KAZ (Keyboarding A to Z) Study Guide

0-619-24270-1 © 2004 Publish date: August 19, 2003 116 pages

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CBT Planet brings you another exceptional one of our computer training books designed to teach you keyboarding skills.

The KAZ Keyboarding A to Z study guide is perfect for anyone who wants to increase their keyboard speed and efficiency through touch-typing. Follow along using this open, modular-style manual to learn how to maximize your time at the keyboard. The Keyboarding A to Z courseware is a tool that gives you techniques to practice and put to use. Interactive exercises help you master the steps and learn how to type by touch.

The book is written by experts who show you step-by-step everything you need to know in order to increase your typing speed and accuracy. A series of units covers finger placement, keyboard layout, special keys, and the numeric keypad. Drills ensure that you get actual practice using the techniques that are presented in the Keyboarding A to Z courseware.

By time you've finished the course, you'll notice a marked improvement in your typing speed, accuracy and efficiency. This course is a must for anyone who doesn't yet type by touch. In today's workforce, keyboarding skills are assumed and almost universally required. Those who lack sufficient keyboarding skills will benefit by using this study guide.

Course Objectives

By following this courseware, you will learn correct posture for using the keyboard, learn the home keys and understand their importance for touch-typing. You will be able to touch-type letter keys gaining speed and accuracy. You'll also learn how to capitalize letters by touch, special characters, and standard punctuation. All the while, you will develop an increase in your typing efficiency and speed as well as learn how to calculate your typing speed in words per minute.

Course Contents

Unit 1 is an introduction to KAZ

• Getting started
• Keyboard layout

Unit 2 discusses five key phrases

• First key phrase
• Second key phrase
• Third key phrase
• Fourth key phrase
• Fifth key phrase

Unit 3 goes over words and sentences

• First two fingers
• First, third, and fourth fingers
• Left hand - third and fourth fingers
• Sentences

Unit 4 covers capitalization, punctuation, and numbers

• Capitalization
• Number row
• Punctuation

Unit 5 covers the numeric keypad

• Playing with the numbers

Unit 6 talks about speed and accuracy

• How to improve speed and accuracy
• Speed drills