Keyboarding / Typing

Technology Design 6, 7, & 8

Mr. King
Fall 2014

 Keyboarding the ability to key text by

using the correct fingers without looking at
the keys.

 QWERTY the arrangement of the alphanumeric keys on a

standard keyboard; refers to the first six keys on the top row
of letters. The QWERTY keyboard layout was devised and
created in the early 1870s by Christopher Sholes, a
newspaper editor and printer who lived in Milwaukee.

original machine typewriters

 Bump keys keys with a small dot in the

center or a dash at the bottom to assist in
correct finger position.

 Home row keys keys on the keyboard

from which all keystrokes are made. These
keys are a, s, d, f, j, k, l, ;.

 Modifier Keys keyboard keys that are used

in conjunction with other keys; Ctrl, Alt, and
Shift.

Typing Ergonomics

Keep the backs of your hands

parallel to the keyboard.

Have your arms oriented so that

you are able to keep your index,
middle, ring fingers, and have both
pinky fingers on their home keys.

Sit up as straight as possible

(within reason!).

Have the top of the monitor at

eye level.

Hands should be slightly

lower than elbows (keeps the
blood flowing to the hands!).

Keep your wrists straight, so that the

tendons in your wrist are unencumbered
through the carpal tunnel.