What are the home-row keys?
These are the keys where you keep your fingertips.  Every time a finger leaves this row, press another key, and return it to the home position quickly.

 From the home-row keys, your fingers reach to keys above and below to type other letters.  Some reaches are slightly to the left, right, up, or down.

 Which keys are the home-row keys?
ASDF  JKL; 

Which fingers are placed on the home-row keys?
Left hand keys

The index finger is to be placed on the letter “F”
The middle finger on the letter “D”
The ring finger on the letter “S”
The pinky finger on the letter “A”

Right hand keys
The index finger on the letter “J”
The middle finger on the letter “K”
The pinky on the ; (semi-colon)

Where should your thumbs rest?
Your thumbs should rest on the spacebar

Which keys do the home-row key “F” type?
Letters “R”; “T”; “G”; “B”; “V”

 From the letter “F” one must move:
Up to type the letter “R”
Up to type letter “T”
Over to type letter “G”
Down center to type letter “B”
Down to type letter “V”

 Which keys do the home-row key “J” type?
Letters “U”; “Y”; “H”; “N”; “M” 

From the letter “J” one must move:
Up to type the letter “U”
Up to type letter “Y”
Over to type letter “H”
Down to type letter “N”
Down to type letter “M”

Which keys do the home-row key “D” type?
Letters “E” and “C”
Move up to type letter “E” and move down to type letter “C”

Which keys do the home-row key “K” type?
Letters “I” and “, (comma)”
Move up to type letter “I” and move down to type the “; (comma)”

Which keys do the home-row key “S” type?
Letters “W” and “X”
Move up to type letter “W” and move down to type letter “X”

Which keys do the home-row key “L” type?
Letters “O” and “. (period)”
Move up to type letter “O” and move down to type the “. (period)”

Which keys do the home-row key “A” type?
Letters “Q” and “Z”
Move up to type letter “Q” and move down to type letter “Z”

Which keys do the home-row key “; (semicolon)” type?
Letters “P” ; “?” (question mark); and  / (forward slash)”
Move up to type letter “P” and move down to type the “?” question mark; and shift key, then down for the “/ (forward slash)”

Typing Capital Letters
Why are capital letters used?
Capital letters are used to begin the first work of a sentence and proper nouns.  Proper nouns include names such as (Lisa), or places such as (Boston), and things like a book or magazine.

 How are capital letters typed?
They are typed using the “Shift” key.
** Hold down the fourth finger or the “pinky finger” on your right hand to type a capital letter on the left side of the keyboard.
** Hold down the fourth finger or the “pinky finger” on your left hand to type a capital letter on the right side of the keyboard.

 How do you type several capital letters in a row?
By pressing the Caps Lock key.  Pressing this key makes all the letters you type capital letters such as USA.
The Caps Lock key is pressed using the fourth finger of your left hand.

 Typing Backspace , Tab, and Quotation keys
What is the Backspace key and how is it typed?
The Backspace key is used to delete text to the left of the insertion point.  It is typed by reaching up and depressing the key with the right pinky finger.

 What is the Tab key and how is it typed?
The Tab key is used to indent the first line of paragraphs.  The default tab is .5” to the right of the left margin.  It is typed by reaching up and depressing the key with the left pinky finger.

 What is the “ (quotation) key and how is it typed?
The quotation key(s) are placed around quoted words within a book, magazine, or paper.  It is typed by using the right pinky finger or the ; (semi) home row key.

 Line Spacing and Other Spacing Guidelines
What is single spacing (SS)?
It means typing with no blank lines in between each line of text.

What double spacing (DS)?
It means typing with 1 blank line in between each line of text.  One must press the Enter key twice when using the double spacing technique.

How many spaces after a period (.) or question mark(?)?
2 spaces are used after a period or question mark which ends a sentence.