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Touch Typing

Keyboarding skills – the ability to input information at a keyboard smoothly while typing.

Touch typing – a method of typing (with all the available fingers) without looking at the keyboard.

• Touch typing can increase typing accuracy and speed.
• Touch typing includes understanding keyboard layout and its functions.

Benefits of touch typing

• Speed (efficient): type faster
• Accuracy (focus): make fewer mistakes
• Productivity: type longer without getting tired
• Health: less likely have health problems (hands, wrists, neck, etc.)

Typing tips

• Maintain a healthy posture.
• Familiarize yourself with the keyboard layout.
• Start typing with touch typing.
• Press each key with the proper finger.
• Each key has to pressed by the same finger all the time.
• Take a typing speed test to keep track of your progress.

Keyboarding Technique

Proper posture

• Body: centre body in front of keyboard and sit up straight.
• Arm position: arms relaxed and bent to about 90 degrees; elbows naturally close to body.

The mouse and keyboard should be set to the height of elbow height.

• Hand position: hands should be flat, but palms of hands not resting on the keyboard. Keep wrists off the keyboard.
• Feet position: feet should be flat on the ground, slightly apart (don’t cross).
• Eyes: keep eyes on the screen rather than the keyboard or hands.