Transcript Proper Keyboarding Technique

Proper Keyboarding
Technique
LISD Technology Department
Proper keyboarding
technique includes:
 Correct
Posture
 Correct Body Position
 Correct Arm and Hand and Feet
Position
 Correct Keystroking Technique
Posture
Spine straight leaning
slightly forward
 Centered in front of
keyboard
 Comfortable distance
from keyboard
 Feet on floor, slightly
apart
 Eyes on the screen or the
copy
 I am facing toward my
computer

Body Position
My Keyboard is at the
edge of the table
 I am a hand span away
from my computer.
 My body is centered
with the B and N keys

Feet on the Floor
• My feet are on
the floor.
• My feet are
slightly apart.
• I feel balanced.
Curved Fingers
My fingers are comfortably
curved.
• My fingers are upright
and not leaning.
• My thumbs are resting on
the space bar.
My hands look like “monkey
fingers”
Fingers on HOME ROW
• My fingers are resting lightly on the
TIPS of Home Row keys.
• My index fingers are resting on F
and J.
• With each key stroke my fingers
quickly return to Home Row.
Strive for this
Not this..
Proper Key stroking Technique
•Use the tips of your
fingers to operate
the assigned keys
•Use a circular,
pecking motion
(down and inward)
Eyes on Copy
My copy is in the right
place ( perhaps on a
clip board)
 My eyes are on my
copy or my monitor
 I never look down at
my keys

Wrists and Fingers
Fingers curved, tips of
fingers resting lightly
on keys
 Wrists low, but palms
of hands not resting
on the keyboard

Quiet Wrists and Elbows
• My wrists are level and
relaxed.
• My wrists are not resting on
the keyboard or table.
• My elbows are resting
naturally at my side.
• My shoulders are relaxed.
• Forearms nearly parallel with
slope of keyboard
• Hands and wrists "quiet,"
almost motionless
Proper Keyboarding Techniques:
1. Eyes on copy - not on hands, the keyboard, or monitor.
2. Keys struck with the proper fingers which remain curved
over the home keys.
3. Wrists parallel to the slant of the keyboard but not resting
on the keyboard.
4. Chair the proper distance from the keyboard (elbows
hanging loosely at the sides of the body).
5. Proper sitting position: back straight, feet placed for
balance.
IF YOU DO THIS . . .
You will keyboard faster.
 You will make fewer mistakes.
 You will be able to type longer without
getting as tired.
 It will be less likely that you will have
health problems with your hands and
wrists.

IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT!
Created by Caropo T. Sindrum