What are good habits of keyboarding? What are realistic goals? This presentation examines the need for developing good habits for maximum skill development.

1. The Key to Typing:Safe, Accurate, Fast Spring 2010

2. What are the Habits of Keyboarding? Clear Seat Feet Fingers Eyes

3. Clear Clean off your desk or workspace

4. Seat Sit in front of your computer Center the computer keyboard in front of you Use good posture Sit up straight Don’t lean forward or backward

5. Feet Have your feet centered in front of you Try to have your feet flat on the floor

6. Fingers Keep fingers on home keys when they are not typing another letter Quickly move fingers back to home keys when you are finished typing Keep fingers slightly curved Use the correct finger or thumb to type

7. Eyes Eyes should be on the screen or on the written copy Avoid looking at the keyboard

8. What are Realistic Goals? Develop safe habits Type without looking at the keyboard Type accurately Type fast