Keyboard Techniques

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Keyboard Techniques
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Left and Right Hand Keys
Left Hand Keys
Right Hand Keys
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Space Bar

• The space bar is the longest key at the bottom of
  the keyboard.
• This key will make a space between to objects.

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The Shift Key

• There are two shift keys on the keyboard.
• They are located on the right and left side of
  the keyboard.
• Holding the shift key, and pressing a letter key,
  will result in a capital letter.
• Holding the shift key, and pressing any other
  key, will result in the top symbols. (For
  example Pressing shift, and 1 will result in !)

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The Delete Key

• The delete key is located above the arrow keys,
  in the group of six. It is the bottom left key.
• This key is used to erase objects to the right of
  the curser.

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The Backspace Key

• The backspace key is located at the top right
  corner of the letter section on the keyboard. It
  has this symbol ?.
• It has an arrow pointing to the left.
• This key is used to erase objects to the left of
  the curser.

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The Enter Key

• The enter key is located at the right on the
  letter section on the keyboard. It has this
  symbol .

The enter key is used to move the cursor
down to the next line.
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The Escape Key

• The escape key is located on the top left corner
  of the keyboard.
• It has a symbol of Esc.
• This key is used to cancel the current program.

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Home Row

• Home row is the middle row of letter keys.
• The left hand should be on keys ASDF
• The right hand should be on keys JKL
• By placing your fingers on these keys, it is
  easier to navigate around the keyboard.

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Arrow Keys

• The arrow keys are located between the block of
  letter keys and the block of number keys.
• They are used to move the cursor up, down, right,
  or left.

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Caps Lock Key

• The caps lock key is located above the left shift
  key.
• When pressed, the green light below the lock with
  capital A will turn on.
• When the light is on, all letters will be typed
  as capital, and all top symbols will be printed.

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The Tab Key

• The tab key is located at the left side of the
  keyboard.
• This key is used to skip a group of spaces.For
  instance lions tab tigers tab bears
  lions tigers bears

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• Keyboard Technique 101