Lesson 1

In this lesson you will:
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1.
Learn control of home keys
2.
Learn control of Space Bar and Enter key.
3-1A •
Work Area
Arrangement
Arrange work area as shown
at the right.
• alphanumeric (main) keyboard directly in front of
chair; front edge of keyboard even with edge of
table or desk
• monitor placed for easy
viewing
• disk drives placed for easy
access and disks within
easy reach (unless using a
network)
• book behind or at side of
keyboard; top raised for
easy reading
Properly arranged work area
3-1B •
Keying Position
The features of proper position are shown at right and
listed below:
• fingers curved and upright
over home keys
• wrists low, but not touching
keyboard
• forearms parallel to slant of
keyboard
• body erect, sitting back in
chair
• feet on floor for balance
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Proper position at computer
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3-1C •
Home-Key Position
1.Find the home keys on the
chart: f dsa for left hand
and j k I ; for right hand.
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[ SPACE
BACK )
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2.Locate and place your fingers on the home keys on
your keyboard with your
fingers well curved and
upright (not slanting).
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SHIFT
CONTROL
SHIFT )
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SPACE BAR
X
ALT) (CONTROL]
3.Remove your fingers from
the keyboard; then place
them in home-key position
again, curving and holding
them lightly on the keys.
3-1D •
Techniques: Home
Keys and Spacebar
1.Read the hints and study
the illustrations at the right.
2.Place your fingers in homekey position as directed in
1C above.
Keystroking: Strike each key with a light tap with the tip of the finger, snapping the fingertip toward the palm
of the hand.
Spacing: Strike the Space Bar with the right thumb; use a quick down-and-in motion (toward the palm). Avoid
pauses before or after spacing.
3.Strike the key for each letter in the first group below
the illustration.
4.After striking ; (semicolon),
strike the Space Bar once.
5.Continue to key the line;
strike the Space Bar once
at the point of each arrow.
Space once.
6.Review proper position
(1 B); then repeat Steps 3-5
above.
3-1E •
Technique: Hard Return
at Line Endings
1.Read the information and
study the illustration at the
right.
2.Practice the ENTER key
reach several times.
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Hard Return
To return the insertion point to the
left margin and move it down to
the next line, strike ENTER.
This is called a hard return.
Use a hard return at the end of all
drill lines. Use two hard returns
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when directed to
double-space.
Hard Return Technique
Reach the little finger of the right
hand to the ENTER key, tap the key,
and return the finger quickly to
home-key position.
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3-1F •
Home-Key and Spacebar
Practice
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1.Place your hands in home-key
position (left-hand fingers on
f d s a and right-hand fingers
on jkI ;).
2.Key the lines once: singlespaced (SS) with a double space
(DS) between 2-line groups. Do
not key line numbers.
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Strike Space Bar once to space.
j jj f ff k kk d dd 1 11 s ss ;
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2j jj f ff k kk d dd 1 11 s ss ; „ a aa jkl; fdsa
Strike the ENTER key twice to double-space (DS).
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Fingers
curved and
upright
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1 11 d dd k kk f ff j jj fdsa jkl;
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1 11 d dd k kk f ff j jj fdsa jkl;
DS
5jf jf kd kd is is ;a ;a fj fj dk dk sl sl a; a;
5jf jf kd kd is is ;a ;a fj fj dk dk sl sl a; a;
Down-andin spacing
motion
DS
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8 a;fj a;sldkfj a;sidkfj a;s1dkfj a;sldkfj a;sldkfj
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Strike the ENTER key 4 times to quadruple-space (QS).
3-1G •
Technique: Enter Key
1
Practie
Key the lines once: singlespaced (SS) with a double
space (DS) between 2-line
groups. Do not key line
numbers.
SPACING CUE
When lines are SS, strike
ENTER twice to insert a DS
between 2-line groups.
2
a;sldkfj a;sldkfj
a;sldkfj a;sldkfj
Reach with little finger; tap
ENTER key quickly; return
finger to home key.
DS
3ff jj dd kk ss 11 aa ;;
Off jj dd kk ss 11 aa ;;
DS
fj dk sl a; a; as df ;1 kj;
R fj dk sl a; a; as df ;1 kj;
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DS
7fj dk sl a; jf kd is ;a fdsa jkl
5fj dk sl a; jf kd is ;a fdsa jkl
DS
9
k; fa kl ds ak dl fj s; lafj ksd; dlj
k; fa kl ds ak dl fj s; iafj ksd; dlj
DS
11
12
fa sd j; kl ak sj fl d; akdj s;lf sfk; djl
fa sd j; kl ak sj fl d; akdj s;lf sfk; djl
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3-1H •
Home-Key Mastery
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1.Key the lines once (without
the numbers); strike the
ENTER key twice to doublespace (DS).
TAB
Correct
finger
alignment
2.Rekey the drill at a faster
pace.
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SHIFT
CONTROL ALT) SPACE BAR
ALT1 CONTROL
aa ;; ss 11 dd kk ff jj a; sl dk fj jf kd is ;a jf
Keep fingers curved and
upright over home keys, right
thumb just barely touching the
Space Bar.
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all all fad fad jak jak add add ask ask ads ads as
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a lad; a jak; a lass; all ads; add all; ask a lass
DS
2a a as as ad ad ask ask lad lad fad fad jak jak la
DS
DS
Space once after ; used as
punctuation.
DS
as a lad; a fall fad; ask all dads; as a fall fad;
3-11 •
End-of-Lesson Routine
1.Exit the software.
2.Remove disk from disk
drive.
3.Turn off equipment if
directed to do so.
4.Store materials as the
instructor directs.
Disk removal
3-1J •
Enrichment
1.Key the drill once as shown
to improve control of home
keys.
2.Key the drill again to
quicken your keystrokes.
(SPACING
To DS between single-spaced
lines, strike ENTER twice.
ja is jd jf f; fl fk fj ka ks kd kf d; dl dk dj a;
DS
2
la ls ld if s; sl sk sj ;a ;s ;d ;f a; al ak aj fj
DS
jj aa kk ss 11 dd ;; ff fj dk sl a; jf kd ls ;a a;
DS
as as ask ask ad ad lad lad all all fall fall lass
DS
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as a fad; as a dad; ask a lad; as a lass; all lads
DS
ea sad dad; all lads fall; ask a lass; a jak salad;
DS
add a jak; a fall ad; all fall ads; ask a sad lass
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