS J and then N:MUST BE IN THE EXACT ORDER J N 60003080407X9 09010100PRESS THE KEYS J and THEN N WITH THE FINGER INDICATED 05001001096009600214032404240524072499 0110100000100005090000000000000102074106 " " Keep your fingers on the HOME keys. Now both the J and the N have a heart. This means both the J and N should be typed using the same finger that is now resting on J. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Look at the screen as you type. USE YOUR 1st FINGER AND PRESS N MOVE DOWN AND LEFT X999 0RETURN YOUR 1st FINGER TO J and PRESS IT:J IS UNDER YOUR 1st FINGER (RIGHT HAND) 6000308X9 09010100TYPE J TO CONTINUE 05001001092509250101030404080508070401140311041199 0110100000100004010501000000000102074106 * R E T U R N I N G H O M E YOU'RE DOING WELL IF YOU ..... ■ Typed N without looking at your hands ■ Returned your 1st finger to its HOME position (J) after typing N Returning your fingers to "home base" is a necessary part of good typing. X999 0USE YOUR RIGHT THUMB:THE SPACE BAR IS HIGHLIGHTED 4000502X9 09011100TYPE SOME SPACES WITH YOUR RIGHT THUMB 04001001000009630101030304030630011499 0110100000000004010000000000000600 * S P A C E B A R "The space bar is, of course, used to type spaces between words." It is best used with your thumb on your right hand. Iliketotypespaces X999 0THE Enter KEY IS HIGHLIGHTED BELOW:REACH TO THE RIGHT 4000214X9 09010100REACH TO THE RIGHT AND PRESS THE ENTER KEY 050010010000000001010302040206020702011499 0210100000000003020501000000000101013 * T H E E N T E R K E Y Make sure your fingers are still resting on the HOME keys. The Enter key is on your right and should be typed with the fourth finger. "In some PC applications the Enter is used like the Return on a typewriter;" It causes the current typing line to end and a new line to begin. X999 0TYPE F J AND PRESS THE Enter KEY:Enter F J INTO THE PC 600021403050308X9 09010100WHAT HOME KEY LETTERS ARE TYPED WITH YOUR FIRST FINGERS? 02001001096109610404050599 0110100000100002010000000000001104070102074106 Remember to return your fingers to their HOME positions after pressing Enter. Enter the answer to the following question ... X999 0RETURN YOUR 1st FINGER TO J and PRESS IT:J IS UNDER YOUR 1st FINGER (RIGHT HAND) 6000308X9 09010100TYPE J TO CONTINUE 0400100109250925010103040408050801140311041199 0110100000100000000000000000000102074106 * R E T U R N I N G H O M E YOU'RE DOING WELL IF YOU ..... ■ Typed F J and Enter without looking at your hands ■ Returned your fingers to their HOME positions after typing Enter X999 0YOUR AGE MUST BE A NUMBER:TYPE 1 TO 115 6000102010301040105010601070108010901100111X9 09010100PLEASE ENTER YOUR REAL AGE? 050010010000000001010303040306030703011499 0210100000000003020501000000000600 * L O W E R C A S E a n d U P P E R C A S E Some of the keys on your keyboard are used for more than one character. Pressing keys directly (as you have been doing) types lower case characters. "For example, numbers from the top row of your keyboard are lower case" characters. "Aren't you too young to learn to type?" "Say, you're very good for a young person!" "Teenagers RULE!" "That's a very good age; you must be enjoying yourself!" "The age of experience; great wines are aged!" "Senior citizens have much to write and type about." "That's not possible; you wouldn't be typing so fast!" X999 X:X 400U9010201030104010501060107010801090110011101120113021202130311031204010409041004110412X9 09010100P 0400100100000000030404040604070499 0210100000000002020401000000000100 "Typing upper case characters is more demanding. To type in upper case," you must hold the Shift key down before you press the character key. "Also your two hands must work together, one side holding the Shift down" while the other side types the character key. X999 0TYPE ??? YOU TYPED - :MUST BE EXACT - PLEASE TYPE ??? 6160401U90411X9 09010100TYPE THE FLASHING KEY 3 TIMES AND THEN PRESS Enter: 0400100100000000030404040604070499 0210100000000002020000000000000600 "When typing upper case characters with the right hand, use your" little finger on your left hand to hold the Shift key down. Let's try to do it. " " ??? X999 0TYPE !!! YOU TYPED - :MUST BE EXACT - PLEASE TYPE !!! 6160412U90102X9 09011100ADD !!! and PRESS Enter: 0400100100000000030404040604093099 9900100000000002020301000000000600 "When typing upper case characters with the left hand, use your" little finger on your right hand to hold the Shift key down. "Using both hands together is an essential part of expert typing." I am wonderful !!! X999