Digital Keyboarding Standards for data input

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Digital Keyboarding Standardsfor data input
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EM DASHES
M

• Width of a capital M
• Takes place of two hyphens used in typewriting
• Introduces a sentence break or a parenthetical
  statement
• Stronger than comma, weaker than period
• Example sample text sample text

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EN DASHES
N

• Width of a capital N
• Separate ranges, durations or compound words
• Spaces are not used before or after an en dash
• Example sample text-sample text

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Paragraph Indents

• Modern word processing user should use first
  line indent to set spacing
• First line indent should be 2 to 3 characters in
  width
• Traditional typing used ½ inch tab sets to indent
  the first line of paragraph

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one space after endmarks

• Modern word processors automatically place a
  space after punctuation
• Traditional typing required two spaces after
  punctuation

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SMART MARKS

• substitutions for apostrophes and quotation marks
• curly as opposed to straight
• beginning and end of quoted section
• typewriter inserts symbol for foot and inch

SMART
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MONOSPACED TYPE

• Defined by equal spacing for each letter
• Example
• AAAA
• i i i i

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Wheres John William?
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Proportional type

• Word processing, desktop publishing, and other
  modern technology applications use this type to
  increase readability
• Allots a different amount of space to each letter
• AAAA
• iiii

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unnecessary spacing
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Special characters

• Many characters unavailable on traditional
  typewriters are available through word processing
• Symbols available through Insert Symbol or Key
  Caps

_at_ ( _at_ gt ? ) !
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UNDERLINING

• Cuts off letter which extend below the line,
  making text more difficult to read
• Instead of underlining, choose a different method
  to emphasize text