touch typing
Eyes-free keyboard use
Touch typing is typing without looking at the keyboard, using muscle memory to locate keys.
Each finger covers a specific zone of keys, with fingers resting on the home row when idle.
The skill developed with typewriters and remains valuable for computer use: She learned touch typing in high school and can hit 80 words per minute.
Array of input keys
- QWERTYDominant keyboard configuration
- home rowKeyboard's central letter strip
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
proficiency · computer lab · exercises · keyboarding · drills · speed test · accuracy · beginner
Keyboard's central letter strip
- finger placementWhere to put digits
- muscle memoryAutomatic physical skill retention
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- postureBody position, alignment
accuracy · speed · errors · backspace · flow · automaticity · dexterity · hand positioning
Mechanical printing keyboard
- carriage returnCursor-to-margin command
- stenotypePhonetic speech transcriber
- IBM SelectricElectric typewriter with interchangeable ball
- secretarial schoolTraining for office support work
Administrative office aide
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- data entryRecording information digitally
- stenographerPerson recording spoken words
- clericalOf office duties
administrative · office · typist · productivity · efficiency · words per minute · WPM · deadline
keyboard
Array of input keys
- QWERTYDominant keyboard configuration
- home rowKeyboard's central letter strip
- lessonsUnits of teaching
practice · proficiency · computer lab · exercises · keyboarding · drills · speed test · accuracy · beginner · certification
home row
Keyboard's central letter strip
- finger placementWhere to put digits
- muscle memoryAutomatic physical skill retention
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
posture · accuracy · speed · errors · backspace · flow · automaticity · dexterity · hand positioning · keystroke
typewriter
Mechanical printing keyboard
- carriage returnCursor-to-margin command
- stenotypePhonetic speech transcriber
- IBM SelectricElectric typewriter with interchangeable ball
secretary
Administrative office aide
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- data entryRecording information digitally
- stenographerPerson recording spoken words
clerical · administrative · office · typist · productivity · efficiency · words per minute · WPM · deadline · correspondence
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- Data Entrykeyboarding, transcription, form filling, database entry, keystrokes
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