Introduction to Keyboarding for beginners
- 1. THE KEYBOARD Teacher: Mr. Moxam
- 2. The Keyboard ◦ Keyboarding is the process of typing and selecting keys on the keyboard ◦ The standard keyboard most widely used is the QWERTY keyboard. It takes the name from the first six characters on the left of the keyboard’s top row of letters. 2
- 3. Numeric Keypad Arrow Keys Alphabet Keys Function keys Lock Lights Special Keys Numeric Keys 3
- 4. The Keys on the Keyboard ◦ The Escape Key (Esc) ◦ Located at the top left hand corner of the keyboard allows you to quit or exit a task. ◦ The function Keys ◦ These are labelled F1 to F12. They are used to activate specific commands that the computer can perform. For example, in Microsoft word F1 opens the help feature, F4 repeats the last action and F12 activates the save option. 4
- 5. The Keys on the Keyboard (2) ◦ Character Keys ◦ These are displayed in the rows below the function keys. They consists of letters, numbers, punctuation marks and other symbols. ◦ Space Bar ◦ The longest key on the keyboard, it is used to insert a blank space after each word and after punctuation marks. 5
- 6. The Keys on the Keyboard (3) ◦ Modifier Keys ◦ The Caps Lock and the Shift keys are called modifier keys because they modify or change the function of the character keys. They allow you to enter text in upper case (capital Letters) ◦ Use Caps lock only if you want to type a large block of text in capital letters ◦ Use the Shift key if you want a single capital letter, symbols that are displayed at the top of a number and punctuation marks. 6
- 7. The Keys on the Keyboard (4) ◦ Command Keys ◦ The Control (Ctrl) and Alternate (Alt) are special command keys or system keys that you use in combination with other keys to perform specific tasks. ◦ The Enter Key ◦ Used to enter a command or moves the cursor to a new line. ◦ Backspace ◦ Removes the character to the left of the cursor 7
- 8. The Keys on the Keyboard (5) ◦ Delete Key ◦ Removes the character to the right of the cursor ◦ Tab Key ◦ Moves the cursor to the right of the page in large jumps or from one section of a table to another. ◦ Arrow Keys ◦ Control the cursor so you can move it around a document without clicking the mouse. There are four arrow keys together in a group. 8
- 9. The Keys on the Keyboard (6) ◦ Home Key ◦ Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line ◦ End Key ◦ Moves the cursor to the end of the line ◦ Page up (Pg Up) ◦ Scrolls up so you can view upper sections of a document ◦ Page down (Pg Dn) ◦ Scrolls down so you can view lower sections of a document 9
- 10. The Keys on the Keyboard (7) ◦ Scroll Lock ◦ Temporarily stops the scrolling of text ◦ Prnt Scrn (Print Screen) ◦ Allows you to take a picture of the computer screen and copy it to the clipboard. ◦ Toggle Key ◦ A toggle key is any key that is used to initiate the action and the same key removes it. 10
- 12. THE HOME ROW KEYS ◦ Keyboarding Techniques ◦ Home Row Keys ◦ ASDF JKL; ◦ ◦ Guide Keys ◦ The A on the left hand and semicolon key (;) on the right hand ◦ When the little fingers are over the guide keys, it is easy for the other finger to find their respective home keys naturally. 12
- 13. CORRECT FINGER POSITION USING THE HOME ROW KEYS 13