Keyboarding
Pre-Requisite: None
Course Description: This course teaches you how to use the keyboard effectively while using computers.
  You Will Learn How To  
  • Use keyboard controls and operations effectively
  • Describe standard computer keyboard layout
  • Increase your typing skills and speed and using
         keystrokes accurately and effortlessly
  • Use fingers and hands appropriately and
         strategically to improvise on typing speed
    • Course Benefits
    This course is intended to prepare you to increase your typing skills and speed. The course teaches you to effortlessly use the keyboard with accuracy and speed while working at the computer.
    Who Should Attend
    People interested in increasing their speed and accuracy at the computer should consider doing this course.

    Topics covered
    Orientation to Typewriters and Computers
  • Parts and functions of the typewriter
  • Accessing / exiting a computer application
    • Introduction to the Keyboard - Part 1
  • The home keys and the spacebar
  • Word-wrap and return/enter key
  • The backspace key
  • Right shift, V, comma and period keys
    • Introduction to the Keyboard - Part 2
  • N, W, and G keys
  • Left shift, U, and B keys
  • P, Q, X, apostrophe and quote mark keys
  • Hyphen, underline, Z, Y question mark and backslash
         keys
    • Introduction to the Keyboard - Numbers and Symbols
  • 4, 7, 3, 8 keys
  • 2, 9, 1, 0 keys
  • 5, 6 keys
  • %, ^, &, $ and * keys
  • #, (), {}, [], keys
  • @, !, +, = keys
  • Other symbol keys
  • Keypad operations
    • Other Keyboard Controls and Operations
  • Cursor controls and positioning keys
  • Using the tab key & the caps lock key
  • Control/alternate keys
  • Deletion procedures (backspace, delete, overtype)
  • Function keys
    • Introduction to the Standard Business Letter
  • Elements of the standard business letter
  • Block and modified block letter formats
  • Small and large envelope formats
    • Periodic Speed and Accuracy Drills
  • Keystroke drills
  • Timed tests from straight copy