Basic Keyboarding & Fastyping: by The End of This Module, Students Must Be Able To
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BASIC KEYBOARDING & FASTYPING
By the end of this module, students must be able to:
A. Visually locate the home-row keys
B. Visually locate the alphabetic keys
C. Demonstrate proper hand placement and wrist position
D. Further develop speed with accuracy by touch
DISCUSSION:
Introduction
The productivity of a business depends on how things are done faster. To
complete your work faster it is important to develop typing skills. Typing helps you to
work comfortably on the computer, it aids in communicating with colleagues and
customers, creating documents, and finding new information.
Typing used to be a skill taught to people who wished to join the administration
industry, now not only is it a must within this industry but every other industry can
benefit from the skill.
As you are aware, most people who are working will come into contact with a
computer during a standard working day. For some, this is a short time and others it
can be all day. Now imagine if that invaluable time currently spent typing on your or
your staff’s computer was reduced or even halved! Instantly there is more time available
for other tasks during the day, so if you have mounds of paperwork on your desk and
you find yourself looking at it thinking ‘this is going to take me all day’, then developing
the touch-typing skill could be the answer.
Keyboarding skills are a set of skills required to operate a keyboard smoothly
while typing. This includes understanding your computer keyboard layout and its
functions. Keyboarding is a skill which is required whenever you need to type. Make
sure to keep your arms at home row, master that, then move on.
Steps:
1. To learn your computer keyboard better, open a blank microsoft word
document. Start with your home row keys, the most important set of keys on the
keyboard. Your left hand’s fingers should be placed on a, s, d, f and right hand’s fingers
on j, k, l.
• Each finger should return to the home row position after typing other keys.
• Place your left index finger on the F key while right index finger on the j key. Only
to type g and h, your both index finger will move, otherwise not.
• The top row keys come above home row keys. In your left hand, type q, w, e, r,
t and in your right-hand type y, u, i, o, p.
• The bottom row keys come below home rows. Left hand keys are z, x, c, v, b and
right hand keys are nm, . /
2. Now use your fingers above and below to reach to the other keys while keeping your
fingers on the ‘home row’ only.
• you can learn this also from the web. Some online courses display a printed
keyboard on their websites as a teaching tool where a few letters and numbers
are colored to help you learn more effectively.
• online courses also teach you how to use your fingers for speedy typing.
3. You can type alphabets, numbers and anything you want using all the keys. It does
not matter what you are writing. Keep practicing and try to touch each and every
letter.
• For typing capital letters, press the shift key.
• informal writing helps you learn more quickly as you don’t have to concentrate
on the keyboard rather on screen.
4. Most important thing: don’t look at your keyboard while typing.
Keyboarding: Something to keep in mind.
Always keep in mind that your goal, at first, should be to learn the keys of
the HOME ROW before you begin to build speed. Accuracy is much more important
for a beginning typist. There really is no "magic" or secret about good typing ability.
It just takes time, lots and lots of practice & patience. Listed below are some important
tips that will help you in the process.
For the Keyboard: The starting position is as follows: the main keys are F and J.
Place the fingers of your left hand on the keys A, S, D and F and the fingers of your right
hand on the keys J, K, L and; See the Terminology Page to understand that these keys
are located on the Home Row. After pressing a key remember to put your fingers back
on the home row [Left Hand: A S D F Right Hand: J K L; keys].
© 2020 www.typingguide.com
For the Number Pad: The starting position is as follows:
Place the fingers of your right hand on the keys 0, 4, 5, 6 and +. After pressing a key
remember to put your fingers back on to the keys mentioned above.
How to type faster?
• Do not rush when you just started learning. Speed up only when your fingers hit
the right keys out of habit.
• Take your time when typing to avoid mistakes. The speed will pick up as you
progress.
• Always scan the text a word or two in advance.
• Always back to the basic home keys ( A S D F , J K L ; ). It will help you to
get above the average typing speed.
How to improved your typing speed and make it as a skill?
• Watch video tutorials on YouTube :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S3lhm8LaZo ), or download when have
enough data internet connection or may try to ask someone you know had the
internet connection.
• If you can have enough time to go to net cafés, you can watch video tutorials, and
may try to explore on fast typing application online and execute typing tests in
this link. www.typingmaster.com.
• Memorize and familiarized each letter/key on the keyboard and keep in mind
each finger positions to the keyboard.
ASSESSMENT:
Activities 1 & 5: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED ACTIVITY/ASWER BOOKLET
References:
Webpages
1. https://www.ratatype.com/learn/
2.https://www.pitman-training.com/advice-hub/pitman-blog/why-is-it-important-to-
touch-
type/#:~:text=The%20productivity%20of%20a%20business,documents%2C%20and
%20finding%20new%20information.
3. https://www.wikihow.com/Enhance-Your-Keyboarding-Skill
4. https://brownb315.weebly.com/goals--objectives-of-keyboarding.html
5. http://www.typingguide.com/finger-placement.php
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S3lhm8LaZo
7. www.typingmaster.com
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