Keyboarding

How many Words Per Minute (WPM)

Typing speed is measured by ____________________.

A finger

Use the _______ for the Left Shift key.

Sem finger (key)

Use the _______ for the backspace key.

A finger

Use the _______ to reach the Tab key.

Sem finger (key)

Use the _________ for the Right Shift key.

Left Shift key

Use the __________ to capitalize letters on the right of the keyboard.

None

How many times do you space after a period at the end of a paragraph?

1 time

How many times do you space after a period ending a sentence in the middle of a paragraph?

1 time

How many times do you space after a period following an abbreviation?

None

How many times do you space after a period within an abbreviation?

1 time

How many times do you space after an initial in a persons name?

None

How many times do you space before a period?

Right Shift key

Use the _____________ to capitalize letters on the left half of the keyboard.

Word Wrap

This is a common word processing feature.

A, S, D, F, J, K, L, and ;

What are the home-row keys?

Semi-colon

The sem key is another word for _________.

Finger

Each ______ is named for the home-row key it controls.

5 keystrokes (characters)

Every __________ is equal to one word.

Wrists

Keep your ______ low but not resting on the keyboard.

Copy (textbook)

Keep your eyes on the _____ most of the time while your typing, not the monitor / screen.

Raised markers

On the F and J keys what helps you to keep your fingers on the home-row keys?

Sem finger (key)

Reach to the Enter key with the _________ .

Tab key

The ______ is used to indent paragraphs (0.5 inch).

Enter key

The _______ moves the insertion point to the beginning of a new line.

Space Bar

The ________ is located beneath the letter keys and is used between words and after punctuation marks.

Home Row Keys

The _________ are in the middle of the keyboard.

Backspace key

The ____________ deletes the last character you typed to the left.

Space Bar

You press the _______ with your thumb every time you see a space.

A finger

Your left little (pinky) finger is known as the?

Sem finger (key)

Your right little (pinky) finger is known as the?

Errors

______ will decrease when you become more familiar with the keyboard.