Keyboarding Facts

True or False.  Each side of your paper has a margin.

True or False.  Triple space has 3 blank lines left between lines of text.

Your _________ & ___________ should be in the back of the chair.

Fingers Should be____________.

• Pecking all over the keyboard.

• Curved over homerow keys so that you key with the tips.

• Anywhere I choose for them to be!

_____________ should be resting on the spacebar.

• Wrist

• Palm of the hand

• Thumbs

• Index Finger

Where should your feet be while typing

• A hand's width apart.

• Flat on the floor with one foot slightly in front of the other for balance

• Crossed, because it's really comfortable.

• Anyway I feel like placing them when I'm typing.

How many spaces are after a semicolon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Please select the Correct Example for text that is double spaced.

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Please select the correct example of Single Spaced Text:

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The space around your paper where no text is printed is the____________.

• Page layout edge

• Printable edge

• Margin

• Sides

According to the text, you space _________ time(s) after a period unless a more noticeable break between sentences is desired.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Your body should be centered on Which Key on your keyboard?

• F

• K

• J

• S

• D

Paper printed with a long edge at the top is in what orientation?

• Portrait

• Landscape

• Layout

• Printable

The ___________ is located inside the top margin.

• Footer

• Left margin

• Right margin

• Double spacing

• Header

Which of the following is not a part of proper work area arrangement?

• Clear desk of unnecessary materials.

• Place keyboarding text to the right of your computer monitor.

• Align the computer even with the edge of your desk.

• All of these are part of proper work area arrangement.

When you quadruple space, how many times do you press enter?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The footer is located_____________.

• On the left margin

• On the right margin

• On the bottom margin

• On the top margin.

Your wrist should be____________.

• Flat on the keyboard because you get awfully tired typing.

• Low, but not in contact with the keyboard.

• High in the air, so that your finger position stays on homerow at all times.

• Resting softly on the keyboard.

Where should your eyes be while you are typing?

• Eyes should go back & forth from your copy to the computer screen so that you can have fewer errors.

• Eyes should be looking down at your fingers so that you see which keys you are pushing.

• Eyes should be looking at the floor to make sure your feet are flat.

• Eyes should remain on your copy so that you do not lose your place

Margins should not be set smaller than___________.

• 1/2 inch.

• 1/5 inch

• 1 inch

• 1/4 inch

What distance should your body be from your desk? 

• A foot

• Far back enough for me to reach the keys

• A hand's width

• Arms length

Paper printed with short edge at the top is in  what orientation?

• Portrait

• Landscape

• Layout

• Printable

The best place to key name, date, & class information is in the____________ & _____________.

• Left & right margins

• Header & footer

• Top & bottom margins

• Center of the document & the right edge

A __________ takes place when there is no more room for text to be placed on the current line.

• Entered return

• Hard return

• Spaced return

• Soft return

A return that is made by the typist is called a_______________.

• Entered return

• Spaced return

• Soft return

• Hard return

How many spaces follow a period with an internal abbreviation? 

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 0

_______________ is when lines of text are adjusted so that an even edge is on both the left & right sides of the text block.

• Center justification

• Right justification

• Left justification

• Full justification

Most of the material you key is with _______________.

• Index finger

• Middle Finger

• Right Thumb

• Left Thumb

To perform the 1-2-3 Method I:

• Hold down the shift key (Reach out & down).

• Strike the desired key 3 times.

• Strike the key to be capitalized

• Press enter 3 times.

• Release both keys & return to home row keys.