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              PC-FasType - Quick HELP Facility - HOW TO TYPE


                       **** PREPARING TO TYPE ****

     Having the right environment and correct posture is as important to
learning how to type as typing itself is.

     You should observe proper posture while sitting at your PC.  Find a
position comfortable for you and will help reduce fatigue.  This will
insure proper keyboarding and will help increase your accuracy.

     In general, the following rules should be followed in finding a
comfortable typing position:

  o  Sit upright in your seat with your back erect and you body leaning
     slightly forward.  Be sure your feet are flat on the floor with one
     foot positioned slightly ahead of the other to provide good balance.


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PREPARING TO TYPE (cont.)

  o  Hold your elbows to your side in a relaxed position and raise your
     wrists so your hands "drape" down toward the keyboard.  It is
     important you DO NOT rest the palms of your hands on the edge of the
     desktop or on the edge of the keyboard.  The palms must be raised so
     the back of your hands are slightly above the knuckles of your
     fingers.

  o  Rest the fingertips of both hands on the HOME keys and the thumb of
     your RIGHT hand just lightly touching the spacebar.

  o  Your PC screen should be directly in front of you, clearly visible
     without having to lean forward or down.  If necessary place something
     between the monitor and the computer to gain some elevation for the
     screen.

  o  The pages of material or text to be typed should be propped up to the
     left or the right.  One of the many kinds of copy  holders sold in
     computer stores is a big help.

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TYPING STYLE:

     Once you begin to develop a typing "style" you can modify your
posture slightly to be more comfortable.  When you begin to type, your
fingers should strike the keys with as little movement of your hands as
possible.  Your fingers should reach up and down from their HOME position
and return to their HOME position after each stroke.  If you keep your
fingers slightly curved and the fingernail portion of your fingers
perpendicular to the keys (straight up-and-down) you will be able to reach
all of the keys on the main typing area of the keyboard with little
effort.  Try to keep your hands stationary and let your fingers do all the
work.  If you can keep the typing motions mainly in your fingers you will
gradually build up speed and accuracy.








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                     **** HOW TO STRIKE THE KEYS ****

     Strike each key firmly and quickly with the appropriate finger,
return it to its HOME position.  Keep the other fingers close to the HOME
keys.  Strike the space bar sharply with the side of the right thumb.  The
left thumb is NEVER used during typing.



     The following HELP pages will briefly describe how to type the
letters, numbers and capitals in PC-FasType.









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                   **** TYPING LOWER CASE LETTERS ****


asdf jkl;  --  Place left-hand fingertips on the asdf keys and the right
         hand fingertips on the  jkl;  keys.  Close all fingers slightly
         and rest them lightly on the keys.  Slant the hands upward
         parallel to each other at the wrists and keep them low, just
         clearing the keyboard.  For the space bar,  curve the right thumb
         and hold it slightly above the bar and pointing to the letter
         'b'.


e,i  --  Reach up to these keys with the middle finger of each hand,
         strike sharply and return to the HOME position. Keep wrists
         parallel and elbows to your sides.

     e - D-finger (middle-left hand) up to the E-key.
     i - K-finger (middle-right hand) up to the I-key.



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r,u  --  Reach up with the index fingers, strike the key sharply and
         return to the HOME position. Keep the other fingers on the HOME
         keys.

     r - F-finger (index-left hand) up to the R-key.
     u - J-finger (index-right hand) up to the U-key.


g,h  --  These are easy. Reach over with the index finger keeping the
         wrists parallel and raised slightly above the keyboard. Keep the
         other fingers on their HOME positions.

     g - F-finger (index-left hand) over to the G-key.
     h - J-finger (index-right hand) over to the H-key.







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t,y  --  These keys are kind of easy also. Reach up with the index fingers
         press sharply and return to the HOME position.

     t - F-finger (index-left hand) up to the T-key.
     y - J-finger (index-right hand) up to the Y-key.


qwop --  These keys are a little more difficult. Reach up with the ring or
         pinky fingers, strike the key sharply and return to the home
         position.  For w and o try to keep the pinky on or very close to
         its HOME position.

     q - A-finger (pinky-left hand) up to the Q-key.
     w - S-finger (ring-left hand) up to the W-key.
     o - L-finger (ring-right hand) up to the O-key.
     p - ;-finger (pinky-right hand) up to the P-key.





