Home Row
What keys are the Home Row?
A,S,D,F,J,K,L,;
What fingers do you use for home row?
Left pointer, right pointer, left middle right middle, left ring, right ring, right pinky left pinky
Fill in the blank: QWERT_
Y
What finger types Z?
left pinky
How do you get better at typing?
Practice
What two letters have the line under? (Your two pointer fingers)
F, and J
What fingers do you use for q, a, and z?
Left Pinky
What finger do you use for W?
left ring
What finger types X?
left ring
Where should your fingers always be resting?
What fingers do you use for home row?
right and left pointer, right and left middle, right and left ring, left and right pinky
What fingers do you use for k?
right middle
What finger do you use for O?
Right ring
What finger types . (period)?
right ring
After you finish typing a word, what should you do with your fingers?
Bring them back to the Homerow (don't let them float!)
What keys use the left and right middle?
D and K
what finger do you use for ;?
Right pinky
What fingers do you need to type UR?
right index, left index
What finger types , (comma)?
right middle
When you practice typing, try not to look at ______________
the keyboard.
What keys use the left pinky and the right pinky?
A and ;
What are the only key(s) the thumbs should press?
Space bar (no typing c with your thumb!)
What fingers do you need to type YOUR?
right index, right ring, left index
What finger(s) type N and M?
right index
What does Mr. Gomez look for in your typing technique?
1) You should be using all (or at least a majority of) your fingers
2) POSTURE, DUH