Keyboarding Correct Sitting Position 1 Put your feet

Keyboarding: Correct Sitting Position 1. Put your feet flat on the floor if you can. 2. Make your back straight. 3. Put your arms comfortably at your sides with your hands in your lap. Your arms should be relaxed. Click the arrows here to read the next slide. 4. Lift your hands to the keyboard, if your arms are no longer at your sides, you are sitting too far away. Make your chair closer if you can.

Keyboarding: Look for the "bump" keys ●Place your index fingers on the "F" and the "J" keys. ●These are the important "bump" keys. They are the only keys with bumps. ●Every time you sit at the computer, start by placing your index fingers on the bumps!

Keyboarding: Correct Finger Position ● Once your pointer fingers are on the bumps, each of your other fingers gets a key, and your thumbs go on the space bar. ● Your left hand's fingers should be on the "ASDF" and the right hand's fingers should be on the "JKL; " ● Your hands should be relaxed and your fingers just a little curved.

Keyboarding: Correct Hand Position ●Keep your elbows at your sides. ●The keyboard should be centered on your body. ●Your wrists should be straight.

Keyboarding: Correct Hand Position ●Your forearms should be level with the floor. ●Make sure your wrists aren't bent up or down. ●Your wrists should be hovering over the keys, not resting on the keyboard.

Learn the right way and you will become FAST! ●This guy types fast! Notice he always uses the home position. Learn to type correctly, and you will get fast. Speed only comes after lots of practice.