Keyboard typing finger position pdf files

Pdf teach yourself touchtyping in two hours sergei winitzki. It is important to position your hands on the keyboard correctly. Typing with 10 fingers quickly explained typingacademy. The thumbs remain in the air, or very gently in contact with the keys below. Many people use one finger when starting to use a keyboard. Correct keyboarding position the correct keyboarding position slide figure 1 demonstrates the proper way to sit when typing. It also identifies the benefits of proper keyboarding, and proper finger placement. Eyes on monitor wrists flat fingers curved feet flat on floor back straight fingers on home row position figure 1.

If there is only one course the buttons wont be visible. Each finger rests on a particular key in the home row of the keyboard when not typing, in order to keep grounded and oriented at all times. Should there are more than one course available for your keyboard layout you can choose your favorite one using and buttons to the right of the label with course name. If students are looking at the keyboard, gently place a manila file folder. It takes some time, patience and a lot of practice. The ability to type and use a computer keyboard and mouse are essential if you want to be able. They correspond to the four fingers of keyboard layouts the russian typewriter. You can find the basic position without looking at your keyboard. This video explores the techniques required to type properly on the keyboard. If you wrists rest on your keyboard, this will cause you to make typing mistakes. Those eight keys are the start position of each finger. The keyboard, the mouse, and your fingers work together to tell the computer where you want to go for information and to express your thoughts in the documents you create. The latex sources this document are at tached to this pdf file. The typewriting trainer handbook kde documentation.

Use the application menu to select your keyboard layout manually. Online typing tutortouch typing lessonsbasic position. The other fingers should be placed on the keyboard as shown in the figure. Designed for individual or classroom use in a handy spiralbound format. This is how you can feel where to put your index fingers, the rest of your fingers are placed accordingly then. Click the mouse on the slide to view more information on the bulleted selections. This key deletes the character to the right at the current cursor position or the selected objects. To type safely and avoid strain, you need to think about your seating position while using the. Many people never learn to type and use a twofingered hunt and peck method also called hunt and hope or peck and pray. The bumps are there to guide you to position your fingers on the keyboard wihout looking.