typing keys
If you already are pretty sure of where all the typing keys are on your keyboard, press enter on the link below to skip to the next lesson that describes the function keys.
Typing keypad
The typing keypad has five rows of keys and a couple of the rows may be a little different depending on the brand name or age of your keyboard. The following is a general description of most keyboards today. Remember that this section of keys is the largest on your keyboard.
First row
The first row of keys look similar to this starting from the left and going to the right.
Grauv, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0,
Now this is where your keyboard can change. Some keyboards will have either three or four keys left on this line. You will know which one you have by counting the keys that are left. Then only study the line below for your keyboard.
If you only have three keys left, they are the dash, equal and the backspace keys in that order.
If you have four keys left, they will be the dash, equals, backslash and then the back space key.
Second row
The second row on most keyboards will look the same and it is as follows.
Tab, q, w, e, r, t, y, u, I, o, p, right bracket, left bracket,
If you have the keyboard that has the backslash key on the top row, then your last key will be the top part of the enter key. It will be the last key on the third row as well and will feel like a reversed capital letter L.
Third Row
Caps lock, a, s, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, ;, apostrophe, then the enter key.
Fourth Row
Shift key, z, x, c, v, b, n, m, comma, period, slash, then the right shift key.
You will notice that there are several keys that are duplicated on your keyboard. The shift key is the first repeated key according to the way we are describing the keys.
Last Row
The last row looks more like computer keys than a typewriter and it goes like this.
Control, Windows key, alternate or alt key, the space bar, another alt key, another Windows key, applications key, and a second control key
You may wish to press your up arrow key to go to the top of this lesson to review them again before moving on to the next lesson. Each time you press the up arrow, you will move up one line at a time. When you are finished reviewing and you think you have them memorized, arrow back down to enter on the link below to go on to the function keys.
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