Keyboarding 101

Overview:  Hands-on training is the most important part of Basic Keyboarding.  Real-world business situations will be used to help you learn each new skill.  Short, twenty phrase exercises will be included, as well as instructions about "what to do" and the “here’s why” clarifications.  Instructor directions and graphics will also be included for your benefit.  Feedback is provided displaying your progress in both speed and accuracy.

You will utilize the keyboard with the correct posture, and identify the home keys and their importance in touch-typing.  As the class progresses, practicing touch-typing the letter keys will be performed at an increasing rate and precision.  Experience using capital letters, special characters, standard punctuation, and numbers on the numeric keypad will be attained using these techniques.  The goal of this course is to develop increased speed and accuracy by practicing.  Calculating the words per minute you are typing (speed) will help you measure your improved skills at Basic Keyboarding.

Course Duration: 1 day (9am-5pm)

Prerequisites: Students taking this course should be familiar with personal computers.

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