Keyboarding – Number and Symbol Keys

1. Keyboarding – Number and Symbol Keys Execute the touch method in operating number and symbol keys

2. Posture and Technique Review • Sit up straight • Feet flat on the floor • Body centered in front of the computer • Elbows naturally by side • Fingers curved • Wrists low, but not touching the keyboard • Quick, snappy strokes Keyboarding Middle Grades

3. Posture and Technique Review--continued • Quick down and in motion of the thumb • Right pinky used for the enter key; other fingers remain on the home row • Examine the number keys carefully to form a mental picture of the layout. • Keep your eyes on the copy (what you are typing from, not the keyboard and your fingers) • Place your fingers on the center of each key with the fingers slightly curved • Strike keys firmly and release them quickly Keyboarding Middle Grades

4. Home Row Keys Review Keyboarding Middle Grades

5. ~ ! 1 @ 2 # 3 $ 4 % 5 ^ 6 & 7 *8 ( 9 ) 0 _ - + = Backspace Tab Q W E R T Y U I O P { } \ Caps Lock A S D F G H J K L : “ Enter Shift Z X C V B N M < > ? Shift Ctrl Alt Spacebar Alt Ctrl S D F J K L ; A Keyboard Fingering Layout Number and Symbol Keys Keyboarding Middle Grades

6. Symbols • . period • , comma • ; semi-colon • : colon • ? question mark • * asterisk • ! exclamation point • @at • # number/pound symbol • $ dollar sign • “ ”quotation Keyboarding Middle Grades

7. Spacing--continued • -hyphen • —dash • /slash or diagonal • +plus • >greater than • < less than • (left parenthesis • )right parenthesis • =equals • ’ apostrophe • &ampersand • % percent Keyboarding Middle Grades