Keyboarding Made Simple

Learn the best techniques for keyboarding like a pro

Part of Made Simple

Ebook
On sale May 19, 2010 | 256 Pages | 9780307434333

Leave hunt-and-peck to the chickens. Effective and efficient keyboarding is more than tapping the correct letter. Designed for individual and classroom use, this book teaches you to react to letters instead of finding them on the keyboard. This breakthrough guide brims with step-by-step exercises for keyboarding with ease. Develop your digital dexterity with Keyboarding Made Simple. Topics covered include:

• correct body positioning and posture
• basic letters, numbers, and symbols
• faster keyboarding using AutoWords and AutoBlends
• using text alignment and justification
• envelopes and letters
• using columns to create newsletters
• avoiding common errors
• mastering the keypad
• handling electronic communication
LEIGH EDWARD ZEITZ, Ph.D. is an associate professor of educational technology at the University of Northern Iowa. He has written seven books and more than sixty articles on technology. View titles by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.

About

Leave hunt-and-peck to the chickens. Effective and efficient keyboarding is more than tapping the correct letter. Designed for individual and classroom use, this book teaches you to react to letters instead of finding them on the keyboard. This breakthrough guide brims with step-by-step exercises for keyboarding with ease. Develop your digital dexterity with Keyboarding Made Simple. Topics covered include:

• correct body positioning and posture
• basic letters, numbers, and symbols
• faster keyboarding using AutoWords and AutoBlends
• using text alignment and justification
• envelopes and letters
• using columns to create newsletters
• avoiding common errors
• mastering the keypad
• handling electronic communication

Author

LEIGH EDWARD ZEITZ, Ph.D. is an associate professor of educational technology at the University of Northern Iowa. He has written seven books and more than sixty articles on technology. View titles by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.

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