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c,v,n -- Reach down and strike the keys sharply then quickly return to the
         HOME position.  Keep the other fingers on or close to the HOME
         position; wrists parallel slightly raised above the keyboard;
         elbows down to your sides and back straight.

     c - D-finger (middle-left hand) down to the C-key.
     v - F-finger (index-left hand) down to the V-key.
     n - J-finger (index-right hand) down to the N-key.


zxbm --  These keys are hard (that's why they're last). For z and x keep
         the F and D-fingers on their HOME positions. When you reach for
         the b-key keep the asdf-fingers on their HOME positions.

     z - A-finger (pinky-left hand) down to the Z-key.
     x - S-finger (ring-left hand) down to the X-key.
     b - F-finger (index-left hand) down towards the right
         to the B-key.
     m - J-finger (index-right hand) down towards the right
         to the M-key.

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THE ENTER KEY:

     With the standard 101-Key Enhanced Keyboard this key is easy to type;
simply reach over with your right pinky finger and press it.  On the AT
Style keyboard, the ENTER key is shaped like a large backwards L and is
also easy to reach.  On the old-style PC keyboard the ENTER key is
difficult to reach because of its unique placement; you have to stretch
over quite a bit to reach it with your pinky finger.












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                    **** HOW TO TYPE THE NUMBERS ****

4567  -- These are the first numbers you should learn how to type.  Reach
         up to the top row of keys with the index finger of each hand.
         Press the key quickly and return to the HOME position. Bend the
         other fingers to compensate for the extended reach and keep them
         on or very close to their HOME positions.  Keep the wrists
         parallel.

     4 - F-finger (index-left hand) up and towards the left to the 4-key.
     5 - F-finger (index-left hand) up to the 5-key.
     6 - J-finger (index-right hand) up and towards the left to the 6-key.
     7 - J-finger (index-right hand) up to the 7-key.








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3,8  --  These are the next number keys you should learn. Reach up with
         the middle finger of each hand to the top row of keys.  Remember
         to keep your elbows to your side, back straight, and wrists
         parallel. Keep the index finger of each hand on their HOME
         positions.

     3 - D-finger (middle-left hand) up and towards the left to the 3-key.
     8 - K-finger (middle-right hand) up to the 8-key.


2,9  --  These keys may be a little difficult because of the tendency to
         move the pinky along with the ring finger. Try to keep the index
         fingers on their respective HOME positions - f and j.

     2 - S-finger (ring-left hand) up and towards the left to the 2-key.
     9 - L-finger (ring-right hand) up to the 9-key.




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1,0  --  These are the last number keys to learn. Reach up with the pinky
         finger to the number row key, press the key sharply then return
         to the HOME position. Keep the other fingers on their HOME
         positions. Distinguish between the zero key and the dash key on
         the number row.

     1 - A-finger (pinky-left hand) up to the 1-key.
     0 - ;-finger (pinky-right hand) up to the 0-key.












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                  **** HOW TO TYPE CAPITAL LETTERS ****


Using the SHIFT (up-arrow) keys:

     The shift keys on all PC keyboards are located on either side of the
row of keys above the space bar.  Notice where they are.  The shift keys
are pressed down and held with either pinky finger while the letter to be
capitalized is typed with a finger of the opposite hand.

     The right hand shift key is used to capitalize any letter struck with
the left hand, and the left hand shift key is used to capitalize any
letter struck with the right hand.

     Typing capitalized letters will seem to be slow at first, but when
you have gained enough skill with your typing, you will find the time
required to type a capital letter will gradually decrease and the
operation will be performed without conscious effort on your part.  As a
beginner, your primary aim is to develop a smooth, even operation and to
avoid any break in your typing rhythm.

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To capitalize a letter struck with the right hand -

     1. Reach over with the pinky (a-finger) of your left hand
        and depress the left-hand shift key.
     2. While holding down the shift key, press the letter to be
        capitalized with the right hand finger.
     3. Release the shift and return the a-finger to its HOME position.


To capitalize a letter struck with the left hand, follow the same
procedure outlined above, using the semi-colon (;) finger on the right
hand to press the right shift key.








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